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RIVERSDALE HACK RACING CUB.

ANNUAL BiCES. The am ual mee'ing of this c'ulj wus hrld in Mr Wilson Bali's paddock, ahiMit a ini'e and a-half from lli»fisdalc, }e;t*i(la?. Tne weather was fine, arid the attendance better than usual. Bookmakers were present in iarfe nurabf-rf, bus complained of little betting, at limes resorting to taking each other 'low. Some good racing was witnessed, and tfcii fields were much iarger than usual, -even horses facing the stuitei in the Shorts. Jones Bros, were prominent in all the races, Wm. Jones riding the majority of the winners. A tlicht unpleasantness was occasioned in'the first trot through Ted getting away three stconds before liiu time. Forest furi(j, the tbiid horse, claimed second ni"t'ey from Ted '>ll account of this, but the stakes eveutu-dly impounded by the cim. In '.his trot no little diveriion was occasioned bv Black Devon running at a band gallop the whoie distance, with the owner up. Air Cronin ,t his iields away veil, l-'usboda causing delay as usual, an l the secretary and officials worked hard in the interests of the club, though it would be advisable in future to run ihe programme up to the time mentioned thereon. Mr li. Walker conducted a publican's booth on the ground. Followirg ate the results ; .\j"au>i:\ I'lati cf l-.ov:-. Distance, one mile. Weight lor age. Mi J. Z. Book's Ivy. 8.11 (W. .lores) .. 1 Mr M. McDonald's Seldom Smith) .. .. .. ..2 Mr }J. S. Jones' Gipsy Lynn, 7.11 (T. Jones) .. .. ■ • .. 3 Air J. T. Ueiii's Alpine was scratched. Gipsy Lynn made a baul start, and the lace soon retokeU itself into a contest between Seldom I't-i and Ivy. the former winning eusily 1:1 tlie s'litight by four lengths. Betting : ti to 4 on Ivy, even money Gipsy Lynn, 2 to 1 Seldom Fed.

Hanmcai' Time Trot of oisovs, with a sneep-i-iak-; of 6s to p i to second hoise. No weiuht under 11 stone. Distance, two miles. Mr A. McLellan's Bojuir.. "JUsee (Owner) 1 Mr L. Jones' Ted. sir (W. J >nes) .. 'i Mr John Ueiii's Forest King, 12; cc (W. Urai:t) .. .. .. ..3

tUited: Mr W. BiUiiett'd liepnad •lscc, Mr'J'. Uooley's B Devon 40sec, Mr VV. Greet all's Waimea Lass 40? Ec and Mr N. Feehly'ti liuby Black Deven galloped the entire dwiancri. B-jum trottra confcistf'htiy and p.is?<d Waimra Laps and Kuby i-hnrtly tfier tbe s:an, and came up to BJjick Devon ha d h».hl, with ihe owner up. With more than half the distance gone Ted began to life, biit lost b).t hi the back of 'he course, and broke badiy in the last b:t!f mile, failing to get hear Bojum, who won, Black Devon just bvhind, with Forf.-L Kiirg Feveial lengths behind Ted third. Betting : Even money Bojum, '2 to 1 Fore-t Ling and Ted, 3 !o 1 to 7 u 1 th'i rest. HaNIjICAI* of .Ht:VS. Distaiicc, four furlor^s. >[r J. BouU's Ivy, '.f.'.t (\\\ Jones) .. 1 Mr S. V.o'm, 10.3 (T. June.-) .. 2 Mr J. Ktown'a i''acb;.'da, 10 0 |H. .Jone:-i.. 3

Als> started: Mr A. , »Vaik < -rs Gi'lJaway U Mr A, Yarooe's Ltuiybiid 0.0, and Mr A. Ma li* -o.'i's Marvellous '.>.o. After much tie-l-<y ;,t thf pr,,r. ft ., ind;UVc'-t star: was r-llecit.'. I g"'.ii-i'i away last. A good ir-» ♦.•:i<i;'-d, lvv ami V? r »-et drawing :iw«iy :ro:n the lk-id lu-foie entering the ill-: r-.rmp»- wi;ini;i>' by h;>H a length Inun VljJei- and two ier ;:tns from Fa?hoda. Bittin. : money ivy. *J to 1 Violet a»ul I'-i-ho'i •, -I t.i 1 >farvfilous aod Gailawny, 'J to 1 L idyb rd. Waimka I'lvins 11aNiuCAi' of Ssovs. with a sw! epstak«» of ">sov to go to second horse. Distance, one mile and a furlong. Mr L. .Jones 1 Kimua. 11.10 (W. .. 1 Mr S. Viokr, 0.12 (L. Jones).. 2 Mr a. liogers' Don. 11.2 (H. Jone-) 3 Also sr-.rt! d ; Mr L. Walker's Sweet Home 10.0 and Air J. A. Ktown's Mazurka 0 10. Gipsy Lynn :.nd Seldom Fed were scratched. Aspl-i.dm stiiii, Kimua Jying behind, Violet •n front. Halt tbe distance was covered m oid r, when Violet and Kunna k*£t tbe ie[-i Hini gaiioped up the straight level, Kimua v\inn;pg by half a length, Boo four lengths away. Betting : 5 to 2 Kimua ;'.o>l Dun, 2 to 1 Violet. l» to 1 Sweet Hume, i t» 1 Mazurka. Handicai' Ti.mk Tnor at D s'arce, one mile-. No weight ur.d. r 11 s-t me.

Mr l\ Kurd's, jun., S&tidy, 22-fc ('I. .Jone ; ) .. ~ ~ 1 Mr \V. Barccu's Kognad, -lsec (*V. Gmm) 2 Mr A., liojum, taec \Ownev) .. '6 Also st.nicd : Mr L. J ■nes' Ted tcr and Mr D, McEatrheia .'s Vera 29»ec. Waimea Lass, Black itevon, Forest King an.i Iluny were i-craiuhed. Sandy ma ntair.ed his position und \v:m easily. b.at by hali a iur second place, the r t sr, no 1 ; in it. Bi'tLiHiT; Even fcaniy, 2 to 1 iJjjum and T'-ri, »> to one tnu others. FiAisit IliNi icAi' of 5-iovs. Distance, thr<e quarters of a mile. Mr J. Z. U uiU'& Ivy, 10 ;j (\V. Jones) .. 1 Mr M. .McDonald's Seldom Fed, y.O (W. Smith) .. .. .. .. 2 Mr A. Gipsy lAm, 10.2 (13. Jones) 3 The only ?ta: ter.-. Sweet Home, Fasboda, Gipsy Lad. Violet, and Gipsy Lynn were .-crushed. A pood ia:e wa> iun, the half mile bt-i%' run very evenly. Ivy and Seldom F«?d then drew away from Gipsy D-.;n, the former winnh-j; easily in the straight. Betting : -5 to 4on Ivy, 2 t .j 1 the others. oV I'H i" ■& *. y

From pre-ent indict . : a the trallic on the llurunui liiuff im? during the CQristma* and New Vtar holidays promises to be a record. iir James Allen, J!.U.K., ami bis two sons left Wellington en routp for London by Saturday's steam r for Sydney, The I'-ilmerston 'limes claims that that tr>vn will eventually be ab'e to put forward the claim of pos-essing, in every lvsjiect, the finest racecourse in New Zealand. During tu"= y p ar the Tiuiaru town clerk has paid about. £2O for ileadiaisat 3d each. The late Mr bucks ridge, who lost his life in the yacht Kia Ora, was about 32 years of age. He and guide \\ arbrick, it will be remembered, not long «go, accomplished the perilous feat of rowing across the Wairuangu and taking soundings of it= depib. A Melbourne cubic states that play in the match Warner's teaift r.giinst 18 cf Bendigo. In their second innings Eeiidig) had seven wiek:-ts down for 04. Green contributed -1. The mat(hri|^s Specimens taken from tin c tt!!e at Bombay, Auckland, last week have been examined by the Government vets, there, who pronounce the disease to be true anthrax. Berlin's rU-a'.li-nte is four psr 1000 less than that of Lundon. Rome, Venice, and Madrid are the least healthy of large European towns. The lri*h language has been included as an 1' opnom.! subject in the examination of candidates fur appointments in the liunster and Leir.sfer Hanks. A first edition oi lieais's poems was sold by j auction in London recently for £B3, and a | opvpftbe first collected edition of Tennyson's pi.i-tn; realised£2o 10s. While killing a pig ai Smalburgb (Eng.) a pol'cerr.an was bitten on the thumb. Blood poisoning and tetanus supeiventd and he died.

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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1273, 31 December 1903, Page 7

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RIVERSDALE HACK RACING CUB. Mataura Ensign, Issue 1273, 31 December 1903, Page 7

RIVERSDALE HACK RACING CUB. Mataura Ensign, Issue 1273, 31 December 1903, Page 7