WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4091, 19 April 1892, Page 3

WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB.

T ,''■'. Autumn Meatiner. ■ . . OFFICERS. President, J. P, Russell; Vioo Presidents, H,.B,Wardell and N< Grace; Meward», J. H. Bothune, Q. T. F.Hutton, H.T Hume.N, Grace, A. Matthews,]?. Monckton, W, J. Nix, A, G, Pilmer, G, Eoy* ' nolds, A, MoKenzie, C, J, Tully and W. : 0. Williams; Judge, W, 0. Williams; Starter, A, 0, Pilmer j Clerk of Scales E, W, Dorset; Treasurer, W. Cundy i . Handicapper, A. B. Moofarlunc; Clerk of Course, C. Tioohutat; Secretary, W, Bock, . The Autumn Meeting of the above ■ named Olub was held yesterday at the ' Taubereoikau, and notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the weather' 'tho attendance was even larger than usual. Tho heavy rains of Saturday and Sunday made the course very heavy, but fortunately for the' visitors only a few drops fell during the races and at times the sun Bhone out quite brightly. As is usually the case at the Tauberenikau, everything was arranged for tho • utmost' convenience Of-'visitbrßj and Stewards and Secretary deserve Wo' Highest praise for thd'manner' in Which "affairs were carried out, the odlj weak point in tbe meeting being the fact that the events were not got off to time, in fact Bo'mncji delay tpok v piacp ip starting that it was too dark to see anything of the last race of the day, anct had the finis}) beep at all clpse,' it would certainly haye puzzled the ii)dge to decidp wpich horse had . the advantage. Powpyei', i( ; so Defied fhat fully three lengths separa- ** led:the prst and second hprses, and tjjus'it was possible to arrive at a decision, although very few of the bystanders could have told one from the other, Two machines were on the rround, both being worked fls one ,-i.;wi '««! ; , consiuuuui; uvtr itouuu being passed through during the day, ajl through, .(jio racing was good, the tfeldsprng large'arid investor's getting a'fair'fun for their money.' Mr Geo? .s FrWh' d'gain scored a couple of wins iftik bis- handsome dhes'iiu't, Kevolu(iorJi 'also' winning 'the, Second / gisck handicap with 'Violence. Sffplt—another' of the sarao'stablejlajed up fe'rrjbly, a jjsolijtejy recusing tp faco the s'tarte'ri and' when, afteynearly an hour'bad been wasied, the' ppldwaa sent'away, Kovolt was left at,tbe post.- This gave the race to Mr J. Thompson's Little. Scrub, who after a- game straggle-with Senator and Legislator, won by half a length, the victory being a> popular- one, as Mr Thompson has not been , too "■ fortunate' of,'!)ute ; ' with his ,; horses and the Little Scrub.is" an old favorite. |n the -Easter Handicap j|r J/Jlwarft'i'Koliq came, to'grief

severely rioking hoi' hack, and had to, be scratched for fiii'ther engagements? We must-iifit'/orgiV to 1 'mention, that a' capital'lunch;was provided'by Mr A. L. Whyte, ol Carterton, who. appeared \o be doing a* tbririugSbusiness. ;. ,: ■■•-':■ ■ The following are the detailed re« eults-:—- ; ■■■''' > - : '' ■* Hurdle Handicap, 50 sovs. Diatsnco about 1 milo. ■ ; -,. G, Cndper'a b,g,- Bide-a-weo, agedj ' Dat 71b, (Cooper);..., ,„ '1 C. R. Bidwill's' h'.g. Timothy, byrs,. " ! 9st7lbi;(KoegHn) : \.,\ ~...'J J.Orr'Br,g„Lone,Hand,, aged;: '9st7lb (Haxton) .. |1M ,.8 ; No others started, Bid,e«a-'wee was the first to show in front,'leading over the first jump by a length. This adVantagehemaintaihed right' through, winning by'a length. Dividend ■LB 16s! : Time, iminjll l-sth sees.:.. Tbtalisatbr. There were 242 on the the machines, G6, on the winner., < - ■ Hack Hurdle Handicap, ot 30. sovs 1 .- . ;..; '; Distance I|miles, ■':■ ' '"'■' b.g. Sii-.Tutton; aged, 9at(Winteringbam).,. ..■ .i/l C; Tilyard's b.g. Nuts, 3jrs, Oat; Jibs (Cronin) , :; .:.v ,:.:. 2 J. W. Pemberton's b.g.' Kuika, ~6yrs, Hat 71b (Procior)' ... 8 Nelson, The, Banker,-; aud Union Flag also started.. ; 'fhe field got .away in good order the' firsttwo jumps: being safely negotiated, At tho third Nelson: who was leading rnn.inrb; the hurdio and knocked it down, but no harm resulted. Sir Tattpn now came to the front atid won .easily. .Time 3lllili 5 1 O'.h BPCB. Totalisators—There were tour hundred and thirty-eight investors, 108 ' iieing on the winner; dividend, £3 1 :135.1•,.;,•; :]>:■,:■:.;;. ~. i Flying Handicap, Ot 45 Hove; : About '$ of a Mile. 1 J, Thompson's g g Little Scrub, aged, 7at 91b, (Walter Thompson) 1 P. F. Tanered's c c Senator, 2 ■ years, 6st7lb,-. , (Jamos)..! 2 N. Grace's r g Legislator, 2 yrs, 6st 71b ', (Buckeridge)...3 Revolt,- Blenheim and. Flaxbourne also faced the starter. 'Revolt was first favorite on the machines, but being in a very fractious mood, caused a; lot of trouble at the post, and finally when the field was sent away, the colt'was left, ;and, although }he came up gamely/.was not able to run into a place. Little Scrub was much fancied, and proved as good as he looked, beating Senate by half a length, after a pretty race,'. Time, lmin 21 sec' Totalisators—There were' 476 on the machine', 101 boing on the winner.; djvidend £4 Bs. Hack Handicap,-30 sovs; One milo and a,distance, [ K, MeKenzie's b g Potaka, 6vrs, : Bst2lh ;■■, (Reed)... 1 J. Freeth'sc m Violence, 4yrs, Cat 101b (H, Reed)... 2 E, Piripi'sbmTirohia, 5 years, 6st7lb ... 8 In this there were ten starters, Brookfield boing the favorite. Mako Mako got away with the best of the start, with Tirohia and Jenny Lind his immediate attendants. Reaching the straight, Poiaka and Violence were neck and neck, the former just managing to win by a neck on the post, after a most exciting finish;. Time, 2miu 8 l-sth seconds.-. Totali- : sators— On the machines 406/ on the winnor74; dividend £4 17s, Easier Handicap.—]oo. bovb.— About 1} miles. J. Freeth's c.c. Revolution, 4 yrs, BBt lOlba (J. Eeed) .1 M, Anni Hiko's b.c, Tuhitarata, 8 yra, 7st 91bs (James) 2 G. Hirschberg's g.g. Mahara, 5 yrs, Bst 7lhs (Armstrong) 8 Tho flag fell ;o a fair start, Tuhita- , rata and Mahara being the first to ; show out, these two carrying on the running nearly the whole way, Turn- i ing into the straight Revolution made I a brilliant rush and passing Tuhita.- ' rata a few yards from the post won by a length after a pretty race. Time ] 2min 20 l-sseo. Totalisators.— Theie were 582 investors on the machines, 192 being on the winner. ■ Dividend £2 Bs, Second Hack Handicap,—2s sovs -J mile. ■: ■ ■ J. Freeth's o.m. Violence, 4yrs, 7et(H. Reed)- ';.. ,„ 1 P. F. Tanered's eg. Oddfellow 5 yrs, 7st lllbs (Brookes) ... 2 J. Maeara's b.g. Brookfield, 5 . I yis9st7lbs (Armstrong)^;■ ~; 3 I The field got away to a moderate start, ten ef them facing the flag. Waihora and Oddfellow were a good deal fancied and were strongly supported on tho machine. Violence, however, proved too good for them, managing to win by half a length, although Oddfellow came up gamely and momentarily looked like the winner, Time 2ioin : 22|sec. Totalisatoi—Total on the machine, 415; on the winner, 50; dividend, JE6 : lla. . . .:;, -;i ■;.,:■■ Grand Stand H'o'p, 35sovs.—Distance, 7 furlongs, J. Freeth'3 cc Revolution, 4yrs, 9sfc ' ' 71b ... ... ;.. ... i H, Grace's rg Legislator. 2yrs, ijsi 71b : ...a \\ on by Revolution afteragoodrace, Legislator being agood second with the vest in straggling order. Div. £2 Is. Another event for hacks carrying nine s'.one attracted a field of fifteen, Nobody knows much about the start or how the horses ran, as it was too dark to see. The race, however, was awarded to''f The Toad,", 'the judge giving' Lis" de&lsjon' in' that' horse's favour. 'Div.'.i2 Bs. ' '''