SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 251, 29 January 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

r WAIEAEAPA JOCKEY CLUB. Autumn Meeting—First Day, President, J. P. Russell; "Vice-Pregi--3 dent, H. S. Wardell; Judge, Wallace f Smith; Stewards, N. Grace, J. 0. j Vallance, B. Kimberley, A, MatI thews, W. E. Bidwill, C. J.' My, 3 James Macara, E. W. Dorset; Treasurer, W. C. Buchanan; Starter, J. a Drummond; Handicappers, the Stewards; Clerk of Scales, N. Grace; f Timekeeper, W. 0. Williams; Clerk i' of Course, C, Ticehurst; Secretary, Ealpli E. Armstrong. r The Greytown racecourse was very j poorly patronised yesterday, only between three and four hundred being t. present, and fully a third of them I representing tlio " talent," the collecf tion of spoolers and sports being the 0 largest yet seen on a Wairarapa ' course, The games were legion and 0 made things lively for a time, but the r owners thereof, finding that specula- , tion was dull, soon abandoned theii a tables, monkeys, wheels of fortune, t and spinning discs, and went in foi ' some other dodge of enticing dame for--1 tune's favor. The " tlu'ee card trick" j' flourished for a time unmolested, the , .myrmidons of the law allowing these i, thieving rascals to carry on their swin- ■- dies, in their anxiety to catch an ' unsuspecting booth-holder by a traj i- that was set for him,. of which, he doubt, the doiiigs of the E.M. Coiirl ' e will soon make known. ' If everyone il present had. gone in for heavy drinking s r the holders of the publicans'booths ii might have done' vory : well, but (is the * majority seemed to travel on' the 'tern- ■*' perance ticket Messrs Fabian and i. Jones would not have much profit tc . count out. Mr P. D. Polling hi the ~ grand stand luncheon'ro'om and Messrs A. L. Whyte and Grigg with outside o- refreshment booths, could have done i, treble the -'amount of trade judging by i, their-provisions and number of waiters «• engaged—or not engaged. Mr Mac--0 farlane had two totalisators,'working with one total, .the inside machine 1 1 being under his own management, 'Mi ,i Webster having charge of the outside p one, with which thoy managed to pul i, through the respectable total of f 1291, Smooth paid a big dividend in the Scurry (£26 8s) and Master Agnes £ll _ 19s.in the Oup. The racing throughout was without doubt the best seen at any Wairarapa meeting, and although the course was rough and hard . magnificent finishes. and fast' time was the order of the day., The riding of Clifford and'Derritt was a treat not often enjoyed on'a Wairarapa Course, y and those present yesterday, had the r pleasure of. seeing some really'good . horsemanship. In Telegraph e Handicap when everyone thought that 3 the i race wat oyer, Clifford brought 1 Rocket through at the nick of time, and a by!admirable judgment stole the race i from Princess Eoyal on the post. The a manner that Parker allbwed Cuiieento , manipulate the Juvenile Handicap » deserves more k than passing censure

and allows very bad jockeying, when a. : beaten horse , is allowed to crawl up and steal a race, and which could have been won by half a dozen lengths, The practice of jockeys trying to make close finishes, would soon die out if a punishment was inflicted for such indifference to the public, who are to a certain extent losers by finishes of this kind, especially when ..the favourite gets licked by it. The Cup was a splendid race and worth all themoneyto see, for the horses were in thebest of.con-. dition, and the riders among the' best in the colony. The winner turned up in Master Agnes, who, from the start led his field, but the way in which Bata, Sylph, and Charmer stuck to the chesnut, and made their respective, efforts, was a , treat to witness, and so . persistent was the' attack that •it was i not until 4he post was passed that i Derritt could consider himself safe, | • The following is a list of the winners 1 of this event since 1876, .from which , time till this year it was two miles, l but is now reduced to 1£ miles," '

1 . . { The following are the events, and ! the order in which they were run, 1 Telegraph Handicap.—so soys, second ' horse 5 sovs, Six furlongs H. Hammond's c g Eocket, aged f 9st 101b ... ' (Clifford) 1 . P. P. Tancred's rn m Princess . s Royal, syrs, 75t... (Cuneen) 2 M. Tuhokiarangi's b c Smoth, 3yrs, . Gsfc 41b ... (Peters) 3 Q T.Thompson's b gLittle Fraud, „ Cyi's ... .... ■'• (Hockley) 0 P. Butler's c h Master Agnes, 6yrs B Bst 71b ...' (E. Dcrritt) 0 v General Thornton, 3yrs, 6sfc 71b, and j Miro, aged, Gst, were ■ scratched. r Smooth carried 3|lbß-and Little Fi'aud Q 221bs overweight, " .•••' e ' little Fi-aud bolted at the winning e post, cleared>the road'fence, and went. e - I twenty "minutes, 'Mr Drummond-got them away to' a good,, start,, and Master Agnes got a momentary lead, but gave way to Smooth who, carried them along at a clinking pace. Princess Eoyal joined issue at the back of the course, and the pair Sailed away from tlie rest, Little Fraud whipping in. At' the top turn Rocket was brought up to a good position, and on rounding into the straight was 'close e to Smooth's heels, whose nose was at i Princess Eoyal's girths. There was a '" m magnificent race, down the straight, | Clifford bringing his charge with a ' rush, and pipping Princess • Eoyal on \ th e post by a short head, Smooth ' being beaten for second place by quarter of a length. Master Apes jj fourth, Fi'aud last. Time 1-18$. r Totalisators—lnside, {SB, on wilder ' 25. . Outside, 108, on winner 56. Dividend £ll2s. Juvenile Handicap, of 50 sovs, second I horse 10 sovs. For 2 year-old 3. p Six furlongs. i P. F. Tancred's c f Mascotte, by Bundoora—Mirelle, 7st 51b. e '. (Cuneen) 1 ' Jas. Macara's b f Minnie Palmer, .■j by Danebury—Sweetheart, 7st 0 101b ...■ ... • (Parker) 2 , This was a match between the two !r fillies. At the fall of the flag Minnie , at once went into the lead. Mascotte made repeated efforts to get on even terms, but Parker drew away 'each time. On entering the straight Minnie's e jock, thinking it wasall over, allowed j Cuneen to colne up, and being too near ■ the winning post to make an effort, lost the race by a short neck. Time, 1 min sees, Totalisator: Inside, * 19, on winner 8 ; Outside, 20, on ;, t winner 4;' dividend, £2lßs. , e Lady's Be^oelet.—Eirst horse a ity g- mond bracelet value £25/ second ig . horse a gold bracelet value £5, For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile.' fl: Mrs A- Drake's g g Peter Osbeck, ,o ' 6yrs, lOst 71b... (J. Derritt) 1 , e Mrs R.' Buclmdge's brgTeWhiti, • 8 . aged, 105t71b... (W. Donald) 2 0 Miss Bidwell's c f I'ledora, .4 yrs, ;fl , . ■ lOst ...' (E. Pearce)- -3 y Barbette lOst, Janette 9st, Black • s Eegent lOst 71b, Cribbage lOst 71b,. >. Mariner lOst 711) also ran; Leopardess g lOst 71b and Aroha lOst 7lb were 0 scratched. Medora carried 8 Jibs overj weight. Cribbage was the first to a lead away at the fall'of the flag,'but Lt after going a few chains gave way to [, Medora. At the back of the course e Peter Osbeck drew towards the front, j and by the time the top turn was [. reached was level, with the leaders, Q and swept into the gtraght with a clear [. lead. At this point; To Wliiti, with H inside running, made'' up lots of e of ground, and raced up the straight g Peter's girths, but the grey' had it enough left in him, and shook the old )( veteran off, and won with comparative e ease by half a length,. Medora being a j good third. Time,' lmin 54secs. h Totalisator : Inside 100„ on winner ,t 67 ; Outside 115, on winner 75, ,t Dividend, £l7s. - d Wateapapa Cup Handicap, of SO sovs,, e:; second horse 10 sovs; 1| • miles, e P. Butler's ch: Master Agnes, 6yra, 0 ' Bst 41b. .:. (Oeiritt) 1 i.' A,. Turner's oil Charmer, syrs, 7st . 1 121b ... . (W. White) 2

-W.--Y.. Dennett's b f Sylpli, Byrs . -7sfc. .... ; ... (Parker). 8 P, F.Tancred's c m Firstwater, aged, 6st 101b (Huxtable) ■ 0 W. Hutana'sc g Eata, Gyra, Gat 71b ... ... (Hockley) 0 H. Hammond's o g Rocket, aged, 9at 41b ' ... . (Clifford) 0 J, Martin's br h Trickster, 6yrs, Bst ••"••"41b .V " (Wbods|. .d ■ Tlid start was delayed a long time, owing to tlie jockeys' being very •anxious- to ' get away, several" false starts -resulting, Sylph and Rata being most conspicuous in breaking'"away, When the flag fell, Eata was left -at the post, and Master Agnes, immediately assumed the premier position, and led . into the straight, v -Passing the Stand, Agnes..was leading by a length and a-half, with Sylph, Socket, and Charmer in it olusterj. Blrstwater and Trickster' moving sluggishly behind, Eata last. On going along the bottom turn, Rata .improved his position, and Piratwater began to show signs of caving in; At the. back,of the course Derritt still had his charge in front, with Sylph graduallyr'aduchig the lead, Charmer and Rocket iii olose company witfi the filly.. Eata now , made his effort, and shot past Eoclsij and Charmer, and got ,011 level;terms with Sylph. At the top! turp. tlw five ■ w'ero racing at a terrific pace, Master Agnes having as much as hocoiilddo to keep Sylph and Charmer off, the pace being too warm for Eata to keep at, although he made a game effort. Entering the straight a desperate struggle ensued, but Derritt with the insido running was ablo to stave off the pair, Charmer making a splendid finish of it, being beaten by half a length, Sylph the same distance for third place, Eoclcet fourth, Eata fifth, Firstwater (pulling up dead lame) sixth, Trickster last. Time, 2min 13secs. Totalisator, inside 184,- oh winner 17; outside 119, on winner 2. Dividend £lll9s. Hurry Scurry, of 15 sovs. Open to all horses. G Furlongs, Catch weights. Smooth..., ... ••• 1 Miro ... 2 Ten ran. Pink Rose was made a hot favorite, and Satanella was served up pretty warm, but .theunlucky 1 Smooth ran a game one, and gave his * plucky owner and a few more investors 1 a handsome dividend. Q?ime,;lmin 21secs. Totalisator, inside 117, on 1 widner .6; ■ outside 59, none on winner. Dhidond, £26 Selling Race.—4o sovs, six furlongs, L Weight for age. The winner tc be sold immediately after' the I race by public auction for 50 sovs, any surplus to belong to the Wai--3 rarapa Jockey Club.. If entered to be sold |or £4O to be allowed ] 7lbs, if.for £BO allowed 141bs,"il ; for £2O allowed N 211b3, if for nil ) a'llowed'2Blbs off weight for ago, 1 A.Drake'sbg-TedddyYui,lc,3yrs... , (50),'85t.81b.... (Husiable) 1 1 ; A, Turner's ij h Charmer, 6yra(ifio) . 9st lib (White) 2 y E. Buckeridge'sbg Scraps, 6yi's, fc, . (£2O), 7st 61b ... (Wood) E fc J. Burrow ! s b giPilgi , 1 (£4O), fist 51b (J. hay) C , 'Captain Pell's b g I. ' : syrs, (£80), 7st 121b, (Avery), -C 'T.'Thompson's c g Survivor, 6yrs f „ (nil)' 6st 121b, ... (Hockley) ,'Q l E, TUson'9 bk g Theodore, syrs,' » ' (nil) ... (Peters) C 5 ' Mr Drummond again had 'pat 1 difficulty in getting them off in a line, a and when ho did drop the flag Theot dore and Mazurka were all behind in 1 getting away. ■ Scraps took- up the i running with Charmer as a companion 1 an* carried the rest along ata clinking paco. Teddy Yuille came up on 1 rounding the top turn, and was. soon iu charge of affairs, having a clear s lead on entering the straight. When • .they were settled down for home r Tlharmer and Scraps challenged Teddy, but it was all over, for Huxtable let his charger out and won by a il' length and a half, Soraps a good third, !• Fabrication foiirth, the rest straggling. Time 1.20. Totalisator—lnside 146, on winner 87. Outside, 75—on winner, 21. Dividend, £3 Bs. Mi ' F. H. Woad put the winner up to auction, and it was bought in at £62. „ Hack Race, of 10 sovs. - Six furlong?, Weight not less jthan Bst. I Iris 1 Torea 2 6 ■ Five ran. No-name set the othors [j a good start, but shot his bolt at the top turn. A,magnificent race between ? the first and second horse, Won by half a head. • Time, lmin 22|b6cs. ; r Totalisator: Inside 144, on winner 25, Outside 77, on winner 16. Dividend I' £4178, :, V ■ :

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