EGMONT WINTER MEETING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1263, 14 May 1896, Page 25

EGMONT WINTER MEETING.

The Egmont Racing Club attempted a two dayu' meeting for tho first time last week. Owing to tho heavy rain the attendance was affected on both days.

Messrs Neylon and Spriggingfl worked the machine, and put through £'1449 in tho two days ; while Mr Baird gave every satisfaction as starter.

Tho ball was set rolling with the Handicap Hurdles, two miles and a distance, which was a good race all through, Mr Baird sending the nags off to a good start. The following are the results :

Mr S. Mossivo's br g Canard, 9st 71b (A. Hall) 1 Mr C. Tate's b g Clayton, list 71b (C. Riley) 2 Mr W. T. Watts' br g Rossall, Ost 71b (McTaggart) 15

Dante, Freeborn, Waituna, Nat and Raupo also started. The field raced at the first hurdle together, and then Canard got a slight lead. Rossall forged forward, however, and seemed for a while to be in the running, but the field came

round the second time Canard began to draw out again, and keeping his lead won by about four lengths. Time, 4uiin 22 3-ssec. Dividend, £9 2s. Then came the Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half—

Mr J. D. Mitchell's b g Starlight, 10st 71b (Stevens) 1 Mr F. S. Anthony's b g Telltale, 9st 121 b (Laing) 2 Mr G. Nix's ch g Conspiracy, 9st 131 b (Johnson) 3

Kiora, Clematis and Ulysses also started. Starlight won all the way, none of the others getting within reach. Time, 3min 5 3-ssec. Dividend, £4. 7s. Then came the Hawera Stakes, tho race of the day, one mile and three furlongs— Mr G. Williams' br g Man-o'-War, 7st 91b (J.Hughes) 1 Mr St. Ilelier's br g Crimson Streak, Gst

91b ... (McCave) 2 Mr F. Watson's ch m St. Laura, 9st 51b (Johnson) 3

The Artist, Waiuku, Marino, Westmere, Bloomsbury, Yoltigeur and Saluto also started. Man-o'-War had a hard raco home, beating Crimson Streak by about a length. Marino did not, appear to bo running up to his usual form. Time, 2min 34 1-osec. Dividend, £1 9s.

The Handicap Hack Flat Race, six furlongs, was the next, and a lively raco it was. Tho following is the result: —

Mr J. W. Crozier's blk g Kanaka, Sst

121 b ... ... ... (Biggins) 1 Mr J. M. Milt's b g The Friar, 7st lllb (George) 2 Mr C. W. Loppcr's ch h St. Vincent, Bsfc 101 b (Crocker) 3

Errand Boy, Australina, Silvor Sea, Secrecy, Waingona, Sweet Sleep, Light, Return, Off Chance, Muscatel, The Drone, Wild Vixen, lloadford, Klima, Alma, Calmarine, Siss Shot, Factory Lass and Blue Bonnet also started. Tho start was straggling, but tho field closed up and a grand race ensued, Kanaka winning by a head. Time, Imin 23sec. Dividend, il9

The Egmont Handicap Steeplechase came next on the tapis, and as far as money went it was tho moat important race of the meeting; distance, three miles. Mr E. Shove's ch g Booties, lOst 81b (E. Williams) 1 .Air J. Pood's b g Lord Vivian, lOsfc slb (Higgins) 2 Mr J. Green's ch 111 Narrate, lOst (J. Morris) 3 Kaitoa, Wariti and Sir Athol also started. The field got well away from a good start. Sir Athol fell at tho second fence, and Wariti began to drop behind. Coming into the second round Booties and Lord Vivian raced well together, while Narrate and Wariti fell at tho last jump before the homo run. Coming to tho last fence Booties responded gamely and was first over, and won easily by four lengths, with Lord Vivian and Narrate only behind him, tho others having all stopped. Time, 7min 32scc. Dividend, X'3 17s.

Then came the Stewards'Handicap, tho last race of the day, distance soveu furlongs. Mr E. Watson's ch g Dummy, 7st 31b (Gillie) 1 Mr M. Livingstone's b h Marino, Sst 21b (Dorrott) 2 Mr S. 11. Baker's The Artist, Gst 21b (Lind) 3

There was a good raco up the straight, and Dummy won by only two lengths. Time, lmin HOsec. Dividend, .£5 13s. Tho second day was not much better as far as tho weather went than tho first, and when tho riders catno in they wero hardly recognisable, tho courso was so bad. '

The first race was the Second Handicap Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters. Mr,\. Humphries' blk g Napoleon, 9st

311) (Cox) 1 Mr Messivo'a br g Canard, lOst Sib

(Ball) 2 Mr R. Kingan's l> g Auroa, 103 t (Owner) 3 Freeborn, Waituna, Clayton, Rossall and Nat also started. Napoleon maintained his lead to the finish. Canard and Auroa mado a good roco for second. Timo, 3inin 39sec. Dividend, £5 4s. Next came the Railway Handicap, one milo and a distance. Mr J. Russell's b h Waiuku, Sst 61b (E. Russell) 1 Mr F. Watson's ch g Dummy, 7st 101 b (Gillie) 2 Mr G. Williams' b g Man-o'-war, Bst "db (Hughes) 3 St. Laura, Tho Artist, Swift, Crimson Streak, Bloomsbury, Saluto and Donovan also started. Waiuku was in a good position all through the race, and finally came away with a rush and won from Dummy by a bead. Timo, 2min 7 3 ssec. Dividend, I'O 15.3.

Then came the Hawera Handicap Steeplechase, two miles and a-half.

Mr W. Keith's Nat, lOst (Johnston) 1 Mr D. Thurston's b g Sir Athol, Ost

Lllb (Shaw) 2 Mr A. Peter's b g Austral, Ost 101 b (Owner) 3

Lord Vivian, Raupo and Nadjy also started; all either refused or fell except Nat, who won by three-quarters of a mile or so. Dividend, £9 7s. Then came the Second Handicap Hack Flit Race, one mile and a quarter. Mr W. J. Crozier's blk g Kanaka, 9st 21b (Higgins) f Mr F. S. Anthony's br h Errand Boy, Hstlllb (Jackson) f Mr D. Barry's blk m Fish Oh, 7st 101 b (Hughes) 3 Seventeen started.

The High "Weight Handicap was the next. Voltigeur 1 Waiuku 2 Westinere 3 Dante, Donovan and Bona Fide also started. Time, 2min 27sec. Dividend, M 3s. Then came the Final Handicap. Kaitoa 1 Waraiti 2 Parnell 3 Kaitoa won easily. Bradshaw and Sir Athol fell at the last fence, although in the lead. Time, 4tnin O3oc. Dividend, £o Is.