GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 967, 26 May 1879, Page 2

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASES.

Nothingj.,o)ulsJi^B]?Pen mpre successful than the" meeting .h'eld at 'Satur'aay" ! tiy J tli'6" I K'6W Zealaijpj; Nafa'diMlStidepteclia'Se Club. Every event i and with qijg e<voh resulted in texc.e.ejejipg&y cjose' rare think in steeple- ' 'c6aSS&. i '''" , Wie" i &nl3p' 5 weatherj'niiiieh .waS anything: ablo, for wlj§itk,-|fo$ < jcp,V9 ce ased ( tofa!l a heavy mist set in, rendering i ;"lm'J)osfeibu6' to see across "&e' course. ' nb<J ! %wa«gMfents were "verjj . ig/iodidifdeecV,-.;!*«(& §efiing that the meeting was not I^4j9>fli3'. J^ co S coul ' se all the .necessary paraphernalia, and.that "ifrtftfsure* witfef ts t;he'"ai'L'aTK;em silts made, the .G.liihrmupt be congratulate 4*OBihflvj»g I gp , «»Bfi«»oW ed °" t There was just one matter n^p : alvan^ej and that ..was a closer 'adherence 'to the* j time,, f PI starting jbhe different races. It was nearly an hour apppin ted, time before the first'race "was starte3 "' a:M' y tin j/' l iftittttflfy 3 jaffected the ! MkrbitiQ'di tlife'-.'dffii# events, tliou<si T A determined; pffpjGfe; to -ttak&up the lost time. No official Record was thfivlitJELin whioh ;he "different evoats were performed, No nig of frequent occurrence, the pj,except "thd' jump, being as a rule taker: ireuaawifibly walkUlheojßießjjump, however, proved too much, for the whole of thjj hprs.eg, not so of any foiWMabffitf so far as the length" "of" the leapwdfe feor&i cerne3, as in <nesSi aifd ,|th^.slipgpr^ ( nature of the otliei- bank. ißotn banks 'dipped' downwards eoniewJiat, an?d"s¥£fi water, he was cerfain' tc/ slip back again into it. Yerj few, however/' Ittefflpt'etf' 't£4'fedft, SM J h6%!d managed perfdrm.it. successfully. They were all bdmp^fis , d' J i-fe i p 1 batik, Apd dji<ffiSg| tojt^JockCT^.jras.the result.' drnms, "we feat^; o tjipj atfeliaancß was the largest .asenitafcja.'raca; jae.Qtjqgi JBt oa% the course," .but there were veryJfew kdiesi present. HaSiflie fitle ;■ W6'hav-e= rio" i h6sffal'f6n' i therfe' ,! wdj&M-' fuHy 300O"dn thp' ffi&UTiW; fot' >caw .n9«- the fdllf'dSmore particularly ladse'£r, f; from attending. Nearly tbe whole 5 of those ptes'efili were conveyed by the railway, and in this connection we must say .-that: the; aVr&fagfeffi^lrfs ! '' s , he®gh> carriages there was nothing to. complain of in the conveyance of passengers to the course, the reverse was the case on the homeward journeys. More particularly was

this the case in regard to the last train, the passengers by which were subjeoted to every conceivable discomfort. The depart ment must have been fully immense number of people to be jmmght" in, but the only means of transpogHj provided were a eorfftle of cagiagfjij and three open trudMralntb. anle scrambled and ;hey could, and bare' J|jg^' c^ :o( lll was found a<jgprooengine was despatched back to Deborah • for a couple of unclearvfcatSe trucks, pregnant with the most nqftSHne odours, that were standing there. Into these 1 plo|lirifjAt|D crowd or be left behind. Iff is sfaSaa Muit passenger carriages were not available, but this can scarcely be ac=cepted>~M ..explanation of the difficulty, for the situation might have" been foreseen, and an additional supply . _of .carriages should have been sent ' to v Oairiara ; for'tlfe ' accommodation—-of., itihfc! jq\/K }Y£ referred to this matter out of a spirit of grumjbling,* .oar Lritl} ,an ß trf $&&& unnecessarily, bise^vjtp, to T future done to the public apcFot,ed3t';te-i----fledtedf up.QO aus jallwroji, The puj)lic ? it is true, are not very fastidious sit- 'rabfe 1 ' 1 and are. willing tpjjutup ' amount of - inconvenience. They tLb';iiot' ifeeoteliianed, merits., comfortable f»ttvr»K„ ( tliey do "ob'Jeet 16 beiig pack'ed more ebtfiTffoii awitialfc into open trucks aim difiyJcaJAle. trucks. c,,f fHe". loniy xpjiotijqt jdurik" ( the mpptipg by Mr. T. ' owner of Silverstrern, We florin' in I '' the Maiden Pitite was" against Black Prince, on the sroun&tbnfc ■ the ?vii{n6J , ojver the--.. c6'urfe' !oil 'iifterfheoririg (j tho pggtejgt, K j 3 . L % account oF 1 tluj running twolasl' : Hunt Clvju (scp of' soW,'wii& a f ßweep-<' . stake ofHs'sotff-e'ich foßiaccapfcprd .tango , second horse. Nominations of 2 sovs to : 'go'ta 'tiie fuud. TVpiglit for -i'' l '-'ng6. : -) ;Oentlemeu riders allowed'' 7ib. ! '' Distance, 3 miles.. ' • '"MrV-fPI. Btubler's; ch g t> yrs, • t llifrlQlb ... >-i- i 1 Mr. K. M'lvor's br g Loch Lomond, 4' yrs, list,(Q-\yner) ... ... ! ' j?. Loneliand, aged, I2st "31b (Hedge)... j 3 ; is ijq j and The' liaJi iaJsfttWH. i -E versiey.syas' scratched'. I :j}eismgjH3~ to 2 pij., The #gp,iiaft $9 "jrVhetn aud'ljochimno 1 j p.m. hor^es'wei^rtl isjiatchjsd/ johrjoey, ig'ftifwreVefl st ivt<t<j!Thftt. fo'a at the'~'tini<? was so dense tiat those spectAjjiifS winning post and on the hill werk -rtiiatte tb* obtain a glimji>'S6'd¥thehorses xmtii/fciiey: had gono round the back of' the 'Ooyt'SC'-aTid cleared the sod vajlatthe end .flight. Lonehand wai theft leaduig by ihyep lengths, with Loc l Lomond

'second'aM :i TJi<3 third. -As VtfStteli'ftwees ljavingJjcefaiiiegofciated safeJy A _ jtli.Q Ja'io ; gn Wffy, j>l the same order. At the'next post ana rail fence Loch i 'LbmftM^fiis&V^o^&akfe-!tfre''fjan!ip at the, >firsfeltriid»«fnd<i.Xb& the second place. Loch Lomond, however, diwjetly afterwards cleared tlie feTOtacre kwV'tvQnt.off 'i'il 'jjiit'suit <>f 'the Jeadevs i Two gi >rso fences, ■having been cleaved, the houses vere again hidden from. view by the dense fo£. ' 7 TO"s|wjljiag jSOj:! ( wall...alj e iti\airce ; ta the Lomdnd 'aifd The Agovt I • >Vf>i.;e /some, jnto signt, . iTh^.twjq we're then "racing ' 'together, Mr. Mllvamj's , geldiiig being fi.baut half a, length in ' advance.'' Halfway W fe'tM'gnt Hankins called oij Agent, who responded gamely.-, lengths"further oh tfie'faVori't'e hid Ms liSatrl' in front,' 'aiict 'ultimately won a fine rab'e' by' 'Haifa! l&igth,'•'LoneKiind being third a long way beliind/ii.;: GbxSctLATltitf' BF'AKDIoap of 50 added-, to a sweepstake of 2 sovs e ich for ac- ' 1 sov to go Wthß'ftitod?'{ { «« -EL M-Ivor's bri@ ; ,Lc>ch Lopidi'id;'4 Dr. Murphy, s br g Erin Go Bragh, aged, ■Mt? b'g'<LGneliand, ag;ed,""l2si" l > I-.j.-plb;'{=<<•{• j.itU-iw (i/v.vv. (Hedge) 3 ran. j Royalty 1 j' ttr<3 -ni* iHSCfyt. n JP 2. against Ll .h jLomond ; 2 ..to ''l' Erin Go" Bragh'and Lonehand. j f.;., , Bragh and Lonehand in the order named',' ivaohed aaiol runnipg together a few lengths away. In this order thfe'fiist; , .thrrjg fejtjoea.were rjegofciatpd. Loch Lomond then 'fell ' back, and Erin Go Bragh and Lonehand raced togc.ther to the water jump. c '®nii A git ovetv.a&d: a few,lengthy ,UW4'y,:i vgawjubing* jumps Bragh, and ' i ®% eI H yk° m ond winning byi-a/necls;' . ( %ofioafta anct Ivanhoe ran a g )csd race for 'the'tlfird fornjg^.securing it by a length,.;,jbui ; h'eWs/aJpftg disfa&c.e^qJjiijd;. the firjjt' ailcl second'TioiVes. j tux ; , This brouglit a'mosf suceessfu. jneeiing .to. t be re'mem- 1 ■ the fljas^.poii^estf and most gteepl .that, have beerr seen in tlie polony. 1