CANTERBURY RACES, 1862.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XVII, Issue 966, 12 February 1862, Page 4

CANTERBURY RACES, 1862.

The present week is marked for the recurrence of what may properly be called our annual national sports • for though John Bull may have other special delights, as for instance a great feed, atid Pat revels in awild fight, stilMhe children of both Saxon and Celt know no pleasures like those of the turf, and in their passion for sport the settlers of. Canterbury have shown no symptoms of degeneracy. Indeed, in proportion to the numbers of our community, Canterbury may take the credit of manifesting a liberality and spirit connected with racing second to none in the South Seas. Unfortunately she has somewhat missed her way in not having earlier provided proper breeding stock, and even yet suiters from a want of maves possessing the requisite bone and blood. On this account none.of her stock can compete in a long race with the northern horses. This conviction was painfully forced upon us on the entering day, though on the whole the entries were such as to promise good sport. With Wetsail, Revoke,' Deception, Peter Flat, Barbary, Lady Bird, Ultima, and Prunella, it will be strange if the Canterbury meeting of 1862 does not eclipse all its predecessors. We have inadvertently put down Wetsail, but she will not run. On Sunday, at 6.30 a.m., she was scratched for all her engagements. The mare is said to be unable to lift her hind legs, arising, it is supposed, from inflammation in the kidneys. This is as bad a stroke of fortune for Canterbury sporting men as could have happened; and when the unwelcome news was made known, it seemed as if some great calamity had fallen upon us. She had been backed, it seems, against the field for every race in which she was entered; and the most sanguine hopes were entertained that for the honour of Canterbury she would have carried off all the great stakes. As in 1860, when old Scrip was suddenly lost to us, we shall again have to yield to the Nelson and Auckland teams, in all probability. On Thursday last the entries were taken, and some unpleasantness arose from the fact of many persons coming forward when it was strictly improper to take their entries; by the courtesy and liberality of the other owners, their horses were placed upon the register; and at the close of the day the following list was made up:—

Wednesday, February 12. Criterion Stakes.—£3 each, with ,£3O added. 1 mile and a half. C.J.C. weights. Penalties for winners as in the Canterbury Cup.

Mr. Moneys br g Eob Roy, 6 year 3 „ Hargreave's bin Deception, 6 years „ H. Stafford's b m Ultima, 6 years „ White's b g Eob, 6 years „ H. Eedwood's eh m Waimea, 4 years „ Lance's King of the Gipsies, 3 years „ Shand's eh f Moss Bose, 3 years. Derby Stakes.—£lo each, with £100 added, for 3 year olds. 1 mile and a half, Bst lOlbs. Mares and geldings allowed slbs. (12 subscribers.) Mr. Mallock's b f Emmeline „ Mallock's b g Market Gardener „ Moorhouse's br g True Bill „ Stafford's br c St. Patrick „ Stafford's br g Ugly Buck „ Hodgson's eh c Starlight . Messrs. G. and H. lee's br c Koh-i-Noor Mr. Wakefield's eh f Signora „ Wakefield's us bg by Glaucus—Gem „ Leech's eh f Actress by Sleight-of-Hand—Zoe „ Leech's br g Conqueror by Sleight-of-Band —Child of the Mist „ E. Parkerson's br c Saladin by Sleight-of-Hand— Georgiana. Grand Stand Plate.—Handicap of £50. £3 entrance. 1 mile. Weights to be declared at the Judge's chair before the first race of this day. Messrs. G. and H. Lee's b h Peter Flat, aged. Mr. Shand's Snowdrop, aged ■„ Moneys Eob Boy, 6 years „ Hargreave's b m .Deception, 6 years „ Hargueave's b m Barbary, 6 years „ White's b g Sob, 6 years „ Lance's eh g Captain Yorke, 6 years „ Morse's b m Eevoke, 4 years „ Moorhouse's b f Pique, 3 years „ H. Stafford's br c St. Patrick, 3 years „ Lance's b g Market Gardener, 3 years „ H. Eedwood's eh f Ladybird, 3 years. Ladies Pubse. —£100, added to a sweepstakes of £10. 2h miles. Gentlemen riders. 3 years old, 9st 9lbs~; 4 years, lOst 13lbs; 5 years, Ilst7lbs; 6 years and aged, list lOlbs. The winner of any stake in 1861 or 1862 of the value of £100 to carry slbs extra; of two such races, or of one of the value of £150, to carry 9lbs extra.

Mr. Parkerson's b g Sultan, aged „ Hargreave's b m Deception, 6 years „ H. Stafford's b m Ultima, 6 years „ Major White's b m Wetsail, 6 years ■ „ Movse's b m Revoke, 4 years „ H. Redwood's eh f Ladybird, 3 years. Scurry Race.—£l each, with £5 added. Catch weights, heats. Qualification for entry same as in Hack Stakes. Thursday, February 13. Match.—£loo, hf. l£ mile. Bst 7lbs with allowances. Mr. Lee's br f by Sleight-of-Hand— Countess „ Lee's b c Koh-i-noor, by Chatterbox —Bella Against Mr. J. W. Mallock's b f Enimeline, by Sleight-of-Hand —Emma „ J. W. Mallock's eh f Vivienne, by Sleight-of-Hand —Magic. One of each to run. Metropolitan Plate.—-Handicap of £50. £3 entrance. 1^ miles. Weights to be declared after the the Ladies' Purse has been run for. Mr. Landale ns gr ni Snowdrop, aged „ Moneys br g Rob Roy, 6 years „ Hargreave's bin Deception, 6 years „ Stafford's b m Ultima, 6 years - „ Lance's Captain Yorke, 6 years Major White's b g Rob, 6 years Mr. H. Redwood's eh m Wahnea, 4 years „ Shand's eh f Moss Rose, 3 jears . „ H. Stafford's br c St. Patrick, 3 years „ Lance's King of the Gipsies, 3 years Queen's Plate. —£100 for all ages, entrance £5 3 miles. C.J.C. weights. Messrs. G. and H. Lee's b m Prunella, aged Mr. Hargreave's b m Barbary, 6 years „ H; Stafford's b m Ultima, 6 years „ . Major White's bbi Wetsail/6 years „ b ni Revoke, 4 years „ Shand's eh f Moss Rose, 3 years „ Lance's b f Emmeline, 3 years i, H. Redwood's eh f Ladybird, 3 years Forced Handicap.—l mile. Sweepstakes of £10 each, h f, compulsory to all winners except the Scurry and Hack; optional to losers. The forfeit must be declared to the Secretary C.J.C, who will be in attendance within fifteen minutes of the publication of the weight.

Selling Stakes.—£2 each with £25 added. l£ miles. C.J.C. plate weights. The winner to be sold for £100. If entered to be sold for £90, allowed 71bs; if for £80, 14lbs; if for £70, 211bs; if for £60, 28lbs; and if for £50, 351bs. The winner to be sold by public auction immediately after the race, and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund. Mr. Moneys br g Rob Roy, Q years, £100 „ Lance's b g Market Gardener, 3 years, £80 „ Creyke's br c Chloroform, 3 years, £100 Consolation Stakes.—Handicap. £2 each, £25 added, for beaten horses. 1 mile.