Horowhenua Races.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7792, 17 March 1904, Page 7

Horowhenua Races.

(By Telegraph.) (Special to Standard.)

Levis, Thi* DayThe weather is fine and the attend ance large.

Trial Handicap—Whangranmana 1 Tiwha 2, L-idy Moana 3. Scratched— Sarabano, Netherly, Whirelegs. and Carpenter. Won easily. Time, 1 mm IS 2-5 sees. Divs, £1 9s and £*i 2s. Flying Handicap-Meio el. buoil 2 Waiterere 3. Scratched—Wangaehu' Won by a length. Time, lmin IS l-sth sees. Divs., fl 10s and £2 ss.

Handicap Hurdles—Seaweed 1 Ejector 2, lloer 3. Scratched—ln-the-Van. Won easily by four lengths. Time _2mi-n 7sec. Divs., £_- Ss and £7 is.

Horowhenua Cup—Tirole 1, Sea Lion 2. Good Intent 3. Scratched : Seagull. Won easily by three lengths. Time' 2min 62secs.

An accident which might have been attended with serious consequences took place on the Stratford racing track on Monday afternoon. Thinking that the trials were over i'or the djay, and not perceiving that two horses were being sent for the 4-i- furlongs, the caretaker hung the chain -across the track. Lambert, the rider of Makikihi, saw the vlanger wjien it was too late to pull up, so hoping that 'his horse might see the obstacle and jump it, he did nqt check the animal's speed. Makikihi crashed fair into the chain, his weight and impetus snapping the links as though they were mad. of burnt flax. The jockey went through the air as if shot from a catapult, and landed with a jarring bump on the racing track. Fortunately neither horse nor rider were injured in the least.—Post.