RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1200, 1 March 1895, Page 25

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

MANAWATU RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. By Telegraph. — Own Reporter. Palmerston North, February 26. The weather was fine with a strong wind blowing for the opening day of the Manawatu Racing Club's Autumn Meeting. The attendance numbered nearly a thousand people. The management of the meeting was excellent, and the starting of Mr E. W. Wood was well performed. The betting on the totalisator was very active, the sum of .£3885 being handled by Mr Frank Hill and his assistants. After the finish of the hack race, the stewards held an enquiry into the riding of Wheriko. The owner (Mr W. Douglas) and the trainer (James Munn) were exonerated from any blame with regard to the horse's running, and the enquiry was then adjourned until the evening, when Lindsay was disqualified for two months. Flying Handicap, six furlongs.

31 Mr W. Fergus' b g Cheque, aged, by Cocksure, Bst ... (Murphy) 1 64 King's Bowman, Bst 51b (Ayres) 2 5 Bush Boy, 6st 101 b ~. (Whittaker) 3

Also started—34 Kalmea, Bst 41b ;. 59 Pompom, Bst 41b ; 19 Prestige, 7st 91b ; 54 Tartan, 7st 71b; 11 Magazine, ,7st 31b; 24 Tangaroa, 6st 111 b; 12 Parae, 6st 111 b. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 18 l-ssec Dividend, .£9 10s. First Handicap Hurdle Race, two miles. 40 Mr Lemon's br h Osman, aged, by Crawford Priory—Ruth, 9st 121 b (A. Hall) 1 164 Revolt, lOst 121 b ... (Arnott) 2 84 Narrate, 9st ... ... (Morris) 3 Also started—B9 Rangipai, lOst 101 b ; 124 Auroa, lOst 71b. Osman and Revolt were together in front for the first mile, with Rangipai some distance in the rear, the horses fencing badly. Passing the old grandstand, Osman drew out, and won easily by a length, the same distance between second and third. Time, 3min 58sec. Dividend, ,£ll ss. First Hack Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters. 239 Dart, list 51b (inc. 71b penalty) (Higgins) 1 116 Moa, lOst 41b (Hall). 2 48 Spreydon, lOst 71b ... 3 Also started—4B Nat, 9st 101 b. Won easily by a length. Time, 3min 26 3-ssec. Dividend, £1 13s. Manawatu Racing Club Handicap, of 200 so vs. One mile and a half. 259 Mr L. D. Nathan's gr h The Dancer, 6yrs, by Sword Dance—Vivandiere, 7stlllb (Gallagher) 1 313 Mr Marumaru's b h Rangipuhi, aged, Bst 101 b (J. Hall) 2 57 Mr G. Hunter's ch m Planet, 3yrs, 6stlolb ... ... (Connop) 3 Also started —38 Scot Free, 7se 91b ; 70 The Shrew, 7st 31b ; 201 Goosander, 7st; 93 Hotspur, 7st; 40 Ua, 7st. The Dancer won a good race by three-quarters of a length, Planet half a length away, just in front of Ua. Time, 2min 41 l-ssec. Dividend, ,£3 15s. The First Hack Flat Handicap was won by Freewill, Kahurangi second, and Wheriko third. Sylv'anus, Kauri Gum, Seabreeze, Ascot Vale and Brooklet also ran. Dividend, d£l7 13s. Borough Handicap, one mile and a distance. 85 Mr Fitzherberf s ch m Kalmea, aged, Bst3lb (Jenkins) 1 65 Annadale, Bst ... ... (Watts) 2 30 Magazine, 7st ... ... (Reid) 3 Also started—7l Variety, Bst 111 b; 113 Zanella, Bst 51b; 34 King's Bowman, Bst 21b; 22 Prestige, 7st 71b; 65 Review, 7st. Won by a length. / Time, 2min 2sec. Dividend, .£5. The Maiden Hack Handicap was won by Reality, who beat Scrap Iron, Finesse, and 12 others, and paid .£31175. The Manawatu Club decided to-night to refuse admission to the course to any bookmakers at to-morrow's races.

Palmerston North, February 27. The weather was beautifully fine for the concluding day's raeing of the Manav watu Racing Club's meeting, and the attendance was fully up to that of the first day, numbering about 1000. The management of the meeting was again excellent. The .sum of .£3039 was put through the totoalisator, making a total of .£7924 for the meeting, or an increase of .£376 over the total for the corresponding meeting last year. Mr Murtagh's starting machine was used in four races; and although the results were not entirely satisfactory, it was the general opinion that the official starter was not thoroughly conversant with the manipulation of the apparatus, and that after the mix up in the first race he was inclined to keep the horses too far back from the barrier in the subsequent races. Under these circumstances it was thought that the machine had not received a fair trial. Fitzherbert Handicap, seven furlongs. 57 Mr J. M. Fraser's b c Allan-a-dale, 4yrs, Bst ... ... ... (Watts) 1 109 Bush Boy, 6st 131 b (Whittaker) 2 30 Tartan, 7st (Connop) 3

Also started—l 23 Zanolla, Bst 51b ; 69 King's Bowman, Bst 21b; 32 Pompom; Bst lib; 38 The Shrew, Bst. Mutfagh's starting machine was used for this race, but probably through the horses being too close to the net barrier, Zanella got some portion of her bridle hooked up in the net, and became entangled in it, carrying the netting away, wnile King's Bowman jumped round. Thus the start was very straggling. Allan-a-dale won all out by a length. Time, lmin 30 2-ssec. Dividend, £7 4s. Second Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters. 124 Mr Lemon's br h Osman, lOst 131 b (A. Hall) 1 117 Revolt, list 31b (Arnott) 2 42 Narrate, 9st (Morris) 3 Also started—63 Rangipai, lOst 81b; 135 Auroa, lOst 81b. Osman ran home a comfortable winner by a length. Time, 3min 27 2-ssec. Dividend, £3 9s. Second Hack Hurdle Handicap, one mile and a half.

213 Kahurangi, 12st 51b ... (Owner) 1 75 Spreydon, lOst 21b (McTaggart) 2 234 Moa, lOst 51b (Hall) 3 J Also started—4B Nat, 9st 31b. Won by | a head, after an exciting finish. Time, 3min lsec. Dividend, £2 Bs. Autumn Handicap, of 100 sovs. One mile and a quarter, less one chain. 331 Mr Marumaru's b h Rangipuhi,aged, by Feve Mystery Girl, 9st 31b (White) 1 120 Mr Hunter's ch m Placet, 3yrs, 7st : 31b (Connop) 2 173 Mr Fitzherbert's ch m Kalmea, aged, 7st 91b (Jenkins) 3 Also started—B4 Scot Free, 7st 91b, and 64 Variety, 7st 91b. Planet made th. 9 running with Kalmea and Variety next, until along the side stretch Rangipuhi moved up, and getting on terms with the leaders in the straight, won by a length, a length separating second and third, Variety fourth. Time, 2min 13 l-ssec. Dividend. £2 6s. The Second Hack Flat Handicap was won by Finesse, Brooklet second, and Free-* I will third, Dividend, £l2 7s.

High Weight Handicap, one mile and a furlong. 87 Mr J. Paul's cb m Variety, syrs, 10st2lb (McKeague) 1 115 Hotspur, 9st 31b ... (Powell) 2 113 Sylvanus, Bst 101 b... (Parker) 3 Also started—loß King John, 9st 101 b ; and 136 Bush Boy, Bst 101 b. A good finish resulted in Variety winning by a head, half a length between second and third. Time, 2min 4 3-osec. Dividend, £5 15s. The Consolation Handicap was won by Pompom by a head, The Shrew second and Magazine third. Voltigeur also started. Time, lmin 42sec. Dividend, £2 14s. Bookmakers were admitted to the course to-day on condition that their betting was - confined to the totalisator. DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING. Dunedin, February 20. The attendance at the first day's racing of the Dunedin Meeting was very good. The weather was fine in the afternoon. , The sum of .£7736 passed through the i totalisators, as against .£9526 for the first day at last year's meeting. Hurdle Handicap.—Lupus, lOst 31b, 1; Minerva, lOst 21b, 2; Rebel, lOst 111 b, 3. Dividends, £2 15s and <£2 19s. Champagne Stakes. —Mr J. Stephenson's b c Gipsy Grand, 9st 31b' (Mcllroy), 1; Safeguard, Bst 71b, 2; Musketry, Bst 101 b, 3. Dividends, <£2 3s and £2 ss. Dunedin Cup, one mile and threeqirarters and 132yds. 235 Mr H. Goodman's b c Casket, 3yrs, , 7st4lb (McCoombe) 1 203 Lady Zetland, Bst 81b (C. Cochrane) 2 437 Prime Warden, 9st 81b ' (F. Cochrane) 3 445 Skirmisher, 79 Wf iseley and 105 Victim also ran. Victim made the running for the first mile, when Cnsket went to the front, and was never afterwards caught, winning: easily by six or seven lengths. Time, 3min 14isec. Dividends, .£5 14s and =£s 16s. Previous winners of the DUNEDIN CUPV\ Two Miles and a Distance.

* After a dead heat with Mr Ray's Sinking Fund, 6yrs, 6st 101 b ; run in 3min 57sec. f Distance this year If miles and 132 yards. The Selling Race was won by Baybell, who.paid .£1 16s and .£1 18s. Publicans' Handicap. Barmby, 7st 111 b, 1; Saracen, 9st, 2 ; Outpost, 7st 81b, 3. £2 12s and £2 7s. The Maiden Plate was won by Jane Eyre, who paid <£4 9s to .£6 3s. Seeling Two-year-old Race. —Golden Vale, 1 : Arline, 2; Wild Peer, 3. Dividends, £3 5s and £3 7s. Stewards' Purse. —Sunrise, 9st 31b, 1; Solano, Bst 41b, 2; TJlva, Bst 41b, 3. Dividends, .£3 and .£3 16s. Dunedin, February 21. There was again beautiful weather for the second day of the D.J.C. Autumn Meeting. The attendance for an off day was very good, but there is an evident scarcity of money among investors. Tally-Ho Handicap, two miles.—-Em-pire, list 51b, 1 ; Lupus, list 91b, 2 ; Rebel, lOst 121 b, 3. Minerva and Smuggler also ran. Dividends, ,£1 19s and .£2 2s. A protest against Empire on the ground of inconsistent running was dismissed on the casting vote of the chairman. Citt Stakes, five furlongs.—Wild Peer, 7st 21b, 1; Musketry, Bst 51b, 2; Emmeline, 6st 71b, 3. Golden Vale, Arline, Maximilian and Royal Salute also started. Divilis and £6s. Dunedin Jockey Club's Handicap, one mile and a half. 228 Outpost, 7st 51b ... (Pine) 1 274 Barmby, 7st 131 b ... (Derrett) 2 259 Prime Warden, 9st 91b (F. Cochrane) 3 105 Skirmisher also ran. Outpost was first into the straight, and won by three lengths. Dividends, £3 Is and .£4 ss. The Novel Race was won by Stockfish, who paid £2 lis and £2 6s. Domain Handicap.—Sunrise, 7st 121 b, 1; Britomarte, 7st 101 b, 2; Vanilla, 7st 71b, 3. Dividends, .£1 18s and £1 16s. Railway Plate, four furlongs.—Hip-pomenc-s, Bst lllb, 1; Bloodshot, Bst, 2; Safeguard, 6st lllb, 3. Watchword also started. A beautiful race was won by Hippomenes by half a length. Dividends, £3 6s and £3 Is. Suburban Welter Handicap. Esparto, Bst, 1; Jane Eyre, Bst 121 b, 2; Vandyke, Bst, 3. Dividends, £4< and £6 3s. In the Post Stakes Swivel beat four others and paid £3 6s. Dunedin, • February 23. The weather was nono too promising for the concluding day of the Dunedin races. Heavy rain fell during the night and in the morning. In the Hopeful Stakes, before allowing Derrett to mount, Mr Stead, owner of Bloodshot, called him before the stewards and got him to explain that Barmby, entered in his name, was owned by M. Sherwin Wairaate, Barmby beat Blood-

shot, and when Derrett, who rode the latter, went to scale there was a hostile demonstration. The starting was again somewhat indifferent, several horses taking fright at the tapes. It has been noticed at the meeting that Mr Piper got on better without the machine than with its assistance. The amount put through the totalisator was <£6905, making a total for the meeting of .£21,038, as against .£24,475 for three days last year. Handicap Hurdle Race, two miles and a quarter. 56 Smuggler, 9st ... (J. Cotton) 1 83 Empire, 12st51b ... (F.Holmes) 2 Empire, though he came well under the whip, was beaten by four or five lengths. Time,"4min 45sec. Dividends —Inside, £2 3s; outside, £2 7s. Hopeful Stakes, six furlong's. 224 Mr R. Derrett's Barmby, Bst 91b (Brown) 1 204 Mr H. Goodman's Rancour, 7st (McCoombe) 2 333 Mr G. G. Stead's Bloodshot, Bst (Derrett) 3 Also started—32 Maremma, 7st 91b; 68 Molly Darling, 7st 71b; 42 Jane Eyre, 7st 51b; 92 St. John, 6st 101 b ; and 12 Mossburn, 6st 101 b. Barmby won comfortably by a couple of lengths, Rancour finishing a neck in front of the favourite. Time, lmin 20sec. Dividend —Inside, .£4 ss; outside, .£3 13s.

! FobbußY Handicap, of 180 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 338 Mr J. Stephenson's Outpost, Bst 31b (Mcllroy) 1 309 Mr M. Hobbs' Prime Warden, 9st 71b (F. Cochrane) 2 230 Mr H. Goodman's Casket, Bst 41b (McCombe) 3 135 Skirmisher, Bst, and 258 Captive, 7st 101 b, also started. After a quarter of a mile had been travelled Casket was in the lead, Outpost last. Along the back Outpost improved his position, and landing first in the straight ,won by a length. Time, 2min 14£sec. Dividends —Inside, .£3 lis; outside, .£3 Is. Marshall Memorial Stakes, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs. 208 Mr J. Stephenson's Hippomenes, Bstlllb ... ... (Mcllroy) 1 99 Mr G. G. Stead's Musketry, 6st 71b (Rae) 2 308 Mr J. Stephenson's Gipsy Grand,' 7st7lb (Pine) 3

Gipsy Grand was in front before a furlong had been travelled, his nearest follower being Musketry, who had got away badly. In the straight Hippomenes came up on the outside, and won easily by two lengths. Time lmin l7£see. Dividends, £2, 3s and .£2 2s. Flying Handicap, one mile. 462 Saracen, 9st 21b ... (F. Cochrane) 1 104 Esparto, 7st ... (McCombe) 2 142 Solano, 6st 91b ... (Rae) 3 Also started —201 Sunrise, Bst 51b; 39 Wolseley, 7st 121 b; 95 Silver Spec, 7st 101 b; 119 Winchman, 7st 71b ; 49 Vanilla, 7st 51b; 67 Rangiatea, 7st 51b ,- 58 Victim, 7st; 17 Changeling, 6st 101 b ; 31 Rancour, 6st 91b. When the tapes flew up Rancour turned right round. After a good race down the straight, Saracen won by about a neck. Time, lmin 47£sec. Dividends £2 15s and £2 lis.

Maiden Two-year-old Handicap, five furlongs. 258 Emmeline,7stlolb... (Emmerson) 1 199 Maximilian, Bst ... (Jackson) 2 31 Clairvoyant, 7st 21b (Pine) 3 22 Montigny also went to the post. Emmeline won easily. Dividends, .£1 15s inside and outside. The Disposal Stakes was won by Swivel, who paid £7 18s and <£9 Bs, and the Consolation Handicap by Britomarte, who paid <£4 10s and ,£4 12s.

TARANAKI RACES. New Plymouth, February 20. The first day's racing of the Taranaki Joskey Club's Meeting took place to-day. Rain fell during the afternoon. There was a good attendance. Results : First Hurdle Handicap.—Bonovoree, 9st7lb, 1; Tiritea, list 121 b, 2; Mollyhawk, 9st, 3. Also started—Marechal Neil, 9st 71b; and Dick, 9st. Dividend, .£1 19s. First Hack Hurdle Handicap.—Dart, lOst, 1; Conscript, lOst, 2; Kathleen, 9st 91b, 3. Dividend, £ll3s. Taranaki Jockey Club Handicap, of 250 sovs; one mile and a half. —Monte Carlo, 7st 131 b, 1; Irish Twist, Bst 71b, 2; Ben Godfrey, 7st 131 b, 3. Also started — The Dancer, Bst 71b; Waiuku, 7st 91b 5 Prioress, 7st 71b. Prioress was left at the post. Monte Carlo won by a head. Time, 2min 40 l-ssec. Dividend, £5 Bs. First Handicap Hack Race. —Aughadowey, 7st 61b, 1; Thunderbolt, 7st 51b, 2 ; Clayton, 6st 121 b, 3. Dividend, £l4 6s. Corinthian Handicap.—Cyrus, lOst lllb, 1; Marechal Neil, lOst 71b, 2; The Hero, lOst 61b, 3. Dividend, £1 9s. The Hack Scurry Stakes was won by Gooleen. Dividend, £3 lis. Flying Handicap, of 100 sovs ,• six furlongs.—Doris, 7st 91b, 1 ; Donovan, 7st, 2; Prioress, 7st 121 b, 3. Also started —St. Clements, 9st7lb; Orion, 7st 101 b ; Porepo, 7st, and Krina, 7st 101 b. Doris won as she liked. Dividend, £B. New Plymouth, February 21. The weather was showery for the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club's Meeting : ■ Grandstand Handicap.—Doris, 83t, 1; St. Clements, 9st, 2; Donovan, 7st, 3. Dividend, £4>. Hurdle Handicap.—Belle, 9st 21b, 1; Tiritea, 12st 21b, 2; Bonovoree, lOst 101 b, 3. Dividend, £4 lis. Time, 3min 55£sec. t The Hack Hurdle Race, of 40 sovs, was won by Dart, who paid £2 15s. Autumn Handicap, one mile and a half. —Waiuku, 6st 71b, 1: Prioress, 7st 61b, 2 ; Porepo, 6st 81b, 3. The other starters were Irish Twist, 9st; Monte Carlo, Bst 71b; The Dancer, Bst 71b; Ben Godfrey, 7st 121 b; Reynard, 7st slb j and Donovan, 6st

7lb. Won by a neck. Time, 2min 13 l-ssec. Dividend, .£25 13s. The Hack Flat Race was won by Dummy. Dividend, .£l2. 12s. Shorts Handicap.—St. Clements, 9st 61b, 1 ; Doris, 8s t 61b, 2; Orion, 7st 121 b, 3. Dividend, .£2 lis. The Farewell Handicap was won by Krina. Dividend, <£s Bs.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. Dunedin, February 21. The following weights for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Meeting have been declared by Mr J. E. Henry, who is at present in Dunedin: — Hawke's Bay Cup, one mile and threequarters, st lb st lb

mile.—St. Hilda and St. Clements, 9st 71b ; Saracen, 9st 51b; Lady Zetland, 9st 41b ; North Atlantic, 9st 31b; Au Revior, 9st 21b ; Irish Twist, 9st; The Dancer, Bst 131 b; Golden Plover, Sst 111 b ; Forme, Bst 51b ; Orion, 7st 131 b ; Stepfeldt, 7st lllb ; Shrew, 7st 91b; Spindrift, 7st 81b; Zanella, 7st 71b; Pompom, Searchlight and Lyre Bird, 7st 31b; Ua and Krina, 7st 21b; Nixie, Goosander and Martyrdom, 7st; Iphimede and Princess May, 6st 121 b; Tartan and Salvo, 6st 71b.

Year. Horse. A. ' Wght. Time. stlb m. s. 1674 Ltirline 4 9 9 4 3 1875 Templeton • 4 8 12 4 10£ 1876 Pungawerewere 3 6 13 4 7i 1877 Fisnhook ,4 7 12 4 5 1878 Templeton a 9 3 3 59 1879 Mata* 4 7 8 4 3 1880 Mata 5 8 9 3 56i 1881 Sir Modred 3 7 10 4 2 1882 Lady Emma 4 7 6 3 55 1883 Adamant 6 6 7 3 54 1884 Lady Emm 6 8 5 3 58 1885 Vanguard5 9 3 3 53 1886 . Nelson 5 8 5 3 54£ 1887 Spade Guinea 4 7 12 3 "54f 1888 Gipsy King 3 8 4 3 51 1889 Sultan 4 8 0 3 53J 1890 St. James 4 7 12 3 57i 1891 Freedom 3 8 .3 3 57 1892 Occident 6 7 10 3 50 1893 Tempest 5 6 11 3 51i 1894 Liberator a 8 3 3 53 1895 Casketf 3 7'4 3 14£

Prime Warden . . 9 6 Forme ... 7 7 Mahaki . 9 4 The Dancer... 7 5 Lady Zetland .. . 8 12 Scot Free ... 7 3 Au iievoir . 8 7 King- Cannibal 7 2 Liberator... . 8 5 Step'feldb ... 7 0 Saracen ... . 8 5 Shrew ... 6 11 Rangipuhi . 8 4 Spindrift ... 6 10 Noith Atlantic .. 8 4 Goosander ... 6 9 Boulanger 8 3 Martyrdom... 6 7 Kosefeldt... 8 2 Lyrebird ... 6 7 Monte Carlo . 7 11 Princess May 6 7 Dreamland 7 11 Planet ... 6 7 Westmere 7 9 Railway Stakes, three-quarters of a