TIMARU RACES.
This annual meeting took place on Wednesday, the 7th instant, about 6 miles from Timaru. The Stewards were Messrs.-Harris, Thomson, Knight, and Brayshaw ; and Mr. George Rhodes acted as Judge. The following were the events :—, * ; The Maiden Plate of £1 each, with £25 added. 1; mile and a distance. Mr. Knight's b m Mayflower, 6 yrs, lOst 101b, (owner) ..............;....;.... 1 'Mr. Ehodes'sb m Violet, 6 yrs,'ios^ iolb'sV(Nos- ■; worthy) ...;. 2 Mr. Thomson's bl g Flaming Tinman",' aged'"' lOst lOjbs, (Martelli): ••-.......;..........;.....!;..:1...L.. 3 Mr. Scott's chfßona, 3 yrs, Bs't 91bs, (E.;Scott) " 0 Mr; Campion's b m Gipsey, aged, lOstlOlbs, (Heron,) distanced.:: The Timaru Cop of £2 each, with £50 added. l| '• /■. .;:-;:- ':''... ; ;:mile. ; ■•■• .• ;. ;;" ... '■■;.• ■■•' ■■■ Mr. Knight's hg~——, aged, list, (owner) ...... 1 Mr. Gray's g m Destiny, aged, list, (Martelli) ... 2 Mr. "Woollcombe's b m Edith, 5 yrs, lOst 71bs, (Mr. Poigndestre)....i,.V..;^^.;..;.... v... 3 Mr. Parkerson's eh h Prince Charlie, aged, list, ! 3lbs (owner) ..„.,..;......,.,„....,.,.........;........ 0 Mr. Harris's bl g Jacob Faithful, aged, 11st, (Mr. Leach)....;;.....;w....J.;.......,,..;........;.,.....„.. 0 Mr. Stewart's eh g. Magnus, aged, 11 st, -(Mr; C. Williams) 0
Innkeeper's Puxtsiaof £1 10s. each, with £30 added 1 mile. Mr. Hornbrook's b.m. , aged, lost. 71bs. (Kayner) *. 1 Mr. Studholmo's b.h. Sir Charles, aged, lost. lOlbs. (Martelli) 2 Mr. Leach's bl.g. Kossutli, aged, lost. 71bs. (owner) 8 Mr. Knight's b.m. Mayflower, 6 years, lost. 71bs. (owner) .., 4 Mr. Parkerson's ch.h. Prince Charlie, nged, lOst. lOlbs. (owner) 5 Mr. Parlby's bl.g. Dough, aged, lOst. 7lbs. (Brayshaw) 6 Mr. Williams's g.f. , 3 years, Bst. 6lbs. (Greaves) 7 Hurdle Race of £2 each, with £35 added. 1 mile and a half, over five flights of hurdles. Mr. Hodgson's b.g. Wild Dayrell, aged, list (Mr. Leach) 1 Captain Mallock's r.g. Pitzroy, aged, list. (Mr. McPherson) 2 Mr. Harris's bl.g. Jacob Faithful, aged, list. (Mr. Brayshaw) > - 0 Consolation Stakes of 10s. each, with £20 added; $ of a mile. Mr. Studholme's Sir Charles, (Martelli) ...' 1 Mr. Khodes's Violet, (Mr. Knight) 2 Mr. Leach's-Kossuth. (owner) 3 Mr. Stewat's Magnus," (C. Williams) 4 Mr. Parkerson's Prince Charlie, (owner) ...5 In addition, to the above,',tkere was a well-con-tested scurry, and the following-matches?— • Destiny, (Martelli) beat Edith, (Knight) one milej £25 a-side, won easily. ■ . Mr. MePherson's Pony arid Foal, (owner) beat Mr.Poigndestre'sm\ileSennacherib, (Monsr. Froggi) half-a-mile, £10 a-side, won easy.. '. -Is y - We are glad to hear5 that the sporting community of Tiniaru have determined to abandon for .the future the absurd restrictions against horses trained or entered for Christchurch races, which- this year prevented many visitors, both men and horses, from attending; the meeting. A Jockey Club for the Timaru District is in course of formation ; and we understand that upwards of £250 has been already subscribed for next year's races there. [,':[./■ , :
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 767, 14 March 1860, Page 5
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