TIMARU RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7002, 26 April 1884, Page 6

TIMARU RACES.

■'" [By TELECBAPH.—PKESS ASSOCIATION'.] .'.'-''• Tutabti, .Friday. iDhe second day's racing of the South Canterbury Jockey Clab's meeting passed off very welL There was finer weather, and the contests were "more interesting. The attendance was about the same. There was very little betting. £2095 was pat through the totalisators. The following are the remits:— Handicap Steeplechase of lOOsovs., sweepstake of 2sovs. to second horse; 2 miles and a-half; Mr. Pi]brow's Clarence (12st 121bs). i; Mr. Batler's Agent (12st 41bs), 2; Mr. Armitage's fiona (lOst), 3.Four other local horses, Encore (Bs6 71b»), Black Doctor (lOst 121bs), Karearea (9stslbs), and Fawn (Bst 7lbs), also ran. Betting : 6 to 4 Clarence, 2 to 1 rest. Black Dootor struck the stone wail at the third jump, and stopped Encore, and Karearea refused the water. Fawn came down at the last jump bat one, his rider, Bergus, getting a nasty oat on the eye." Of the others, Rona led off and kept the lead nearly till the finish, when Agent and Clarence overhauled her, and after a tight race home from the last jump, Lunn landed Clarence in a neck before Agent. . S.C.J.C. Handicap of 150 sots., acceptor's sweep of ocovs. for second horse; 1 mile and a-half: Mr. O'Brien's Tasman (9«t Bibs), 1 ; Mr. Cutts* Souwester (7st 131bs), 2; Mr. McLean's Lady Emma (Sat lllba), 3 Robinson's Vanguard 4. Others accepted. The horsey went very evenly from a good start, and raced all the way. Tasman lay last till entering the straight, when Derritt brought him up under the spar, the - rest whipped, and won by a length and a-half. Time, 2min. 40£secs. Betting 6 to .4 Vanguard, 2 to 1 the rest. Selling Race of 50sovs., six furlongs : Mr. Mokarakara, 1. Mr. Brume's Tongariro, 2 ; Mr. Goodman's Billy, 3. ■Winter Oats Handicap, of 60sovs.; acceptor's sweep of 2tOvs. to second horse. 1. mile : Mr. O'Brien's Rubina, (lOst), 1; Mr. Bates' Minerva (Sst 51b), 2; Mr. Quill's Princess Royal (9st), 3. Rubina could have carried- considerably more weight. Selling Handicap Hurdles, 1 mile and a-half; 20sovs.: Mr. Jones' Steel Dust, 1; Mr. Boob's Milo, 2 ; Mr. Clark's Moody, 3. Consolation of 30sovs; 1 mile: Mr. Smith's Hippodamia (Bat 121b), 1; Mr. Goodman's Billy (7«t 3!b), 2 ; Mr. Carter's . Marohioness Niel (7at 51b), 3.