WHATAWHATA RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3038, 5 January 1892, Page 2

WHATAWHATA RACES.

The following additional particulars of the What:iwhata races are to hand :—New Yuiir a Day brjka badly, so fir as vaaewere concerned, heavy rain falling. About !) a.m. the weather cleared up, but the threatening aspect of the sky dm ing the day prevented a great many from coming However, between three anU four hundred people were present, including the us.uil number of bookmakers, who did remarkably well, the favourite in every race being beaten. The night's rain had the go >d elfeet of softening the ground, and, excepting that it was rather rough in places, the course was never in better order. The first, race, the Hurdles, started punctually nt 1 p.m., three horses facing the starter. Bub took the lead to the first hurdle, and hers the only accident of the day occurred. Bob baulked, and Sceptress, hwoi ving over, struck Brevier as she rose to the jump, bringing the latter down very heavily. The mare rolled completely over her rider, James Drnvy, win, though considerably shaken, was almost immediately an feet and, pluckily re-mounting, started again in pursuit; but Sceptress and Boli were too far ahead to be caught. Sceptress had obtained a long Inad ut the first hnrd'e, and although Bob jumped well and made a desperate effort to get up, making ground wonderfully at the finish, he was beaten by abnnt three lengths, Brevier a dozen lengths away.

F.ir the Maiden Plate four started, the winner turning up in the Maori horse Skylark, who won a good race by u length from H'lda.

The Whatawhata Handicap brought out a field of five, popular favour being equally divided between Bob and Mararna, but the latter broke down badly early in the race, being pulled up -'ead lame, and bob being fairly beaten at the last turn home, a splendid finish ensued between Mataina and Deceiver. The latter running a real game horse won by a length. In the Settles' Race a grave mistake was made by the rider of Masher. This horse had the race won comfortably, but by soma oversight he was pulled up before reaching the winning post, thus allowing Recall to run in first, with Hilda close up. The Ladies' Bracelet resolved itself into a match between Seaivincke's Fiver and Sceptress. Here again Wise's mare proved herself a real good 'un, a splendid race resulting in the Alexandra Cup winner being beaten by a couple of lengths. The Consolation was pulled off easily by Miitaina fivun Masher. A Hurry Scurry ra :e was won by Cockhead's Primrose, bringing the meeting to a close. All the events were got off promptly to time, the stewards and other officials did their duty very efficiently, and no protest* or hitches of anv kind occurred to mar what was generally admitted to be a good afternoon's racing.

(m- TELEGRAPH.—OWN TOKRK3POVDENT.) Auckland, Last Night. An Auckland merchant is the holder of Trieste, the winner of the Carrington Stakes, in Tattnisall's sweep. The prize is £0000. A good deal of dissatisfaction is expressed as to the result of two of the events run a' Eilerslie on Satirriuy, Mr Hungerford, the owiiiT of Whakawat-'a, bning especially wroth with the running of his colt in the Minlcet Stakes, and he has expressed his williugness to run North Atlantic azain. To-dav Mr Huneerfnrd sent a letter to the Auckland R icing Club, (islring the stewards t> h«H an inquiry into the riding of the jockey Gallagher on Whakuwatea in the Musket Sakes. In the course of his letter, Mr Hungerford says : —'■ I have every reason t> believe that the race was not run on its merits. Ga'lasrher rode Whakawatea entir jly contrary to the or 'ere given him by my trainer. I have «lso proof that a bookmaker, just previous to tho race, was offering totalisator tickets which WPia previnusly taken out on Whakawatea. As it is generally believed by the public that lam implicated in the aifair, I will thank you to pet the stewards to hold itn inquiry." I