SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6696, 4 May 1883, Page 5

SPORTING.

CAMBRIDGE JOCKEY CLUB RACES. Second Day. Ley TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.J Cambridge, Thursday. The day -was beautifully fine, and the attendance was even better than yesterday. The racing itself was excellent-, anil with one exception the events were closejy contested. The following are - the details of the racing :— ■ i - , HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 20sots.; 2 miies, over 8 flights of hurdles 3 feet 6 inches high, with a sweepstake of 2sot. each, amount accruing from sweep to go to second horse, domination, lsov.; acceptance,- lsov., to . the fands.Handicap to be declared by 9 p.m. -on night of first day' 6 raeeti. Kakau (McCoy) . . 1 Christmas (Taylor) 2 Miro ... ... 3 Waioanga and Catch'em? also, ran. Chancellor, Smike, and Jedwater were scratched.. Betting : Even ~ on Rakau,-r-6- to 5 1 agat; Christmas. „■ Aiiro fell at^the-first hurdle' on the second time.round, -but.therider.was unhurt. PUBLICANS' PURSE HAKPICAP.' Of^SOsbva.;'' 1} miles, with a sweepstake of lsov. e&eh/:aiuoant' aociuing from sweep to g0..t0 second horse-. Nomination, lisovs.; acceptance, ' SJsovs., to the Weights will appear same time as Hurdle Mr. Walters'-gr Mr. J. Barr Brown's br h Maori (Williams) ...» ' ... .. 2; Mr. M. Smith's blk f Hippodamia, 3 ; Merlin and Robert the Devil also rain: . .Lone. Hand, Mystery, and Smite,,. I were,scratched;:'. Retting: 6to 4 agaioßt.Hippodaniia,-2 to 1 against Larry, 3 to 1 against Maori, 0 to-1 against Merlin, and .10 to 1 againßt Robert the Devil. The race resulted in. a splendid contest. For some time all tha horses ran in a bunch, Maori slightly leading. Robert the - Devil then drew ahead,,, with" Hippodamia close following. On coming into the straight Larry passed Hippodamia, with, Maori;:close, behind, and in this order, they parsed the post, Larry winning by two lengths. WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP bifkosovs.;'. with a sweepstake of Ssovs. each, amount aceru-' ing from sweep to go to seoond horse ; '.distance, about 2 miles, over fair hunting country: vNomi-: nation, 2sovs.; acceptance, 2aoTE:.to the funds. Jedwater .. . ... 1 Harkaway- ... "... ' ... ... ... 2 Lone Haud, Smike,' Fear Not; and ■ Rakau also ran. Christm-is and.-. Chandler were scratched. : Betting, 6 ■ to 4 against .Harkaway, 3 to 1 against Fear Not, 5 to 'Ivagainst Lone Hand, 7 to 1 against'Rakau:. Rakau took the lead, with Lone Hand close behind.'; Smike baulked at the first hurdle, and' Lone Hand refused at the next, and- could:not be got over. Jedwater was the only horse that took it. Harkaway threw his rider- 'and: bolted. Jedwater wan half-roand-the aourse' when Harkaway was caught and remounted, but though pretty well pumped, he was able to finish the race, taking his jumps quietly, before Harkaway got anywhere near, to him." At the finish in the Btraisjht .:: at: the last round, Harkaway again. baulked at:the same' jump, and this last the slight chance;he had. WAIKATO PLATE HANDICAP; of 20sovs:; J-milii; _ second horse to receive ssovs. ■ out of stakes ; i for: 2 years old and upwards;: to bo the pro:perty of Waikato settlers- three months previous . .- to day of entry. ;lsov.; acceptance; . ,; i : lsov., to the funds; *•■>•-.••• ..wVictoria . . .1 Rewi ... , 2 Rakau and Stanley were, scratched. Rewi and Victoria had the race all: toithemselvas,. getting away together, andrkeeping.clono till■■ towards the last.".Rewi's jockey hard, but-Viiitoriay-vhard-heldj kept hill) at her heels at pleasure. , .. CONSOLATION! HANDICAP,,of- ; 15sovs:. for. all' beaten horses.during«thovmcetmg;; once round course, v. Entrance, Isot. Maori, 7st 12lbs ... 1. Merlin, Sat 71b3 j-- ... -v.,. . . .... .2' Mystery, Gat 12ib5.... : : f ... .3... These were the only-starters: The race was hotly contested.