RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1989, 7 April 1892, Page 29

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

PALMERSTON RACES.

About 4-00 persons were present. The course, owing to the recent flood? was in rather a rough condition, but it is the intention of the club to have it put in good repair for next meeting. Some of the races resulted in pretty close finishes, and in five out of the nine events the favourites were victorious. The Palmerston Cup was pretty generally thought to be a sure thing fdr Miss Mack, and not a few were of opinion that had Buddicombe' dot takeri matters no leisurely In the early part of the race the result would not have been a dead heat, but that Exile would have had to be content with second money. The Novel Handicap afforded rather a novel finish; and also a good exhibition of horsemanship on the part of A. M'Kenzie, who rode the winner. Sweep and Satyr were leading The Wolf at the home turn. The saddle of the latter then turned round, but M'Kenzio in some extraordinary manner managed to save himself from falling, and rode home barebacked, landing his mount a winner by a length ahead of Sweep. The sum of L 1293 was put through the totalisator during the day by Messrs Mason and Roberts, the club charging the public the amount of the tax on the machine investments, which came to L19 17s lOd. The details of the various events are as follow :

i->r on DISTRICT MAIDEN PLATE, Ut ZUsovs ; second horse to receive ssovs from the stake. One mile. 50— Mr C. Nichol's b g Lounger, by Gorton— on Tu Indolei ,l cc ' 8 -^ r, m- (T - Buddicombe) 1 20— Messrs R. and C. Trotter's b g The Lad No. 11, 9.0 [inc. 31b overweight] 9-Mr R. Riddle's g g Romance, 8.3 (Laverty) 2 . ( A - M'Kenzie) 3 WU i g S so ? tai t ed :,n Moonlight 8.12, 9 Darkie 8.12, 1 Shepherdess 10.9 [inc. 1.11 overweight], and 25 Armstrong 8.11.

Darkie went off with the lead, Lounger being next in command. The two maintained their lead for half a mile, when Romance went up ani took second place, and then ranged himself alongside the leader. Lounger, however, when let out had an easy task, as he won by half a length ; the Lad galloping past the others in the straight under the whip, and gotting second money, There were 125 investors in the totalisator. Dividend, L 2 4s. Time, lmin 57sec. .. PALMERSTON CUP, Oi 4Usovs ; second horse to receive Bsovs from the stake. One mile and a half. 63-Mr A. M'Donald's b m Miss Mack, by Hot32—Mr B. Graham's eh h Exile, by Le Loup— Maggie May, 7.4 ... (M.* Marks) t Only the two started. Exile maintained the lead for a mile and a quarter, but Miss Mack kept close at his heels till coming into the straight. Up to that point Buddioombe appeared to be taking the mare pretty leisurely ; but at the home turn he urged her a bit and got on terms with Exile. .Tho two horses then ran a neck and neck race home under the whip, a dead heat resulting. There was L 95 in tho totalisator, Miss Mack paying a dividend of 13s and Exile one of LI 6s. Time, 3min 2sec. The owners decided to divide the stakes.

/-.r on HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of do3ovs ; second horse to receive ssovs from the stakes. Three miles.

?£~™ w b w li i ll* f Ctog™**, scr (J- Allen) 1 lse~l s e~$ r w' Walsh's b m Polly, 30sec ... (Walsh) 2 15— Mr W. Day sb g Tommy, 60sec ... (Day) 3 The only other starter was Miss Eva 55sec. Tommy led till about the end of the second mile, when 1 Polly went to the front, but was soon overhauled by Contractor, who won easily by 150 yds; Polly being second and Tommy third. There "was L 139 in the machine, L 92 being on the winner. Dividend, LI 4s. Time. 9min2osec. • '

At the conclusion of the race a protest was entered by William Walsh against Contractor being declared the winner, on tho ground that he was allowed to gallop several times without being pulled up. The stewards, however, dismissed the protest after hearing evidence with regard to it ; but decided, by a majority of five to 3, to return the protest money.'

DISTRICT HANDICAP, Of 35sovs; second horse to receive Csovs and third horse 4sovs from tho stakes. Threequarters of a mile. 65— Mr Schultzo's oh g Rothamstead, by Gorm Ar Ol ir£ ip F 01 "}'^, - (W. Buddicombo) I 49— Mr B. Graham's eh h Exile, 9.4 on ™ t » T _r t, . (T - Buddicombe) 2 20— Mr J. R. Longfellow's eh g Satyr, 8.2 (M.Marks) 3 Also started : 42 Le Roi II 8.9 and 19 Zernine

Rothamstead had rather the best of the start, and maintaining the lead all the way, ; won by about three lengths ; Exile coming in some lengths ahead of Satyr, Le Roi II and Zernine finishing in the order mentioned. Of L 195 in the machine, L 65 was on the winner. [ Dividend, L 2 13s. Time, lmin 22£ sec. 9HAQ VALLEY IfANDICAP, Of 30sovs ; second horse to receive Ssovs from the stake. One mile and a furlong. 79— Mr H. Lambert's b g Melton, by Betrayer, 7.3 ... ... (M. Marks) 1 103— Mr J. Loughlin's hli Don Pedro, 9.6 49-Mr A. M'Donald's b m Miss Mack/suS m (T. Buddicombe) 3 Ihero were no other starters. Melton led all the way • from the start, S winning by about three lengths. Don Pedro, who overhauled Miss Mack just before coming into the straight, tried very hard to get on terms with the leader, but only succeeded in beating Miss Mack for second place by a few lengths. There were 231 investors in the totalisator, 79 of whom placed their money on the winner. Dividend, L 2 11s. Time, 2min 3£sec,

NOVEL HANDICAP, Of SOsovs. The winner to "be sold by auction ; the whole of the proceeds to go to the club. Seven furlongs. 35-Mr J. A. Duff's b g The Wolf, by Le Loup —Miss King, 8.0 ... (A. M'Kenzie) 1 41— Mr R. Riddle's blk g Sweep, 7.9 (W. Buddicombe) 2 64— Mr J. R. Longfellow's eh g Satyr, 8.2 (T. Buddicombe) 3 Also started : 9 Darkie 7.3 and 15 The Lad No II 7.0

Sweep led, followed by Saytr, till coming into the straight. The Wolf then overhauled the leaders and won a good race a length ahead of Swee, Satyr being a ,good third, and The Lad and Darkie finishing in that order. There was L 173 in the totalisator, L 35 being on the winner. Dividend, L 4 7s. Time, lrain 30sec. After the race the winner was sold for LlB.

HANDICAP TIME TROT. Of 20sovs ; second horse to receive ssovs from the stake. No weight under 10.0. Ponies 14 hands lin and under 9.0. Two miles. 79-Mr O. R. Wise's cr pony g Daffodil, 34sec fti nr t ln . c - Penalty oflOsec] ...(M.Marks) 1 64— Mr J. Allan's b g Maori Jack, 13sec 2-Mr N. Day's b m Mayflower, 37sec(J?l£jJ 3

Daffodil soon went to the front and was never afterwards passed, winning, without a break, 30yds ahead of Maori Jack, Mayflower

being third. Of L 15- in the totalisator L 79 was on the winner. Dividend, LI 14s. Time, 6min 59sec.

CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of 20sovs ; second horse to receive ssovs from the

stake. One mile. 57— Mr J. Loughlin's Don Podro, by Vasco di Gama— lona, 9.5 ... ... (Owner) 1 B— Mr W. Johnston's Armstrong, 7.7 fine. 91b overweight] (T. Buddicombe) 2 4— Mr R. Riddle's Sweep, 7.3 [including 51b — . overweight] ... (W. Buddicombe) 3 69

Armstrong led till well into the straight, Don Pedro, who had been lying second, then took command, and won by aliout two lengths, Sweep coming in just behind Armstrong. There were 69 investors in the machine, 57 staking on the winner. Dividend, LI Is. Time, lmin 54sec.

HACK SELLING RACE, Of 15sovs. Winner to be sold for lOsovs ; any surplus to go to the funds of the club. Threequarters of a mile. 28 — Mr O. Bourne's Loiter, by Antevos, 8.0 (T. Buddicombe) 1 66— Mr J. Loughlin's Glenlora, 8.0 (M. Campbell) 2 28— Mr G. Ruthven's Sweetbriar, 8.0

Sweefcbriar got a long way the best of the start, but was overhauled by Loiter aud Glenlora after entering the straight, Buddicombe's mount coming in a winner by about three lengths, Sweetbriar being a few lengths in the rear of Glenlora. There were 122 investors in the machine, 28 staking their money on Loiter. Dividend, L 3 17s.