Winners of the Hunt Club Cup.

Otago Witness, Issue 2012, 15 September 1892, Page 29

Winners of the Hunt Club Cup.

*By Duntroon. t by Maribyrnong (N.Z.). HANDICAP TROTTIXO IUCE, Of 40sovs ; second horse to receive lOsovs and the third Ssovs from the stakes. Two miles. i. o. 37 26— Mr J. M'Mullen'sbm Dexterina, syrs, ij'3sec (Owner) dis. 20 11— BIr J. M'Kcwen's b m Lizzie, aged, 26.ice (Owner) 1 42 22— Mr J. LougUlin'a b m Jane, aged, 12scc ... (Owner) 2

Also started : 53 Stella, scr (S. Allan) ; 48 Informer, scr (J. Crossan); 21 Colac, SJsec (\v. M'Kewen) ; 28 Joss, 30sec (Baird) ; 15 Pakeha, 40aec (Dempsey). Dexterina, making capital use of her handicap, went away with a strong lead, but at the end of the first circuit seemed to be done with, and Lizzie passed her as they were opposite the windmill. A few strides further on Dexterina, having been again Bet to it, regained the lead, and when Lizzie broke at the home turn drew comfortably away, and won by a dozen lengths. Jane was a fair third, Informer was fourth, Stella fifth, and Colac sixth. Time, 6min 20seo. A protest was entered by J. M'Kewen, the rider of Lizzie, against the stakes being awarded to Dexterina on the ground that her jockey had received something from a party on the course between the time of weighing out and weighing in. On an inquiry being held, it was elicited that a trotting boot had been handed to the rider of Dexterina by a man named Conn, an employe of the club, who acknowledged that he hacl done so, but stated he was not aware that he was doing anything wrong. The rules of trotting on the point are identical with those of racing, and provide that if a jockey, unless by accident, touch any person or thing except his own equipment, before weighing in, he may be disqualified ; and under these rules the stewards upheld the protest, and awarded the stakes to Lizzie. Totalisator investments : L 323, of wmoh L 63 was on the winner. Dividends : Inside, L 9 3a ; outside, L 8 16s. The dividends on Dexterina would have been L 5 4s and L 3 14s respectively.

AVEI/TER HANDICAP, Of 50sovs ; the second horse to receive Bsovs from the stakes. One mile. '

32 B— Mr H. L. Johnson's blk g .Wayland, by Le Loup— Remnant, syrs, 8.6 (Walls) 1 41 14— Mr J. Stephenson'schg Derby, aged, 9.7 (M'llroy) 2 32 18— Mr M. Allan's br h Mariner, syrs. 8.12 (Smith) 3 Also started: 68 Galtee, 10.0 (Loughlin); 21 Leinster, 9.2 (Sharp): 41 Cactus, 8.8 (Pegan); 3 Rothamstead, 8.0 (Kingan) ; 104 Rondinella, 8.0 (M'Grath). The start was an atrocious one, Cactus and Rothamstead getting off badly, and Rondinella being absolutely left at the po6t. Wayland was the quickest to move, bufc after going a quarter of a mile gave way to Rotbamstead, whp had run quickly through the field; f while Derby and Mariner were respectively third and fourth as they ran along the back... At the bottom of the course Rothamstead was dope with, and Wayland was left in front, while Derby and Leinster were brought up into handy positions. At tho home turn Derby, who was then second, made a strong efforfc,-and at the entrance of the straight Mariner Came' into prominence, but Wayland was never headed, and won easily from Derby by a couple of lengths ; Mariner was a fair third, and Galtee, Leinster, Cactus, and Rothamstead finished in the or,der, named. Time, lmin 58sec. L 383 on the totalisator ; L4O on the winner* Dividends : Inside, L 8 3s ; outside, LlO 9s. ' „

CONSOLATION STEEPLECHASE, . . ' Of 40aova ; the second horse to receive ssovs from the stakes. About one mile and a-half. 65 28— Mr J. Shaw's eh g Ironudis, by Norseman, aged, 11.5 (J.AUan) 1 85 27— Mr J. Pooie's blk g Waitangi, aged, 10.5 . . (Owner) 2 2 24— Mr C. Mack's b g Chance, aged, 10.7. (Thomas) 3 39 Talisman, 9.10 (W. Robertson), also started. Waitangi made the funning, and Jed past the stand, at which point Iroquois ran into. second place, Young Talisman being third and Chance fourth. At the hurdles opposite the windmill. Young ' Talisman fell, but his;, rider. cleverly maintained his seat, and sot the horse going again at once. Along the back Waitangi, held the lead, with Iroquois second,' and Chance third, but the latter was done with at tho halfmile post, and at the bottom of tho courso Iroquois ranged alongside' Waitangi, whom he passed ns they rounded into the straight. The pair negotiated tho last hurdle almost together, but Iroquois comfortably held, his advantage along the straight and won by dyer two lengths. Chance was a poor third, and Young Talisman whipped ia. Time, 3min ,30sec. L 340 on the totalisator; L 93 on the winner.. Dividends: Inside, L 3 8s ; outside, L2 l9s.

The following are the amounts won .at the Hunt Club meeting : — D. Mahoney, L 95;9 5; Jas. Allan, L9O 5s ; H. Gourley, L 76;7 6; J. B. Reid, L 66 10s ; S. Waddell, L 57 ; Hon. G. M'Lean, L 57;5 7; J. Shaw, L 47 10s ; H. L. Johnson, L 42 15s ; J. M'Kewen, L3B ; W. Crossan, L2B 10s, ; J. Loughlin, L 23 15s ; W. Stevenson, L.ll 8s ; J. Stephenson, L 9 10s ; J. A. Mason, L 9 10s ; J. P. Gardiner, L 4 15s ; J. Poole, L 4 15s ; H. Alexander, LI 18s ; J. M'Lauchlan, LI. Total, L 565 Is.

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