SPORTING.
The three day Autumn, meeting ' the Hawkeg; Bay Jockey (M ! wo.' mencM to-morrow at Napier, wlien th® event of the gathering will. b» run, yis;, 1 .the. Jfapier■ Handioap of miles, for whicli the following ar® thf final •, •' • Tigridia, Bat 61b, iWI, Bst 6|b,! ipiSi' . 1 Cinderella, 7»t. 101b, BritlihLlen, . Boudan, i: (Sat'.lllb, Lsdy''Korsh,' ; 68t ;,: 101b, The H Cut 9lb, Myaterfcjtet 71b; 'Rlirilet,' fcflf 7ib.' ;rj-^ The following :fa the Jse&."of''m' Bqferee to celebrate the jabilw : Majeatythe Quean, and ai it la coariderei , the sporting jonrnal of tht colony" th» ■' propoßal'inay yet be adopted by Hev Zealand r gporstemisn:. JnbiltoMampW%M,; ft wsepetakii / •, of 20 boVb each, witlj/iSOO sots adtte}. ' ; Secondhoro® to rmffi'SQp wfy'. t ; thiird 'hone ,200 'the: pight-for-age. ' course -iheijiofli, i§ ron pretty rite not. later thak fief M-WJ/'feel. wrelth^iem;^tk^a v ; Nekn'iathe colony : season ,1887 8 tbiit^he' ;>ibhteit ;for VviaMtl;' i^rwtingone.^J' I "'fifty' 1 jrpqeededto 'tijsOpaki ? #ce flfjhrfift-;' Saturday } ■ speed' n 7 Parks Elfttrie.Spttfc siid. fe ; Mai'ineji:.; : cir«»r wC&, m fly'ejrfeuiidlikm naoy adwirewjj^d
v-iißHuiiinn • -,iMi,iii,ri •n'iiiii»i'iriTr«ri»i'MMg ' i"-V .'."■■,■■■ —■■ ■ . ■ m- — '•'when he cime outf6v the ijts sleek/ appearance' to install it as first favorite,' 'thero was > however, a few signs of hqstytrainipj? .''ftlboutit, : Mariner was in £oodfettle; ...and the confident smilo of the owner, ■'. ledsome of the knowing ones to'think, , he was "on the' vjobiV;. 'Mrdv Ross. JKtsd as starter.'.and.judge.'and go);; v jttom away to a flying start,-but ; what % ', :^e, s farmer,went, to, .the fgte, ''anil| ':J^ r .lead, and! > ; 'the; straigiit' Va>.;r£cbed: : ' :%8 struggling .t6. ■ negotiSte the^p'tur'n'/' Wnl. tfo tjtfe'takenT Kviderit'lOsi-'VOwing: T;t? the.xlerk .of .thecoukb t| being sqmef thlibraes andi'jpckeys "' v ifere placed in father a dangerous'prei dicsment through a mob of sheep joining in the race, i An impromptu. Jockey. Club was organised on' the ground; offioers were .appointed, and nominations invited for the ,( Opaki Champion' Stakes," Great dissatisfaction was expressed when the horses were beitigf ltd round' the'; saddling-' pijddock,; '•wing to the, Club having no numbered'' saddle olothp,' no weighing maohine,' or saddling bell. . A piece of ohalk was secured, andL.eacb. animal wbi duly. numbered, the- woighing djfficulty; ■was got l over, iby•' the.. h'anjliinppersi .adopting the-foot race,principle, andjj ■ the deficiency of a bell was soon taadej Bp with a square gin bottle .(empty)' ' and a piece.o|.|ioqp iron. After running ever a dog or two, and the haadi* < sappers had (experienced aome difficulty, ' in'keeping sthe animals to thoir mark, ■ % good start.was effooted,.with-the' following rosnlt; ftrions'Lady Emma, 13st (100 yds) 1 Hat (syds\ ... 2 Manina's 7st 41bs (50yds) 3 Thompson's Spade Guinea, Bet lib ' (soratch) . ~. ... . .... 4 ' " 'Park's Electric Spark, 12st (scratch), : did'hot start. - ''.The Handicap, was not a success, ; lady :Emma,'didjußt as she liked and ,■ -pulled up at the post abont-200' yards ,-. thead of Rubina, who made a bit of a finish with Nelson. Spade Guinea pulled up lame. Owing to financial embarrassment, the Club was enable to add anything to the sweepstakes, and ut oneiof tho starters failed to pay his acceptance fee, a compromise was effocted with tho winner. Refreshments having bcen>propured from an adjoining turnip field, success to tl|e new Club va« eatort aud. the meeting. closed.;
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2548, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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