SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2825, 17 February 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

Wairarapa Jockey Club's Annual

1 First Day, February 16'. President—J r Ilusaoll. Vice President—H S Watdell, Judge-Wallace Smith, Ste- . , wards - H HBeetham, N Grace. A Mat- -'" thews, W E Bidwell, C J Tul'.y, J Maoara, y E W Dorset, Alex McKenzio, H Hume, J Drammond, Treasurer—W 0 Buchanan, v'jjjfl Starter—Nath Grace, Haudioappeis —The Stewards. Clerk of Scales—E W Dorset. VH| Timekeeper—W 0 Williams. Clerk of. MB Course—C Tioehurst. HHj

Favored with fine woather, good flßj sport, andsplendid manogement, tho E|H first day's racing of ~tlio' Wairarapa -]B| Jockey Club, held on the Moroa fCfllfj Course, Grey town, yesterday, was an AH undeniable success, and deserving of a .IjH larger attendance, there being not 99 more than GOO visitors present at any one time during the day. Without 196 -fear of contradiction,; we can safely say there has not been better racing, 'jJBSt nor such" exciting finishes on course in the Valley. A few meetings - of this stamp would very* soon bring ' -v larger attendances to witness' tlM|- .?.■ v once'popular pastime, which has i® - caste in our district! owing; greatly to the influence of the betting ring. All the wins .yesterday were undoubtedly won on their true merits. -The " | tremendous ovation accorded to'Mv . ■ Ilios. .Thompson •on Little Scrub I wimiing the Wairarapa Cup, was duo ■ to the respect and esteem in.'which ' that gentleman is held by; all olassea, - for the' honest way in which he always . runs his horses, aud it was very - gratifyify to see betting men and horse - owners standing in the -saddling, paddock, anxious to get a chance of' . congratulating " Tommy," It mil be seen by the time affixed at the end of each race, that the records are among the fastest yet obtained in the Wairarapa, notably in the hack races.' The - course, with the exception of being a bit hard, was in splendid condition. There was one Totalisator on the ground, which was so erected that.it could be worked both from the outside ■ and inside of the lawn. Owing to the ,s ■ indisposition of Mr R. McFarl«|, 1 - who is at present suffering f?p sciatica, the machine was worked . by Messrs Webster and Tocker, • who succeeded in passing through a little over £9OO. There was a large ; number of speelers present with their usual trappings, aud, judging by their 'i busy appearance, one would almost ' be led to believe that Greytown had already realized on their much talked of quartz reefs. At short intervals the Greytown Brass Band, under its able leader, Mr M. Yarnham, enlivened one's spirits with some choice selections. The publicans and refreshment booths were fairly well patronised, as was also the luncheon provided by Mr A. L, Whyte, in the grand staad. The latter for quality, as well as quantity, ' could not be excelled, and was, in fact, equal to many banquets which we have sat down to. Mr A, 'Grigg's outside refreshment booth was also / well supplied, and, with a number of assistants, his time was kepljjjfell occupied attending to the inner {rants of his customers.' Subjoined' will be found the result ofthe various events: .. Handicap Hcbdle Race, 35 sovs, second ' " horse 5 sovs, over hurdles 3ft Gin. One- ' and-a-half miles. Mr H. Alexander's bk g Freebooter 10st 41b (Owner) 1 Mr J. Leopold's b g Kangaroo, list 71b (T. Winteringham) 2 Mr A. Peter's b g Jolmby, aged, Bst 101b ...(E.Hammond) 8 Zulu, 9st was scratched. The three horses went away together till after . . the first hurdle was cleared, when Freebooter assumed the lead, followed ■ by Kangaroo. This position was •' • maintained to the finish, the black horse jumping splendidly and winning, by fully six lengths. Owing to Freebooter's hind leg being swollen his chance " , of getting home first seemed doubtful,. ' consequently Kangaroo ran up ohief favorite on the machine. The latter, a bay gelding, is the superior looking horse of the two, but the hard nature of tho ground told against |fct. . Johnny, who carried 51bs overwSjt, ran into a post, but his chances, ithe was ever meant to "go" for the money were never dangerous Time Bmin 3secs. 90 on totalisator, 20 on winner. Dividend £2lss. ut - Hack Hurdle Kace, 12 sovs, 1 mile and a* distance. Post entry 10s. Weight not less than 9 stono. R. McMane's Exchange (Farrell) 1 K; McKenzie'a No-Name (Gravostock) 2 • ' R, Bu'ckeridge's Rainbow (J. Jones) 8 Jack, Mozart and Enohora also started. Coming to the first jump, • Rainbow and Exchange were the first' to show their colors in front, and with the exception of Exchange going to the fore at the second hurdle the above positions were held to the Ipst, tlio winner having the best of the race by a length. -Time ;2miri 16secs. 147 on totalisator, 49 on winner: dividend £2l4s. v . ,

Maiden Hack Race, 10 sots, one ptaopen to horses that havo never won an alvised raoe of any kind. Weight not loWari 7 stone, :

T.A. Lyons' Ngarata... 1 F. Hood's Polly ... 2 Kennedy's Lilliputian... 3 This event brought out a fijjd o fourteen haoks, find after au exciting race, Ngarata, with young Peters utw collared first money by about length from Polly, Lilliputian being a good third. Time, lmin sees. 171 on Totalisatov, 49 on winner; dividend, WAnimFA Cup HANmoAr, 75 sova, second

horse 5 sovs, one-and-a-half miles. Mr T. Thompson's Little Scrub, • aged, Bst (Sutherland) 1 Mr A.Peter's Smooth, 4yrs, 7sfc 41b ... ... ...(Peters) 2 Mr J. Leopold's Cupid, Byrs, 6st 71b ...(Poulsonj 8 The Shah 9st 101b, TorohrrSfe 6st 101b, Minnie Palmer 6st, andlramin. istrator 3st 101b also ran, The Shah and Smooth registered' the' highest numbers on the Totalisator. A little delay was experienced in getting the horses away owing to the fractious disposition Qf Adriftiiiiij.

trator, who took one or two prolimiiv ai'ies on his own account. Eventually the horses were sent off to an indifferent start,, of which tho roan got slightly tho best, closely followed by Smcgihaud Little Scrub. Passing the staiSßon the first round Smooth was leading by a head, Administrator and Scrub being on even terms for second place. At tho three-quarter mile post Littlo Scrub had a slight lead of Smooth and Torolmnga, Administrator hero beginning to show signs of distress. When the mile was reached, Scrub had increased tho gap between him and Smooth to fully a length. This position was maintained till within a quarter of a mile from home, when Cupid, who was lying fourth, shot in front of Torohunga, Here tho whip was put 011 the trio, but they could not cateh tho grey, who was fully two lengths ahead, hard held. Coming into the straight the latter increased his distance, and won easily by three lengths, Smooth and Cupid being second and third respectively, with Administrator last. On weighing in, the owner of Scrub was toludly cheered and complimented. HUo, 2 miii 42sec. 187 on Totalisator, 47 on winner; dividend. £3 lis, Hurry Scurry Hack Eace, 15 sovs, second horse 3 sovs, six furlongs, cm. to all qualified hacks, catch Hits. K. McKenzie's Jumbo... 1 J. looker's Tauherinikau 2 'f. A. Lyons' Ngarata';.. 3 Susette, My Charmer, Vera, Spitfire, and First Water faced the starter, After passing the half mile post the race was left to the first three named. Jumbo leading Tauhereuikau by half a length, and coming into the straight the favorite won by nearly a length and a half in the fast time of lmin 171-5 sees. 56 on totalisator 29 on winner. Dividend £ll4s. Moroa Putf, Handicap, 30 sovs, 1 mile Mr P, F. Tancred's cli c Forester, 4yrs, Bst 101b.,, (Cuneen j 1 Mr J. Leopold's b c Cupid, 3yrs GstlOlb _ (W. Buckeridge) 2 Mr K. McKenzie's b g Lancer, 3yrs Gst (Poulsen) 8 Satanella 7st, Revoke Bst, Pilgrimage Gsfc 121b and Rollo Gst 7lb also j ran.

From a good start Rollo led for a ijuarter of the distance when Forester, Lancer passed the gelding. Rearomg half mile post Forester was leading by three lengths with Cupid and Lancer following in the order named. Coming into the bend the former's advantage had been lessened to a length, and by the time he caught the judge's eye, only three quarters separated him from Cupid, a similar distance cutting off Lancer, who ran a splendid horse. Time lmin 46f. 107 on totalisator, 55 of which was on the winner. Dividend £llss.

Ladies Bracelet, 15 sovs, second horse 5 sovs, 1 mile. For qualified hacks to be ridden by amateurs approved by the Stewards. K. McKenzie's Jumbo, aged, lOst

101b„. (Donald) 1 W. Strang's ch f Kopi, aged, lOsfc 121b (C. Lyford) 2 C. Kennedy's b g Lilliputian, 6yrs lOst 121b ' (Piker) 3 Nina lOsfc 111b, Othello, lOst 121b and Mapo lOst 121b were amongst the Inters. Ngarata and Exchange were scratched. Jumbo jumped away with the lead £gd led all the way winning by half a 7»igtli, Kopi second, and Lilliputian a good third. Time lmin sSsee. 151 on totalisator, 96 on winner. Dividend £lßs. This concluded the first days racing. Second Day, Gkeyiowx, February 17. The weather is splendid, with nice breeze. Attendance about the same as first day. HURDLES. fl. Alexander's Freebootor 1 J. Leopold's Kangaroo ... 2 Johnny ran inside a post, and Kangaroo fell at the fifth jump, leaving Freebooter to canter in. Totalisa--132; dividend £2 4s. Hack Hurdles.—Four started, and No Name won after a good race. Jack ell at the first jump. fclwS BY CABLE. The European Situation, g* London, February 14. Yfc In the House of Commons to-day, James Fergusson, • Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, stated that there was no engagement for a military coalition between Italy and England. London, February 15. It is stated that the eagerness with which the rumours of an Anglo-French-Russian alliance wore discussed in Paris was due to the French people being entirely misled as to the object of Lord Randolph's recent visit to Russia. House of Lords Reform, London, February 14. In the House ofLords. the Earl of Djjteaven has given notice of a resolu™i in the direction of improving the constitution of the House ofLords. In December last the Earl of Dun. raven suggested that the House of Lords should consist of a hundred jnembers elected from peers of the r effim. Australian News. Members use their lists Sydney, February 15. During a discussion in the Assembly last evening on a proposal to extend the New South Wales railway system to the Broken Hill Silver Mines, the the notorious M'Elhone member for the Upper Hunter, in the course of his remarks, denounced some of the companies, just floated with a capital oWmillion. as swindles. Mr G, M, Jameson, another member, said he was interested in the Company particularly referred to, and called Mr M'Elhoue a liar, whereupon Mr M'Elhone struck Mr Matheson in the face. A fight afterwards took place in the smoking room, and tho aggressor was soundly drubbed,