Third Day.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1949, 3 January 1885, Page 2

Third Day.

Everything conspired this afternoon to render the races a. complete succor. Tho tuifwasin capital condition, the wea^ior wan a^ieqable, an,d \])q attendance very laigo ; it) fact the lurgost of any meet ing for several years. Thousands of people wcio upon the course, while both atandti wcte thronged, and the saddling paddock was full of anger metal}oians and on tei prising speculators. The attendance numbered 5000. Nkwmauket Handicap, of 150dovs. Distance, six furlongri, Mr Robertsons Mitrailleuse, Bbt. 21b. . . 1 M« Somerville'nWoodnyinpb, 7st. 21b 2 Mr Pilbrow's Ugly Buck, 7st. 31b % Adiuinistiatiiv (Hst, 121b), Huti'-wester (Bsfc. 131b), l'ishwoman (7at. 2Jb), Tho

Painter ((Nc. 121b), Witiora (<sst. 121b), md Victoiu (list. 121b), nlv) ran. Tigiedia, Mineisa, Tetf<>rd and Fi.shgirl weio -ci .itched. Betting. "> to 2 agst Mi trail letise and Sou '-wester, 5 to 1 agst Ugly Buck and Administrator, 7 to I agst Woodnymph and Witiora, 10 tol agst the othet -. Ugly Buck got a slight advantages at the st.nt, lint at the fuilong post .Mitrailleuse had taken up the running, with Woodnvinph and Wiliora in close puisiiit, and Administrator and Sou-wester last. At the entrance to the straight, Woodnvmph displaced the leader, but was quickly sup planted again by Mitrailleuse, who won easily. Ugly Buck was a length behind Woodnyniph. Time, lmin. G-.ec-.. Totalis it<r dividend : £2 Mis. Xuiiim H vnmhcap, of lOOsova., for 2yr olds. Distince, (i fin longs. Mr Marshall •> Deri niger, 7"t 121 l« . 1 Mr Walters' Rosebud 2 Mr Robertsons b c by Musket Slander 3 ANo ran : Musket, 7st Ulbs ; Nemesis, 7-t ; Lionet-., 7st. Betting : Even nion-y on Slmdercolt, 3 to 1 agst Derringer and Rosebud, 5 and 0 to 1 agst the other-, This race was rendered doubly interesting from the fact that with the single exception of Nemesis, all the competitors weie Musket's pi ogeny. Neinesin went off with the lead, and led the way to the 4 furlongs post, closely followed by Rosebud. From this stage 1 )ci linger went up, and dispossessed Nemesis. At the entrance to the straight the Slander colt worked up amid loud cheers from his fanciers, but Derringer had the lace in hand, and won by a length from Rosebud, while the Slandei colt was an equal distance behind Rosebud, tho remaining two in the ruck nevernl lengths behind. Time, lmin 18\secs. Totali3atnr dividend, £'14s. Aucklvnd Plate, of 200sovs., added to a sweepstake of .">sov». Distance, 2 miles. Mr Pilbrow'b Welcome Jack, syw, IKt. 51bs 1 Mr Pilbrow's Ugly Buck, 3yrs, 7st. lllbs. 2 Mr Bate's Minerva, syrs, !)st. 21bs. 3 Necklace was scratched. Betting : Any odds on Welcome Jack. The nice was Welcome Jack's from start to finish, and tho only interest in it was concentrated upon the, contrast for second money. For the hist tune round Minei\a was half a length l> 'hind Jack, while Ugly Buck, tailed ott some half-do/on or so I. ngths. On going into the straight for the List time, Jack iv.b a length ahead, hard held, and Buck was coming up with a rush. Clifford rode past the stand sitting stiaight in the s iddle, while Buck followed half a length ahead of Minerxa, whom he passed in capital style. Time, 3 mins. 40*ec3. Totahsatoi dividend, 275. SII.I'PLtCHASE. Clarence 1 King . 2 Julia Ann 3