SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9267, 29 April 1892, Page 4

SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

[DV TELEOBArn.] Timaku, Thursday. The weather today was Una lor the openicg ot the South Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting. 'Ihe attendance was large, and the racing was most interesting, several close and exciting finishes ■ being Been. There was £2672 put through the machine, but the dividends with one exception, wero rather small. The following are the results :— TIMAEU UUBDLES, Of 60 soys ; aecond horse to receive 5 soys from tho stake ; abont If mile. Mr Allen's br g Little Arthur, lOst 21b (Hobbs) 1 Mr Cook's b g Smuggler, 9st (Flock. . - ton) 2 Mr Shaw's eh g Iroquois, 9st 21b (Allen) 3 — Miigpie (10U) also ran. Captain Abram and Elflgy were scratched. Magpie was taken to tbe front, and led over the first obstacle, but turning into tbe straight he nan off, and Littlo Arthur took command. Tho result ol the final burst was a baio length victory for Little Arthur, Iroquois half a length from Smuggler, lime, 3min 3Siec Dividend, £2 3s. DUTRICT PLATE. Of 60 eovs ; \{ mile ; second horse to receive 10 soys from tbe stake. Mr Alexander's b b Young Cheviot, Vet 51b (M'llroy) 1 Mr Kennedy's br m Affection, Gst 71b (Genge) 2 Mr Hobbs's br g Count D'Orsay, Bst 81b (Allen) 3 —Aquarius and The Jewel also started. Aquarius aud Tbe Jewel were together os fbey passed the post the flrat r«tuud. Going rouud the back Aflection joined the leaders, and rounding iuto tbe straight Young Cheviot put in a strong claim, and won by half a length. Time, 2rain 20sec. Dividend, £2. I SELLINO HACK BACE, Of 15 soys ; 4 furlongs. Loiter (T. Buddicouibe) 1 Melcta (King) 2 Loiter jumped off aud was never collared, winning in easy stylo, Dividend, ii 18*. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of 125 bovb; second horso to receive 10 soys aud the third 0 eovs from tlio stake ; l_ mile. Mr Daly's br g Liberator, 6yrs, 7«t 71b (Hay) 1 Mr Hobby's br g Prime Warden, syrs, Ost 41b (Cochrane) 2 Mr Harris's eh c Ilium, 3yre, 7«t 71b (Higgott) 3 —Bay King (Bst 31b), Dom Pedro (7st Bib), aud Coinage (6it 12lb) also started. Ray King mado the puce for half the jourffty, when Prime V\ arden and Liberator were taken through, and separating fiom the othera the finish was left to them, Liberator winning a grand race by tl.ree quarters of a length. Time, 2rnin 42aec. Dividend, £8 13d. SKLLINO BACK, Of 30 BOVB. Eo field 1 . Emperor 2 Oiciilora 3 — Suveu others started. Dividend, £2, WASH DYKE WELTER, OI 30 sovb ; 1 mile. Mr Alexander's b g Young Cheviot, iOst 71b (M'llroy) ... „ „. 1 Mr Brown's Kilmarnock, Dst 31b (M'Coiichie) 2 Mr Adams' Victim, 9.it 21b (Jacobs) ... 3 —Aquarius, Jewel, Cumberland, Affection, and Beach also tan. Victim led for four furlongs,' when tho placed horees drew out and Young Cheviot won by a baro bead. There was dissatisfaction at the decisiou, as it was thought that Aquarius had wou, Dividend, £2 43. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 60 soys j second horse to receive 10 soys from the stake ; 6 furlougs, Mr Hobbs's Lady Zetland, Bst 51b (Allen) 1 Mr Russell's (Jarronadc, 7-it 01b (Pagan) 2 Mr Harris's Iniz, 7st 81b (Hlggotl) „, 3 — Itoseleaf, Taeßy, Finettn, and Tararuo also started. The first pair fonght out a splendid finish, Zetlßnd gaiuiog lho verdict by a head. Time, lmin 174 sec. Dividenr), £2 18s. Berry, tbe rider of Jewel in the Selling Kaco was thrown on the rails and had his ri<,'lit leg badly broken. i. immm "— ■ — -^