LOWER VALLEY JOCKEY CLUB

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2784, 27 December 1887, Page 2

LOWER VALLEY JOCKEY CLUB

The annual gathering of the above Club was held on the Maryborough course on Boxing Day. The weather was fine but very windy, and the attendance about five hundred. The totalisator, under the management of Mill Mactarlanedid a very good business, as did also Host Wilkinson, of the Tauherenikau Hotel, with the publican's booth and Mr W, Buckeridge with the refreshment stall. The games generally so noticeable at these gatherings were conspicuous by their absence. During the day tbe proceedings were enlivened with some very choice selections contributed by the vireytown Brass Band. The racing throughout whs good, and with the exception of Buckeridge's Scrubber coming down a cropper in. the Hack Hurdle Race, there were fortunately no serious accidents to record. Fivo of the prin-. ci|+»l events were carried off by Mr McKenzie's stable, The stewards, with their energetic secretary, Mr McLeod, are to be. complimented for the satisfactory nianner ln which they carried out their arduous duties. We regfet, wing to pressure on our Space, that m unable to give a more lengthy report of the proceedings, Appended are the results of the vari: ous events

Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 acuvs; second horse teR sovereigns from the stakes

¥l\ - Ut 1 Hnjicore... v>> 2 ut " 3 Six started. Won by about two '.'iigtlis, Inv, £i. Hack Hurdle Race of 15 soys; One mile and e half, No--Name 1 Exchange ... v , g Ivo "... '... 3 Flying pf 3.0 ws, a f llr ion°fi ( • Bffwps M) j ■ fabrication ti 2 | The oatoli jj ac ij raco 0 j jq BQVS, one D>; 10 was ffoa eas i)y w I -Jumbo, J J

Lovjf Valley Jockey Clubr Handicap of 50 sove, second borse 5 sovs from the stakes. 2 miles. Torohunga 1 Fabrication ... ~, 2 Reputation 3 Won easily by fully a length, Diridend £lO,

Hack Bace of 15 sovs; one mile; minimum weight lOst, This, like the patchweight hack race, was won easily by Mr McKenaie's Jumbo.

Martinborougb Handicap of 20 sovs. 1 mile. Scraps ... 1 •Fabrication ... 3