ASHBURTON RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1670, 24 November 1883, Page 21

ASHBURTON RACES.

First Day— November 15. county hurdle race, Of 30 soys, for district hor=es. One and a-half mile. Mr E W Oebome'e eh g Andy, 6 yra, 9st 71b (J Cotton) 1 Mr W B Cotton's blk m Brenda, 6 yrs, loet 7)b (Smith) 2 Mr A Dawson'a eh g Why Not, aged, lls.fc 121b (Lyford) 3 Mr A. Hathorn's eh m Shepherdess, aged, lOst (Armstrong), and Mr E. Prebble's br g Butcher Boy, 4 yrs (Miller), also ran. Betting: 6 to 4 agst Why Not, 2 to 1 Brenda. Won by a head. Dividend, £5 T^b. FREE HANDICAP, Of 40 soys. One mile. Mr J. Carter** eh m Marchioness Neil, by Papapa — Red Rose, 4yrs, 7at .. .. (White) 1 Mr G Bate's eh g The Painter, syts, 6afc 61b (carried 6at9lb (Borwn) 2 Mr J Cotton's eh k Prospero, 6 yrs. 6st 101b (Sharp) 3 Mr P. M'Evedy's b g Trumpeter, 5 yrs, 7st 101b (Miller), and Mr D. O'Brien's eh h Johnny Faulkner, 4 yrs, Bst 121b (Derrett), ako ran. Betting : 6t04 on the field. Won by a nose. Dividend, £10 11s. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 40 sovb ; weight-for-age. One nale and a-quarter. Messrs Robinson and Lance's b c Leopo d, by Towton—Mennad, 3 yrs, 7tt 121b .. (Purdhaui) 1 Mr F Lewie' b h Ditfby Granfi. 4 yrp, 9at. (Rudings) 2 Mr Drummond'e eh g Spoflorth, 3 yrs, 7st 121b (Sharp) 3 Mr F Bosenberg's g g Selim, aged, 9st 31b (Williams) ; Mr T. Quill's eh m Roseneath, 4 yre, Bst 91b (Elliot) ; Mr R. Button's eh g Kahikatea, 3 yrs, 7st 111b (Wattie) ; and Mr John Bull's bgGondoline, 3 yrs, 7st7lb (Miller), also ran. Betting : Even money Digby Grand, 2 to 1 Leopold. Won by a short head. Dividend, £3 9s. ASHBURTON CUP, A handicap of 160 soys. One mile and a-half. Mr D O'Brien'B br h Tasman, 6 yrs, 9st 6'b (Derritt) 1 Mr H Goodman's eh g Violin, 6 yre, 6st 61b (Brown) 2 Mr G Bates' chg The Poet, 6 yrs, Oat 121b (Brown) 3 Sir Bedevere (7st 81b), Emir Bey (7st 71b), Hercules (7st 71b), Master Agnes, (6st 31b), and Comet (Gst), also ran. Turquoise was scratched. After a good deal of fiddling at the post, the horses were got away to a very indifferent start, Comet and Sir Bedevere being left behind at the post. Master Agnes and The Poet cut out the running, but after a quarter of & mile had been traversed the former bolted off tha course, and was thenceforth out of the race. The Poet maintained the lead, with Violin in close attendance, Tasmau lying third, Emir Bey fourth, and Hercules fifth. On turning into the straight for home The Poet retired, and Tasman began to close up the gap between him and Violin, and at about a hundred yards from home Derritt collared the leader, and landed his mount a rather easy winner by a length, The Poet being a bad third, and the rest hopelessly beaten. Time, 2 mm. 36i sec. (?). The totalisator had 443 investors, with 80 on the winner, who got a dividend of £4 193. LADIES' PUKSE, Of 40 bovb. Welter w.f.a. uentlemen rider 3. For district hor&es. •_ Mr A Hathorn'a'ch gr Comet, Hat 41b .. .. 1 Mr T Quill's b m Lady Florence, list . . ..9 Mr F Lewis' b h Digby Grand, list . . . . 3 Fairwater (list), and Nimrod (list), also ran. Digby Grand was the favourite. Lady Floreuce held the lead, with Digby Grand second, until the straight was reached, when -Comet shot through' his horses and won as he liked, Lady Florence displacing Digby Grand on the post for second honours. The totalisator had 370 investors, with 105 on the winner. The Post Stakes, of 15 soys, was won by Mr T. Quill's Roseneath. lotalisator dividend, £8.