WAIRARAPA HUNT CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4766, 6 July 1894, Page 3

WAIRARAPA HUNT CLUB.

II? ,■ ompiechase Meeting at £" huhmmku. I*' n OFFICERS. til - tt&l' °lM m "< M-H.B, president, fflt S" M ! Judge, )V. O. WilliamPV Starter, K K,ako; Handicaps, J. £ tPh\? - ni on P', <£* cf Wo8 > * w - d »™' i IWf " t .. ot Coureo > J - TOI «! Timekeeper, ■ ,-< . , Kenrlo.O. Carter, O. I), I'liararyn, W. B. -rßtok, H. 8. hard, W. J. HirsclAerg, \Y. i £*«. 0;, A, Hirschborg, T, Ray, A. O, ™mer, N. Grace. 0.1. Vallancc, H. H. I welch, V. Wardell ;• Treasurer, N. 3ract; iL Seerotai/, W. MeKenile, iri\ » *i Despite the southerly storm of tho ffl v past few days, tho Wairarapa Hunt jf Club was favoured with beautiful leather for their Stccplccliaso MeetP mg hold yestordny, Contmry to |? general expectation tho course was » in fair going, order, and a good day's sport was obtained. More than the usual number of spills occurred, but NJf no serious consequences resulted, although thoro wero several narrow escapes, particularly in tho case of Wooloy.the rider of" Dainty," in the second event, and Mr A. Buick, tho rideygffiallyhooly/intheTrial, The ' and rolled into Air Bnick's leg, but the ground was soft and tho ohV horse lay quietly till willing "Kinds turned him gently over and released his riderA special train brought a con- ' sidcrablo number of visitors from Wellington, including the Hon Mr ' ' "•■ McGregor, M.L.C, Messrs Mont- > gomery, Wi Pore, Major Harris, M,'B,H.R,andMrßtichamin,M.ll.K, w President of the Club. ' W Several visitors were heard to ' | T express the opinion that yesterday's ' races wore the most pleasant they ! had attended for a considerable ' "j timo, On the eourso tho work of ! tho stewards was quite a pleasure, ] no protests being entered. Mr W. O. Williams, as judge, had no close finishes to decide on; MrKoakc, the ' Club's huntsman, mado ut most ( efficient starter; and the Secretary ' ( lfl ' W. McKenzie) is to be congrai- ] tho success of the meeting. ' Wp Creature comforts wore dispensed in ' W the grand, stand booth by Mr E, J. l I Searl, and in the outside booth by ' I Mr V. Hiley, the luncheon being J F'" ' supplied in the grandstand by Mr ' j . Jones, of Groytown, Mr Wickens, of c I Mnsterton, having the outside lun- * I eheonroom. The Featherston Brass ' [ i% Band, under the leadership of Mr f t McLean, enlivened tho intervals ' p w between the races by their music. ) i Tipsters were mostly "out of it," * \ and investors found that it was a i veiy open question on which horse J! to put their money. Tho" tote" l was ran by Mr McFarlanc, and tho ] sum of £1578 was put through tho j machine during the day. The win ,j of Kaika in the Bracelet, after winijngJhn Trial, was a most popular and leafing thescales, the rider, r \ Mr W. McKenzie, junr,, was lustily cheered, Out of thrco events Mako t Mako came home in one, and Fresh ( Deal succeeded in placing two wins j to his credit. The following are the j r~ details of tho racing. i II 1. Trial Steeplechase Handicap, of 33 sovs; i [h»- -2nd borso 10 sovs from stakes; about 2J miles, ■ft Open to all qualified Hrck Hunters that bave ' never won an advertised Steeplechase at the 1 time of startinj. Nom. 16s; accept. 20s. HBH (26) Mr K, McKenzie jnnr's HBB Kaika, lOst 1 ill. (11. Arnott) 1 HPV (23) MrC.F. Vallanco's Frisco, HB ..\ (5) MrMcKerrow'sWangaimoana, ' Mako Mako, list 101b (32) ;Kon- | ini,lost3lb(l3);Titus,lost(l9); \ Otukura, lOst (2); Debut, lOst (13); i Kaitapai, lOst (24); Natato, lOst (ll);Ballyhooly,10st(l); Judas, lOst (6) j also started, From agootl start all thohoracs (with the excep- - 'lirm ofMakoMako and Titus, who ran oft) took the first few fences in capital style, At the river bend ( Katapai foil in the attempt to negotiate the sod fenco and tho stand was , passed for tho first timo with Wangaimoana and Debut leading. At tho double jump Otokura and Bally- j hooly came to grief, After passing ' L.. . tho stand Kaika forged ahead and i Mm had gained a good lead when the i " back of the course was reached, • closely followed by Wangaimoana and Frisco, the latter running into second place from the last hurdle, Timo,Bmin 24sec, Investors 175. Dividend £6 Is, , 2, Wairarapa Steeplechase Handicap, of 60 , sovs; 2nd borsii 10 sovs from stakes;' abont 3 }-. miles. Nom, 20s; accent,'4os, ' 54. Mr E Peter's Austral U 711) ] t (H. Peters) 1 1 —-4- 32. Mr P. Pearco's Cyms 11., lOst ' 71b (H. Buckeridge) 2 ' 37. MrW. E, Bidwill's Canute, ! lOstOlh 3 ' Mr A. Ellingham's Dainty, lOst 81b (91), Mrßridson's Lord John, ' Ort 91b (29), Mr J, Pressor's Glad- |, Btflne,9stßlb (49), also ran. Tho ' flag fell to a good start, and the first ; !, .' fence was well jumped, but Dainty, ' of whom much was expected, came to grief at the sod wall, (the second jump)iiorrt. John, Canute, Austral, < "Cyrus 11, passed the h\ the uamed. Slioi'tly, however, the changed, and Gladstone came H^^^Hpief, In the second round Canute Cyrus 11. third, Lord John HHjHH his rider being left to gather together at the sod wall. the back of the course, came to the front and mainhis lead till tho iiuisli, Cyrus CanutP thiixl, Time, binin | investors, 292; dividend, £4 Back Handicap of 20 sovs,, 2nd horse 5 from stakes; about a mile, Minimum lOst. Nom. 10s; accept. 10s, Honey's fesliDcal, (Qffl^h, mmmMMmMMMMMMMMMMmW^ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmW 1 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMmMmm'W' MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW <>W a WMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMt. A " nmm WKBmMMMMMMMMMMMMMW'' o^' U3 ' MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?< W. B. BuickTPlayboy, ■HBHI'' 2,,} (A. Buick) 2 A, Sheath's Frisco, Cps 11, Johnston's Miro.llsfc (3); Titus, list (12); Miss list (20); Miss Again (2); Miss Cooper's stai-tall the horses negotifenco well together but wBUmMMMMMW of tho order of the UmM^MMMMWai^ m ' n on '' '-"°' (Ul ' ft at the sod wall, Try at tho Passing the' stand and

Kaika wellup,buton negotiating the fonco at tho blue gums Titus foil and was out of tho race. Kaika now drew up and led at tbo back of the courso, and tho result of the race was nover in doubt, Playboy sccuringsecond place, 'Frisco third. Time j 6min 46secs. Investors 224. Divi- , dond £3 17s. 5. Hock Hurdle Handicap, of 26 aovs,, 2nd ! horec 5 boys from stnkca j nbout 1J miles, Nom. 10s; accept, 15s. 87. Mr R. Hockley's Fresh Deal, Oat 31b ... (Braulbent) 1 95, MrT.Bonton'sMakoMako, list 91b (Wnlden) 2 Wniknto, 9st, (26) also ran. Nuts and Kaika being scratched. ,Mako Mako Hindu tho running, closely followed by Fresh Deal. Waiknto fell at the first jump, and was not caught till all chance ot a uliaro in tbo rnco was over. Mako Mako led past tho stand by several lengths, and this position wns maintained till reaching the back of the course, when Broadbent drew up the chestnut. The race now began in earnest, and the horses meed neck and nock over a couple of jumps, but at the river bend the chestnut drew ahead and increased tho lead to tho finish, Timo3min losecs. Investors 208. Dividend £2 3s. C, Hunt ClubStccplcclmsß Handicap, of 60 snys, 2ml Inruo 10 ton from stakes j about 3 miles. For nil qualified Hunters, Minimum weight lOst 71b. Nom. 20s; Accept. 30.

81. MrC. Bridson's Lord John, list 51b (Dennett) 1 63. Mr W, Buckoridgo's Iroquois, 12st51b (W. Buckeridge) 2 Nuts, list 121b (102), Try Again, lOst 71b (9), Judas, lOst 71b (lil), also started, At the fall of the flag Iroquois, Nuts, and Try Again were first away, and took the fenco at the same instant, Lord John being last. At the sod wall Try Again fell and did not resumo the running, Passing the stand Nuts led, with Iroquois on his quarters, Lord John last. This position was kept till the back of eourso was reached when tho old chestnut got on level terms with thebayandthepairracedtogcthcrtill Nuts came to griet at the sod fence and had to rotire. Passing the st.aul the second time Iroquois and Lord John wero tho only horses in the race, Judas too far behind to catcli them, provided tliey kept on their legs. On again reaching tho back of tho course Lord John went to the front, and Iroquois was seen to be in trouble and unable to regain his lost ground. From theriver bend Dennett had the race all his own way, and won as lie liked, Time, Bmin 38sec; investors, 268, Dividend, £2 19s, 7. Hunters' Hat Handicap, of 20 sovb, 2nd torso o sovs from stakes; abont 1 mile; for all qualified Hack Hunters, Nom. 10a: accept. 10s, 118, Mr T, Benton's Mo Mako, 12stl31b (McKenzie) 1 42. MrTilyard'sNuts, list 71b,

(Pcarco) 2 Master Stroke (68) and Wangaimoana (32) also ran. The horses started in a line, Mas-tor-stroke making the running. Closo company was kept by Mako Mako and Nuts, and Wangaimoana, the top weight slightly leading to tho finish, Pearcc wresting second place from his opponent in the last quarter mile. Time, 2min 6scc. Investors, 260, Div., £l l9s.