SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3089, 27 December 1888, Page 2

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hmm < : Jir T. % Cliamberlwn f ,;::; Hon,Tkeasureu!■ Mr)A. Elkihsi; ; ■■; Judge ':■ Mr A, {'Star- :':?'? tebT tops', . ;;; ™!U Mr ; J.'Oj Evett ;,STEWAitusr ■'■;'"' Messrs Biuckj.Jos. Jlbrns, Jas. -•r Gr. ; -Maapn, T.: Par- ! sous, Jas. Ross and 0. F. Yallanco; Clerk of Scales: Mr J. .'•j Harding;: Clerk of Course: / Mr W.lorns; Timekeeper : Mr i : ; ; Jas, Muhv -:{'' ■"'■'■.'■' "•'■ .:'' :V"

'THKfirstdayoftheaiimiahneetiugqf the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club was held on the Club's course on" tho Opaki yesterday (Tuesday), and considering the attractions, in the way. of races;'; sports, picuiea, &c., in other parts of the Valley was w6lVatteiKTed.< Holiday makers (were lavbredVwitli' Queen's weather, which, combined with the fact that the Club had thrown jthe- to the fair sex,' had the effect of iridiio'ing a' much larger number, of todies than usual to put in an appearance on the course. Among the visitors was' tlie Hon, : 6. Fisher, Sergeant Price was in attendance, but as the. crowd was about the most orderly wo have ever seen on a racecourse, bis duties were nominal. 'There was not; even the, semblance of a brawl. The new grand stand, a description of whioh has already appearedinthesecqlumns, was greatly admired and taken advantage, of by a large number of,both sexes, The Secretary, Mr R.'-J. the I ,'greatest praise for- tbia very :■ creditable, addition to' tlie permanent improvements to the course. The course was in fair order, though, rather rough on the far, side, the rain on' the .previous evening making th'ejjoing much /better jthan it would otherwise' have ,foen.j The holders of the privileges appeared to ■:lo a good business, Mrs Cbrb'ett providing an excellent .luncheon, and MraCramner huving charge of the publican's booths.' There were' Hip ■ ikuul tables, etc, which also' seemed io do fair business. The Carlerton ■bass band discoursed: sweet music diwiighout the day, and helped con siderably to liven things. The totalisalor was worked by ,iir H. Lyon, and wasi.well patronised,- a:"goodly sum being put through. , The racing was A 1, and was remarkable for- the splendid finishes. Only one acoident occurred, 'when Boaz brokehia shoulder on the far side of the course. This proved very unfortunate for the owner, as the colt was going very strongly when be stumbled, and .had a. very good . show of placing the M.O. J.C. blue ribband to his credit.- As it was, Harlequin got home rathor easily from the others, though Hosking . said a cross interfered with his charge to a great extent; but this should be taken with a grain, of salt. Only three saddled up for'the Member's Hack Eace, and tho hmnberjyH likely to decrease, while the 'r'uf Btands as at -present.. We would . suggest that the race bo made a handicap;' of; course,, the weight up, say, start at 9st, and-go up.' The Opaki Stakes showed what game bit of stuff The Spy is made of, as, the whip was out on him at; the far side, and sticking to it like a ' Briton, he fairly worried Cupid and ' Othello down, and secured the Judge's verdict in the last stride. .Cooper dame in for a. good deal of , hard graft for being caught napping, . but.it is said Oupid : will not stand tiding; if this is not so, his jookoy deserves all that was said of him, The Champagne Stakes brought out five :■ very" decent- youngsters,, and Esmeralda showed that Crawford Priory is good, ! : ibulshiK a the to B'fPretofeJ whiph more'will be heard, of before the season is over, being a bit on the big. side, at ..present,- , Miss ,• Bykeß. proved too goodifor the other, four in the Ladies' Bracelet, though Mariner raa,de a very close thing of it at the finish, l)iscord was'thdught'tob'e'fi, good thing', 1 but'sh'e'died'a'way.at the last.momeni: As anticipated, Forester provedla good thing.: for; the Railway .Stakes, Giriri being the only one to' gel 'on' terms^with;him, at the finish." The following are'the events in the .order h): which, they were.inm;-.;; vu'" m/m^';;'.'■•;., MAeiERTbN-Orißi; Dbrb| ;' of 150 SOVB. :Secoiid ■ horse2siovs&om amount,' 'with' a stake of 5 sova, half foweifc.' For . three-year-olds, -.'Colts !Bst 101b, fillies and Geldings Bst 61b. One ■ mileanda half;"', : : '' ' - : '"■ : Ji Macara's br g' Harlequin 85t101b...; ...i.i:, (Cooper): 1 A Gordbn's ch f Coquette Bst 51b;' ■••• . ;■'■■. l ';..:••'(Hosking) ;: 2 0. Burton's b D'Ambur ' Bst, 101b.;.. ... (Doig) 8 T. Ray's ,ch f Zaidee Bst 61b .> -.! ...' ...,;:.... (Gravestbok)"o K. McKenzie ; b o Boaz Bst 101b • ,-, ...- ;.. .:; l; ..v : (Cronanj- 0

Coquette and Joaz : broke away several times, but Mr ; Graoe at last got. them oft well together. .Passing the stand Coquette led'with'Boaz indose attendance,' Duke D' ; Amour and Harlequin raping ...together a length off, Zaidee 1 bringing tip the rear._ This order was kept to.the far side, except that Boaz; had got closer, up to the .'leader, and.Zaidee had fallen-still further astern, A few yards further on Boaz was seen to, stumble, and his jook immediately dismounting, it was thought he had broken his leg. Just before the far turn was reached Harlequin began to go.up, ! and the Duke .improved his position a bit,, Zaide'e. being? coni: pletely, outpaced, Once hi',! the straight; Harlequin -collared: the. leader; •and' a struggle between the pair ensued, but it was : only for a few strides, as the brown horsehad most left in him, and won comfortably by. Bij lengths, about tlie. bMo distance .separa.tjug Duke D'Amour The- owner of Coquette' entered a protest on account of an'alleged dross but it was not sustained. Totatisatpr', 164,18 oil thei ivinuev, Dividoiia £Ns,^Timo, ! gmin\s^se(i.'; :;; '' ; '

MpbersHaok-JSabo'oflC'sovs, seo6nd horse 2 sovs. -rFor.horßes that ! : have never won an advertised race; 12 stone up. Horses'to be the ;.- honft! fide property, of members ■\ of. (tliq Ciuß' for. at"'.'least'!-one ■ ~nionth:previous to the datelof this •'' meeting,;:: ahd&.to/(be ridiehby i'-i niembera.'.Ohce rbilnd ! the-cooigo.-H.'G.:Wimam'Bßubiua(Ti'Shaw) :■1 ]?^o^^|;^„; ; ,;-i;:;;.V;,' : 'rt piemen' '';;; ; 8 -.A irie J striifjgle"-iutthe /Straight .bflt,veen'.. the Totallsatoi- | 2aiin

QpaKj&fta* Handicap of-75sovB^ BecoudlStseJOsovfl, P. I'\ f ancrell's b g The Spy, Bst ' i 101 W W, (Giavestoclt) 'l' J Leonid's bg Oupid 7st 121b 2| K. MeKeriWs b g Othello U I Hlbt**'.. (James) 8 T. %'s b k m Satanella 7st 81b (PoulsoiO 0 JasMacaw's km Minnie Palmoi

fist 71b JBroadbent) 0 A fairly e\en Btait was effected'/ Mmme Palinei being the fust to show in fiont and Satauelk the last to get away,' Going out of'the straight Othello had assumed the lead with Minnie Palmer, Cupid, Tho Sp) and Satanella in the otdoi named, AUhefaitmnMinmePulinerwasotthe head of affaire andlooked IIL9 winning, but here The Sp\ begau to mipiove his'■position, and bj the timo the straight was leached he was at tho leaders Cupid, howevoi, cameaway, and theie looked to bo nothing elso in it, but The Spy stuck to him like a whale/and a grand race between the tuo took place up the straight, the son of Ilornby-Bnbery'scciiring a shoit head victoiy m {he last stude, Cupid second, Othello third, a couple of, lengths off., TotaJißijtor 1289, dividend &l 4s. Timo 2mm 44 2 sth sees

Maiden Distiict Hack Kace of 10 so\s For horses that havo never started foi any lace Once lound i the couise. Post entry 10s. T Thompson's Butteicup 1 IW. A, Donald's Arawa 2, Six others ran, but tho race resolved itself into a splendid match between" the placed pan and Buttercup wou by a Bhort neck* Totahsa toi 100, dividend jEB 12s, Time 2mm 20 8 Ssecs t bampagne Stakes of 50 sov6 Second hoise 5 bo\s fiom ad\eitised amounts For two jeai olds Colts 7st 101b, geldings and fillies 7st 01b,' Six furlongs A. Gordon's blk f Esmoialda " ' ' . i , (D«g) 1 P. Tancred'B b f Veibose (Poulsqn) 2 l\'lhompson'sZara(llocklej) 8 Esimraldagavof lot of tiouble at the post, breaking awaj several tunes When the flag did go down she was the last to get on her feet, llatiion being lelt at tho post 'lho winner was never caught and won withsomt thing m hand. Totahsatoi 241, dividend £5 Us Time Imm 212 5 sees

Ladies Bracelet of 15 mi■) > > Second liorae 5 bovs. For bona fide ladies ladies hacks, owned by residents in'ithe/North- County for three months previous to the date of this meeting, list up. Once round the course. T. Shaw's br m Miss Sykes(Owner) ' 1 W. B. Buiok's.b g Mariner(Buick)' 2 Ti D; Lyon'sbmFlower(Hirsch-.f "berg) ■~: •■ ~./8 C. F. Vallances b m Discord.: 0 H. G. William's oh in Bubina 0 W. B. Buick's Cook of the Walk 0

iAU got,sway well, except- Cock-of-the walk, who was slow to move. At the first turn all wero away .together, the Flower, laying a. length away, la^ti kept lh this order to the far turn, when they might have been covered with 9 sheet. Miss Sykes showed a front and the Flower .'dosed' up.' Once' hi .the straight Mariner came very fast, 'and a good race began between tho leaderi' and The Flower, but Miss Sykes had most left hi; and got past the judge first by a length. Totalisator 154, dividend £2 9s. Time 2 min 2515 seo. . . ,

Railway Plate Handicap. Of 50 sovs f utiles. Nomination lsov, accept-: ancefllOs. P. Tauored's ch h Fo'restoif, Dst < 7ib... ... ■:,■■■■■■;„' 1 W. Davie's oh m Giriri, Bst 41b, '*•' . (Peters} 2 Jas. Macara's b.m Minnie Palmer _ Oat OlbV'Vv ■■■ "•n/(B6ulsonVß ilifhe following also started—Cupid Bstj Othello 7st, I)uke; P'Ampur;,.6st ;-10lb. A good start saw ttiqmVaoing Ma bunch to.the ; turn iivtojhe. straight',where Forester'oanip,away 'and was never headed, though, Giriri niade a game effort at the end, Minnie Palmer a fair third, .Totalisa'tyr 155,93 on winnorj dividend £1 10s. 7 ; ■

Lower; Valley Jockey Club's • ~. .EaceMeetirig. : .;';;.;•

!■ i There .was >a .good attendance, at the Lower Valley J, Glubßaces yesterday, Torohunga won.the. Club's Handicap, the Martihb'oroujgh Hatidicap, and tile Flying; the dies was; won. by tlie' Maiden Hack Bace,by ftajtangj, and the Hack Baoeby Bight Boweri;\.'•

:.;; . f Dunedin, Thursday. At Tokoroairiri Baces: ; Mabet paid £2l in Novel Bace, Kathleen ; £l3 Us in Trot, At Maori Bait Spider paid *SI6 iu Maiden, and Miss Lottie £56 14s in SullingHatidjcap; , ?' : ' i - ! ■'■ ■"'■ ■