PALMERSTON RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1967, 5 November 1891, Page 29

PALMERSTON RACES.

Thubsda?, Octobbe 29. The Palmeraton and Shag Valley Jockey Club had excellent weather yesterday for their Spring race meeting, and the attendance, although not Urge, was fairly good. Appended are the results :— DISTRICT HANDICAP, Of 30SOVS ■ second horse Ssovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 44— Mr D F M'Kay's br g Ben, by Trump Card, 95 ... ... ... (Jaokson) 1 /«— Mr T Thomson's brmßoseleaf, 8.6 (Leeson) 2 3-MrP Fletcher's be Johnny, 7.0... (Marks) 3 63— Mr R Wilson's oh g Satyr, 8.5 {including Sib over ... ... .» (M'Grath) 0 38— Mr Sohnltze'sohg Rothamstead, 7.10 Including 61b overj . ... ... (Sharp) 0 Satyr and Rothamstead each declared 51b overweight. Roseleaf gave a little trouble at the poßt, and got away badly. Satyr and Rothamstead rushed away to the lead, and it looked as if the race was between them, but unfortunately both, went off the course. Ben and Roseleaf , raced down the straight, but the top weight won easily. Time, lmin 23aeo. Dividend, £4. Total amount on' machine, £196. 1 HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 30sovs ; second horse Ssovs from the stake. Three miles. 32— Mr O Klansen's p m Dinah, lOseo ... 1 3-Mr J M'Kewen's bg. Toby, 35seo ... ... 2 63— Mr J M'Kewen's b m Florrie, 35sec ... 3 32 Cottage Girl ssec, 25 Bess 29aec, 11 Potari 29aec, and 32 Meph 40sec also started. At the end of the first mile Florrie was leading, followed by Toby and Mepb, the limit horses, owing to continual breaking, not having made much way. Coming op the straight the second time Dinah, who had by this time settled down, came to the front, and three-quarters of a mile from home took the leaded won easily. Cottage Girl came up towards the finish and ran into fourth place. Time,9min. Dividend, £5 17s. Total amount on machine, £209. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of 35sovs ; second horse Ssovs from the stake. One mile and a-half. 32-Mr Hemmlng's oh h Assyrian Ki^yThe Assyrian— Beeswing, 711 ... ( Y 2 nn ,B) * 17-Mr A M'Donald's (ns) b m Miss Maok^;j n) 2 47— Mr B Graham's oh h Exile, 75 (George) 3 109-MrH Craig's brm La Kose, 9.6 (Campbell) 0 io-Mr HemmWs blk h Wayland, 8.9 [inc lud' Inir 21b over] ... - ... ««• (wnita) 0 28-MrJPoolesbrg Milord, 7.l2. <M'G™ fc li> 0 70-Mr J Sanderson p s eh h Dunviile, J. 9 tlnetading 21b over] ... •» && h arp) 0 5-MrJHDlok'srm P011y, 7.0 .../(Marks) 0 Ben and Satyir were scratched. La Rose had the best of a good start, and for the first mue led, with Exile on her quarters, the remainder being in a bunch. , La Rose then fell back, and Miss Mack and Assyrian King cime to the front. All the way down the straight the three first were neok-and-neok, the jockeys riding hwrd, Assyrian King just winning by a short neck, a less distance separating the two others. Time, 2min 46seo. Dividend, £9 4s. Total amount on machine! £328. NOVEL HANDICAP, Of 30IOV8. Winner to be sold by auotion, and all prooeeds to go to the club. One mile. 9-MrH Riddle's blk g Sweep. 7.7 CR George) 1 17— Mr JOurran'schm Secrecy, 8.7 (Waters) 2 Cora was scratched. A tame race. Beorecy took the lead until entering the straight, when Sweep challenged, passed him, and won easily. Dividend, £2 12s. The winner was sold for £12 HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 25sovs ; second horse Ssovs from the stake. Two miles. 51— Messrs M and J Allan's Maori Jack, 3see ... 1 11— Mr J Jeff's Miss Freestone, lflseo ... ... 2 41— Mr F Samson's Cottage Girl, 35e0 ... ... 3 11 Dinah 9seo behind scratch (including 15aeo penalty), 8 Moa 19sec, 35 Florrie 24sec, 3 Toby 17sec (including 7sec penalty), 16 Meph 27sec, and 11 Little Jim 34aec also started. Meph settled down to his work from the start, and, although pushed hard by Maori Jack at the finish, won by half a length. A protest, entered against Meph, on the ground that he was not run ont in the first trot, was allowed, and Maori Jack declared a winner. Dividend, £3 3s. Total amount on machine, £181. SPRING HANDICAP, - Of 30iovs* second horse $soys [ttom stake. One mile and a furlong. 32— Mr B Graham's eh h Exile, by Le Loup— Maggie May, 7.10 - ... •«. (George) 1 17-Mr Bernming*! eh h Assyrian King, 8.9 [to- . eluding 101b penalty] ... ... (Smith) 2 25 -Mr JB Anderson's chh Dunviile, 7.11 r (Sharp) 3 103-Mr H Grains br mLa Rose, 9.7 ... « ... 0 42^Mr DF M'Kay's brg Ben, 8,13... • ... 0 47— Mr R Wilson's oh g Satyr, 7.10 ... ... 0 14— Mr Sohultze's eh g Rpthamstead, 7.0 ... 0 Miss Mack, Wayland, and Roseleaf were scratched. After several false starts they were let »way splendidly, Bale and; Ben having a slight advantage. . They maintained their lead until half s mile from home, when Danville came up and collared Ben but was unable to head Exile. This position was maintained till entering the straight, when Assyrian King showed up and at one time looked like winning, but Exile shook him off and won easily. Time, 2min. Dividend, £7 17s. Total amount on machine, £280. CONSOLATION RACE. Of lSsovs ; second horse £3 10s from the stake. One mile. ' 20 -Mr J Poole's br g Milord, by Apremont— 25_Mr r Hemming ; s blk h Wayland. 7.12 '." 2 3l_Mr A M'Donald'sbm Miss Mack. 8.10 ... 3 Won easily. Dividend, £3 Bs. HACK SELLING RAOE. Ofl3sovs. Six furlongs. Minimum weight Bst. Mr R Riddle's Sweep ... »• ••• \ Mr M'Kay's Malvem ... ••• ••• * Mr P Fletcher's Johnny ... — ■•• « Tommy Dodd, Cora, Miss Eva, and Dart also ran. A splendid finish, Sweep winning by a nose. Dividend, £4 ss.