CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1770, 8 November 1883, Page 2

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

At the CUnterbmy Jockey Club'i moot- j mj tiiiTii'jscUy, nearly 15000 woiu present. * The weathei was I) i.uttiful, but there was a \ •!•<• cold wind. Thi.su totalizators, undui ilobba and Ooodw in, pub through £s.lt;i, T!v) folio \ In^ w-i • th« results :— iH' rm:i: h v\.>ic\i\ .lack . . 1 Timioi 2 DigbvUr.md 3 \\ r.n'OMi: Si'vici:s. Li m pool . 1 LadyE\el>n . . 2 AVatoi, spite . . 5J Ni:\\ Znvi.AXD Ci;r Hyndjcvi>, a sweepstake of L'Os'ivs. oaoh, witli lOOO^nvts. added ; second hm-je to receive lOOmivs., third lioit,o iiOsiivs., from tlie stakes>. Two UlllOh. T.isnun (Deiritt) 1 Nonsense (W.ittie) 2 Tun WlufHor (Lang) 3 Clie\iut (Iludiny-.), Lidy Emma (Allen), (Webitor)i Tuwiuoiso (Clifford), Kn\ Kitis (J. .Smith), The Jilt (Hicktun), AdaniAiit (W. .Sharp), Hippodauiin (W. Butlei), .uid the V<wi (W. Brown), aU>o ian. Tlu'ie was coiwidei .iblc excitement o\ei tlic r.ice. on account of the Hon. W. Jtfolnnsni, |u\m<; decLued to win with Nonsense, whu/n it was known he had l>ackod fieelv at 100 to 3.1, and 100 to 30 fora laigo ammint. At tlio .sUit, cousidernble deliiy was caused by tlio unsteadiness of ,'. mic hows, p.uticulAilj Nonsense. After a dual of tioiilile a fair st.nt was effected. q Nonsi-i^e and T.iMnan at once shot to the" tiont, while Tim Whiffler had all tlio woi->tof it. Tasnian took the lead lound tin; bend, svilli the, ] J oet and Noiihen.se on hi- cpi»iteir., Km ions and Hi)>podamia clo^e u[>. When neai'my the stand the Jast-nained took tlv>, lead, with Tasnian second and the Poet thiid ; the le.stwere in a clustei, c\cei)t L'ldy Emma, who was liiht. fiounding the bend Nonsense .still led, Choviot o\eihauled Tasman, and Hippo took foiuth place. They parsed Cutts' in this oider, and heie Envious held out signals of distii">>, and at the back of the com so Nonsense hid a load of about a lonyth, while Hippo was gaming on Tasluan and Cheviot, the last-iioined getting baok into the nick. At FoidV laMiiau ■main vent into second place, and Cheviot fell still fuithe] to the leai. Tinning into tlio ,sti.u<;lit Xousfiiso lucl, Tasniau fast closing, Hippo l\iii{j tin id, tlie whij) being out to Adamant and Tasman, while Tim WhimVr took thiid position. As they neaied the htaud, T.i-in.in gained still moio on Nonsense, and a tioiiiendous lace ensued foi hist honouis, teinnnating in favour of Mi D. O ijiien's hoi so bv a neck, Tim Whiffler «ood thiid, Hipjio fouith, Turquoise fifth, Ladj r ] ( Jiinna si\th, otheis- tailing off. The, clo->e finish caused inten.se excitement, and the victory uas \i-iy iio\mlar, Deuitt bein» loudly cheered as he leturned to the paddock. Time, 3min. 3<>Uecs. ]3sf.tin^ : 10 to i against Nonsense, 3 to 1 ! against Clie\iot, 4 to 1 against Tasnian, 5 1 against Hipp, (! to 1 against Turquoise, 10 t'» 1 aga ni.st Envious, Jilt, Lady Emma, Adamant, and foot, 20 to 1 against Tim Wlrifilei and .Mischief. Totalisatoi, Sti I'Jim (id, £'J. 1

Thk Huxms Flat X vck. P.sycho . . . 3 Muvuuiid . . 2 i3.ub,uv 3 Kktkuion Wki:im:r Hanmhcai 1 . Xt lfco->HKUI . 1 T.iuuo.i . '2 Marchione-^ Noill . ..3 iScinrcii Sli.lixu Kvck. Lady Ellen . 1