WANGANUI NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 2

WANGANUI NOTES.

IVXOU OUB CQBMCSPONDEOT.I After the glorious weather experienced on Tuesday and Wednesday, ie seemed like the irony of fate that Thursday, the date fixed for the Fordeli races, should, have been each a wretched day, the rain coming down in torrents from early morn, which necessitated the stewards postponing the races until the following day, and ie being an equally aninviting day,. they wisely again postponed them until Saturday, when they were rewarded with atfeaQtiXul summer day. Although the gates nattered somewhat from the postponement these was a, vaij large attendance, aboat a thousand people being on

the ground. The^fflM^^r^ 5 1 •Waooeln their daS,SdlII c I to be complimented fottL * v I jrlth which he go* off I Md the many excttlnc and * it CT «BU. t out llnishes were another iStZf *>& U monial of Mr Hearse abfe : handicapper. Mr Sam pjgtj aT; j, aa usual au fait wUh c J l *»!#'- the > the Handicap. For the E* pedo, the Taranakl crack. good enough to win the ttelS BN succeeded in catching the WaT , ? I once-that was la theiUyinVaM tf citing race with White Rose I a bit kind to his popuiw w3 lt *K the Hurdles; and ¥ &n way fe**J I credit. Waihou weat out a hotX, t0 ** I' for the Hurdles, but could jiot BS?** '. the erstwhile pack-horse, Vhciw*. U ? ! !; h piloted by Johnuy Cameron. i resulted in a grand seHo between "• nia and Doncaster, the C after a desperate finish with th« J! S f colt, the victory being maiahr W ■ Alex. McCormicVs excelffiL** I i ; ship. The most popular win >■ day was that of Mr Harrt $ : ! O ftourkeln-the Farmer*' Piatef wh b M fnicely ridden by Mr S. J. CbaSJa > geuial Harry was complimented*.> * l sides for his wellmerited win sK ! faced the starter for the f' . White Rose going to tiie tmtSFR C & > . of the flag and maintaining that 9 % until a mile had been traveiwri*! 3 *! ' attended by Oakland* and JKPmfitf ? when Sunbeam shot throuch h»l v * and stalling off Oakland* ZrXg* ■ tidy dividend nf jbii u<. Hjifti t lands swerved just before eomC $> : post he might have reversed tbe decision. Torpedo ran into thlrd J J& but might have been a bitcloserat • had he been ridden out. The Ma*! iN s< ' was won by Kai Iwi-Lady, a JJKlffi ? r she waa owned by a pakc-ha XT 1 *- allowed. The Cavalry Race was f - Whiol who was disqualified A? % Eoing to Pohutakawa. Waited r* Jareneck, snatched victory from u 7 . , I' in the Forced Handicap. m t The Banana Native Band cnllven'iA ti R proceedings, and the faultleea rendiLl the Various selections is 'elrapltXN P considering that Mr Evans h« li in haud barely six months. i After the racea Mr McElwaln I Waterbury from Mr Fletcher BS* ! for £25. Heehouldproveagoodfr * ashe is nicely bred u (NatatoV|» \ and therefore full-brother to SbaT* the winner of the Handicap. Mr W r? 3, man hunted with him very sa&aal?' all last season. *w^ What's in a name? Mr D. I happened to be at tho FordeU-sacM j • seeing a namesake of hia ' starters, backed him, and had the Jf faction of seeing him pass thep(at«^ te Dune. Campion had a day out at&S. !on Thursday last, .winning the d£ \ Hurdles and Handicap—with CraluTTi - tho Hack Hurdles with BSKfi Josephine had to be couteat 4ltb ik barren honours of third place In boSS! Flying and Stewards' Place, thefot&toS which was won by Pyramus, Fille acting as runner up, and th*te« stake by hx Petite Fille. PyraraS \ his show In the Handicap by .«ajS» inside a post, but after pulling o»luS aall and ran into third place, fflorchoW ' ing him tor aeoond honoura. Th*fiiA I Plate fell to Marion, with Miss Mc&cm I half sister to old LocU. Lomoei i« r Natator, second, and the Halt Mam. I won by Omaha. Mr Billy Tuck, the popular hoatottti : ! Occidental, has taken over theNomtstfßi '■■■ and is getting the boxes thoroajtMi t renovated in anticipation oftheAafc I Meeting. Dudu is at present quaffed there en route to Egnaont, aoft Teidj RBarnes is going to take up hie qu&mri I - there with his string. Any oae wantlni Ix boxes for the Autumn Meeting could u'ot I ■ do better than bespeak them ffos its I * ho3t of the Newmarket. ' " I-' Mr Percy Daniel's sold his cli&serAsfer, 1 1 after the Auckland steeplechase las ml 11 Mr Jack Rae being the purchaser, eadiiss I '" he had to play second fiddle to Nap in lh) § | Takapuna Steeplechase. el