WAIPA RACING CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2583, 31 January 1889, Page 2

WAIPA RACING CLUB.

« . Summer MeetingExceptionally fine weather again favoured the Waipa Ricuiß Club fc.r their meeting on Tuesday, January 29th, which was held on the Club's course, at Mr W. Taylor's, Green Hill, Te Awainutn. All the arrangements in connection with the meeting wpre complete under the able directions of Mr R. W. Ruche, Hon. Sec. to the Club. The attendance was not quite so good as usual, to be accounted for no doubt, from the fact that harvest operation* are in full swing throughout the district, and farmers would not afford the time at such unimportant season as tho present. Major Jackson was judge, Mr C. J. Storey fulfilled the dntieof starter, to the satisfaction of all parties, and Mr G. Ahier was clerk of the scales. Tho following arn tho events :— Handicap Hurdlks, of 30 sovs.—2 miles, 8 hurdles, 3ft. Inn., sweep of Isov. for starters, to go to second horse. Mr Windsor's ch g Wideawake, aged, 10«t lOlbs (Lawson) 1 Mr Weatherill's br g lusherboy, aged, 10st7!bs (Goodman) 2 Mr Booth's b g Earnest, Cyrs, Oat 7H)s (Weal) 3 Masher (Bst. 121b.) and Bret Marte (Bsr. 121b.) also ran. Forest King No. 2 was scratched. Fisherhoy had a slight advantage in the start, which was a capital one. Masher fell at the first hurdle, but without injury to himself or rider. (Dudd), who w, a soon in the saddle again, but tho other horses had got so far on their journey thathe soon pulled up. Lnwson. on Wideawake, assumed the lead almost from the start, with Fisherboy second, Bret Harte next and Earnest in the rear, and in this order they passed the stand. At the back of the courtQ Earnest was making ground and ran into third place, but he had waited too long. Wide-awake was called on, and although tho three were pretty close together, Wide-awake got first over the last hurdle, Fisherboy swerved and lost ground, but was very nearly snatching a victory, as he came very fast at tho last, ami was nearly catching Lawson napping, as he had ceased tiding a few lengths before passing the post. Wideawake, however, won by half a length from Fislmrboy, who was a length in front of Earnest, There were 70' tickets (10<) on tho tocahsator ;22 on the winner. Dividend 31s.

Maiden Plate, 2"isovs. miles, w.f.a. Mr Booth's b tr Memorandum, 4yrs, .Sst. lllbs, (C. Weal) .' 1 Mr T. Boll's b m Reproach, syr.--, !lst. (owner) 2 Mr Booth's b g Forest King No. 1, Syrs, 7st 131ns, (J. McGlynu) 3 The other starters were : N'ap, Liberator, Lonely and Vanguard. The™ was a capital start, Nap lead, with Lonely and Reproach in close attendance. Fomst King went to the front when half the distance had liHuii travelled, and Reproach ran into second place. Memorandum was now moved forward, and before reaching the three-quarter mile post assumed the lead. Forest King was pulled back, and Reproach fought out the finish with Memorandum. The owner of Reproach lodged :i pr itest. on the ground that he had been cros-ed rlirec times during tho race by .Forest King, the property of the same owner as the winner. The protest, however, w;u not sustained. Tho stewards, however, thanked Mr Bill for bringing the matter before I hem, \>ut thought it was carelessivss on the part of the rider of Forest King. Tho money deposited with the protest was handed back to Mr Bell. Them were 159 tickets on the. tolalisator, 51 on the winner. Dividend, '28*. Novel Race, Sosovs. One mile, w.t.a. Winner to become the absolutely property of the club. Mr C. Weal's ch g Riot, b'yrs, Bst 131b*. (owner) ... ... -.. ••■ ••• 1 Mr If. Strettun's b in Kismet, Cyrs, Ssfc 13!bs(Bell) 2 Mr M. Hickey's b g Grasshopper, aged, Sst 13U.S. (Litt) 3 Naenae, Clarion and Tomboy also ran. Riot took the lead from the start, and won as he liked. Totalisator 72. 20 on the winner. Dividend, Bl 12s. Tim winner was offered l-.y Mr McNicol, and realised £10, the owuijr being the purciias,;r. Tk Awamutu Cut- (Kandiuap), SOsovs. Two miles ; sweep of Isov. for second horse. Mr l>. M'Kinnnn's b h Sir Walter, -lyrs, Sst. (Lite) 1 Mr T. Bill's b m Mantilla, Hyrs. 7st. 13lbx. (owiu-r) 2 Mr C. Weal's ch in Haricot, -lyrs, Bst. 21bs. (Weal, junr) 3 Lonely was scratched. Haricot got rather the best of the start and had tho inside running. Tho horses kept in close company, and appeared to be waiting on one another, the first time round was by no means fast, Haricot led past the stand the first time round, Mantilla second, and Sir Walter well up, in this order they kept till a half-mile from home when Sir Walter was called on and won a good race '»y half a length from Mantilla, who bant Haricot by two lengths. Totalisator, £1 ; Tickets 58, 10 on winner. Dividend, £3 ss. Time, 3min. 4Ssecs. Maori Handicap, £5. About 1 inilo. Mr Saarancke's Nae Nae ... ... ... 1 Lonely 2 The following horses also ran :— Tinga, Bret FTarte, Dynamite -md llinana. Kihikihi Plate, 30sovs. I.V miles. Mr IX McKumon's Sir Walter, Sst. lOlbs. (Litt) 1 Mr C. Weal's Haricot, B<t. 21bs. (Owner) 2 Mr Bull's Mantilla, Sst. nibs. (Owner)... 3 Nap, Memorandum, Kismet and Grasshopper also ran. A very good start was effected, Nap going to the front and holding this position first time past the stand, with Memorandum and Grasshopper ;,, closft attendance. Sir Walter ran into second place at the back of tho course, and again landed his owner's colours first, beating Haricot by a gond length, with Mantilla a length behind. There were 143 tickets on the totalisator; 30 on the winner. Dividend, £2 2s.