ASHBURTON RACE MEETING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 1887, 7 January 1867, Page 3

ASHBURTON RACE MEETING.

< This' meeting tools: place near; Turtpn's Hotel, briNew YearVday,and'waSi gpbrt ; werit, a success. :,,:Had greater publicjty been given to the.races,:..more hbrse3 would undoubtedly -.have been... entered. The first race was the ;. '-!-. -' :; ..

■ MAtoen; Plate.;- -,;'""'■■■•■n. ' 1 Mr Holt'sg.'gi Maori Jack;(Dan) v.;. ; ::;m.v ; 2 Mxfounder'sb.g. Lunatic (owner) -..'..,; ;..-i.P ... This race, was a' "disappointment to the ■backers of .Lun'atic, wiro'cotißidered it a cer- r taihty for biro; :: but .'Coniet : went/away :with £ the lead andtfas never collared.,' .-■ ';,.. j, ,;'"•;': ' ' '"■ HUBBLE HACK..:. ' ;/'■'; '-" ." s Mr Johnstone'sb.g,Fenian (owner)... '">' :;, 1 f Mr Saunders Vg. Flying Dutchman (owner) ;2 fi Mr Holt's bk.' m. Jenny Lind (owner): v.. : 0 £ JAgaiß-the favourite was a "sell,"- baulking ~ at every feneej -wralit JFenian,, wifp,''thongh, r asßlowasa-man, wasaßure jumper, .won' " B easily.; 'never.■; , got , .'oyer'the' : a .■fence.-"-':-;- "..'."■ ■'■ '■■ -. ;■" f '■■'.'■,.■ ;ASEffiUETON PLATE. j Mr Tarland'sb.g;! Comet (J.Fariaud) ' '■-■■-... 1 Mr Holt's g.g.'.Maori.'Jack '(Dan) ■,.,;,- ... 2. .-j. Mr Saunder'sb.g./Lkiatic (owner) ... ... 0, g The winner went in capital Btyle, and t nothing washable- to. -get.near him. Lunatic \ would have been; placed second, had not his \ rider pulled.up' before passing the post, ■ ! hAcK-:EACE;'..'■.■■■■■■.-' ,'.'.■'■■'■" ;i Sixstartedfpr:thisracej\diic : li.was.wonby I Mr. Saunder'a Prick'em, after n good finish ■■■] with Mr. Holt's Maori Jack, ~., ~., i Three -matches:.toak place after the races i on the programme were got through, and < concluded the day's sport, . .;