Clifden Racing Club.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XVIX, Issue 969, 26 February 1924, Page 1

Clifden Racing Club.

There was a record attendance at thu annual i sices of tho above <»v Wednesday last, when line weather was experienced. - The iields were not up to their iisiuil strength, but some very interesting racing was witnessed. President C Gardner and his band of officials had a very busy time, while Secretary E. Matheson was at his usual pest. T. O'Connor, the well-known cross-country horseman, sustained a broken collar-bone

m the Orawia Hack Handicap Steeplechase, while m the Alton Trot A. O. Hodgson had Jiis ;ankle fractured thiough his horse falling. Mr A. D. ' Mclvor officiated as starter, and carried out his duties m a eredituble milliner. The Tuatapere Pipe Band was also m attendance, and rondered a good programe of music. President Gardner at a convenient interval, expressed the appreciation of the. members of the Club for their valuable assistance, 'after which enthusiastic cheers were given. The totalisator returns amounted to £5693, an increase of £l(J9l over last year, while the gate receipts were £218, a rise of £90 m excess of the previous- year. Following are the results : — ' Lilburn Handicap, £5U ; second £7; th'rd £3. For maiden horses. Six furlongs. T. W. Taylor's b « Soltoe, by Soldier's Choiug — Multoe, 3yrs, b.lO (T. • .Pemberlou) ... ... ... 1 H. Bate'B eh « Ad mi ml Fisher, aged, 8.10 (E. CJux) ... 2 H. Mason's eh g Mountain Dew, 4yrs, 8.10, car. 0.0 <T. O'Couuell) . ; . 3 (Winner trained by J. VV. Paukhurst, jun.) ■Six starters. Won by three lengths. Time — lmin 19secs. Tuatapere Haudicap Trot (saddle), £65. Second £10 ; third £5. One mile and a-halt. M. Maloney'a b.g. Northope, by young McKinney — Chutney, aged, limit • (J. Walsh) ... 1 L.' J. Brown's oh g Dixie Dillon, aged, 36yds (Owner) 2 A. 0. Hodgson's b g Dandy Dragoon, aged, limit (J. Downey) . ... 3 (Winner trained by owner;. ' Five starters. A close finish. Times — 3 ruin 48secs, 3m in 47secs, and 3min 52 sees. Bel m out Hack Handicap, £60. Second £7 i third £3. Seven furlongs. H. Mountuey's oh g Marmont, by Mark hope — Maslova, oyrs, 9.2 (R. MoLellau) I F. McKay's b g Border Kuight, (iyrs, . 8.5 (F. J. McKay) 2 J. H. Smith and C. Burn's eh g Snowfall, oyra, 7.10 (W. Anderton) 3 (Winner trained by R. McLellan.) Five starters, Won by a length, a length separating second and third. . Time — lmin 328608. Clifden Cup Handicap, £100. Second £15 ; third £7 10s. Owe nitle and a-quarter. W. Sim'B b g San Salvador, by San Francisco — Maslova, 8 6 (R. Me- ' • Lellan) ... " ... 1 Traill and McKay's b g In the Pink, , aged, 5.9, car. 8. 10 (I. Kask) ... 2 W. J. McLaren's b g Londonderry, aged, 8.1, car. 7.10 (N. O. Dwyer) 3 Three starters. Won by three lengths, .eight lengths between, second and third. Time — 2min 11 3-ssecs. Orawia Hack Handicap Steeplechase, £85. second £13 ; third £7. Abouj; two miles. F. Boyle's br g.Marenga, by Multitid — Sarilla, aged, 10.8 (J, Langford.) 1 F. Malcolm's b g Dalton, aged, 10.7 (Mr W. F. North) ■ 2 J A/Pear's b g Wicklow, aged, 11.0 (C. Kask) ... ... 3 (Winner trained by owner). Six starters. Won by six lengths, 60 yards between and third. Time — 4,mm 29 l-Sseos. \ Waiaa Hack Handicap, £60. [Second &1 ; third 43. Six furloogs. A. Chisholm and J. C. Macdonald's b m Sabor, by Fowlingpiece — SheeuAgatha II- mare, aged 7. 13, car. 8. 11 (R. MoLellan) ; 1 T. W. Taylor's b g Soltoe, 7.7 (H. Bushbridge) 2 •F. McKay'6 b g Border Knight. 8.7, (F. J. McKay) ... ... ... 3 (Winner trained by J. O. Hymers.) Five etarterß. Won by five lengths, 24. lengths separating second and third. Time —lmin lb* l-ssecs. Alton Handicap Trot (saddle), £65. Second £10 ; third £5. Twomileß. -M. Maloney's b g Nottbope, by Young McKinney— Chutney, aged, penalised 48yds (J. Walsh) ... 1 L. J. Brown's b g John Logan, syrs, 132 yds bhd (A. Matheaou) ... 2 C. Hardies b g MoConachie, 48yds bhd, (Owner) ... 3 (Winner trained by owner). Seven starters. Won by eight lengths, 60 yards between second and third. Timeß — smin 16 3-ssecs, smin 13 2-sse3s, and \ smin 22 2-saecß. , Farewell Handicap, £70. Second £10; third £5. One mile. W. Sim's b g San Salvador, by San Francisco— Maelova, aged, 9.6 (R. McLellan) ... •■ ... ... 1 -Traill and McKay's b g In the Pink, aged, 9; 2 (W. McKay) ... 2 W. J. McLaren's br g Marching Order, aged, 7.7 (N. C. Dwyer, 51b allow) 3 Four starters. Won by three lengths, six lengths separating second and third. Time — lmin 44 2-saeca. ■