GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1752, 17 March 1874, Page 2

GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

The seventh annual meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club commences today, the programme being as follows : — Railway stakes, of 30 soys ; l£ miles ; weight for age. Winner of any stake or plate, value of 100 soys, to carry 71b penalty ; of 200 soys, 101 b. Entrance, 3 soys. Mr Walters's Yatterina Mr Carroll's Nero - Mr Cochrane's Sandy Hurdle Handicap Race, of 30 soys ; about 2 miles. Mr M 'lvor's Tommy Dodd Mr Cameron's Septimus Mr Carroll's Nero Mr Seaton's Boy in Blue Westland Handicap Trotting Race, of 20 soys ; 3 miles ; minimum weight, list; second horse to receive 5 soys. Entrance, 2 soys. : : Mr Young's Jenny Mr Marshall's kanger Mr Weir's Reefer (late Orlando) GrRBYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Ot 175 soys ; with a sweepstake of 7 soys, acceptance added ; second horse to receive 25 soys from the stakes ; distance, 2\ miles. Mr Graham's Lacenfeed Mr Campbell's Malice Mr Walters's Yatterina Hack Race. Post entries. District Handicap, of 40 soys ; open to all horses the property of bona fide residents in the Nelson South-west or Westland Gold-fields prior to the Ist of January, 1874, and also owners from same date of horses entered by them ; 1 J miles. Mr Cameron's Septimus Mr Graham's Lacenfeed Mr (Graham's North Star Mr Cochrane's Sandy We have no "tips" to give, for the reason that newspaper " tips" as a rule are unreliable, or at the most not more reliable than the majority of opinions ventured regarding a coming race, which are in nine cases out of ten utterly fallacious. We shall content ourselves with giving a report of the races after they have been run, a task in which we have at any rate the advantage of fact- and truth on our side. The course was, before the last rains, in capital condition, and it is to be hoped that the break in the wet weather which occurred yesterday will be maintained until the meeting is over. Should showers occur to-day the chances of a good day's sport will be jeopardised. The " field " of horses is not so large or of such quality as might have been desired, and it must have by this time been forced upon the promoters of the Greymouth races that the time for holding them might be altered with great advantage. Under present arrangements it is almost hopeless to expect a good field of first-class horses, although very good money is offered ; because the Greymonth meetings clashes with other events in the Colony. With the prizes that are offered the Greymouth Jockey Club should be able to command a contest between the best horses in the Colony. As it is, one or two good animals must either clear the board, or collusion and " squaring" mustbe the order of the day. We confess that we regard this meeting with suspicion, and it does not need much resort to "tipping" to understand how the big I events will end.