SECOND DAY.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 79, 13 January 1876, Page 6

SECOND DAY.

The attendance was about the same as the first day,;and the weather excellent. The first event was

Hai-Jicap Hubdm Racb of 30 soys. Distance, two miles r over, eight flights of hurdles; 3ft 'ran high. Nomination, one soy.: acceptance "fil 10s. ■-.-...

T.' Logan's jKomanoe,-9afe .. .. 1 P. ft. White's Don Pedro, 1 Ost 6Tbs . . 2 John Maekellar> Dido, lOsfc . . ... 0 letting: Any, odds on Dido, but much to the surprise of his backers, he idid what he was reported never to have done before; that was to baulk at the first hurdle. . Romance, against whom any odds:, might have been got, took every leap, as also did old Don Pedro, both going at their work in excellent, style. Romance was landed about a distance a^-head of the old horse, Don. Time, 4 mm. 15 secsi.

TAPANDI JOCKET.CLUBiJHANDICAP, of 80sOV8., with a sweepstake of, three soya"; second . horse to receive £10 from the stakes. Distance two miles.. Nomination, £1 10 a : ac- . ceptance, £2 2s. -. J. Lawson's Kuriwiio, lsi F. B. White's Atla^, 7st JLOlbs John Knox's Empress, 7st

Empress led away, and seemed in much better trim than the previous day; she was passed at the mile-and-a-half by Kuriwao, who was landed as above. Tune, 3 mm. 50 sees.

Flying Ha-Dloa. of 20 soys, with a sweepstake of one soy. added. Distance, on* mile, -Nomination, one soy.; acceptance^' one soy. £' I* J^, fce £ Jl&*8 lemington, Bst 121ba 1 T. Pollock's Telemandus, 6»t 21ba ..2

• ; vYbung/Lbmirigtpn led away; at the quater-mile Telemaridus passed him, hu^; only tp be re-passed again at the half-mile by the Lemington colt, who was landed a length and a half, a-hea'd ofTelemandus. _!ime, 1 mm. 58 sees. Mr Knox's Master Rowe colt, two 3rearsord;"was offered for -sale by and-. -j tion by Mr R. G. Creagh, and was knocked down to Mr John Mackellar's hi<|bfi29.. ISidliko Hack Rack of 15 soys. Entrance, ono .soy. Mil© Heats. "Winner .to be sold for £20} surplus, if any, to go to tiie mc© fund. .No weight under 9st. .T.\ Lawson '« Maniototo; ■■: ... ... 211 . . -.-I? JR. White's Tjemington ... ;.. 12-2 , Jjhn Knox's Jenny load ... '.'.' 3o 0 ..liLaniototovwas bought in by his owner at £25. ! This was an excellent race, yy, 'v ; - .-' '"' ; " ' ' *-' „"■ V.t^»SO_A_iON,m_i)iOAjPof 20 sovs. Distance ;. ope mile. and a half.. Nomination, 10s : ac- ..-'. ceptance, 2oa. -..". /.'„' V , . . ; John Cameron's Brutus „-_, ... «, . . ... 1 iy.Foop pounds wag collected for ai Jboßpital racpj' but J^'fj^S_{^^^imtil.. Baturday.Vmp^riing: owing /l^trth. day being too far advanced. - r •>*• '* ;