SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2416, 5 January 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

Otoioh-m a Kaces.

TitK races hold hero on Saturday,_ woro a • grand siiece-s; tile attendant'!! Europe m ami Maori was large, nbimt, 1)00 or 70-J p.-ople being present. All appeared bent j on enjoying a holiday and in possession of t the necess.iry coins of the realm to enable them lo do so thoroughly. No_ games of chance were allowed. A totalisator was on tin: ground, hut by some misapprehension on the part of tho management the necessary permit had not been applied for, so the poliee, of necessity had to forbid it- n-:e, which musth.ivo entailed considerable 10.-.< to the club. The refro-h----inent booth was under the man.igeme'.t til" p..polar ho t of the Ot'i'ohwigi T.i.npeiniC! Hotel, Mr Hoick, and as til" dav throughout >v:is ;mi intensely hot"ii ■ a b:!- 1-: business «■:,< envied on, «o much so tin' early in the .ifiermi mi the hen ■ oie mij oven the wau.r ''i ■ e>' r. o" i . Mr llohmi son, the manager of the ; ' 'ti contract acted as ju 'ge to the satisf .ction of t h<public at largo. Mr Honrv H «• •«» st.rtß' was eminently suecsstn', o jin,! iur lieiields away. Messrs C. K'.og, J Oiui-Ny and W. Se.aiani ke ■'■•quct i' e y isGeik f Course ; Clerk of rr.'des, e. 1 S ■••re >y were attevitiva,'tnd v- ■■ h.i■.•u ,! .l.it'v., A pr <~c ! wm I •■-. i-; a;.o> It ■ ■ 'n : " the. Hindicip Hurdle R.c for r.-it ciaarinz one of tho hiir-il--. leit not. viis ain! i. Also, against Little Wondev the winner •>! til! Waiteti Cap, as-being a disqualdied m u''!. This was not decided on the. c nr « Maiden Plate, of S-ovs. Distance, 1J miles. Mr Wheat's Kotiro .. 1 Tawaki's Paimunao ... ... 2 Whitioiii's Arakira 3 Cassidy's Jacko fell when running well up. Maiden Flat Race, of Bsovs. Distance, 1} miles. Mr T. Hetit's b g Dynamite 1 .Mr M son b g Glencoe ... ... ... 2 I A ciose finish. Dynamite carried B.b over. Won by a length. Handicap Hurdle Ivace, of 12< Distance, 2 miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr .T. W. Ellis' Dick Hunt 1 Mr D. Sullivan's Monitor 2 Mr N. Mason's Billy • • ■" Jonathan started with the lead, which he ki pt for a round, but the jockey (a native) soon burst the plucky little black, and he baulked at the fourth hurdle. Warlock baulked again at the hurdle coining on to the, straight on die first round, and he was out of it. The race after Jonathan baulked lay between Dick Hunt and Monitor, who kept well together, Monitor leading till nearly a mile and a half was covered, when Monitor ran wide, letting Dick Hunt take the inside running. DickHunt took first position, which lie kept till going over the second last hurdle from home, when Monitor gained half a length aver the jump, but Dick Hunt soon recovered his position, which he maintained to the finish, winning by a length and a half. Monitor coining in under tho whip, Bi'ly a bid third. Jonathan's jockey deserved a ducking for iiis bad riding. After the baolk be was out of tho race, but the fellow whj rode him started again as though he was finishing on the straight; the result was the game little horso struck the next ] hurdle, "heavily throwing the jockey, who was unhurt-. One Mile Handicap, of lOsovs. Mr J. T. Hetot's Dynamite 1 Mr 'J l . Henry's Little Wonder 2 Mr Paratenc's Grasshopper .. ••• 3 This was a splendid race. The horses weso got away to a good start, after one false attempt, tho horses keeping in a bunch for three-quarters of a mile, when tho leaders drew awav in tho order named, the finish being a very close one. A better handicap was never mndo than lor this race. Some of the owners growled :is uMial, hut the running showed that the handicippers —Messrs W. and S. llond-weighted tho horses correctly. Time, Itniti. Pony Mack, of ri-ovs. Distance, 1 milo. Oatch weights. M.-(! vssidy'a Li'tle Uorrit 1 Mr Whitiunis Dynamite 2 Mr He irv's Little Wonder 3 Eight ' started. This was about the. fastest and best race of the day from start, to finish. There was pre it enthusiasm am ingnfc the spectators. Won hy a nook. Settlers' Race, of Bsovs. Distance, li miles. Paratenc's Grasshopper 1 This was ail easy win for Grasshopper. OronoHANGA Cui' (Handicap), of 15-ovs. Distance, 2 miles. Wahanui's Zulu .. ... J Mr J. W. Ellis'D ck Hunt Mr D. Ooe'a Lonely 3 For this, the race of th ■ day, th-ro w-r • twelve c.i-t: ', and ires a good race. ! Waiibt; Ctrr*. valued at 15-ov>. Preseoted by .vles-rs S. ami A. Anderson, Christ church. Distance. U miles. Mr Henrv's Little W udor .. ... | Mr Hotel's Dvlia.. it<s 1 Wahnnui's Zom .. . There wr> ureat interest io this ev-ot : which was a capital race. The liorses go : ! off to a good start, Little Wonder leading 5 from the start, closely followed by Tyrone. 1 Srineray third, with Zulu and Dyn-i | mite following in the order named, the .■ ' positions being maintained for the fir-' 1 round. When at the hack of the course nn tho second round Dynamite came through his horses with a rush, coining up close t- ' Little Wonder, who won by^a length and ;< ' half from Dynamite, Zulu a fan " e third, Tyrone finishing last. A proi test was entered by the owner of Dyiv. * mite, on tho ground thut Litclo WondcJ * was d squalilied by rhe Hawke's Bay Racui, • Club for crooked running. ' Maiden Maoiu Race, of usovs. DisL " tance, 1 mile. Tika J Matma ... •: Consolation Handicap, of ssovs. 1 Mr Lake's Fisherman 1 • Whitinui's Black Dynamite 2