THE CAMBRIDGE RACES

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1777, 24 November 1883, Page 2

THE CAMBRIDGE RACES

The race for the Cup on Wednesday was decidedly a boil o\cr, and the result was a gieat siupiiso to all, paiticulaily the Auckland hoise owncii, who .anticipated an easy win for their stock. Though Rewi was, gonoially .speaking, an outsider, still he was tipped by some of Ins Waik.it') fi lends, who know wh.it the old hoise could do, ha\ing watched his framing, as a ceitainty for the Cup. They backedtiieiropiniouonthototali-saf-or, and weie handsomely lewaided, the odds being ovei twelve to one. Ribeit-the-Devil might have been udden better in the Cup, and the victory winch he scored in tlie Consolation over Dewdrop and Harkaway, showed conclusively what Robert c.vi do if propej'ly handled and reasonably handicapped. Victoria's miming was much admired, but tho company was evidently too go kI for her to .scoie a win, thougli she narrowly missed carrying off the Consolation and titowaids' Handicap. Mr Ransfield was rather unfortunate with Larry, but his training was evidently not professional, he being m anything but racing condition. The undaunted pluck of the owner, in the face of hi» many reverses on the turf, is desening of much better luck, and we hope to find him more fortunate on a futiue occasion. Sportsman did not tin 11 up at the meet ing at all ; and Quilp, through his recent unfortunate accident, did not take his jumps m hit> usual liberal manner, thus leaving the Auckland horses to have it all their own way in the Steeples and Hurdles. The Aroha horses were unfortunate in Hot scoring a victory, though it must be .said had Jedwater^ not met with an unfortunate accident in the Steeplechase he would have landed an easy winner. He maintained a good lead from the start until behind the thorn fence before coming on to the 1 straight, when, through the softness of the ground, he broke his pace, and taking .the huidle somewhat awkwardly went about a chain with his nose in the ground, and was thus upset for his gallop home. Jedwater is not only a sure juniper, but he' has good feet, and being as yet a young horse he has a very promising future before him. Luckpenny might have made it warm for some of them were it not that he was a little crooked in one of his fore legs, and this ie-,, suited in his going dead lame during the Steward's Handicap. On the whole, Waikato is to be congratulated on its racing stock, and the large fields which it can turn out at its meetings. Rewi's win was a very popular one, judging from his reception on returning 1 to the saddling paddock, and his trainer, T. Hodson, is deserving of much credit for the way in which he has brought him out. With few exceptions \h& -mqney was very evenly divided. Mr Foster comes first with £G7 10s ;Mr Lennard, "£54 ; Mr McKinnon, £18;, Mr Brindle, £10; Mr Walters, £7 10s ; Mr Adams, £6 ; Mr Ransfield, £2 ; total, £165.

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