RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1932, 30 November 1888, Page 26

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

ASHBURTON RACES.

First Day— Thtjesday, November 22. HURDLE RACE HANOIOAP, Of 35sove ; second horse 3sovs. Two miles. 87— Mr T Stewart's eh g Mammoc, by Perkin Warbeck—Ruby, aged, 10.8 ... (Owner) 1 34— Mr D Rutherford's b g Presto, aged, 10 7 (TSheenan) 2 38— Mr T Kearney's b g Reuben, 4yrs, 10.3 (Owner) 3 12-Mr R Rutherford's b g Wire In, 6yrs, 9.12 (RKingan) 0 Wire In ran off at the second hurdle. Mammoc won comfortably by four lengths. Time, 4min 9seo. Dividend, £1 15s. COUNTY PLATE, Of SOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. 83— Mr S Alexander's eh g Doubtful, by Burlington, syrs, 8.7 ... ... (M'llroy) 1 34— Mr H Coulter's b f Martha, 3yrs, 7.2 (Cusdin.) 2 18— Mr M Scott's eh g Pennine, 3yre, 6.10 (Wisby) 3 (57) Ivanhoe, 8.8, including 111b over ; (16) Secresy, 7.10; (27) Swamphen, 7.4; (3) InohI keith, 6.10; also ran. Swamphen was first to show jn front, and on retiring the pace was made by Pennine and ! Doubtful, the last-named winning very easily by half a length. Time, 2min 22sec. Dividend, £4 14s. 1 ASHBURTON CUP, Of 5550v8. One mile and a-half. 23— Mr M Sherwin's b g Quibble, by St GeorgeMaria Theresa, aged, 9.6 (Huxtable) 1 74— Mr D O'Brien's br o Vandal, 3yrs, 7.10 (Leeaon) 2 33— Mr H Lunn's br g Count d'Orsay, 4yrs, 8.0 (M'llroy) 3 40-Mr F Paneti'a blk g Rewi, aged, 7.12 (Stratford) 0 25-Mr T Sheenan's br g Premier, aged, 7.12 (Brown) 0 12-Mr J Young's br h Sir Julius, 4yr§ (Wisby) 0 44— Mr T Stewart's b m Rosebud, syrs, 6.10 (Cusdin) 0 Sir Julius and Rosebud were the first t© show in front, and led Rewi and Vandal past the stand. Rewi went up to the two leaders at the turn, and at the back of the course was in the van, with Sir Julius, Vandal, and Rosebud next. I At the home turn Rewi was done with, and 1 Vandal was leading. Quibble then qajne up I with a rush and took the lead in the straight, j winning a good race by about a length from Vandal; Count d'Orsay a bad third.: Tamo, 2min ! 50sec. Dividend, £9 165. SPRING HANDICAP, Of 25sovs. Seven furlongs. i 95— Mr S Alexander's eh g Doubtful, syrs, 8.6 [ (M'llroy 1 63— Mr H Coulter's b m Meada, syr», 8.6 '♦ (Sharp) 2 16-Mr T Watson's b f Sorella, 3yrs, 9.5 (T Daly) 3 i (20) Bannockburn, 6.9 ; (16) Paddy, 6.9 ; (8) Rose of Cheviot, 6.7 ; also ran. Won comfortably by three lengths. Time, lmin 42sec. Dividend, £2 Is. NOVEL RACE, ; Of 25iovs. Catch weights. Six furlongs. 14— Mr H E Taylor's b m Fickle, by HornbyDeceit, 6yrs ... ... (Wisby) 1 15— Mr J R Corrigan'a b g Nipper, aged Mr J C N Grigg'a b g Hollowbaok, syrs (O'Keith) 3 (60) Duchess of Albany and (5) Toorak also ran. Paddy bolted off the course before the start. Fickle won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 26sec. Dividend, £8 9s. SPRING HANDICAP, Of3o«ova. One mile. 33— Mr W Russell's g g Erin-go-Bragh, by St. George— Alice Gray, syrs, 8.13 (Brown) 1 65— Messrs M and C Hobba' g g College Boy, aged, 7.12 ... ... ... (Cusdin) 2 65-Mr F Paneti'B blk g Bewi, aged, 8.7 (C Stratford) 2 (16) Glenlora, 79, also ran. Entering the straight College Boy got in front and led to the distance, where Erin-go-Bragh took command and won by a length. Time, lmin 55sec. Dividend, £4 its. WELTER HANDICAP, Of2ssovs. Two miles. 16— Mr W Grice's br g Little Arthur, by Jangler, 6yrs, 9.0 ... ... (Rosewarne) 1 14— Mr H Coulter's b m Meada, syrs, 9.12 (Bamber) 2 6— Mr J F Bell's b g Scratcher, aged, 9.9 (Kingan) 3 (16) Reuben, 11.4, and (48) Squib, 11.1, also ran. A good race resulted in a three-length victory for Little Arthur, with Scratcher close up third. Time, 4min 17sec. Dividend, £6 195. \ Second Dat— Fbidatt, November 23. j COUNTY HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 30sovs ; second horse 3sovs out of the stake. One mile and a-half. 87— Mr Pitt's g m Squib, by Anteros coltRocket's dam, 6yrs, 10.5 ... (Owner) 1 16 -Mr W Grice's br g Little Arthur, 6yrs, 9.10 ! (Rosewarne) 2 j 17— Mr T Kearney's Reuben,' 4yrs, 10.0 | (Owner) 3 J (15) Nero, 10.8 ; (23) Scratcher, 9.11 ; (10) Starlight, 9.8, including 101b over, also ran. Starlight ran off. Squib won by half a length, j three lengths separating Reuben from Little Arthur. Time, 3min ssec. Dividend, £1 14s. BAOING CLUB HANDICAP, Of 45sovs ; second horse Sbovs out of the stake. One mile and a-quarter. 90— Mr D O'Brien's br c Vandal, by Ingomar— Rubina, Syrs, 8.0 ... „. (Leeson) 1 114— Mr M Sherwin's b g Quibble, aged, 9.10 (Huxtable) 2 31— Mr W Rußßell's g g Erin-go-Bragh, syrs, 9.0 (Brown) 0 20— Mr T Stewart's b m Rosebud, syrs, 6.12 (G Jackson) 0 Rosebud led Vandal and Quibble until nearing the home turn, where the three were racing abreast. Rosebud held a slight lead coming down the straight, but on nearing the rails Vandal went to the front, and a slashing race to the finish resulted in a bare length victory for Mr O'Brien's colt, Erin-go-Bragh, and Rosebud making a dead heat for third place. Time, 2min 19seo. Dividend, £2 11s. HANDICAP TIME TBOT (in saddle), Of 20bovb; second horse 2sovs out of the stake. Weight not less than 10.0. Three miles. 4— Mr E Price's b m Minnie, syrs, 30sec (Owner) 1 23— Mr A M'Leod's oh g Bismarck, aged, 25sec (Physick) 2 35-Mr T Harrold's br g Willy Reilly, aged, 30sec (OHarrold) 3 (26) Marengo, scratch; (45) Semolina, 12sec; (4) Jenny Lynn, 27sec ; (3) Zenith, 35sec ; (2) Young Blackwood, 35sec ; (3) Miss Cave, 35sec ; j (1) Bonnie Black Bess, 37sec ; (16) Colleen Bawn, j 37sec ; (14) Siberia, 40sec ; (3) Sarah Ann, 45sec, I also started. j Minnie won by fully 100 yds. Time, 9min | 15Bec. Dividend, £42 10 a. WELTER HANDICAP, Of Sosovs ; second horse 3sovs out of stake. Minimum weight, 9.0. Two miles. 124— Mr R Rutherford's b g Wire In, by£Detractor, 6yr8,10.7 ... ... (Kingan) 1 34— Mr J E Young's g g Sockburn, 6yrs, 10.9 (MrJEPilbrow) 2 18— Mr F Simmons' g m Kate, aged, 10.0 ; (Blackmore) 3 j (26) Martha, 9.8, and (28) Squib, 10.9, also I ran,

Wire In won pretty easily by a length. Kate and Martha ran a dead heat for third place. Time, 3min, 58sec. Dividend, £1' 13s. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 35sovs ; second horse 3jovs of the stakes. Five furlongs. 25— Mr J Young's br h Sir Julius, by BetrayerNancy, 4yrs. 6.12 ... ... (Wißby) 1 17— Mr W Kussell's g g Erin-go-Bragh, syrs, 10.0 (Brown) 2 87— Messrs M and O Hobbs' «j g College Boy, aged, 8.1 ... ... ... (JOodds) 3 (8) Doubtful, 7.12, and (4) Goldfinch, 7.12, also ran. A good neck and neck race between the two ended in Sir Julius winning by a neck ; College Boy a bad third. Time, lmin ssec. Dividend, £9 155. DISPOSAL STAKES, Of3osova. No weight under 8.0. Three-quarters of a mile. 24— Mr OQ- Hawdon's eh m Duohess of Albany, by Albany— Tantrums, 6yrs ... (Brown) 1 82— Mr H Piper's b g Norraanby, aged (Sharp) 2 25— Mr H B Taylor's bra Fickle ... (M'llroy) 3 (14) Swamphen, (11) Leodogran, (17) Meada, (14) Hollowback, and (31) Goldfinch also started.

Won by a length. Time, lmin 203ec. Dividend, £8 3s.