The Christchurch Races.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2154, 29 April 1886, Page 3

The Christchurch Races.

[by tejjsgraph— press association.] Christchukch, Monday. The Autumn meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club opened in dull weather, which had the effect of diminishing the attendance of the visitors. The temperature was cool, but the rain held off, and the day was by no means unpleasant. Asa tokon of respect to the late Mr Vallance, the jockeys wore crape on their arms. The Cuuistchurch Hurdle Race Handi- • . cap. Two miles. Mr Gordon's b q Garibaldi, aged, lOst 2lbs (Cotton) 1 .Mr G. Rutherford's q q Peter Osbeck, . syrs (O'Connor) 2 Mr C. C. Hobbs b h Borderraan, aged, list (Madenpraub) 3 .Time, 3mina 52f«ecs. Dividends, £6 6s and £7 2s. Thk Free Handicap Sweepstake. One mile. Mesirs M. and C Hobbs, 1 b q Jack,syr#, 7at 51bs (Sharpe) 1 •Mr HHr. r Hammond's eh q Rocket, 6yrs, Bst 2lbs (Derrit) 2 Mr Boyle's b f Vanity Pair, '3yrs, Gst 13lbs. (Meyers) „ 3 Time, lmin. 54secs. Dividonds, £7 2s 6d and £7 10s. Tkb Great Atjtumn Handicap Swiepstake of lOsovs. One mile and a-half. MrrT. Stepbemon's b h Captain Web- ~ ster, syrs, 7st. (Sharp) 1 Hon. W. Reeve's b h Maligner, 2yrs, Bst. (White) 2 Mr A. Hawthorne's eh f Spade Guinea, 3yr« (Huxtable) 3 Time, 2mins. 38|secs. Dividends: £2 shares, £7 Is ; £1 shares, £3 10s Gd. The Champagne • SwEEr of 20sovs. Six furlongs. .Mr W. C. Webbs eh q Ruby, Bst. 101b«, (Thomson) 1 Mr E. Cutts' b f Galatea, Bst. 81bs, (White) 2 Hon. W. Robinson's eh q Disowned, 8«t. lOlbs (Derritt) 3 Time, lmin. dsecs. Dividends: Inside, £9 3s Gd ; outside, £11 16s. Thb Epsom Welter Handicap, a sweep of 3sovB each, with lOOsovs added t second horse to receive 20sovs, and third lOsovs from the stakes. One mile and three furlongs. Mr Sherrin's b q Quibble, by St. George —Marie Theresa, 3yrs, 9st 51bs (Rud.^_ings) 1 Mr Bell's br h Curate, 6yrs, Bst (Stratford) 2 Mr Sheenan's eh h Master Agnes, syrs, l(ht 71l» (Sheenan) 3 Time, 2min» 32aocj. Divide.ada : £2 Os fdaadJfflli. I

Thi: Ri'vim Sparks, a handicap sweephtakos i)f 3so\ s eacli, w ltb lOOsovs added. For two-yeai olds that have never won a race of the value of lOOsovs. Mr U. d. Stoid's Vinaigrette, 7st 101b* 1 Mi H. Pi|>er\ b f Mirella, 7st . . . . 2 !{. Wade s b f Fantasy (late Glenora), Gst 71b> .. 3 Tiuip, lmin 43?«ecs. Dividends : £2 and £2. At tho races Hobbs and Goodwin's totalisati>rs were fairly well paironi&ed, the sum of £8300 in the aggregate being put thunigh the two machine* during the day. Hermitage's weight in the Great Autumn was 7^t 131b?, not Bst 21 bs, as ho carried no ucnaltv.

Second Day. Tuesday's racing was attended by fewer onlooker"!, but flip weather was again fine. Below are tho results :— Htiun.E Rack Handicap. Mr G. Rutherford's Peter Osbeck, ... 1| Mr Goid'm's Gaubaldi . 212 1 Mr H. Lunn's Kingask . 3 Dividends, £2 3s and £7 15s. Autumn Nubskrv Handicap. Mr E. Lynns First Lord 1 Mr Cntt's Galatea . 2 Mr H. Piper's Mirolla 3 ( Disowned, Artillery, Tarautalus, and Normanhal also ran. Time, lmin. 31secs. The Challexoe Stakes. Mr K. Lyon's First Lord . .. ... 1 Mr J. H. Hammond's Rocket 2 Mr H. Goodman's Apropos . . .3 Russley, Fair Nell, July, and Tasmania > also ran. Time, lmin. KJisecs. Dividends: Inside, £4 12s ; and outside, £6 Is. Selling Rack of lOOsovs. Mr G. G. Stead's Vinaigrette 1 Mr H. Hammond's Conundrum 2 Mr E. Cutts' Sou-wester. . . . 3 Meteor, Revolver, and Foresb King nlao ran. Time, lmin. 17^secs. Dividends, £2 Os Cd and £1 IGs. The Easter Handicap, a sweepstake of sho\ s. each, with 2aosovs. added ; for thiee-year-olds and upwards; second horse oOsovs, third 20sovs. from the stakes. One mile. , Hon. \V. Reeve's br h Maligner, by Albany — Malice, Siyrs, But 121b . . 1 Mr P. Butler's b p Titbit, 3yrs, 7»t 121b 2 Mr H. Hammoncrs eh h Rocket, 6yrs, 8.«.t . . ... ..: :.* 3 Captain Webster, Marion, 'Jack, Spade Guinea, Athol Daisy, and Madonna also ran. Time, lmin. 43$s>ecs. Dividends, £3 17s and £3 l'Js Gd. The Consolation race was won by Marmion. £<)800 was put through the totalizator on the racecourse to-day.

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