C.J.C. SPRING RACES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3537, 8 November 1882, Page 3

C.J.C. SPRING RACES.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, November 7 C.J.C. HANDICAP,

A sweepstake of 20 soys each, with 500 soys added ; the second horse to receive 50 soys from the stake ; third horse ,ta> save his stake ; two miles. *•■ Mr John Lunn's Welcome Jack, by

Trad ucer—Miss Flat, 3yrs, 6st 51b (Butler) ... ... 1 Messrs Mason and Vallance's eh c Bundoora, 4yrs, 7st 41b (Williams) 2 The Hon. W. Robinson's br c Vanguard, 4yrs, 7st lllb (Smith) ... 3 The ten acceptors all ran. Welcome Jack gave a lot of trouble at the start, and when the flag was lowered got considerably the beßt of it. Rounding the bend for home Jack got tbe lead from Vanguard, and the despised Bundoora coming with a rush passed the latter, and got second place, a length behind Jack. Time, 3mins. 34secs.

WELCOME STAKES, Of 200 soys, four furlongs. The Hon. W. Robinson's b c Ouida, Bst 51b (Derrett) 1 Mr E. Cutts' b f Water Nymph, Bst

(Thomson) 2 Messrs Mason and Vallance's br f Hilena, Bst Q Williams) 3 —Malefactor, Bst 51b, and Trickster, Bst 51b, also ran. Won easily. Time, 45secs.

THE BICCARTON WELTER HANDICAP, Or 100 boys, with a sweepstake ot 5 soys each .to go to the second horse ; six furlongs.

Mr,JsjH. Lunn's br g Whitebach, 4;yrs;9st(Rae) 1 Mr ft-. P. Williams' b f Kebec:a, 3yrs, - -&j_#> (Derrett) 2 Mr Offßates' b g If So, 3 yrs, Bst 91b list; Murad, 3 yrs, lOst 4 yrs, 9st 21bs ; Gold t)ust, 4 yrs, Bst 91b. also ran. Won from the start.

There was £5000 passed through the totalistor in pounds. The highest dividend was on the C.J.C. Handicap.