GERALDINE RACING CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10481, 20 October 1899, Page 3

GERALDINE RACING CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

This meeting commenced yesterday at the Oraxi course. The weather was fine and the attendance good. Thia is the first meeting hekl under the auspices of the Geraldine Club since 1897. The amount put through the machine was £945. Results: — SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, of 25 soys; second 3 soys from the stake. One mile. Mr F. Holmes's br g Wedlock, by Chainahot—Adulation, aged, Sst 81 b (Brown) 1 Mr R. Alexander's b g Mount Clair, 6yrs, 7st 121b (F. Kingan) 2 Mr D. O'Reilly's eh g Village Lad, aged, 6st 12lb ... (Carkill) 3 Liberty 7st 4lb (Cotton), also started. Village Lad hung at the start and Liberty fell at the turn, giving Cotton a nasty shaking. Wtdlock won easily by ten lengths. Time, lmin 48sec. Dividend, —1 10s. GERALDINE TROT (saddle or harness optional), of 25 soys; second 3 soys from the ?'ake. Two miles. Mr W. J. Baxter's br m Aestel'a, by Berlin —Jess, 6yrs, 23aec ... ... (Stewart) 1 Mr W. Bebbington's eh g General Shafter, 6yrs, 14sec ... ... ... .(Owner) 2 Mr A. Brown's b m Toss-up, Syrs, 21sec (Major) 3 Three Cheers scr, and Tracy O. _6aec, also started. Won easily. Time, smin 37s?c. Dividend, £3 4s. GERALDINE RACING CLUB HANDICAP, of 4? soys; second 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a quarter. Mr H. Friedlander's blk h Double Event, by Box—Countess of Kolmar, 6yr_, 9st 31b (Leeson) 1 Mr H. A. Knig—s b g The Spinner, 6yrs, Sst 31b -. ... (Crawford) 2 Mr H. Goodman's br m Pitch and Toss, 6yrs, Bst 121b ... ... (Buddicombe) 3 Hypnotist 7st 10Tb (C_rkill), also started. The Spinner made the running to the turn, where Doable Event got up and won by threepart* of a length; a good third. Time, _n_n 15 2-sth sec. Dividend, £1 18s. HACK HANDICAP, of 20 soys. Five furlongs. Mr A. Fairbaira's br g Nor'-wester, by Apremont—Zephyr, 6yrs, Bst l_lb (King) 1 Mr Georgo Birchfield's Little Tim, 7st 51b (Carkill) 3 Mr R. Alexander's br m Lady Origlen, aged, alb ... ... (T. Kings-) 3 Navigator Bet lOib, Mainstay Bst Slb, Yillsge

Lad- Sst 4!b, AU Sainta Sst, Maud 7r. 101b, and Sunset 7st 101b, also started. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 5 l-3th sec. Lividend, -a 2s. __ c rider of Nor'-Wester waa fined -2 for disobadicncc to the starter, and was severely. reprhn_-d___y the stewards. *_>c winner was bought in "at £18. • - - FLYING HANDICAP, of 30 soys; second 3 soys from the stake. Six furlongs. Mr H. A. Knight's b m Su_a_n_h, by St. . George—.Nenuphar, 3yrs> Sst 21b - (H. Forward) 1 Mr H. Friedlander's b g Cannonshot, ageo, 9st 3ib -. . — (Cochrane) 2 Mr V. Harris's b g-Roc_ester, 6yra, Bst 121b (W. Brown) 3 The Lambkin 6st 12lb <T- O'Brien), also, started. ' • ■ > ; , Won by a length and a half; a cioae third. Time, Ltnin ISsec. Dividend, £2 6s. ORARI TROT (in saddle), of 20 soys. One milo and a half. Mr C. W. Hammond's b g Simon R., by Blackwood A-dall-h,- 21sec ... (Owner) 1 Mr F." Radford's br m Wanaka, aged, Usee. 2 Mr John Smitn's b g Gillie Riabach, aged, 19aeo » ...... 3 Three Cheers icr, Bella 13aec, Transit Royal 15aec, Acstclla 17sec, Slim "Un _7seo, and Silver Queen 25sec, also started. Wanaka was in front at the home turn, but broke a few lengths from the post, allowing Simon R. to get up and win. Time, 4n_n 3 l-sth sec. Dividend, _1 IBs. • BELFIELD HANDICAP, of 30 soys; second 3 soys from the stake. Seven furlongs. Mr W. Brown's rtt g Bimetalliat, by Apremont—Silver Queen, 6yrs, 9st 71b (W. Brown) 1 Mr T. Pritchard's b g Actor, syrs, Bst (Cotton) 2 Mr H. Goodman'3 eh f Motto, 4yrs, lOst 3lb ' (Derrett) 3 Gran—shot 9»t, and Agitator Bst, also started. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 33 4-sth sec. Dividend, _2 Bs. The following are the acceptances for today : — STEWARDS' STAKES, of 25 soys; seven furlongs—Mount Clair 9st 91b, Bold 9st 71b, Agitator 8»t. . DOMAIN TROT, of 25 soys; one mile and a half—Three Cheers scr, Aestella lOsec, Bella Usee, Wanaka 13sec, The Duke 15sec, Ishulet 17sec, Toss-Up ISsec, Yet _2sec, Slim *Un 24sec, Black Star 31«ee, Tracy G. 2Ssec. SPRING HANDICAP, of 35 aovs; one mile —Rochester Bst 21b, Susannah 7st 13ib. W~LTVR HCAP, of 30 soys; six furlongs—The Spinner lOst 91b, Wedlock lOst 51b. Bimefc-Uist 9st 10lb, Mt. C'air _3t 121b, Grandsbot Sat slb. Actor 7st 121b. ELECTRIC TROT, of 20 soys; one mileSimon R. scr, Ae3tella 6sec, The Duke 9sec, t,' ~1-1 r;i" : f>P.ip-l>ach 12sec. Yet Msec, Slim *Un 15sec, Veronica 15sec. Miss Emerron 17sec, Fo_droy_nt 17aec.