Wanganui Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1821, 8 March 1884, Page 2

Wanganui Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting.

[BY TELEGRAPH. — PRKSS AbSOCIATION.] Waxgamjj, Thursday. TirE first day's racing of the Autumn Meeting of the Jockey Club to-day was the mo&t successful ever held on the couise from eveiy point of view. The Cup was the finest lace ever urn on the course, and high enconmms were given to Mr. Evitfc, the handicapper. The weather was fine, through rather cold and gusty towards evening ; but the attendance was very good, fully 2000 persons being present. £3825 passed through the totalisator, the dividends in mosb cases being small. The following are the results :—: —

Waxga.nui Derby ; lOOsors. Mr. Tancred's Consul, Bst lOlbs 1 (Clifford) Mr. Redwoods Refrigerator, Bst lOlbs (Wattio) 2 Mr. D. Scott's Ahou, Bst lOlbs (Scott) 3 Hurdle Race. 75sovs. 2h miles. Mr. Wm. Douglas' Loch Lomond ... 1 Mr. McColl'sOiient 2 Mr. S. Stevens' Diomedes 3 Sapling Stakes. hOsovs. Two-year-olds. Mr. D. Scott's Parvenu, Bst 51b5... 1 Mr. Parneties'MissPuiitan, Sstolbs... 2 Mr. Gibsons Korimako, Bst 01b5... 3 Waxgixui Cup of 500sovs., second horse to receive oOsovs. from stakes, third horse to save stakes. Mr. R. Bate's The Poet, aged by Anteros— Fancy, 7st lOlbs (Derritt) 1 Mr. Tancred's Adminstrator, J ~ 6st lOlbs (Chapman) ... 2 Mr. Standish's Normanby, syrs, 7st lib, (Williams) 3 The horses went away to a pretty start, Administrator, Libeller, Blue Gown and Refrigerator leading slightly, Tim Whiffler lying last, the rest in a cluster in the centre. This order was maintained the first time round. After passing the stand the second time Tim Whiffler and Bayard made an effort, but both died away, and dropped to the rear. The other horses being close on the leaders, a, splendid finish resulted. Near the postAdminis-"' trator, Normanby and Poet made a des-' perate struggle, Poet winning by half a length, from Administrator, w^ 0 ran

great, horse, the latter being a similar distance ahead of Nounanby, Maori fomth, close up. Time, 4mins. I'2jsec6. Hack Rack.— Was won hy Mr H. Jackson's Mokai. Flying H\nuic\p, of l«">sovs. Mr Watt's tfnienioa, syrs»., 7st lOJbs ] Mr Tancrcd's Consul, 3yrs., 7st 511>s 2 Mv Smith's Tim W hihMer, Gyis, Sbt I3lbs . 3 Maiden Hukdlu Rack, 30&o\s. 2 miles ami a distant e. Mr A. Mat-tin's Evolmnyo, JOstStbb . 1 Mv Smith's Denbigh, lOst 4ll>& . . 2 Mr Smith's Kelpie, lO'stSlbs I)

SECOND DAY. Fiiday. M uiun Plati Martha . . 1 Parda ... . 2 Ha.NDICM' FiI'KDLLX Loch Lomond . . . . 1 i .Denbigh .. "2 -/ Oiicnt . . . . o Cressy, the rider of Aihentnrer, wan badly hvnt. Waxiumi Bt\m>. Maori .. . . . 1 Poet . . 2 Libeller 3 This was a giand lace. Time omin 44sccs. 'lhe di\idcnd on the outt>idu totalisator was £13 Ss ; nibidc, £20 12s. NI'RSEKY B VMJICAI'. Parvenu • 1 Miss Puiitxn .. . 2 Titokowaiu . . 3