THE MILITARY RACES. FIRST DAY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2237, 21 September 1864, Page 5

THE MILITARY RACES. FIRST DAY.

Stewards. — Hi* Excellency Sir George Grey, X.C.8. ; Lieut. -Gen. Sir Sunam A.Cameron KCB; Major General Galloway; Colonel Mould, C.8., R.E ; Colonel OBrien, M.T. ; Captain Jenkins, E.N. ; Lieut. -Colonel McNeill, A. D.U , Lieut. -Colonel Williams, R.A ; M.ajoi Synge, commanding 43idL.L

Yr.STKRDvr may tiuly be dcscnbed as a veil-letter day with the inhabitants of Auckland nnd its snbmbs From an eaily hour in the morning, the load between .(Auckland and Epsojn was lined with \ chicles of eveiy <descui>tioit, with hoi semen ami pedestiiano, nil seeking a day's amusement and lecrenlion at the long-wished-for races which had been announced to txkeplice.it "Potter's Bam"-* field selected foi the puipose about half-way between the Junction Hotel, Newmarkot, and Onehunga. On aiming at the entiance to the couise, uumeious tents and bootlis might be seen elected outside the gate*, the occupmts of which letaded refreshment to all comets The first and most atti active place to which the Msitois' attention was called on enteiing the enclosme was tha Pnnce of Wales Hotel, furnished pio tern, by Mr. Noith with o^ery lequiMte for the amusement and convenience of the ciowd of pleasuie-seekeis who it was justly anticipated would in the coiuse of the day visit his establishment. The weather was in eveiy way propitious for the meeting, though in con sequence of the kite runs, the coui>e was what nuylit be termed "dead. ' Every cue hid, however, been bestowed upon it by the committee of management, and l.irge rollers, diawn by teams of six and eight horses, were busily employed 111 lendeung as fit for its intended puiposes as the gionnd would admit of On leaving the entiance gate and turning to the left, might be seen the Giand Stand, mound which weie elected several^ lefieshment booths, the Sttn aids' tent, the Judges' stall, and the telegiaph boaid. The Giaud Stand, is a luge and capacious eiectiou, capable of accommodating between 200 and 300 spectator, with a dining saloon and bai beneath, while all lound and m fiont of the stand for some distance, the coiuse was 1 oped of! and foi a long time previous to and during the l \eo>, w.v, thickly coveied with eager spectitors, who weie dining the niteivils amused and enteitained by tho very excellent binds of the ISth Royal Irish and the 50th P.egnuents At about 12 o'clock the people begin to assemble in and mound the Gland Stand, all moie oi le->s anxious to see the competitor foi the rh«t iace, and to asceitain the hkelj hoise to win. Detichments of police hid been stationed around the couise, and foi the si/c of the giound to be guarded, and the huge number of persons juesent, the order tint piev ultd geneiillv was highly creditable to the people, and to the excellent anangeinent3 which had been mule foi con ducting the riceb in a propei and oideily nnimei Foi some time previous to the opening iaee Vehicles of all descriptions were crowding .uid edging in to obtain a good place near the winning post, and the oceupinti of those happy enough to secure a good position weie now and then diverted bv seeing the kss foitunite race goers either upset or inn into by a few ieek!cas nders who, regirdless of the kuge coucouise ot spectators, amused themselves by tiding at a bie\k-neck pace, and in not a fesv instances coining to gu=f bj dLscribing somersaults ovei the heids of then hoise* Of course theie were plenty of minor amusements on the giound, and not a few employed themselves in en deavouring to shorten the piobo=cis of Old Aunt Sail}, winch little enteitainmeut they were able to indulge iii at a very modeiate exneudituu Although theie was no regulu betting liug, a gie<«t deal w is uone m a private way, and large sums of money v.eie pending the events of the day among those of a spoiting inch nation. Pretty punctually to the time appointed the sad-tlhng-bell commenced, to ling foi the hist evmtot the day, the Ladies Puisc, w Inch compused no less than thirteen enhances. Ilio want of a saddling paddock at tins stige of the \>i jcecdingi v i-, of couisO, sevciely felt i>j the luckcis of the respective competitoi ,, who posses-cd but little opportunity of comparing the toim and ccidit'on ot their les^etive favomites with the nthei ant ig.)m^t> engiged A capacious tent hi I howevci, lic_n elected foi tho u--e of the stcu u.ls just outbid... nf the Giand Stand e.icloimc, wheic the p'ocev of ■weighing the ]oekc\-> wa-. c.mditc'.cd Ot the thn teen ori^nnillj elite ed just a il"/' n u cic telc^i iphed as st ntt r-, the only objects )>liu_ "\li Anilci^on - L'tt'e Chailie. Among the In^t to "-how on the couise in on'cr to take then pic'lini'iii v cantu--\vere Vngm.a, Painty Anul and VI itcatc-hei , ot these the two foimer, including Maon CLi-f nhu did not si O'v up until tlu 1 i=t moment v.ue the puiiupal favomites, much au\iet\ benu manifested amtag then vaiioUs paths m< to get i ghmp--e of them when fanlv shipped iignna, a blight Vay mate with a -\eiyiace} appeiianec, .it tr.icted c(Hi-=idcialile attention, hei condition, too, being externally fully a-> good a-! cimld be expected cnti&idciinq the shoit amount ot ti.no that his b n\ allowed fm tiainiug 'lhe nine, howe\ei. undei the weight that she had to ciu>, and. the. ilei 1 natme of the c.m-se, looked, if an% Hung, t>o light in build to depend upon Flitcatelici is ai ie \lo >kin^gie\, len^thj', with a thoioughly detc.in.nnul ei|ne^~io i of euiiuten nice ami pouemil long fjintei-. — ccitutily looted dangeiou=, and sumewhit temiiii'ul us in appearance oi his Victoria'i innicsako He looked to he, bone cr, too haittlj pii-paiel and fai too fleshy to be in good foim On LUmty Auel aniMii^, he was most natmally, fiom tl.e p evious ehu.ictei of ln~. lunmng, the o!>seiv td of all ob-jeivti-j, and the leally splendi lcondit o l m whicli heappciiedon tho course at once reilccte 1 the gieiteit eieilit on ln= ovynei and traniei The cutiie ip^icn ice of Aiiel is that of a l icehor c he is afi ie lcnythy up hoiie, po^es ing gie.it muscle, hi^ thigh-, lioeks, and hind riuaiter-. being especially 1, whilst a well developed biacy foieh.md .md £ oc)| l midcibtanilings and capital feet .ie among hn cliief chruaeteiinties Add to this a lem and h indsoino neck with good rein, and a well-bied lie.id of a aci} game appeaiance. fhs colom is a daik blown, xvith black ])oints, and in heiglit we should picsiimo him to stand about liftcen h nuls and a ha'f. JJncetly he made his appearance on the couise with his sportiug cnvner on his back, he nistmtly became most deservedly the public fivounte — a position which was still fin ther enhanced a-, he settled into a canter w lnch dnpla} ed to advantage the sweeping and elastic nature of his stride. The rest of the competituii having severally made their appearance, the bell n'^ani toned foith, and the whole dozen — of which Herald, who was veiy tioublesome, and the Maori Chief, who looked veiv ■well, were the last to tike then cinter — weie markhalled down to the starting post, under the dnection of Captain Greene The Ladies' Pubsh, value 30 soys, added to a m\ eepstakes of 3 soys. each, half foifeit, foi horses bond fide the piopeity of ofheeis of the army, navy, or colonial foi ces, and liddcn by the same; 3-ye»rs-old, JNt ; 4yeais-old, lOst. 41bt ; 5-years old, 10-at. 101b , G }eais and aged, list. About 1 mile. Lieut St Hill's (V.D C ) Dulntv \ricl, n^cd (oinor^ 1 C»pt Rncl > 'C T C ; Kathleen, r > jran l\fr C.oun^) 2 s[r Appleton's (il T ) Virguun (i jenrs 'Mr V inner ! Major VVMmeilej'i iD F j Maori Chief "> yeiirs Ml Cilicrt, 1 Mr (.lahAin i Herald, aged Captain Kuck'i (C T C ) Cjclopi, nice! llr W\ja (D 1<" ) First clns», -ged lir Eil Woolfleld l IA V ) Flntc itcher, 5 j enr^ Mr Kellj i 'O V / Lottery, b ) enri Vr Campbell Mclvor? Mount un Deor, 'ijenrs Jlr M irk ? Locket, i yenrs Mr Spiller'? ,'0 T C ) Nemein, i)cnn Mr Aniler-ion s (I£ A ; Little Chailie, ftged , scriteheil Betoiug— 2 and 3to 1 oa Dainty Auel against the field, Maori Chief a-id Vngnna being the next favourites. TLe start for this event took place ab mfc a cjuaiter of a mile from the stand louud one of the bends in the cour->e, so that it was impossible to Sue the exict natineof their getting ofl When the hoiaes did appear, howevei, iv night, they having been at last cleverly let go after three fail in es, Vnginii showed t ) front, making the running at a goo 1 pice, closely followed by Dainty Ariel and Flalciteher, theothon being all clo-o together in a Mick. Thn oidoi was pursued by the stand the first, time, and round the next turn, when, on 11,1111; the slight t accent towards lhe back of the course, Dainty Ariel and Flateatehei both ran up, the grey being in front fur a few strides, -when he, in company with Virginia, had to give way to Dainty Anel, who natautly took up the running with the greatest facility, which position lie occupied dining the lemumdei- of the race ; Ills rider winning with the most consummate eaac, hands down, by a ckav

length ; Kathleen, who came up at the finiih, seeming second place , Virgin it being thud; and Maou Chief, who swerve 1 into the ropes after passing the uinnmg-poit, and unseated his nelei, secinmg the foui th position. The Criterion Stvkrs o£ 4 soys. each, half forfeit, \sith 40 soss added ; foi horses bond lidc and unconditimiaily thepinpeity of ofliccia on full pay of the lcgulu aimy or navy, on the day of cutiy, and iiddcn by thes.une , list. 7lbs each. About 2 miles ovcl MX lights of luudlcs Colonel irimilton's (I2tli) V ine MoiLlmnt (Mi « oneil 1 C ipt un Stones (M T ) Little IMck (ossnoO 2 LiLuUni.it st IHIIs \ 1-> C ) l'lj (ownoi 1 3 Jli Anilcison s ilt \ ) U.n\i „ Lieut -I'olonel McNeil s \1) C ) Sulnoj Colonel Mm mt ■> idbllO Hmk.iuns Mi Toopomls (R V ) shunioik C ipt un B ikoi !. The Nun soi ilolioil Betting — Little Dick even agunstthe field , 3 to 1 against V\y. C'onsuloi.iblo intctc-t w xscst ibhshcd in this event, foi which Little Pick \\ is at once oonstitulod a dim favouute 'J'lio stiit took pi ipo appioiclung the back of tlio couisi 1 , some little distinco bclirid the enttaucc gates Little Dick was \cty lcstis'e, ami showed [ii vetieiUy, by the wi> ho mule usu of Ins foictcct, that he wis mo-.t anxious, and kuewwliit was in stoic foi him Alter some liltle tioublo a stait was eflocted , little Hick was at once lushing totlie fiont, ami foieing the limning, follow oil m hot puisnit by Fly, Shuniock, and the othei in a clustei, a lew lengths to the leai. In this aiamiei mo^t of the jumps weie tikcn excellent stj le l)j the of the com petitois the se\euty of the 11111111113 causing a tailing oft, howe\ei, ot one 01 two ot them 01 c they igim appcued at the stuul 1 lttle Diclc icmunoi! in fiont* until just appioaching the last llight of huulle-, \shtn Wine 4101011,1111, who hid bv.cn ndvlen with gie.ifc caio and pid.jment, always being well up but nexortoicing the iuniuu,<, cune with «i 1 ush ami took 11,1 the (11st position, w Inch ho tot lined well to the linish, winning sciycloscil) byse\oiil lengths, Little Dick, who h.id hid too much liken out of him at Inbt, finishing second, and t\y thud. The AuckLVN'l) Srvicis of 5 soys, each, half fmfoit, with oO so\s added, f"i hoises the piopeity ot 01 nominated by othceis on full pay ot the legrku auny 01 imy '1 ho wmnei to be sold immediately after the lice toi 100 sons, if doniuided, <'i cany V lb^ e\tia, it cuteicd, to be cold toi 50 so\b , allowed 71bs , \wuiui3 of 100 sins , at my mo timo, to ciuy 711 & cxtia The viniKi of tie Lu'ios Puiso to can y 7lbs e\ti i, in nes .iiul gcl<liiiL,s allow ed 3lb- 'lluoc h'u-es, tlie p'opcit^ of (hlleunt ow ui'is, to slatt, oi only -o soss will be added 10sl cieh About 1 ' nnlo Lieut St II 11s \ D«' T>»int\ \uel 14t.i1, list iraiHi' 1 Mi -\pi>lv.ton M 1 us \n = mn, o \iii>, 10-t 111) ,Mi I iiiDLi 2 C ipt un Him- l>nl n- Dunil-e "> sc u>., 10-t "\h PollotA Ml VmlLiiun I! \ n ■» Mciinn.ic, 1 le.Us, 'Nt nib Mi I il\) 0 Jh llolison It \ iisl\i,loin ig>-il, n ~t 1111) X ipt Uu' 0 ill 1!u1l\ > \ ouiin Lowto'i, • tils 10st Tib il* I ipt un s nith !! \ iis Mount un Diei "> ic.iis, 10-t 71ns s( Jii iooifooil li A ni 1 latv.Ui.hu "nub, 'l,t 111!) ->v, Bcttin<{ c\i-n on Dainty Anel against the fie'd , Vnnimi and Dundee bun<; the ue\tni lequisitiou, Con- deiab'e uiteiest w is nttvehed t > this c\ cut, both the muc aiul Dundee h,i\ uu; in un paiti/us, ■\>ho weic lam in tin u O| lnion ot the appiuichiiu; defeat ot the faouii'c Tliu tumiu itiou ot tlie i ice, ho\\e\ci, pio\td this opinion to bo cutiicl> an ciioueous v)iio, as l>imt^ Aiul won \\ uh the qic itest np|)iient ci-e At tlie s!ii t the liniiiin^ wa-> t iki n U]) ))\ Viijiiin, win) led In-t px-t tliu stand. eloSul) fvillowt.il )>y Viul ..ml Dundee J!y the m.ij in which the toimei hntw w is b._im; held in haul it nis\ci\ eiidcnt lio>\c\ti to the most uinnit'ate'il lint ho* could go to the hont whene\ei li.s ndei ple.i-nl to allow linn to do so Attei going once lonnd the couise the pace, which -w is at lu-i, 'seiy e\en begin to toll ties on all the otliei-, except Vugin 1 , ii fiet so much so th ie they muc coin I Icte'^ out of the lace Ihe 1 i-t >pi i louud the eoui-e w is at tinu'' a meio cmtei I'cluceu th< two 1 i\ouiite- who put on .'l'oMici -pint m the ->t( u^,ht him coining liome, winch ic=;'ilUd m J)uuty An, l be ut; 1 I'l,'t.il tlie c i J iest ot \miiiui> by i cle u loiuth "Much dis ipp'untnii nt w is c\pui iciioc 1 vi the l uiiiii i^ of Dundvc, tiom whom l;i cit thin^->hivl i\idenil\ been e\pev.led by h,^ nnmoioiis baeUn- A\iio he e\ei <o nooil i hoi-o liowc\ci, it was next to mi ]m-sible tlut lie could h.uo done .ui)tliuii, r on this iccisioi 1 , is ! io hisin no condition at all, being is tat as a pig. rhc On nbiin i mi v-si , \alue o0 =o\- , added to a s^ctpstakes of i vh» c ich ln't toiti.it, open to ill hoists, list Tibs l ich Aiiout two and a halt niileMv \mki~ons I! \ 1 I'M I i)i'unlW\oi 1 llr \.j>ji'i.i hi s \l 1 I ' in mr n itt I I mol • s J Mi lnu, i ivl - U \ s' ,n,i ' i ]i in sto i 0 ]!cttiiii — tun Kwi _j tm-t fie (n d, 2 to I a.; niist 1/ \1- un , an^ <> Uts i_ '. n-t v h i uinclv Ilie coui-t. foi this ci liii « \s o.itsidv tav 1 ut'iei one, the jumps bcin-1 LOinpo-ed vH si>ni> nil 1) s'lll stone w ill- i ml a Ili^ht oi two ot hui ih s — the lio.-Cs hl\ 1 ig to tv ii_»- o\ ci them 'i^liuthioe CDiiijict't Ho i( t \ei\ ta- H , J! il un beiii_' — li_jlitl > in fiont, ii'id leii'in^' to the fust Iliglit ot h milt - winch lie took in ccc I'jlit sl\!e, tho otliu two ictusing and thcitl>\ it olico tuinishm. Mil s\m with i stion_ f k ad, which h.- nd i n l.uedi itdj to >k i i\,i'itigc ot lij c!i u_;in = r the ln-t wi 1, \. li'eh he topped in v\eellt.'it sc\ lo I>\ this time, how c\ci, kiwi li id been -!c\ed lonnd and t iken ovei Uie liuidie-, .uivl at once commenced a hot puiviit 'it tlie le idei upon \\h,iin he giadilillj lneiei-ed to ll- l\ , Imtll ll<;lsOs t I'vlll^ th II ka.is 111 C'\v client st\ le, un'il on coining i<m nl ])ist tin 1 si.mvl te hi-t time, tin n »\citj i^ un ti>^i "h i 'I lie -vne iniiiiint; V is puisikil to ill btc'vitl thoeo'iisCjWlKiilJilsin baulked at one oi the will-, it once L'i\in_; kiwi i stion^ lead, i <f which he in ide the bet>t id\ int'ge, mil altln'ii^'li 15 ils im in 1 hi- \ei^ utmost tnieiovoi Ills lost position, it wis without l\ ill, Iviw 1 ! tjillop ing mm t i-y winnci b> hilt ad,stiiiei 'lhisw s an excellent'} eonle-te I l ice, i.ul c ni-cil much c\ eiti mi ni , the two hoists eeitii'ily ]uinpcil s[kn dulls unlweii both \i ly jilueklK inllen Shin lock was not pel -os e cd with, and did not go louuil at all. The Ol'i - Tons. Use , , of 1 sos uili with.") -os - .iv 1 did, open to ill'poiiics H h unls 2. niche . uivl uud< i , catch ss ei, lit» About tliicc fju utci- of a mile. Ml Ino,'i)o,ls It \ , Bill ihiin Cipt Tiueis 1 1 Mi Tens SI 1 Jup 111 1 ll'npuUl l'lnll i>s 1 Jli Kell s \ oon,'n n,' l*i ii> . Ivelh , Ml Stunoii s Pun • Doiuii Mr Aiip'cton s M I' li,litioiit Ciptiin l.c^uii M I 1 imi> Mr Huh nils 7"tli Ivitti tlMle Mi Id \\ oolliehls rt^u etliiuinei Mi ChicneS Aimt Silh Mi C-vm s J ick Sheppml Jli Siitfouls Tom SteLl lieut St Hills U C l'uij Mr ft inlner s f \\f.\ Mi Steu ut s Kuh Diihnj Mr Cojles 1 Isli, set itched Jjottmg all in fasoiu o£ J^ill> Downy and Liqhtfoot AU the abosc competitois staitcd foi this event, with the exception of Mi C'ojle's I)'ish l'hc iacc w.i'j ntvei in doubt vftci the lust qu.ntci of .a mile, Billy Doss'ny h.asmc; it all his ossn ssay, and ssmuin^ at last veiy easily b3' sevetal lengths. The Tiudpvuen's Pf\ri: (the gift of tho tiadesmen of AucKiind), added to a sssecpstakes of 12 sos s each, hiill tot ieit, foi hoists as qualified in the < ntciion Stakes , 11-t 71hs c ich. About one mile and iiqu u tci. Ciptun Cie n,h's JOtli) Xigti 'o«nei) 1 Ml A]iplitois,M 1 i I'l mini ( ipt un llee\es) 2 Colonel II uniltoii s 12th Chulie L ipt un dmi.' i I lent St Hills 'A DC I h C ipt un lieneli s lOtli 'I he lleinnt Ciptuu II ikei i Iho Nun Mr loo^nucls X \ Sh nuock C'iptilil lice eaS(SI I kohciol, seiilehc'l Betting — escn between l'\'y, Paganini, nml Nign I'ngiiiini and Kiy, ssilh the otheis close in .itti ndiucc, took v]) the liinning foi the hist hilfmile, aftei which numeiotis eliangts tooU place, the l ice ultimattly Uiniinalin o ' m tavoiu of who ssas cipit il'y ndtlen , i.i o mmi being 2nd, KI3 3id, and dial hi: l'-h. Immediatel}' on the ic-ult of the final iacj being dctcimincd, the laigj asseinb'agepie->ent commeneeit to dispel 13, and mule then way tiwauls All Noith's hotel, sshe'ie a scone of htluityof .in up loanous dcsenition b.'giu The mo tof oiu loadcis aie doubtless acquaint! vl with the details of " Home fi 0111 the l/eib>," tnd it ' lloinu fium the Milit.ny Kaces" was oaly a. icvlueol inctuio, sve ue-ed haully give any dcseiiption ot the seeno pu'souttd 11 tho eseiung on ihi itsti illy quiet i< a I between Oochungi and Auckkm 1 .SnfiicL id to <-.iy, tint tho gicit body of the plcnsmc seokcn who left Jiithemom mg seemed liiueli p'e.a^ed ssith tin 11 d vy's spoit In conclusion, wo eonyiatulate the Stcssauls anil the Committee of Minagement upon the exctllenec of then an iii^em nt-, ami th ■ gi'iieial ouhi and method sshch acconip.anied their pioccednigs ; ami would also svish to testify to then excmonsi'i catering foi the ants and cqnvemenceof the visitois, and oflenujj eveiy facility to the gentlemen of the piess 111 icpoitiug the pioceedings. Om lepoit woulil has c bjeu moie exteneleil \seie it not f n the piessuie uxiou our tpace by the L-nghbh newj.