LEITHFIELD RACES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2497, 4 January 1869, Page 4 (Supplement)

LEITHFIELD RACES.

Those who on Dec. 22 betook thcttirtlve* to the Mount Grey Downs In tbe hope of toeing a good day’s sprat, combine 1 with the enjoyment of a peasant ride, were not disappointed fa either reepect. The atteedrace was decidedly good, the spectators arriving in vehicles of varinne draraiptfons, on horseback, or on foot The orthodax grand stand wm, in this instance, dispensed with. »i« liras bring conitnt with drays, traps, Ac., from any of which, or from the ground, a full ▼iew could be obtained, owing to the levelness of the course. On th® ground were two public ins' booths, presided over respectively by Mr C. E. Paget, of Leithfleld, and C’ Turner of Saltwater Creek. Mr Mason, of Lrithfield, appeared to be doing equally well with hi# confectionery booth.

The course was t.io same as on previous occasions, situated on the Railway Reserve, on an unoccupied section frontingMrFendair* farm on the banks of the North Kowal, and about three miles from Txdthfield. The course, rather more than a mile in length, was very bard in consequence of the dry weather. The saddling paddock and comnuttoo tents wrao pitched close to the booths, fronting the course and th® sen, lofty hills and niountalivi rialug in th-' -*

Downs at the foot of these being pn..«»uuiy relieved by mulling farms and homesteads in all their summer verdure.

The card contained six events, the first on the list bring a hurdle race, open to all comers; this race was the worst of the day owing to various causes. We would suggest to the committee on future occaaions tho desirability of bushing and winging tho hurdles. In the present inMance, tlieconrsu befog short, the light colour of the hurdle*, made as they were of split wood, when viewed agniust a tussock background were almost Invisible, takinot the hoiaes by Burjirise, and in all probability owning more baulking th»n otherwlso would have been the case. The second hurdle rare, confined to district hoises, was another cxempliflemfon of the •* Hare and Tortoise ” fable, the alow but sure jumper Peter winning easily, owing to the otlier two much foster horses baulkfog. For the Leithlleld Plate four contended. This was a good rare, as was also the Kowai Can for which six entered and four started ihore competing being all | t o m » of reputed Ihe I rotting R aTO a(ll | Hfcck di) not call for special mentbm, hut they were smartly contested.

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This was the gust of the KW bdtqr. Raaything, tbetaw®riK«W® Backbiter had rimost mwy Tbs start was. m in all ptvtas «MtsL'*th cresful; pace >oderate—Backbiter Beeswing Mcood, Miss Slag- tHrtf, £tny«r fourth. They eontintted when Miss King took second it to the distMce, wlten Bwswing earns and pwed her with a rush, bat £■ stable $ her jockey’s liberal we of his peranthw, failed to pass Back bi Jot, who MaMI a winner by two lengths, without being at all pressed. ' r Hack Rack, of 5 sore. | mile, for srntrained foww, boni fid® property of residents in tho dlcttki, !s, [’ -.„ excluded which have won public raatay;Vost entries. Catch weights. iMseet, tos. | Nr Pagtt’a Barber ] ... t Mr Jackson's Spider ... ... ... a Mr I’aviu’s O’Raffsrty ... ... ... g ■ Four others ran. The raco. as back races tssmlte ara*wt very exciting. Barber was fieciMlw pt of the lot, and won wily ; every phto®ftl tte race was, however, hotly conteatefi. Attar the race a protest wm Spider, on th® ground that th® Banta >ta4 previously won public twmsy, hack makes at Leeston. F* A scurry ctraclnded th® day’s spark failed to get th® name of the wisa®-.