MAORI KAIK RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2028, 5 January 1893, Page 29

MAORI KAIK RACES.

Monday, January 2. The weather was fine and there was a large attendance. Results :— MAIDEN PLATE, Of 20sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stake. One mile. ■39— Mr H. Gourley's Qnu.) eh g The Broker, by Duntroon— Adelaide, 4yrs, 8.11 (T. Buddicoinbe) 1 4— Mr P. Ryan's eh m Miss King, syrs, 8.13 (M'Grath) 2 s— Mr A. Carncross' b g Diamond, 3yrs, 8.1 [car. 83] (Ellis) 3 Also started : 12 Reprieve 9.0 (G. Smith) and 3 Loup Garou 8.13 (J. Cotton, jun.). Diamond showed the way from a good start, but at half- distance was collared by Broker, on whom Buddicombe made a clever turn round a sharp corner. Reprieve fell at this spot and Loup Garou stumbled a few yards farther on, leaving Broker to win in a canter by a couple of lengths. Time, 2min 2£sec. Dividend, £1 9s. THREE-MILE TROT, Of 25sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stake. 15— Mr H. Rawcliffe'a b g Prince, 58sec (T. Cotton) 1 4— Mr H. Gourley's (jun.) blk g Zetland, 42sec (Owner) 2 7— Mr J. Fairley's b m Ida Maid, 37sec (Fairley) 3 Also started : 23 Fancy scr, 12 Telephone ssec, 4 Gaiety lOsec, 1 Waikarakara 25sec, 0 Reefer 28sec, 1 Birthday 37sec, 0 Nob.by 42sec, .9 Poatiri 48sec, 0 Sleepy John 53sec, and'O Ogden 58sec. Prince led throughout, and won by 25 lengths. He broke once, a quarter of a mile from home, but Zetland, who seemed to have a chance, broke at the same time. Fancy finished fourth, and Telephone, Sleepy John, and Gaiety were next in that order. Time, 9min 40sec. Dividend, £7. MAORI KAIK PLATE, Of 40sovs ; second horse 3soys and third 2sovs from the stake. One mile and a-half. 30— Mr J. Stephenson's eh g Derby, by Daniel O'Rourke, aged, 8.11 (M'llroy) 1 16— Mr J. Allan's bm Mountain Maid, aged, B.2 (Marks) 2 89— Mr M. Allan's br h Mariner, syrs, 9.0 (R. Allan) 3 7— Mr G. Ruthven's gni Sweetbriar, aged, 6.12 - (Ruthven) 0 Derby was first away, and Mariner almost at once took a position outside of him. After going two furlongs Sweetbriar rushed through and went away at a great pace, the others changing positions several times but the Taieri mare always keeping in front till a quarter of a mile from home, where Derby closed on her. She at once collapsed, and Mariner being also done, the old son of Daniel O'Rourke was left to finish at his ease by three lengths ; Mariner, who made a last effort in the straight, nearly getting up to Mountain Maid. Time, 2min 51sec. Dividend, £4- 3s. TWO-MILE TROT, ' . > Of 20sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stake. 4 -Mr H. Rawcliffe's b g Prince, 28sec [including lOsec penalty] (T. Cotton) 1 6-Mr J. Black's b g Billy, 25sec (M'Millan) 2 11— Mr W. A. Scott's b m Fancy, scr (Owner) 3 Also started : 19 Maori Jack 9sec, 0 Present Times 22sec, 24 Skip 22sec, 7 Birthday 25sec, 0 Nobby 28sec, 12 Zetland 28sec, 0 Nancy 32sec, 1 Queen of the Isles 32sec, 0 Sleepy John 35sec, 3 Tahuna 38sec, 2 Hope 38sec, and 17 Jack the Ripper 50sec. Jack the Ripper, a pony, led ,for a mile and a-half, and was then quite done with. Billy and Prince were then left in the lead, but the former broke and Prince got home easily by five or six lengths, Fancy a poor third, Zetland, Maori Jack, and Skip close up. Winner's time, 6miu 85ec. Dividend £23 17s. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 25sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 24— Mr J. Allan's b m Mountain Maid, by Peter Warbeck 11, aged, 8.10 (Marks) 1 100— Mr Phelan's blk ni Rondinella, aged, 8.8 (M'Grath) t 25— Mr G. Ruthven's g m Sweetbriar, aged, 7.2 (Ruthven) t Also ran : 25 Polly 7.5 (Buddicombe). There was a lot of delay at the post, Polly and Rondinella being fractious. Polly eventually got a little the best of the start, but Rondinella soon joined her, and the latter led four furlongs from home, where the favourite was collared by Mountain Maid. The latter led into the straight, and won rather easily by a length and a-half. Sweetbriar; who had been three times disappointed in trying to squeeze up on the inside, making a dead heat of it with Rondinella for second place. Time, lmin 23i8ec. Dividend, £6 6s. SELLING RACE, Of 20sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stake. Nine stone up. One mile. 14— Mr G. Ruthven's g m Sweetbriar, by Daniel O'Rourke— Mrs Wilson (Ruthven) 1 37— Mr H. Rawcliffe's eh h Stonehenge (Young) 2 13— Mr S. Waddell's r m Polly (W. Buddicombe) 3 Also started : 44 Rangiora, 3 Fanny, 31 Le Roi, 2 Grosvenor, and 8 Garnita. Polly took the lead after a stride or two, and showed the way to Le Roi for a third of the distance, where Sweetbriar collared them. The latter soon gained a substantial advantage, and being kept going won by half a dozen lengths. Time, lmin 52sec. Dividend, £9 15s. The winner was bought in at £12.