NORTH OTAGO TURE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 896, 10 April 1877, Page 7

NORTH OTAGO TURE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING.

Tub annual meeting of the North Otago Turf Club commenced on Thursday last under moat favorable circumstances, the attendance being large, and the weather gloriously fine. The following ia the result of the First Day — Thursday, April 5. maiden plate Of 40 sots. Weight for age. Distance, one mile and a half. Titania, 8 yr» 1 I 'unttoon, aged ... ... ■•• 2 Little Nell ... 3 Five horses started, Oamaru being a hot favorite Time — 2<nin. 57^8608. SELTJN& BACK Of 40 sots. Distance, one mile and a quarter. Miss Elswick, 3 yra ... ... ... 1 Malabar, aged ... ... ... 2 Six horses started for this race. Time — 2 mm. 26£ sees. NOHTH OTAGO TUBP CLUB HANDICAP, Of 200 soys., with a sweep of 5 soys. Second horse to receive 20 sots., and third horse 10 soys., o-.it of the stakes. DUtauce, two miles. Tompleton, 6 yrs, Bst 41b 1 Guy Fawkee, 5 y«, 9st 101 b 2 Fishhook, 9at., was scratched an hour before the start. Betting — 6 to 4on Guy Fawkes. Won by a length and a half. Time — 3 mm. 60$ sees. Hack Race of 20 Soya. Mr GK M'Lean's b g Troopor ... 1 Ni>>e started. tradesmen's handicap 9 Of 60 seTt. Dist ance, one mile and a quarter. Tituni», 3 yr*, 6at 51b 1 Guy Fawkes, 5 y rs, 9st 101 b 2 Rob Roy, 5 yrs, 7at 3 Woq by three lengths. Time — 2 mm. 50 sees. Sbcoxd Day. — Fkiday, April 6. The attendance was again large, and the weather was all that could be desired. The first event on the programme was the HANDICAP HUKDLB BACE Of 60 sots., with a sweep of 3 sots, each, to go to the second horse. Distance, about two and ahalf miles. Eclipse, aged lOsfc ... ... ... 1 B»njo, ng t -d list. 101 b 2 Wili-If-I-L'an, 5 yrs, 9st 71b 3 Theodore, a^ed, lOat lOib, and Nevis 4yrs, flat, also ran. Theodore scored second place, but was disqualified haying run inside the post just after starting. Tune, smm 45 sec. publicans' handicap. Of 100 soys., with a sweep of 2 soys. each for second horse. Distance, one mile and threequarters. Fishhook, 4 yrs, Bst 1 21 b 1 Templeton, fi y.s, 9at 81b 2 Guy Fawkee, syrs, 9st 81b 3 Pungawerewere, 7st 9ib, and Kxile 6at 4!b, were scratched. Betting — 6 to 4 on Fishhook ; even money on Templeton ; and 2 to 1 against Guy Fawkes. Won by a length. Tim?, 3mm 19 sec. HOSPITAL RACE, Of £80 ; half to go to the Hospital and the other half to the winning horse. Three started, the race being won easily by Sir William. FLYING- HANDICAP, Of 75 sots. Distance, one mile. TitaiiiE, 3jrs, 6»t 101 b 1 Pungawerewere, 4yrf, Bst ... ... 2 Fishhook, 4 yrs, 9st 3lb 3 Alter Fishhook's easy victory iv the Publicans' he was backed to win a pot of money ia this race ; except one well-known 'cute ■mart foreigner, from Dunedin, who had evidently received the " straight tip," for he won £75 off ono bookmaker, and £50 off four others, besides laying all the money he could get on at level betting against Fishhook. The starter could not get the horses away at the first attempt, owing to Derritt, the rider of Fishhook, keeping his horse back. When at last the horses were got away, Derritt pulled his horse back into a canter, until the others went 20 lengths ahead. He then allowed Fishhook gradually to get into his stride, but it was noticed that he was pulling the horse hard. Titania in the meantime was leading four lengths from Pungawerewere, with Rob Roy a length behind her. When the horse entered the straight Derritt made a show of trying to" get on level term* with the leading horses, but it was such a great sham that, when Fishhook passed the post a bad third, the crowd hooted, yelled, and cried out " Swindle ! " and '' Shame !" and at one time it seemed as if the rider would be pulled off the horse. In the saddling- paddock a similar scene occurred, the cries of *' Swindle !" and " Shame !" befog heard all the timt tbtborsei wore weigh*

•ng. Immediately after the race the stewards held a meeting, and, after considertbe case, passed the following resolution : " That in consequence of his being distinctly pulled in the Flying Handicap, the Horge Fishhook be not allowed to run on the Oamaru Racecourse again, and that the secretary be instructed to transmit this resolution to all the Jockey Clubs in the Colony and request them to endorse the same." The public almost to a man support the action of the stewards ; but a great many are of opinion the race should have been declared void, and all parties concerned in the transaction disqualified. It is known that if all in the " svriui " were disqualified a certain owner of horses and others — parti cularly one bookmaker — would have their career stopped in this direction at any rate. NOVEL BACB, Of 50 sots. Winner to be sold and all the proceeds to go to the race funds. Distance, one mile and a half. Weight for age. Steamer, 3 yrs 1 Miss Elswick, 3 yrs 2 Kathleen, aged ... ... ... 3 Malabar and Merry Monarch also Btarted. Won by a length and a half. Time, 3 mm. I sec Steamer was bought in by hia owner, Mr Swansnn, for £24. CONSOLATION HANDICAP Of 40 soys. Distance, one mile and a quarter. Punga were were, 4yrs, 9st lib ... 1 Rob Roy, syrs, Bst lib 2 Exile, aged, 6st 41b 3 Terry, aged, 6st 4lb 4 Betting — 2 to lon Pungawerewere, 4to 1 against Rob Hoy, and 6 to 1 against the others Won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min 39seo. This concluded the races.