WAIKATO TURF CLUB RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1037, 15 February 1879, Page 2

WAIKATO TURF CLUB RACES.

Skcond Day—Thuksday. Stewapds —L : eat Cal. JLyon, Messrs Siorey, Carpenter, Roche. Wainwright, Rancunao, and filajor Wilson. Judge—Dr Waddlngfcon. BIARTJBB—Mr C. J. Storey. Clebk 07 SoiLsa—Mr Bertram, Clerks or Coubsb -Mess-a E. B. Cox and C. Johnson. Handicappebs—o*pt. Handley and Mr Weatherill.

As much interest appeared io hj manifested by the public in the races on Thursday an on the first day The weather was gloriously fine, and early in the forenoon the roads became thronged with carriages and horsemeu, all making for a common centre—the Obanpo flit. Cioads of dust converging to this point showed miles away th« lines of road from the distant settlements of Te Awamutu, Alexandra, Cambridge and elsewhere, and the direction of the Narrows Bridge could be distinctly ascertained, from the course hy the same circumstance. Before one o'clock there was a large muster on the so many as an the previous day, and fewer ladies, bub not less than some 900 or 1000 poraoua altogether. In uur report of Wednesday's races, 800 people are reported to hare been present on the conrse, We lea*'n from the best authority that 1800 would have been a, nearer estimate, an! certainly there were fully 400 or 500 more people present on Wednesday than on the second day. seldom that a race meeting deceases the magnifying power of a reporters vision, but that appears to have beon the effect upon oar reporter ijj. this instance. Tu Tawhiao visited the course on Thursday, and a number of other natives were also present. 4s will be seen, tillhough these races haye with the exception of a single event on the first d»y, the

VVaikato Stakes, been open races, •Vaikato horses have held their own remarkably well against all-comers. Another year perhaps even tho one close race may be abolished, and the Wa-kato Turf Club meeting become what it ought to be a purely colonial concern. And the result, so fir mows, that we have no occasion to isk anything more for oar horses than a fair field and no favor. Out )f 11 events, not including the Maori races, VVaikato horses carried iff the Stakes in 6 and outside horses n 5 instances, the gross winnings of he outsiders beius; JS2OO. as against £225 won by Waikato horses, as before not including the two Maori races, which were necessarily closa >nes. And, if again we exclude the Waikato Stakeslfrom thejcompetition, we shall fiud Waikato and our visitors equally dividing the number of raceß run, aud Waikato still | carrying off the major portion of the stakes.

Malvern, yesterday, changed hands, having been bought by Cap. Eaudley for Mr Leonard for the sum of £BO with all winnings, jr £6O with half winnings As it -urned out he proved a cheap bargain, for Malvern won on Thursday the sum of £IOO.

There was nothing of incident to vary the amusement of the racea, leither accident or othet excitement, he sun was oppressively hot, which t'aofc, doubtless, played into the hands )f Mr Lewis, the proprietor of the Grand Stand booth. The Cambridge Sand were present, and euliveued scene, and the Grand Sand, luring the running of the several races, was well patronised. Everything passed off very enjoyably, exoept, we believe, for the book nakers, and certainly the racing was sood, the time, in sevaral instanoea, oeing less than on Wednesday, and most notably was tho racing good in the fiisfc event of the day. tho Handicap Hurdle Bace. Better sport could not be desired chan was afforded by Sportsman and L>afer. B)th horses struck out from the ruck, forged ahead side by side and kept up this position during the half of the race, i'hey took their hurdlea together sometimes one, sometimes the other a head and neck in advance, As thej Orime up the last 200 yards towards the Judge's post the excitement became intense. Sportsman drew slightly ahead of the old horse and kept it despite all that Loafer could do, and he did his best, and won the raoe by a head and neck. Whuefoot showed the white feather, falling out before ooming the first time to the Judge's post. The time, as we have sail, was good. Both in the Handicap Hurdle Race and the Publioan's Purse Handicap the distance was run in less time, in the first by 9 seconds and in the second by 2£ seconds, than on the previous day. Golden Crown, it will be seen, succeeded in pulling off one event, the Novel Handicap, though from the condition the old horse was in, better than we have seen him for some time, he certainly might hav6 been considered more dangerous company than he proved for the winners of th 9 other stakes.

Shortly before one o'clock the bell rang in the saddling paddock, and at 1 p.m. five horses out of six entered for the Handicap Hurdle Race, were ready for a start. Tregeagle was scratched.

ffANDioAF Hurdle Race, of 30sovsj over 8 flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. high. Domination lsov; acceptance 280V8 A good start was made. Sportsman took the lead, Loafer, Harry Mount and Robin Hood keeping well together for the first half, Whitefoot a little behiud. Whitefoot dropped out of tho race before coming round to the Judges post the first time, and Sportsman and Loafer, the lactor carrying 4lbs over his regulation weight, showing the field their heels, had the race all to themselves, a neck and neck duel for nearly the whole of the second round, to the end. Sportsman won by a neck, and Harry Mount made a had third. Mr Rutherford's Sportsman. a<?ed, list 101b 1 Mr Kirk wood's Loafer, aged, list slb 2 Also ran: Harry Monnt, 10st 61b; Whitefoot, 12st 7ib; Robin Hood, lOst. Publicans' Pubse Handicap, of 75-iovs j 1J milea. Handicap to be declared at 8 o'clock on the night of the first day's raoea Acceptances to he paid before "ha first race on the Sf-oond day. Nomination, acceptance, 3&30 V& Pungawerewere, the Don, Harry Mount, Ravenshoe, Wanantya, an-i Traducer, out of the 14 entered, were scratched. The otlier eight, after some little difficulty, got a fair st»-rt f and went away with Gillie Vallum at their head, but Gillia Galium, like Whifef iot, in the preceding race, seemed disinclined to win, and fell off, much to the disgust of his backers. There was a arood race then, between Yatapa, Malvern and Golden Crown, and many thought the Crown would have had it, but Malvern ran through tbe two leading horses, Crown and Yatapa, and made it too hot for them, wi ining easily by little more than a length, Golden Crown making second, and Zatapa third place. Mr Leonard's Malvern, 7st 121b 1 Mr Thorpe's Golden Crown, Gzb 2 Mi J. Hune's Yatapa, 7st ... 3 The foUowiug alse ran: Gille Odium, Bst 101b ; Flirt, Bst £lb ; Sweetbriar, 6st; Xantippe, 8-sfc 4!b; Memento,, 7ab 10IU A p-otest was

entered against Malvern, that he crossed the Crown, but was decided in favor of Malvern. Lu>iE3' Pr/asa, o' 259978 ; 1 mile and a distance; welcer weight for age Horses to be ridden by Members >f the Waikato Turf Club. Eutranc3 2 »ova

Nine horses were entered for this race, Robin H >od, Sultan Wzird, Harry Mount,Malvern, B rney, Pangawerewere, Memeuto, and Orakau. Of these,Robia Hood andPunga ware scratched, but only three came to thestarting post, Mai vera, Sultan and Wizard. Malvern [had now become favorite horse in the Qeld, and short odds against him were readily taken, indeed, when odds coold be no longer got, many even bets were made. Sultan ridden by E. B. Cox went away with a spurt and kept first place for some little time, but had to fall back to the favorite who passing both Wizard and Sultan some three hundred yards from the winning post took the judgej eye fully a length ahead of Sultan, who was close followed by Wizard. Leonard's Malvern 1 I Ball's Sultau ' 2

Kelly's Wizard... 3 Novel Handicap, of 50sova j l mile } winair to be sold, for the boaefic of the Club. l3ov on nomination j 2aovs on aooeptauce

There were nine eutries for this race, out of which Gladstone was scratched. The eight got well away together, but Malvern and Rally soon struck out a line for themse'ves. Golden Crown first, and then with cries of " Barney has it," a fourth horse joined the first two and all four ran close togerher,till coming near home Golden Crown's rider put on the steam, sut on the safety valve and Bent his horse through the crowd lauding him winner by a dozen yards at the judge's post. Mr K. Hill then pnt up the winaei w*io was bought in by his owner for £27 10s. Thorp'a Golden Crown... ... 1 White's Barney. 2 Selling Haok Race, of lsaova; 1 mile ; weight 10iC; winne* to be sold imuiediat ly afte? tne race for 20i>>vs, sarplus (if any) to go to the Kace Fund. Entrance 10a

Twelve horses started for this race, which lay between Kay's Orakau, and Gladstone, though fp-tm the first it was to be seen that Orakau meant winning, which he did. Say's Orakau 1 Kirkwood's Gladstone 2 Oiaku was sold for £3l.

Consolation Handicap, of 20aovs; 1£ miles. Nomination 10a j acceptance lsov.

Plirt 1 Xantippe ~. ... ... 2 Barney ... 3 Maori Racb, of lOsovs j 1 mile heafcc Horses to be owned and ridden by Maoris. Post entry j entranoe, 10s. This race also was won by Orakau, who bad jusb before been purchased by a native, and had been at once entered by him for the Maori R.ace. rakatt carried all before him.