Sporting.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6209, 19 March 1895, Page 3

Sporting.

WAIMATE RACES. The annual St. Patrick's Day fixture of the Waimate Club was brought off yesterday under very favorable circumstances. The weather was excellent and as the fields were good and the finishes close in many instances some real good sport was provided. There was a good attendance, some 150 visitors from Oamaru going up by the early train to swell the local and Timaru contingents. Speculation, too, was remarkably brisk a sum of LI, 500, a record for the meeting we understand, being put through the machine. Punters had a regular field day, the favourites getting home race after race until the closing event, when the horse second in demand beat the favorite by a nose and closed a satisfactory day's outing. The stakes were fairly well divided a couple of races going to Timaru, two to Oamaru, and the remainder to the Waimate district. The management of the meeting was in every way satisfactory, the officials all working hard to make it a success. Mr T. Teschemaker wielded the starter's flag and was responsible for some really good send-offs. The following are the results : Hcrdlk.Race, of 15 sovs; about li mile, 40 -x\lr G B Barclay's br g Belmont, 10.9 (J Cotton) 1 33 Mr M'Grath's b g Hamilton, 10.11 (Owner) 2 28—Mr J Easton's b g Donald Dinnie, 11.7 (Carter) 3

7—Loiisa 0 s—Greywood 0 Hamilton made the running for a mile when Belmont, who was lying handy, went to the front and won untouched with the greatest ease. Time, 3min. Dividend, L2 10s. St. Patrick's Handicap, of 35 sov; 1J

mile. 122—Mr J J Lewis' br m Aqualate, 9.7 (Shaw) 1 26—Mr J R Longfellow's br h Van Buren, 8.12 (Evans) 2 76-Mr Curran's blk m Vanilla, 8.10 (Byrne) 3 14—Saddler, 7-2 0 14-B Golly, 6.9 0 Aqualate made all the running from Vanilla to the top turn, -where Van Buren put in a claim, passing the black mare, but he could never get on terms with the winner, who won hard held. Time, 2min losec. Dividend, LI 19s. Handicap Time Trot, of 20 sovs; 2J miles. 46—Mr J W Freeman's cr m Minnie Mac, 53sec (J Freeman) 1 56—Mr A. Slee's b m Factory Girl, 25sec (Hoskins) 2 19 —Mr E O'Brien's r m Rona, 53sec (Owner) 3 24—Vivan Grey, 33sec 0 s—Creamy, oCsec... ... 0 7-The Chit. 535-c 0

Minnie Grey at once went to the front and, trotting steadily, won with great ease by a cood half lap. lime, Bmin 34sec. Dividend, L 3 Is. District Race, of losovs : 6 furlongs. 59—Mr Carter's b g Supplejack, 8.11 (M'Grath) ... ._ 1 4—Mr M C Studholme's Pigeon Toe S.ll (Burns) 2 28—Mr G B Barclay's br g Belmont, 8.11 (Burns) 3 10—Pony Moore, S.ll 0 12— Aitna, S.ll 0 I—Miss May, 8.11 0

Admiralty (8.5) was scratched. Supplejack jnmped off at the fall of the flag and won from start- to finish. Time, lmin 21sec. Dividend, LI 14s. Flying Handicap, of 20 sovs ; 6 furlongs. 94—Mr J J Lewis' Kate Greenaway, 9.3 (Shaw) 1 49—Mr J R Longfellow's b g Toxa, 8.12 (Evans) - 2 15—Mr F M'Grath's b g First King 8.0 (Owner) 3 7—Lady Mac, 7.12 0 36—Hydroline 7.9 0 From a good start Hydroline showed first in front, but Toxa quickly displaced her and led the field to the top turn where Kate Greenaway -was brought through and coming on won by a half length. Time, lmin 17 l-sth sees. Dividend, LI 18s. Hack Race, of 15 sovs; 4 furlong 3. 67—Mr J R Longfellow's ch h Langley (Harding) 1 IS—Mr John Fitzgerald's ch h Comrade (O'Grady) - 2 5-s—Mr Hoskins' blk m Hydrob'ne (Campbell) 3 Eight others started. Langley came at the finish with a wet sail and won after a good race by a long neck. Time, 56sec. Dividend, L2 9s. The winner was bought in for Lls. Two Mile Trot Hajtdicap, of 15 sovs. 43—Mr J Merry's b m Mona, 42sec (Cornelius) 1 36—Mr A Slee's b m Factory Girl I9sec (Hoskins) 2 18—Mr J Y Freeman's Minnie Mac 27sec, 15sec penalty 3 0-Hecuba 0 o—Creamy ... ... ... ... 0 2—Rona 0 2—Vivian Grey ... 0 Won with the greatest ease from the jump. Time, smin 55see. Dividend, L2 2s. Harvest Handicap, of 25 sovs; 1 mile. 66—Mr John Fitzgerald's Vandyke, 7 9 (O'Grady) 1 103—Mr J J Lewis' Aqualate, 9.9 (Shaw) 2 43—Mr Longfellow's Van Buren, 9.0 (Evans) 3 3—Sadler 0

2—Supplejack 0 The winner went off with the lead at flagfall, and though Aqualate got on terms in the straight, Vandyke came again under punishment, and squeezed home by a short head. Time, lmin 45sec. Dividend, L 3 4s.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Hastixgs, March 19. There i 3 fine weather for the first day's racing. The course is hard but the going good. The attendance is good. Results: AUTU3IX HANDICAP. The Shrew ... 1 Stepfeldt 2 Scot Free 3 Won by a long neck. Time, lmin 44sec. Dividend, Ll7 10s. hhrdles. Kapua 1 Tiritea 2 Melinite ... «. 3 Dividend, L 6 4s. cup. Dreamland 1 North Atlantic 2 Rangipuhi 3 All started but An Revoir and Monte Carlo. Won by a length and a half. Time, 3min 7 4-sth sec. Dividend, L 6 10s. nursery. Solitaire 1 Orion's Belt 2 Rip Van Winkle „ 3