WAIKATO RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1421, 15 February 1879, Page 18

WAIKATO RACES.

Auckland, February 12tb. The Waikato Races were held at Ohaupo to day. The attendance was larger than at any meeting previously held there. Shortly 1 after the first race much excitement was caused by the discovery that the grand stand was on fire. It was covered with people. Prompt help was rendered, and the fire subdued. An accident happened through a boy being run over by reckless riding. The following were the results : — Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 soys. Two miles. Over eight nights of hurdles, 3ft 6in high. Rutherford's eh g Sportsman, aged, lOst 21b 1 Harrymount, Loafer, Robjn Hood, and Irish Emigrant also ran. Whitefoot and Treageagle were scratched. Betting: Even on Harrymount. Time, 4 mm. 30 sec. MAIDEN Plate, of 30 soya. Weight for age. Mr W. Walters' br cby Traducer, 2 yrs .. 1 Mr Hill's Sultan, aged .. „ „2 Seven horses started. Time, 2 mm. 54 sec. Walters' colt held the race throughout. A protest was entered against the colt, on the ground that no weights were published for two-year-olds. lurf Club Handicap, of 150 soys. Two miles, Mr Caulton's Gillie Callum, Oat 101b (Hodson) 1 Mr Bond's Flirt, 7stl lib .. ..55 M,r Garlaud's Malcolm, 7at 2lb .. ..8 This was a splendid race throughout. At the close Gillie Callum sprang away from his ! company, and landed a winner by two lengths. Pungawerewere and Harrymount were scratched. Waikato Stakes. Mr Roacho's Willy .. .. ..1 Mr Mayuru's Mmute .. .. ..2 Flying Stakes. Mr Walters' Tatterina colt .. ..1 Mr Gar'and's Skylark .. .. .. 2 Mr White's Blarney 8 Won by two lengths. To-morrow's racing promises to be very we, ceseful.

THu WELLINGTON RACES. ' Wellington, February 6th. The Ttac?s began to-day. There were about 3000 p rs.ms on the course. The railway conveyed about 1500 pewona, and a similar number went by road. There were no accidents of importance, though some of the vehicles came to grief on tbe road. Tho boy who rode Saunterer in the Hutt Park Stakes was thrown into the river, his horse having bolted. At first it was ftwed he was badly injured, but on examination it was fouud he was unhurt. He was picked up ir an insensible state, but Dr Diver ■examined him, and found that he wa% all right. He soon recovered, though he had narrowly escaped being drowned. There were no otfier accident*. Tne courde, owing to tue want of rain, wan very hard, and those who pretend to mow, say that if , a good shower of rain had fallen during the night the result would have Seen different. The day's proceedings com•snenced wich the Maiden Plate, for which Merlin was installed a hot favourite. Undine was next in demand. Castilljan was the only absentee, and the result was an easy win for the son of Blue Boy and Malice. King Qaail was second, to the surprise of all his most iramediateattendsnts. Lady Grey, who was fancied by anany, was out of it from tho start. The backers jiaving madu a good beginning, then proceeded ±o lay odds on The Agent for the jumping event, the result of which was hardly ever in -doubt. A hack hurdle race, which created great excitement, was the next event, and was cleverly canied off by Porirua— Kate, the iavourite, coming to grief at the third hurdlß. The big event was next, and Laertes was still a •favourite at Sto 2. Lara, who stripped in : grand form, was backed by many ; whilst Xiongland^, who was in great fettle, started second favourite. The up-countr? contingent -went like men for Lara and Diver, whilst .Marlborough people supported Rata. After •4he first mile and a-half the result was never in •doubt, and Ray won very easily at the finish. The Hutt, Park Stakes were such a moral -that ■nothing but Saunterer stripped to do combat ■^with Bribery, who had no difficulty in disposing •of her opponent. Speculation was almost nil, ihe only beta being 10 to 1 and 8 to 1 on .Bribery. The succeeding hack race was_ a affair, the best horses never leaving #he paddock, and those which started being so .iar apart that 20 lengths at least divided them. The Flying Stakes concluded the day's projgramme. This resulted in a great boil-over, Jtatcatcher getting well away and winning --cleverly. Bribery, who was made a great pot, very fractious at the post, disposed of jockey once, and then got a wretched start. iShe first ovebauled her field at the finish, but ..could never get on terms with the leaders. The results are as follow : — JMaiden Pi ate, of 75 soya. Entrance, 3 boys. For all horses that have never won a sweepstake or plate of the value of 25 soys. previous to entry. Weight for age. One mile and a-half. TMr R Vallance's Merlin, 3 yrs (Blue Boy— M*lice), ystlSlb .. .. .. (Nolan) 1 Mr S Horofall's King Quail, 3 yrs. 7nt 13lb (Carringion) 2 Mr Webb'd Undine, 4 yrs, Bst 121b .. (Puller) 3 Knight's Roebuck, aged, 9at 81b ; Murtagh's 3Black Piince, 6yrs, 9st 81b j Lady Grey, 3yrs, !7st 101b, also ran. Betting— 6 to 4on Merlin ; 2 to 1 Undine ; i 5 to 1 anything else. The flpg fell to a fair start, Undine having a ■trifle the best of it. Murtagh soon rattled bia horse into & fair place, which he kept until he areached the back of the course. Lady Grey was left at the post, and was at least -ten lengths behind. Opposite the grand <atand she was not persevered with any further. At this period Roebuck was Black attendant, but at the three-quarter-mile King Quail ran into second place, Undime .also came up, while Merlin ran into fourth jplace. This order was maintained to the back ♦of the course, when Black Prince fell back Tfoeaten. Undine and Merlin then closed on Ratcatcher, and it was a pretty race until •coming into the straight. The leaders ran xrather wide, and Nolan made a fine exhibition ■vof horsemanship, and took the inside running •and a lead of about half a length. The race after 4his was never in doubt, and the colt won King Quail came pluckily under the whip, and was only beaten by a head. Time, •Smin. 50aec. jHordlb toACE, 60 eovs. Two miles. Weight for age uvei sevrn fights of hurdles. 'Mr Butler's AgenS 5 yrs, fist 71b .. (Hawkins) 1 Harkawdy,Gy.B, 9stlotb .. .. (Murtagh) 2 1 r iTe Whetutnaruma, aged, 9st 101b . . (O'Brien) 3 Nothing else started. Betting a * vs^ was 6t04 on Agent ; afterwards the same on Te Whetn ; 5 to lon Harkdiway. Te Whetu declared to carry lllbs overweight. Te Whetu was first away ; Agent and Hark" iaway, however, were not much behind, and .after taking the first hurdle in this order, .HarkawKy eorao on with the lead to the second hurdle, which he ran into, but afterwards got ■over*; Agent was next. Te Whetu then asfsumed the lead, and he and Agent ran a neck-.tand-neck race, the Maori horse leading by half sa length over all hut tbe laut hurdle, which he heavily. Agent then came on and won .easily by about five lengths from Harkaway, *who passed Te Whetu when he was eased. "Time, 4 mm. 29 aec. Sack Hordus Racb, of 20 soys. Entrance 10s. One mile and «, distance. Post entries. Catch weights. Kate .. .. .. .. .. 1 .^Slack Warrior .. .. .. .2 iForest Quean .. «. .. .. 3 Seven started. Loch Lomond was a great Xavourit'*, but the casualties commenced at "the first jump, when one fell ; at the second, ■>iwo more ; anl at the third the favourite hit (hard, and came down. Thon Porirua Kate n3rew away, and won by half a length from IBlack Warrior. Forest Queen, who rau into .•a post aud bruised her rider, was third. UTorest Queeu'a jockey was the only one areally hurt. "Wellington Gold Cup, a gold cup valued at 100 soys, pr/f-eotri by the vjub, with 500 soys sdded ; seco'.'i hor=e to receive 50 soya from the stakes. Two mi «s. 3IrR Rav'dbm Maritana, by Traducer -Hypatf a, 6 yn>, 9,r, 4lb .. .. .. (Kay) 1 :MrD Km:. b</sbrh Lara, 8 yrs. Bst2lb (Wattie) 2 ..Mr Q Frier's eh g Longlands, 4 yrs, 7st 121b (Clifford) 3 Laerfce", aged, B<t ; Rata, 4 yrs, 7st ; Diver, aged, (s<t, 12tb ; Lady Grey, 3 yrs, 6sc 41b ; King 'Quail, 3 yr.<, 6it 2ib; Sailor, aged, sat 71b, .also ran. Dauebury and Mufti were scratched at 12.5 p.m. Betting : sto 2 Laertes and Longlands, 3to 1 Lara an| Maritana, 10 to 1 Diver and Rata, 10 to 1 Sailor, L«Jy Grey, and King Quail ; 100 to 2 any other. The ft ig tel to a poor start. Sailor had much tb» best <if it, King Qiiail was stopped directly after the n*!» fell, and Sailor led to the entrance ! into the straight, when he bolted, and was not stopped until he had diop>Bed of his rider. Passing the stand the order was — Lara, Diver, Longlands, Maritana, La-rtes. Rata, and Lady Grey. The leader increased bin distance till be reached the back of the course, when Maritaua, who had been gradually running through hfr horses, collared him. Laertes made hia tff >rt at the three quarter-mile post, but soon felt back beaten. Ouce Maritana was alongside aU waa over, but the ahouting for

Kay, had the race in baud. Half a mile from home the leading pair drew away from all but Longlands, who came through very fast. Jintaring the straight Ray assumed the lead, proviously held by Lara, aud won easily by a length, Longlands about two lengths behind the snerrnd horse ; and the oihors finishing thus — Diver, Rata, Laertes, and Lady Grey. Time, 3 mm. 47 sec. Sailor was, after being caught, remounted and aent round the course to win bets against Fishhook. The Hdtt Park Stakes, of 50 soys. One mile. Mr Ray's Bribery, 5 years, Traducer— Ethelrcd, 9st Mr KmgS'u Saunte'rer, 2 years, 53t 31b (Lain*) 2 This race was reduced to a match between the above pair, Expectation being scra'ched at 1.46 p.m., Doncaster at 4.2 p.m., Diver and Merlin at 4.15 p.m., and Rata at 4.30 p.m. The two-year-old had rather the best of the start, and a pretty race ensued. At the back of the course.Ray went up, but the colt drew away again, and led to the run home. Ray gained great advantage, tha young one running very wide, and Bribery won hands down. The colt could not be stopped, and ran away with his rider. He upset him into the Waitaki stream, but the boy was more frightened than hurt. Hack Kaob. OreyTom .. ♦• •• J Tiger .. .. •■ •• £ This race was a wretched failure. Twelve entered, but three never- left the paddock, and Grey Tom got all tha best of a straggling start, and won easily. FiiYing Stakes, of 50 soys. Three-quarters of a nvle. Mr HorsfaU's Hatcatcher. 7st 51b (Carrinjrton) 1 Mr Gibson's Otawa, 7«t 91b .. .. (Wslkor) 2 Mr Belcher's Exp°ctation, 7st 6)b .. •• * Bribery (Bst 41b), Sailor (7st), and Doncaiter (7st) also ran. _ . Bribery was a great favourite, lo to 10 being offered on her, and finding no backers ; 4tol on Otawa was accepted in a few cases. Nothing else backed. Bribery was fractious at the post, and disposed of her jockey once. Sailor got a big lead, but Ratcatcher was never caught. Otawa ran through all his horses, but never got on terms. Bribery came well after entering the straight, but was half a length behind Expectation. There was the same distance between second and third horses. _ Wellington, February 7th. The racing events in the second day's programme were as follows : — Wellington Dbrby, a sweepstake of 10 soys each, with 100 soys added ; half forfeit tor acceptors. For three-jear-olde. Cofts, Bst 101b; fillies, Bst 51b. - Mile'and a-half. ■ Mr R Vallance's b c Merlin, by Blueboy-Maliee (Nolan) 1 Mr W C Webb'a b c Dundee, by Traducer— fieuga (Fuller) 2 Barbelle was scratched at noon. Betting : 3t02 on Dundee, who was trouble!some at the post. lour false starts were made, in three of which Merlin waa first to move. On the flag falling Dundee was pulled back, and ran about three lengths behind until half the distance had been covered, after which he closed in. At the half-mile post there was but a short length between them, and at the back of the course the pair were locked neck and neck. A pretty race ensued; but on entering the straight, Merlin, who had kept the inside running throughout, was half a length ahead. Dundee then began to whip hard, and half-way up the straight Nolan had to rouse his horse. The race was won by half a length, with a little in hand. The loser ia the faster horse of the two, but was not in such good condition as the winning horse. Time, 2 mm. 57 sec. Hurdlb Handicap, of 75 soys. Two miles, over eight nights hurdles. Mr R M'lvor's gr g Grey Momua, aged, lOst 121b (Owner) 1 Mr P Butler's eh g The Agent, 5 yw, 12st 41b (Hawkm*) 2 Mr H Prince's eh g Eversley, aged, 10rt 101b (A Lyford) 3 Roebuck, aged, 9at 71b, also ran. To Whetu was scratched. Betting : 3t02 on Agent. After a false start, in which Agent waa the most prominent, tbe flag felL Evewley at once took the lead, and led over the first jump ; Grey waa second, Roebuck third. The sama order was maintained to the second jump, when Agent took Roebuck's place. Two more jumps were crossed in this order, but half a length separating the first three. Eversley then commenced to drop back, and Agent got his head to the fore and led over the next two jumps. The run into the straight was now reached, and. as it was entered, Agent's rider had his whip out. By this time the race was virtually over. The pair rose for the last jump, with half a length between them, but Agent hit the hurdle and came down. His rider, who escaped unhurt, quickly remounted, and passed the post before Eversley, whowas some distance behind, and was outpaced. Time, 4 mm. 11 Bee. The Wellington Racing Club Handicap of 200 soys; second horse to receive 25 soys from the stakes. Distance: One mile and a- 1 alf. Mr Butler's Laertes, aged, 7st 10 b (Clifford) 1 Mr Gib-on's Otawa, aged, 7^ 41b (Walker) 2 Mr Vallance's Lidy Ellen, 5 yrs, 6st 12lb (tfarris) 3 Bribery, Bst 91b ; Lara, Bst 2lbj Longlands, 7st Ulb, also ran. ] Betting : Even money on Lara, 5 to 4 Bribery and Otawa, 2 to 1 Lady Ellen. \ Bribery caused great delay at the post. Ray came off once, but at length, after three attempts, the flag fell to a start of which Bribery had much the best. Lara, however, was soon pushed to the front, and the pair cut out the running until the three-quarter-mile poßt was reached. Here Lady Ellen, who had been running very unkindly, closed up, and Otawa soon afterwards joined company. Bribery was the first to call a go, and Lara soon afterwards fell back. Laertes was now observed to be coming through. A great race ensued at the startingpost, and for half a mile the Australian was in front, with the inside running. Otawa and Lady Ellen struggled hard under the whip, but Laertes won without difficulty by half a length. There was the same distance between the second and third horses. The mare, which carried the stable money, ran unkindly at first. Time, 2 mm. 46 sec. Hack Back. This was not a race at all, Annie jumping away with a lead, and winning by about 20 yards, easily. Frbe Handicap, of 50 soys. Five furlongs. Winner of Racing Club Handicap te carry 71b extra. Mr Butler's Laertes, aged 7»t7lb .. (Clifford} 1 Mr Young* Sailor, aged, sst 71b .. ',£* In W 2 Mr Knight's Sauntorcr, 2 yr«,6it 61b (Hams) 3 After a slight delay ithe flag fell, Sailor as usual being first away. The two-year-old raced with him every yard until the run in, when Sailor attempted to ran off, and forced the colt right across the conim Laertes tben made hia effort, secured a lead, and won handß down. Saunterer was pulled on again, and_ finished with great determination. Time, 1 mm, 16 sec. Empire Plate, of 100 soys ; sf cond horse, 25 sora out of stakes. Wtight for sge. Distance, one mile and a-quarter. For provincial district horees. Mr Belcher's Kxpectation, 5 yrs, 9,t Mb (Belchort 1 MrKnifjht'sLara.seed.esvlllb .. (L»nge) 2 Mr Bay's Diver, *ged 9rtßlb 9 Harkaway and Otawa also ran.

Bottiug : Ewn Lara; sto 2 Ocavva ; 3to 1 Expectation and Diver. Harkaway got the best of the start. Lara and Expectation soon got together, and ran away. DiveJ, atthe back ot the course, closed up, but soon dropped baok. At this time it appeared a certainty for Lara, but the raare stuck to him, and, being fresh, managed to win by a quarter of a length. Time, 2 mm. 18 sec. GtesoiiATiox Handicap, of 60 eovs; second horse, 10 hoys from stakes. Otawa (Tr.iducer— Ladybird), 7st 1 Undine, 7st 91b * Rata, 63t 71b , •- •• 3 Black Prince (6st 81W and Lady Ellen (6st 121b) also ran. Betting : Even on Undine and Lady Ellen ; 2to 1 Otawa. , _ , The flag fell to a start of vvhich Eata and Lady Ellen had the best. 1) ndine soon closed, and Lady Ellen and Eata quietly fell back. At the back of the course Lady Ellen drawaway, but Ofeawa,, who had seemingly besn out of it from the jump, closed very fast, and entered the straight close to the leader. He came in well under the whip, but never could head the mare, which carried the pot. A protest that the mare crossed when starting was allowed, and the stakes awarded to Otawa. WANGANUI RACES. Wangandi, February 6th. The following are the nominations for the WaNganui Jockey Club Handicap.— Laiy Grey, Haphazard, Venus Transit, Laorie<J, Peen-o-Day, Kesolution, Folly, Oanebury, Mufti, Lady Ellen, Bribery, Majritana, Pinfire, Lar.i, Iz\ac Waltju, Grey Momus, Uluebird, Expectation, Otiwa, Harhquin, and Kata. Flying Stakes —Stanley, Lady Grey, Luna, Venus Transit, Laertes Peep-o'-Day, Confide.it, Bribery, Maritana, Iziac Walton, Parawhenua, Bluebird, Expectation, Harlequin, and Otawa. DUNEDIN J.C. RACES. The following handicaps were declared on the afternoon of the 6th : — Hurdlb Handicap, of 80 soys. St. lb. St. lb. JWhetumarama 12 7 Kildare .. ..9 4 Tbe Agent .. .. 12 8 Dxndy .. ..8 10 ! Kve'sley .. .. 10 10 Daie^min .. *, 8 7 I Loyalty .. ..9 7 Larrikin .. ..8 0 Steeplechase Handicap, op 100 soys. St. lb. St. lb. Tbe Agent .. .. 12 10 Kildare .. .. 910 Te Whetumarama 12 10 Te Kooti .. „ 9 7 Eversley .. .. 11 0 Dalesman .. ..9 0 Loyalty .. .. 10 0 Caleb Moore, Handicapper. Auckland, February 6th.' Venus Transit and Slander Colt, by Izaak Walton, have been shipped in the Wellington for Dunedin, where they will ra present Walters' stable 3. Tho colt out of Eanuy Fisher has been gored by a bull in the flank, but not seriously injured. WELLINGTON RACES. Wellington, February lOfch. The gold cup was presented to Maritana's owner on Saturday night. The following amounts were paid iv stakes : — The total amount paid away was £1351 175, and gold cup £100. Ray took £475 and the gold cup for his wins with Maritana and Bribery ; T Butler received £261 5s for the Hurdle*, W.K.O. Handicap, and the Free Handicap ; J> Vallance, £237 10s for the Maiden Plata and Derby ; J Belcher, £71 59 for the Empire Piate ; D Knight, £71 5s for second in the Cup and second ia the Empire Plate ; R M'lvor, £71 5& for the Handicap and Hurdles; W H Gibson, £61 159 for the Consolation Stakea and second ia the W.R.C. Handicap ; S Horsefall, £47 10s for the Flying ; Wnitehouse, £19 for the Hack Hurdles ; Cart veil, £9 103 for Hack Race ; T Ray, £9 10s for Hack Race ; Webb, £9 10 i for second in the Free Handicap. HAWKE'S BAY RACES. NApieu, February 10th. The following are the nominations for the Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club's Eaces on the 17th March, received on Saturday night : — Grand Handicap Hurdlb Race.— Butler's Agent, Prince's Everaley, Barnard's Skysail, Page's Queen of Hearts, Page's Day-and-Martin, M'lvor*s Grey Alomus, M'lvor*s Locblomond, Lyons' Tamnti, G. Hi&lop'd Lottery, Douglas' Baron, Hameia's Wairarjipa, Convoy's Wanganui, Nelson's Te Whetu, Renata Kawepo's Otupai, M-Kenzie'a Express. Hawkb's Bay Handicap.— M'Donald's Pinflre., M'Donald's Repo, Goldsmith's Lalla Rookh, Pe "kins' Pungawerewere, Perkins' Xantippe, Farmer's Lady Elizabeth, Page's Queen of Hearts, Page's Merlin, Butler's Laertos, Ray's Maritana and Sinking Fond, Mason's Maori Weed, Lyons' Pohokura, Ray's Bribery, M'lvor's Grey Momus, Vallancu's Dauebury k Vullance'a Muf'i, Valbnce's Laiiy Ellen, Vallaace'tf Merlin, H. I Powdrell's Hero, R. Kelly's Joe Leonard, D Knight's Lara, Convoy's Dainty. J. Powdrell's Hailstorm, Renata Kawepo's Otupii, Eraser^ LongUnds, H. hickey's Little Woader. TAPANUI RACES. j The following are the nominations and handicaps for this meeting : — Tapanot Handicap. J st. lb. St. lb. Sapphira, 4 yrs .. 710 Fcam .. ..7 7 Fenian, aßed .. 710 Devorshire Lasa . . 7 4 Minnie .. 710 Atlantic, 3 yrs ..7 3 Little Dan, aged.. 7 8 Lucy,sjrs 7 0 Stella, aged ..7 7 Tom King, aged .. 7 0 JooKEr Club Handicap. Sapphira Foam Fenian Devonshire Lass Glengarry Tom King Minnie Atlantic Hu&DiiE Handicap. st.lb. Bt.lb. Romance .. 10 0 LWleDan ..9 7 Stella .. .. 10 0 Tambourine ..9 0 COURSING IN THE MIDDLE ISLAND. A meeting of delegates from coursing clubs of the Middle Island was held on Thur.diy, the 6th, at Wain's Hotel, Manse street, for the purpose of considering a proposition for the coursing cubs of this island am»l(?amatiuif for the purpose of getting up Waterloo meetings year alter year The meoting was attended by the Hon. Muthew Holmes an 1 Mr W. H. Ronayne (representative of the North Oiago Cuursingr Cuib), Mr W. J. Walker and Mr Brown (of the Canterbury Coursing Club), Mr W. Thomion ( Aouth Ca.iterbu.-y), Mr W. C. Smith (Southland), and Mr Faggtrt (Otago) Mr HolmnK w>vs electwd chainnai He explnned the object with which the delegates h»d met, and pointed out the advantages that, would accrue from adopting the step proposed. If the clubs joined together the result would be much better than under exsting circumstances. At present ench cub strove to have a cap in its own district ; but, by amalgamating, the Waterloo meetings would be of considerable interest and importance The beat dogs iv the Colony would be brought tow'ethe-, and perhaps they would have a few from Victoria as welL— (Hear, hear.) Mr Walker moved—" That it is desirable to e^tiblish a Wute/100 Cup for the whole of tne Mid Hi Island, ami that the deli-gates present now proceed to form rules." Mr Thomson seconded the proposition, which was agreed to. Mr Bonaynk next moved—" That the Cup be a 64- j dug Sake," and iv donv so expressed his opinion that tho eutiance should be fixed »v £12 10s ep, if fixed at more than this sum, they would not in s.ll probability be able t<> fill up nnch a big su.ko. *T.oth«r question that woult h*vo to bo Ci ns'dsred was with respect to I the dtsirabi ivy or otherwise of strictly following the j English rules 'which prohibited one mm. baling more than one nomination. Thy Chairman s»id it would be as well to comply with that iul-i as far as possible. j Mr Siurra : The only difficulty in that ca«e would be the filling up -you would n quire to have 64 owners of dosrs, which I doubt your getting Mi Walker thought there could not be any objection to an owner running three or fnar dog*, provided , that they werci not nomi< atel by tue fauna person. He seconded Or Roa&yne's motion. I

The inotio-i was cirriel, a'ld it was also deoiJed thit tho citrance-money be fixeJ at £Vi JO3, Mr Hrowx nuxt proposed— " Ta it cash individual hive only ono nomination to tho stake, and that the nominator be a inßtnber of a rcso^uKed o'ub, subscribing at 1-ean* £1 per yfur. If this pr >pogiton ware amrecl to ho pointed out,, an rvwnc" 1 could nomniate one d >g in his own nvne an i )»vo other dips entered by other persona, thereby preventing guirding. Mr Thomson seconded the moiion, which was carri j d, vein con. Attc some more discuwion, th« followinor propramme was adopted: — Waterloo Cnn, of 64 do?s, at £11 ]0j eich, and that the wiinur of fie r-sme -hanld receive £200 and a plite of the vi'ua of £50 ; ruon9 v v up, ClOO; third and fourth, £« eaoii; fifth, sixth, ssveuth, and eighth £15 eioh; e'ght winners of two cones™), £^0 each ; 16 \vi mars of one ciufse, £5 each, Tbe winner of the Purse to receive £37 10s ; vu'inor-up, £15 ; thir land fourth. £7 10 a eich; fifth, sixth, 8?v nth, ond eighth , •5 c *eh ; wmnert r>f one c mrae, £2 10s evh. The P.ate wlnnsr to race ye £37 L's ; ranner-up. £15 ; th rd and f mrth, £5 each ; tif&h, s'x'h, seventh, and eighth £2 10»oith. Ten per cent, io be dertuited for w^rKina: evpenses, and should there b^ a deficiency, the diiijrent. clubs to contribata tr> it pro rata Mr Kov'aink sa,id atn'h'r que'tion thai remained to be settled wjs us to the place of the first meeting. lie wisund-rtho impreastoa tint the Is'orti Otago Club had initi 'to! ttie p-opo'ition to establish an amalaa-nited Waterloo meeting, and h thought they were"entittei to have thefi^t niesungia their dstnct. The Chairman : Apart from this, <har« U theb^st of a'l rra^ons -that the ground there is the best and it is central. You cm c )tni down fr >m Oiristchurcb, or up from Invetxsargill, in a re^sonible time, aud there i-» a i-uperbundnnce of hare thor^. Mr Tagoakt suggf ste i ihit the public should be adraifeil t > witne-.s the sp -rfc at 2s 6d per h*ad, and tie Ohairmsn said the club would be at liberty to ma.ke any charge they could get MrRoNM'NK: Thoro is no doubt th\t the visitors would be willing to pay. It was thru re-o'ved that the flr-t meeting be held atOaratruun the2lth June nett. that thesecre'ary of the North Otago Cou'S'ng Club t»ke the nominations, and that the whole of tha arrangements be left in the hands of lhat club Mr Tagoart : i don't think you ought to leave Dunedin ou . altogether Sli jg Valley would be a good enough plico for a meeting. On the suggestion of the Chairman, it w\B then resolved that the meetings shoald not be heVl in the same place two consecutive seasons, but t'hou'd be he'd at d Cerent places in rotation year after year, and that a me<st'ns? fi delegates should be he'rt nt Oama^u on the evening of the 26th Juae next, to fix the time and pl*C3 of tho 18S0 meetm*. It bavin? boen arranged that nomination 1 ! far the first mpetintr b » received up to 8 p m. on the 3lst May ; that the drawing should take plare on the evening of June 2s, the running to commence on the morning of the 24* h ; and that the duty of engaging a judge and s'tpper for the forthcoming meeting ba left to the North Otago Conrsing Olub. the conferenca broke up with the customary compliment to tbe chairman.