SECOND DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1348, 19 February 1881, Page 2

SECOND DAY.

The weathor on the second day was also fin 9, porbaps a l'ttle hotter than on the previous day — at any rate the dust was much more troublesome. The attendance presented a great f ailing off, there being not more than about 30 ) people on the ground. The Grand Stand j was,in consequence, only poorly patronised, and there was altogether an abspnco of that animation, which one id accustomed to associate with race meetings. So far as the Club was concerned, everything was conducted extremely well, and it is much to be regretted that the efforts which the <.• jmmitte put forth, were not more adequately rewarded. It caunot be denied that there was a want of "go " about the wtole affair, which, while no one concerned is to be held accountable, is nevertheless, much to be deplored. The racing was, as on the previous day, good. The Hurdle Race ended in a contest between Te Whetu and Spertsmm, the for.ner winning by a length. The Derby was contested by only two horses, Moonstone and Rifleman. The former had 'een trained too, much, and the consequence was that the latter won hands dowa. The Publican's Purse was a good race between Quail, Yatapa, and Maori, the horses passing the post in this order. The Selling Hack Race \vas a gift to Orakau. Below is a detailed account of the running the second day : — HANDICAP HUEDLE EAOE Of 4050v8., with a sweepstakes of 2sovS. each added ; osovs. out of the stake to go to second horse. Distance, 2 miles ; over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft. 6in. high. Mr J. Gallagher's eh q Te Whetu, aged, list dibs „ 1 Mr Rutherford's eh q Sportsman, list lib . • :.. ' '- . * .. .. 2 Lone Hand (13st 71bs), Harry Mount (list 7lbs), and Blink Bonny (10, st), also ran . Harold and' Tempest were scratched. Betting : 2tol on Lone Hand, 2to i agst Harry Mount, 4 to 1 agst To Whetu, 3 to 1 a&'st Sportsman. Theuorses got away in fine' order, the Mount having slightly' the advantage, with Sportsman and Te Whetu. following and Lone Hand last. At, the first hurdle Blink Bonny baulked and was out of it. Coming out of the ti J tree the Te Awamutu horse had the lead, with the Mount, third.' At the back' 'of the course Lone Hand,W A as.fu^.two,,lengtbs, behind the, otherV. Commg^asfc-theStahd Te Whetu pffassed Sportsman; hard,' and on emerging from the thtree.the two were racing neck and- neck, thej,Mpant and Lone Hand running sidejjy.side 1"*1 "* short distance behind. At+thejsixth hurdle th,e,*Australian- hprse^baulked; and lost his chance. Harry,Monnish6wed of coming.' up, [qosl c^osed^wji.il»' tfi^tj^o lesders ? *all thr^e clearing theVlast ~- ljujfdl<|.^welL jtogptMr. iOjiClandra^^tl^ 'Mo^n^ Jby'i^ lOJP>e jaiaM. 1 gro^df rolling o]rer OM-ridlr^

made a grand race, Williams T»|tdin£^ former a winner by about a length, ain^ loud cheering. y^r XL?

THE WAKATO DERBY Of Isosovs., with a nweepstakes of lOsovs. each added. Distance, 1 \ miles. Mr iennard's eh o Rifleman, 3yrs, j Bsfc»lolbs.'. 1 Captain WalnWey's eh c Moonstone, 3yrs, Bst lOlbs 2 Mr Walters' b f Rosarina, the only other acceptor, was ncratched. * Betting : 2tol on Rifleman. Considerable interest was taken in the two youngsters as they stripped, but the general cpinion was in favor of Mr Lennard's colt, which was in grand condition, while the other was altogether too fine. The "eveiit* proved the correctness of the surmise, the race being a very hollow affiiir indeed. Rifleman took the lead from the start, and won hands down, the whip being freely naed on Moonstone without avail. Time — 2min. 57secs. • {

PUBUOANS' PUBBE HANDICAP. Of 50 soys. with [a sweepstake of 2 soys. each ; the amount accruing fromsweepstake to go to second horse. Distance one-and-a-half miles. Mr Horsfall's br h King Quail, syrs 7st Blb 1 Mr J. Hunt's br q Tatapa, aged, Bst 2 Mr D. White's b h Maori, 6yrs, 9st Blb 3 Mr Lennard's Kanilworth, 7st, also ran. Betting : Even money on King Quail, 6 to 4 agst Kenilworth, 3 to 1 agst Yatapa, 4 to 1 agst Maori. .Mr Storey sent tbe horses away well together, Kenilworth assuming the lead, with Yatapa second. Passing the Stand a sheet would have covered all the horsec. At the back of the course Yatapa and Kenilworth were leading neck and neck, with the Quail rapidly coining up. In the staright the latter came to the frout and won an exciting race by a neck, with Yatapa second and Maori third. It is woithy of remaik that all the horses that ran in this race were Australian bred.

SELLING HACK BACK. Of 15sovs. Distance, one mile. Weight, lOsfc, Winner to be sold for 20sovs., surplus to go to race fund. Post entries, 10s. Mr Wilkinson's Orakau 1 Mr O'Neill's Emu 2 Mr Puko's Pate 3 Mi Bagwell's Peep O'Day also ran. The betting was 2to 1 Orakau. This race was a gift to Orakau, who took and maintained the lead from start to finish, Emu coining in second. Peep-o-Day was nowhere.

CONSOLATION HANDICAP, 1 '' Of 20sovs. One aud a-cmar'ier rhdes. Mr Lennard's Ratcatcher „.. ... 1 Mr Coyle's Lone Hand ... ( ... 2 There were onlytivo entries. . I Lone Hand went off with the lead until about a quarter of a mile from home, Mhen Ratcatcher passed him, and won by abqut a length. „' This finished the programme, and the majority of the visitors now turned their faces homeward. After some little difficulty, however, a Hurry Scurry was got up. There were six entries, and the first to pass the post was Mr Sullivan's Totara. Thus was brought to a close the Summer Meeting of 1881.

My tipa on the first day's racing were not far out, and those who witnessed the sport were well repaid for their outing, as the racing was good and the "finishing touches" pretty close. The race committee are to be congratulated upon hay- - ing secured the services of so excellent a handicapper as Captain Handley, for the way in which the horses ran home showed that he perfectly understands liotv to frame a handicap, and both owners and public were delighted with the results. The remarks by " Phaeton," in last Saturday's Herald, concerning the first day's racing of the Waikato Turf Club's Sumicer Meeting 1 , were totally absurd. He says: — "Very good entries were received for the two principal tvents, viz., the Waikafco Turf Club Handicap and Handicap Hurdles ; but I am afraid the bad handicap of the first-mentioned race wid militate agninst the success of the meeting, Ido not know who the gentleman is who allotted the weight", but whoever he may be, it is pretty clear that he does not know how to frame a handicap, or he would not have made such a bungle of his work. Hippocampus is thrown in with 7st. 91bs., and if at nil fit, will have no difficulty in coming home a winner. Maori is altogether crushed out of the race with 9st. 71bs., and it is therefore very unlikely that his owner, will accept with hihi. Surely the Club could get someone more conversant with the matter to perform the responsible duties of handicapper. I fell into an error in* my notes last week in aaying that Mr Percival was handicapper to the Waikato Turf Club. The Club requested Mr Percival to act, but that gentleman waa unable to afford the necessary time. I apologise to Mr Percivnl for having made him appeal 1 as the father of such a production." 11l order to show that the llemUVs cdtic was altogether abroad, 1 may state that 7 out of 9 accepted for the Turf Club Handicap, a fact which, in itself, goes a long way to prove that the owners were perfectly satisfied. As to Hippocampus being thrown in with 7st 91bs, nis judgment must certainly be very loose, as Mr Walters' nomination finished at the tail end of the race. For my part I don't thin't he was in condition, for had he been fit he would have materially altered the order of running, although I don't think that he could have pulled the race off. Yatapa, the winner, upset the pot, and the only wonder is that he did not pull off the Te Aroha Cup, which I firmly believe he could have done. A great deal of speculation was rife as to the merits of Maori, (late Auckland), for the Presidents stakes, and my concluding remarks in your last issue turned out to be correct, as I said that he was not to be held too cheap, and that no doubt he would make the pace warm from start to finish. Lone Hand was meant for this race and came up the straight under the whip, whilst Maori, with 9st 21bs up, finished full of running. I shall expect to hear of him again. It must be very humiliating to " Phaeton" when he learns the result, and I hope for the future that he will be a little more careful in his cutting sarcastic remarks upon the handicapper, for it was the' general opinion expressed by the public that a better haadicaphad seldom, if ever, been made. Captain Handley's connection with the turf is of ,very long standing, and he is quite co.npetent to judge the merits of the horaes entered for a race. It would be as well if " Phaeton"— and the remark applies to every feorrespondent of the " Old Woman in Wyndham-str^et" — studied a little more, and'when he is in doubt about any-, thing, just to give the mere facts of the case ; for his notes not onjy mislead the public, but make the "Old* Wdrnan" on spotting topics look, as slje does in many other matf&j^icUdulougjin the eyes of turfites. > T^Z^lf-: \- , - . " ' /^\>^ 3*ttrß Gown,

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