PAPAKURA RACES (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 269, 31 January 1874, Page 2

PAPAKURA RACES (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Fhom early morning tbcre was ever? indication in the Papakura district of a most beautiful day. The cloud*, though dull and lowering ut tunes, vrpre pronounced by those who professed to be weather-wise »3 indications of coming heat rather than rain. Tlie experience of the day verified the correctness of this prediction, out t! c occasional clouds which floatrd lazily across the firmmnent acted a* a beneficial screen from the almost vertical rey» of the nnd-day iuu ou the racecourse. From an early hcur many vehicle* from a distance gave an air of unwonted stir to the usually quift eoui.try village of Papakura Tho racecourse » in on© of ilr W Walter's paddocks, about a mile north of Paptkurt village, and on the e&tt«ru fiirle of tho Grroat South Eo»d, about » quarter of % mille back from the road. The course has b?*n but recently pre pared, but when it has hod time to lohdify it will not be second to tho course at EUerthr. It i* almost on a dead plain, and a clump of ti-tree 1b tie centre of the track at present detracts from its appearance The courte itself wa» h«vr\, which is nol to be wondered at, seeing that but a few months have elapaed since it was tirst laid down With ■ lilt If more ura-s seed r own upon tt, a little harrowing and rolling, and a few monthe* reit will mate it «econd to none in this province bo far at racing went there was ample j attraction to the lovors of the turf, there being no lower than eight evoiiti in the programme A grand stand wm erected, under whu'h waa the principal refreshment booth, occupied bv Mr-y. Dtfvie, of the Northumberland Hotel There was another tent on the ground at which refreshment? were di 3 periled, that of Mr C. C. Walters. The attendance on the course was very fair, considering jhat there were so oiany sources of amusement yesterday in honour of its being the 34th anniversary of the colony The committee were rather dilatory in getting their arrangement* earned out, and this caused a considerable delay iti beginning the first race, and which was thus the means of ci using delay in all the other races. There were no walks-over yesterday, every price berne fairly and honest lj competed for, * oircumrtance which was' frequently remarked upon by thuiw present. The following is a brief account of the varioui events of the day — Handicap Hurdt-k Racb of 20 soy«, twice round the course, over 8 flights of hurdle* ; entrance 2 sov9 For this race the following entries were made — Mr Wynyad'i b q Bam, aged, 10»t lib - • - 1 Mr Kavanogh's cm q Count, aged, 9it 71b - ■ . ■ 2 Jlr McGeehan'i b ft Nero, aged, I2st 71b Mr Barriball's b q Burner, aged, 9st Mr Lillewall's b v, Tom Til, aged, Bst 71b Mr Kellys eh q Parerau, aged, Bst 4lb. They did not all run, however, Barney and Parerua not coming up to the saddling paddock After sevsral attempts at getting awny even, a start wa* at last made, Nero springing clear of his competitors in tho first few stride?, but *whil<* going over the BPi-oud. flight of hurdle* hii fore foci gyt fouled and he came down, with bi« rider (Mr Huntley), who received a rather severe shaking in consequence. The j race then lay between Snm, Count, and Tom Tit. At the first round of the course betiiug was nearly even between Sam and the Count, but before a fe>r flights of uurdits had been cleared in the second round, betting was considerably in lavour of Sam. On reaching the winning-post, Sam wta about two leugths ahead of his competitor, A protest was nftcrwards lodped from Kavanagu on behalf of Count on the ground that when crossing the last flight of hurdles Sam and Count were almost abreast of each other, and that when the hurdles were cleared the rider of Sam crossed iv front of Count, and thud paused him to lose the race At a later period of the day the mutter was investigated, but the stewards saw no reason Ut alter the decision which had for 1. u; w ... ..: i

Maji>l"n Plati; of 20 soys, nnct second hone 5 son, if thrre horses start; 1% milep, weight for age; for horses irtiich have never won an advertised race of more than 10 bots , entranre 1 soy. j Mr Walter's br c Kingfisher, 8 years, Vst 61b - -1 |Mr Breakell's eh gDamU, 4 years, Bst 111b • - ? i Mr Wallers' s bni Pacific, aged. 9ft 6'b Mr Whyte's cli q Tripoli, nged, 9«t slb Mr Waltere's marp did not run, and the rtr? lay between the three others. Kinpfiiher, ridden by Gill, roi.de fine riimung, aud came man ra*? winner The rtoe did not •et>m to create an} very genera) interest amongst the spectnlor^.

Thk Papakuka Handicap of 100 soy* ndied to a weepstake of 5 soys each ; second hoivse to rcceire 30 sots, and third horse JO coys from the stoke?. Two milri. Mr Walter 1!*1 !* b m Ynttennn, aged, 9sr Clb • -1 j Mr O Wynne's b q Flying Jib, aped, 7«f ■ • -2 IMr Watt's b q Parawbenun, 4- years, Bst 12lb • • 3 I Mr Fitzpatrick's b q Fuvn, aged, 7st 21b i Mr Breakell's b q Daint.v, age^l, 6»t 10'b j Mr Takers 's br *• Kingfishrr, 'I vents, 6sfc 51b ! Mr Fitzjmhick'a Fawn Jid not run, huweYer, nor did | Kiugfieher, which wu vo\ to be wondered at, seeing that he i hnrl just conrlmlpd a well contestod matrh when thn race ' began. JBel ting whs at first InrgHy in tator of >lr W*l(ers'i Yattcina, but about thp commenceni^nt of the rare turned Htmiiglj in JHvor of Tarawlienuij Mahj wlu» had stuK^d j pi eviously in favour oJ Ynttrium "hedged" to save them- j selves from low, although etich procoduro prevented their i j clinneo of gain. Ac Ibo • nurst wns 1 \ liiilcn long, thebor'-fs i iv tins rate had to pass the wnining-poi>l t^icc diumy the | course of the two miles tl>j had <o lun. On first passing the winning-post Flying Jib wnn first, and leading with an appctrain'o of wuminjj. fJow^cr, the long distance told upon the good old hoi'»c, und u« »as tuuluully out-dittanced by Mr Waltcrs's Yfiltpr»i)«.. whiVh rprr\c in first, heading Flying Jib by about hall a leujjtlj, »nd l i aravb"nui! niakmg a i-lofo tbirrl A good rJ*"»l of m*v*v rb«n£^d b*nd» upr>n ! the reeults oi' this rare.

Pont Race of 10 tore, 1 mile tad a diitmee, weight for I inches, 14.2 bnnds, to onrrv 10 itone. Pout enf rief, 1 bot. Tlh» rtio tltf inuH- oi it LuuiJtifeiabie mncunt of interest. It wbu reall^ n j^od tmt, and wib well Lonteited. | Mr Olnrkc'B Brand* • - - - ] Mr Kjvranngli'a J\ott)«> . . . _»

Mr Harp's r'anni. Mr Fit--|jatr.ck'h Pi»vu, Mr Lillewall'* M ignionettc, Mr Kays Skipper, Mr Walter's Little Nell. Ftvni and Little Nell, however, were prevented running, % b- ing slightly over the required height. An" effort was hi ide to bring Little Nell within tho standard height by tnl.tng oft her shoes, but !♦ vth» found that bhc was still sum< what too high. The race was \*oll contested to its clone. Railway Br*KK3 Handicap of 40 sots, with a swe*pstat« of 2 soys added ; second horse Jo receive 10 aim out of the | stakri. l\ miles. Entrance, 2 soys. Tho fullov.ng >veie the entues lor this ra<-<3 : — Mr CJwjnne'a blk p Black Eagle, aged, Bst lOlbs ■ 1 Mr Crosby's b * Bismarck, aged, 7st 121b - • 2 Mr Fitzpatriek's b q Fawn, aged, 6st 10lb - - 3 RJ r Watt's br f Batter, 3 years, Bst 81b Mr Wynyard's b q Bundarra, apod, Bit Mr Breakoll's b q Damtj, aged, 7st 71b Mr Walter'i b xa Yatterma, aged, scratched. As Yatterina did, not run, the race lay batwesfr+Jie home entered. At first it wu difficult to say whether the baUma> ' of the betting wai in farourfof Bismarck or Black Eagle. Although Bismarck was a new horse to the turf here, his perfennanees bad been kn6wn by iome, and there were many o:\ the ground who were fully conTinced that he would be more than a watch for Black Eaglf. fcs first performance! *3re ther?\jr» anxiously looked for Though agec , there i» i good deal of hard running in him, and before tno race* were concluded yesterday, he had risen a good deal in the esteem of many. He wai a close second to Black Eagle on reaching home. L \DIE3' PtrBSR of 20 sotx, with a sweep of 1 sot for second horse. "Welter weights for agp. Gentlemnu riders. lmile and a distance. Winner of weight for ago race of 60 soys ' to carry a penalty of 71b. Maidens at time of starting to be allovred 101b Entrance, li soya. IW'r Watt's br f Batter, 8 Tears, 9«t Gibs • - 1 Mr Crosbt 'sb» Bismarck, aged, 12st lib • • 2 Mr Grwynne's b q Flying Jib, aged, 12st 81b§ » * 8 MY Peraval's b q Numa, aged, 12sl 81b Mr Wvn.virfl'i b q S.iiu, nged 12st lib M.Oeehan h b q Nero, aged, 12st lib Mi- \Valter% br c Kinßfiihrr, a vfa« Bst 61b Numa, however, was not ou the ground, and Sam did bcA run in this race. Flying Jib \sm ridden by Mr E. Woolfield' Nero bj his owner, MrMoGeehau ; Bismarck, by Mr Gallery ; Batter, by Mr C. Upson ; and the Kingfisher by Mr Kelly. The distancp to bo run was somewhat over a mile, and the rnce throughout was u. most excellent one. Mr Upson is an admirable jockey, and carried his horse to victory in a manner whirl] el'citrd general satisfaction even from those who word loaeii by l)te e\enr. At tlie clo*e of the race Mr Crosby protested against Mr Woolfield being recognised as a gentleman rider, but after a little conrersation with several of the committee, he seems to have been convinced of bi» error, and a formal protest was never lodged. Several others talked about lodging protest* for other causes, but the wholeij i attar ended in talk Hack Bace of 10 sots. Catcu weiguts. Once round the course. Winner to be sold for £20 ; surplus, if any, to go to race fund. Post entries, 1 soy. Iflr Bummer's Sport • • . • -1 Mr Bieakeli's3tockraau , . - 2 Mr Buckland's Native - - - - .3 Mr Bemzner's Fiji, and Mr Crosley's Mariner. This was one of the most inf.ere<?ting^aces curing thf day, and was well contested. In the first part of the race one of the riders was thrown from his horse, but n«» not seriously hart. Sport had almost a neck and neck race for first place with Stockman. coxsotATion Stakls Eanmcap of 20 sors ; sweep of 1 sot. for acceptors to go to second horse ; 1 mile and s> distance. Entrance, 1 sot. The following were the pntrics •— Aii FiUpatriekN ¥&* n, 7ut Blb • - -1 Mr Crosby's Bismarck, 8« 101b - - -2 Mr Wynyard's Bundarra, 9st 51b ifr Karanagh's Count, Bst 21b Mr Breakell's Dainty, Cat 71b. Although this was the last race in the programme, it waa not by any means the lrant interesting. A considerable delay took place in getting ready for a start, and it was getting quite dark before the race was begun. It was & hard-run race, especially by th« two first horses, who, for over a qj&rttr of a mile ran so close thst it was almost impossible to say which had the advantage. Fawn at last came in, haTing an advantage of Bismarck by nearly a head. There was loud applause at the termination of this weli-contested race. The sports of tho day were now finished, and as it was getting quite dark the visitors hastened to their traps or other vehicles, axd in a fe« minutes the remaining spect*tjrs were fast hastening te their several hornet. Thia ended one of the mo*t successful meetings ever held in. the Papaku.cs. district