Second Day, February 25th, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 588, 26 February 1876, Page 2

Second Day, February 25th, 1876.

The coarse was far more crowded with spectators this day than on Thursday. The weather was all that could be desired.

BELLING HURDLH BAOB. of 20 w>t», o»»r 6 fliglrn of hunlle* U milet j entnne* 3 ■ott. If entered to be §oH for 40 toy*, to o»rrj Wright for ue i an » lowance of 10' b* for eTerj 10 •"■ Int \h*> that wnount. Snrpln* at sule to go to tbt R»oe Fund. Two horses only atarte^, Coant and Crown. Both made excellent iiA n & taking the hurdles in fine styto. race was v?on by Count.

DELTA STAKES. • handicap of SO •<>▼», If mileit nominatim 1 ior, accept tn«< 2 -o»i. There were nine entries, hut only seven started. The horses went off well together, Clipper* Bell, and Tui leading. *nd leaving the others considerably behind. Tui vu full of galloping, hut did not oome up w> his usual form. He was ridden by a youth who bad sever riddeo in a rao* beiore*

Irat who displayed muoh skill ia hi* management of the Horse. Tiie following is the result. Clipper 1 lielle 2 Tui 3

TBOTTING BA£B, of 15 ton, 3 mile* ; weifr^t 12 *<on« ; diitanct hmiJictp $ noimn»twn 10* i »pcppunee 1 *o*. In tne • erent of a break, horw to bo immedutelj turned round. . Four started. Paddy and Minnie kept well -together for 6rst round when the formex gained ground. Minnie Uied hard to-^tcb him, but broke into a canter and hadt*> be turned. She never recovered the lost ground. 'J*he other horses appeared to hare been too heavily handicapped tostand any show. JKesult : Paddy 1 Minie 2 Duncan 3

LATHFS' POE^E, of 20 «ots; 1 mita «nd • distance; wo!l«r weight for ipe; «me reiirictioni ■• v\»i .to St.krt Horn to be rid Hen by tnen.b « of W. T Club. Th.cc Started, Don, Mickey Free, tnd the M aster. After a couple of false stem a very good start wan effected. Don iavine slightly the advantage. Don and the Master ran close for a whi'e, when the larter bolted off the course, and before he -could be fairly etarted again, Don was .far Ahead. Don l Mickey T?ree — « *

HACK RACK, of 10 ww, 1 «ilej wight 10 itone. i Win»>^r to be rold iunnKlutely *lt«r tti* rice for 20 »ot», iurpl« (if • >?) to go to'Rnce Vund. , « « • j The Count, Mainroyal, Padlock, and ißismarck started. This wa3 a good race. BiamarcK Count 2 Mainroyal 3

-CO^SOLAIION HANDICAP, of 15 tow; Toi, Lwa, Larry, Master *nd EcUpio ■tarted. .'■iArry * Eclipse "2 Tui. 3