SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2506, 24 January 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

TARATABLCARTERTON JOCKEY . CLUB. About ;throe hundred persons assembled on the Taratahi-Carterton Jockey Club's course, Clareville, on Saturday., last, and witnessed a fairly good day's sports jTh'e weather was very hot,! scarcely a breath of wind being perceptible throughout the day. The< coarse was,, |*s might bo ■expected after the late drought, fearfully ' hard, and the grasa dry and slippery. This, no doubt, accounted, for the dor time in which the races were performed. Assisted by the extreme heat, Host Buckeridgedid a very good;trade, and Mr A. L. White, with his refreshment booth, provided an excellent lunch for hungry visitors. |The first event on the programme, tho Hurdle Race., was a boil over for Halicore, the .other horse, Negus looking as if he had been taken from a trap to fee saddling paddock. Halicore cantered along, taking his jump 3 in tho easiest mannor possible, whilo the other animal was vainly endeavoring to negoti* ate tho first hurdle, the former winning the race by about a mile. In the Maiden Raoe, Fraud excited considerable surprise by winning the race very easily, to the delight of the lucky investors on him in the machine, The' Taratahi Jockey Club Handicap was a very 'exciting race between - Normanby and Satanclla. Normandy was the favorite, but the little black mare came very close to pullin? off the race, and would undoubtedly have dono so, had not Gravestock jostled at the post, keeping young Hockley so close to the fence that ho could use neither whip nor spur, Rollo looked very likely for this, but out his frog on a stono, and broke down on entering the straight. Mr Ray entered a protest against Normauby on the ground that Mr Tailored had not declared his whole overweight, he having only declared 21bs, when he was carrying A long disousskm among the Btewards ensued, and the dispute was eventually settled in favor of Mr Tancred. ..TheNovel Race proved a moral for Hutana's Tanui, who won as he liked. The Hack Race, which brought out' a fbld of ten, was the most exciting contest of the day, resulting, in'a.dead .heat : between Donald's Torea' (lata Roughcut) and A.- flosking's Discord. A protest was entered by T. Lyons on behalf of ' Hoskins, on the ground that Koughcut was entered for the New Zealand' Cup, 1885. It was resolved by the Stewards ~ that the totalisator pay out on the dead, " heatj and that the race be run out between the two horses, the stakes to be held by the Stewards till the matter was finally decided. Tho following are the events 'in the order in whioh they wore run ; Hahmoap Hubdib Race, .'of 35 sovs; second horße te receive 5 sovs from tho Btakes; 2 miles. Nomination 15s; acceptance 1 sov, K. MoKeuzie's Halicore, aged, list 61b ... * ... ... (J.Cook) 1 Wi Bnckeridge's Negus, aged. lOsfc 41b ... (Crawford) 2 Halicore took the lead, and was never troubled by the other horse, arid won as ho liked. Time, smin 22sec3. Totaiisator 24,17 on winner. Dividend £lss. • Maiden Race, of 15 snvi,; lj miles; Open for all horses which have never • won an advertised race; Hack or Hack Hurdles excepted; entrance 15s T. Thompson's b h Little Fraud, syrs . 9stllb (Thompson) 1 R. Buckeridge's r g Scraps, 6yrs, 9st lib ... ... (Hayward) 2 Wi Hutana's Mangle Filly, 3yrs, 7st 111b ... '•.'.. (Keegan) 2 Also started—Stella 9st 51b, and Jeauette 7st 111b. Medora, Bst 111b, was scratched. A straggling start was effected, the Mangle Filly as usual being left at the post. Passing the stand the first time Jeauette, Scraps, and Stella were going abreast. At tho out turn, Fraud went up and assumed the lead and .won amidst great excitement by about two lengths, the sauie distance dividing second and third, the rest in a bunch. Time, 2min 69secs; totalisator 90; 7on winner; dividend £l2 7s. Taratahi-Cartehton J.' 0, Haneioap, of 50'sovs; second horso to receive 5 sovs from tlie stakes; 2 miles. Nomination 1 sov; acceptance 30s. P. F. Tancred's b g Normanby, a»ed, 7sfc 101b, ... ... (Gravestock) 1 J. Ray's blk m Satanella, aged, Gat, (Hockley),.., ... ... ,„ 2 J. Macara's b h Rollo, aeed,. 7st 31b, ' (G. Stevenson,) ... ... •„•.•■ 3 . ,'A good, start was effected, and Salanella' took the'lead, Rollo second, and Norrriafl. by being back.' Thisorder was maintained till entering the straight, when Gravestock began to move on Normanby. The three raced together to Feiat'B, when Rollo fell back a little. Entering tho stiaigbi Rollo . essayed again to come up but broke down and the others were allowed to finish. A nock and'neck race ensued between the two, resulting in a win for Normanby by a short head, Time 3min 4Gsecß. Totalizer 156,69 on the winneiydiv. £2., Novelßacz, of 15 ssvs; l£ miles.; catch weights. Tho winner to become the absolute-property of,the Club, to be sold by public auction ten minutes . , after the race; proceeds to go to the ' .Clubs'fundi Post entry 10s, Tamil ... 1

Only three entered for thisevent,Tainu finding no difficulty in 'disposing of toe other horses. The winner was afterwards sold, and bought in by his owner for £ll. .Tutalisator £6, £2 on the wineer, div. £l- - ■ Hack Race, of 10 sots ; once round the course; catch weights ;post entry 10a Torea (Late Boughcut) ~;.; t Discord ;..,.,....;. —i '

This was the best.coritesfced race of the day, Ten faced the'starter;, and after a. tight struggle Torea and Discord tied about half a. head from. Susette, TotalV sator 1?4,65.0n' Torea and 13 on Discord;; Dividend, £1 on Torea and £i 5a on Discord- In the. run off Torea won from-Discord by about half a length, iafter a.hard struggle. :Tpta|isators,4 on .winner;.'dividend£i'2s. : .f. ; . r ;- ' Pl^BEyillißlHANDlCAP,;' ol'[ 30i:SOVS, J' 1£ ■•/..' -miles]-second,'horse to'save:.his

~:';■ 1 Ray'sSatanella,:,..i •; |" Stasia had the »ce:allherown;wjij|'

arid won as sh« liked.? Only these two ran. . Totahaator 85; dividend £2 ss. Forcbd Handicap, of 20 aovB; : once r,ound the''course. '.; Scraps''... ~„■!' „, . ,',;. 1 , ■ V Fraud '.; -;,.., ... 2 : ■-, ■.. ,5 ran;:, Thia.was a splendidly contested' See, and 'won'.by about half Fwijd'ran rather unkindly Joyfard?;,the rfidiin, otherwise he stood well'to win. v

There was afair attendance. at this ; meeting, the - : Wairarapa..being well' •' veprese'ntedi'ilThe;events;-were : ;;Well : contested as follows : Local Handicap, of 40 sovsi second horse 5 soys from the stakes.; Open to horses located in; the Hutt and . Horowhenua'Counties, and'owned by persons resident in the. same for a period of one imbnth'. previous to therace. : 7 furlongs. •; - ■"■■ Mr J, Saunders' b g ; TheShab,' ■-.■■■ ': 4p,Bst7lb (Clifford)-... ... 1 Captain Bell's b g Fabrication, Syrs 7st (Doig).. .; ..;;"... ; ; ... 2 Mr A. Turner's ch h Charmer, Byre '. Bst 101b (White) ... 8 ' Eight started, Irma being; the absentee. ' There; was considerable delay at the poßt, owing to Tornado failing to put in an appearance after' Weighing, Whenhedidoome'up to' the post there were several breaks away, but .finally ia good iatai't was affected. Tornado had the advantage for half the distance, but rounding the turn into the straight the field were well bunched. The Shah then'took the lead, closely followed by Fabrication and Charmer, a good race, result-; ing in that order by a length. Divinend,Jß Bs. Time, lmin 81|secs. Handioap Hurdle Race, of 60' govs •;" second horse 5 sovs from the stakes; 8 hurdles, 2 mile's, • : ■ Mr W. Weston's br g Aroha, aged .10st ... ~. ... ... 1 MrC.F, Vallance's blk g Free* - booter, aged, lOst 7lb ..." 2 Mr J, Driscoll's b g Reputation, . : aged, 9st 61b ...; .... 8 The six acceptors'started. Eeputation, Freebooter, and Orient were in the lead round the front turn and back stretch. At the far turn the field closed up, and Reputation and. Long John led past the stand, the others, with.the exception of. Master Agnes,. being close up. Aroha took command: of affairs round the back' the second time, closely- followed by Reputation and Freebooter, and they negotiated the last hurdle in that- order, Aroha ultimately winning a fast race by about, a length and a half from Freebooter, 1 a good third, and Master Agnes last. Time, Bmih; oGfsecs, ". Dividend,. £B ' 2s. Island Bay Pake Cup Handicap, of 400 sovs; second horse SOsovs and third horse 25 sovs from the stakes; > ■'■' Ismiles. •■*:,. .. ; Mr J. Munro'sbm Waitiri,-4yrSj | . Bst 111b (Brown)- ... ... 1 1 Mi-P.'Butler's bg Titbit, 4yi's,6st . : 121b(Derretii) ...."■..,: ...' 2 i Mr A. J. Hoskin's-brm;Rumour, ■■ , ' iyi's,7st 101b,(Sutherland).-.,..; 3 i .'The nme came to the post. There ■■ was considerable: delay in.'starting,' ' owing '-to'Revoke's disinclination to [ leave.' : . A good start was at last effected, Silence, Waitiri: and Titbit show- ) ing in front. Tigredia, Pearl and Silence led into the- straight the first . time.' Pearl led around the back t stretch, and Waitiri commenced to i "come up. I-They were in a cluster at the turn into the straight, and tho, whalebone was set.going on the field. ■ Up the straight the race was between , Waitiri and Titbit,' and .a magnificent 1 race resulted in the former winning by i a head, Rumour close up third... The ■ rest well up. Time, 2rain 39sec.