Foxton Racing Club.

Manawatu Herald, 14 April 1892, Page 2

Foxton Racing Club.

President — F. Robinson, Esq. Vice-President— E. S. Thynne, Esq.

Judge— H. P. Davidson, Esq,

Stewards and Committee — Messrs T. P. Williams, J. H. Robinson, W. B. Rhodes, E. S. Thynne, F. Young, J. Whyte, J. R. McMillan, J. L. Oliver, and J. R. Stansell.

Handicappers — The Committee. Clebk of the Scales— Mr J. R. McMillan Clerk op the Course — Mr L. J. Proctor. Treasurer— Mr Walter G. Robinson. Timekeeper — Mr J. B. McMillan. Starter — Mr Hugh Gillies.

Yesterday the above Club held their Autumn Hack Race Meeting The day was, as usual, fine, but the sun was terribly powerful, the rays appearing to be focussed upon the course by the rain clouds in the distance. The rain which fell during the night laid all the dust, and with thi esoeption of the he .t th. day wm

rery pleasant. A feature of the neeting were the fields, which in no jase numbered less than four, for aurdles, and in two or three races aumoered eight.. The racing wa<* particv/arly good, arid the handicappers are to be congratulated on their work. The race for the Ladies' Bracelet was a most exciting one, and brought out, as we had anticipated, a large field, which proved that the weights were considered satisfactory, and it resulted in a win for Slavegirl, once owned by Mr Birchley, on which was paid a dividend of £16 ss. Afc the finish of the race the representative of the lady who entered the horse was called up, and Miss Stansell in a few well chosen ttorcts presented the hand* some prize. At the conclusion of this little ceremony three hearty cheers were given for Miss and Mrs Stansell. There were, unfortunately two protests entered during the day which took up a good deal of time. The first Was dismissed, and the second was held over for decision, and the holders of tickets on the fircit and second horses had them initialled, thus enabling the dividend to be obtained when the protest is settled. With these exceptions the events passed off mosfc satisfactorily the officers working well. Mr Gillies was successful in his starts with the exception of the first, and Mr Knight, who kindly filled the position of judge, did his work in a thorough and careful manner, but owing to the delay, through the protests, that took place in getting the events off, he, as well as Mr Gillies, had to leave, and Mr James Purcell acted as starter, and Mr Davidson resumed his position as judge. The members of the Club are under an obligation to these gentlemen for the assistance they so kindly rendered. The hon. secretary had his hands well filled, and the protests and the withholding of the totalisator dividend placed a vast deal more work than was anticipated for him to do. It is needless to say that he carried out his duties courteously and cheerfully as this he has been known to do all through the long term he has occupied the position, Besides the extra work we have mentioned we may point out that Mr Russell had three races in which acceptances, and two inwhich both acceptances and nominations had to be received on the course, therefore his billet was n_^__ sinecure. It says a great deal f_f^ his energy that so little delay took place in face of all these circumstances. The other officers did their duty promptly. Mr McMillan, as clerk of the scales, putting his men through the weights without a hitch. The clerk of the course kept the ground cleared, and it was felfc thafc every man had done his duty. Messrs Hill & Poole attended to the totalisator and put through £1471. The privilege holders did fairly well, but the attendance of the public was not up fco expectations. We think the near approach of the Easter holidays had a good deal to do with this. The Trial Hurdle race wit- . nessed one spill, Photo falling at the third hurdle. The rider got a bad shaking, the horse having rolled over him, but Dr Dermer after examining him was assured that no bones were broken, though naturally the lad, Hall, was much bruised and tender. The Foxton Brass band played selections during the day in a very creditable manner considering the short time they have been in practise. 1. Flying __andicap, of 25 sovs ; second horse to receive 3 sovs from the stakes. Distance, £ mile. Nomina* tion, 15s ; acceptance, 10s. To start at 11.40 a.m. Mr E Chapman's O'Rourke 7st 18 (Chafer) 1 Mr D. Scott's Dingo Bst 81b (Heed) 2 Mr E. Barnes' Natatorial 6st 181b (McKeague) 3 Swindler 9.9, Entry 9.3, Lady Isabel 7.6, Huia 7.5, Daphne, 6.10, May Queen, 6.7, Minnie 6.7 also started. Homai, for whom no rider could be obtained, had to be scratched. The field was a large one, and the starter, Mr Gillies, had great difficulty in getting the horses away. When the field, after several false starts, were got away, Lady Isabel was left at the post and never had a chance. O'Rourke got away with the lead, with Swindler close on his girths. Rounding the turn Dingo moved up, and about three chains from the winning post made a desperate attempt to overhaul O'Rourke, but the latter managed to win by half a head, Natatorial, who came with a great rush, securing third place. Mr Scott lodged a protest against the rider of O'Rourke, asserting that Dingo was prevented from winning by the foul riding of the foamer's jockey, but after a patient hearing the stewards ruled the protest was not sustained. Time, intlik* 19sec. Dividend, 19 17s. \ 2. Tblal Hukdle Race, of 15 sovs. One 4 mile and a distance, over four flights of hurdles 3ft Gin high ; minimum weight 10 stone. Post entry, 15s. Open to all horses that have never won public money. To start at 12.30 p.m. 88 Mr Hakaria's b g Lonely, aged... .".. 1 31 Mr Sea King ... 2 21 Mr Defence ... 3 Escalade, Baldhead, Photo, and Cameo also started. Baldhead led over the first hurdle, and then Photo took the lead. At the seoond obstacle, Baldhead jumped tha winga,

whilst at the third jump Photo turned a complete somersault, giving Hall, his rider a very nasty spill. Holmes, on Lonely, then assumed command, aud secured an easy win from; Sea King* Defence being a good third. Time— Jin. iii. l_is_&_:' To-talisator-175. Dividend, £4 Is.

3. Handicap Hnr.^r.B Hack, of 35 sovs ; second horse i o receive 5 sovs from the slakes. Distance, one mile and a half. Over 6 flights of hurdle;?, 3ft Gin high. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, los. To start at 1.10 p.m. 78 Mr R. J. Thurston's ch g Nat, 6y_s, lOst 01b, (McLean) 1 56 Mr J. Prosser's b g Matai - whetu, _yrs, lOst 31b ... 2 54 Marumaru's blk g Songster, aged, lOst 101b 8 Omahu} Dst, also started* Kaika, ilstj and .Glenelg, l2st 12%. being scratcnecb Th_ flag, after a little delay, fell to a good start. i_6hg's iei* and Omahu led to the first fence, and at the stand hurdle Nat and Mataiwhetu had a slight lead of the other two. From this out it was .Imply a race between these two, and Nat eventually won ia a. Canter j Songster being third. Totalisaitir' — 223 Dividend, £2 10s. 4. Autumn Handicap, of 65 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. Distance, one mile and a half. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. To start at 1.50 p.m. 64 Mr D. Scott's Dsngo Bst 31b (Reed) 1 65 Mr F. Roberts' Glenelg Bst 21b (Walls) .. ..2 26 Mr W. Lemon's Repose Gst 121b 8 There were no soratohing for thi. race, and the other starter, were! Swindler 9.6. Entry 9.1, lonic 8.11, Slavegirl 7.9, Homai 75. After Considerable delay at the post, the field was got away on fairly even terms, and passino the stand Glenelg was leading with lonic close up, Homai, Entry and Swindler in a cluster behind, and Dingo and Slavegirl last. At the back of the course Repose made a strong forward movement, and nearly all the horses were bunched together. Coming up the straight Dingo was brought up, and won by half a length from Glenelg, Who was under the Whip, With Repose a good third, lime, 2min 48sec Totalisator - 385. Dividend, £5 6s.

5. Novel Race, of 20 sovs. The winner to become the property of the Club, and sold immediately after the race. Minimum weight, 9 stone. Distance, once round the course. Post entry, 1 sov. To start at 2.30 p.m. 45 Mr Scott's Scraps ....... 1 7Mr Mullens' Survivor „ 2 4 Alpaca 8 Karamea,Medallian, Baldhead and Poneke also started. Scraps led for the first half mile, when Baldhead assumed command for a short space, only to fall back beaten. Scraps then again took charge, and was never headed, Survivor being an indifferent second, with Alpaca third. A protest was lodged against the winner on the ground that he was not qualified to start as a hack, having won an "open" race at Martinborough in 1888. After consideration, the stewards decided to hold over the matter ,or further enquiry, the totalisator money to be impounded in the meantime. Totalisator — 164.

6. Ladies' Bracelet, a handicap for a bracelet presented by Mrs J. R. Stansell, with 20 sovs added. All horses to be nominated by ladies. One smile and a distance. Nomination, 1 sov. ; acceptance, nil at the poßt. Weights to be dec'ared after the Autumn Handicap is- run. To start at 3.15 p.m. 8 Mrs J. Prosser's Slavegirl 7st 101b, car. Bst lib, (Walls) 1 11 Miss Hunia's Rangihau 7st 2 85 Miss Tait's Glenelg lOst 71b 8 Nat 9st, lonic 8.7, Omahu 7st, Cameo and Minnie 6.7 also started. Lady Isabel 8.7, Dingo 10.10, Mataiwhetu 7.5 and Lonely 6.12 being scratohed. Rangihau went off with a strong lead, and led until entering the straight, when Slavegirl was taken to the front and a good race home under the whip resulted in the little mare winning by a length and a half, Glenelg, who was pulling up, third, and the others tailing off. Totalisator— l49. Dividend, £16 ss'_

7. Hurry Scurry Handicap, of 25 sovs. ; second horse, 5 sovs from the stakes. Distance, 4 furlongs. Nomination, 15s ; acoeptnnce, 10s. To start at 4 p.m. 27 Mr Quinlivan's Lady Isabel

Bst 21b (Montague) . . 1 81 Mr Chapman's O'Rourke 9st 2

The other starters were — Slip 7.12, Daphne 7 5, May Queen, Katerina, and Rabelais 6 12. From a good start, O'Rourke shot oufc, and coming up the straight looked all over a winner, when Lady Isabel was brought along on the outside with a rush, and responding most gamely, won by half a length. No third horse was placed. Totalisator, 121. Dividend, £8 19s.