RACING IN NEW ZEALAND GISBORNE RACES. WELLINGTON HUNT CLUB MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2055, 13 July 1893, Page 30

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

GISBORNE RACES.

WELLINGTON HUNT CLUB MEETING.

WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. ' Saturday, July 10. The Winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was held at the Hutt course today. The weather was fine in ,the morning, but during the afternoon a light drizzling rain fell. The heavy rain of the last week had made the course a trifle holding, and it was cutting up badly towards the end of the day. Kapua, who was favourite for the Hurdles, turned turtle over the hurdle in front of the stand in doinga preliminary canter, and from the manner in which he fell it was feared he would break his neck, but he showed no outward sign of injury, yet he ran very * indifferently in the race. George Hope received a shaking, but not sufficient to deter him from riding in the Steeplechase. The- amount put through the machines was £3477 against £3806 last year. Although there were a good many spills during the day none of the riders were hurt ; but one or two of the horses— notably Parnell, of Auckland—got a nasty cutting about in the Steeplechase. The following were the results :— TRIAL STEEPLECHASE, Of 70sovs ; Becond horse Mteovs. Two miles. 60— Mr Russell's eh g Union Jack, by Liberal, 1010 ..-: (M'Cracken) 1 28— Mr Green's eh g Oaklands, 10,10 (Morris) 2 12-Mr A. Dillon's eh g Fly wheel, IL9 . v „ (Hanmgan) 3 120 Worth 11.10, 9 Judas 10.7, 33 Mutineer 10 2, - 24 Rex 10.0, 49 Liberty 10.0, 57 Nanakia 9.10, 14 Moonraker 9.7 also ran. Union Jack rushed to the front and soon placed a dozan lengths between the field and himself. Mutineer and Nanakia came to grief at the second fence and Rex ran off. Moonraker, Judas, and Liberty also met with mishaps. Union Jack continued to increase his lead. At the sod wall Oaklands baulked, but eventually got over, though he lost a lot of ground ; Flywheel was second, with Worth, who bluijdeied, opposite the stand. Then Oaklands set sail after the leaders, and though he passed the last-mentioned pair, could not set up to Union Jack, who won by four lengths ; Worth fourth. None of the riders were hurt. Time, 6min 2sec. Dividend, £5 19b. HURDLE HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs ; second horse ISaovs. One mile and three-quarters. 18-Mr J. Hankins's b g Unity, by Hippocampus, 9.2 „ , (M'Taggart) 1 C2-Mr Humphries's eh g Auroa, 9.4 (Redmond) 2 29-Mr Dillon's L3ngley the Devil, 97 (Griffiths) 3 127 Kapua 10.2, 50 Jacob 10 3, 14 Otakeho 10.0, 74 Wanderer 9.7, 63 Distm banco 9.7, £6 Freelance 9.7,35 Viola II 9.4 also ran. On the fall of the flag Wanderer s colours were prominent, with Freelance on his quarters. The fatter, however, was immediately steadied, and Auroa and Langley the Devil joined the leader, Freelance whipping in. At tbe turn by the river Wanderer gave place to Unity and dropped well to the rear, the order then being Unity, Auroa, Langley the Devil, and Kapua. Viola II and Freelance were clean out of it. At the back Unity and Auroa drew away six lengths from the others, and came over the last hurdto close together, Unity having a slight advantage. 'Once in the straight Unity left Auroa,^ and won comfortably by four lengths, Langley an .indifferent third, Kapua fourth. Then followed Disturbance and Wanderer, with Freelance a bad last. Time, 3min 34sec. Dividend, £29 6s. HACK HURDLES HANDICAP, Of 30aovs ; second horse 530V8. One mile and a-half. Mr Prosser's Pumau, 10.3 (Seccombe) 1 Desdemona was second and Primus third. Won rather easily by two lengths, lime, 3minlosec. Dividend, £4 6s. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of2oosovs; second 20sovs, third lOsovs from the stake. About three miles. 101— Hon. J. D. Ormond's eh g Victrix, by Gladiator— Swindle, 6yrs, 9 10 (Gillett) 1 69— Mr Douglas's eh g Waterbury, 10.4 (Hope) 2 154— Mr Lowry's eh g Gondolier, 11.8 (Alexander) 3 83 Empire 12 0, 23 Sir Garnet 10.8, 87 Parnell 9.13, 78 Bide-a-Wee 9.18, Chester 9.10, 27 Otakeho 9.10, 6 Flywheel 9,8, 51 Galoola 9.7, 21 Iroquois

9.7, 26 Cyriis 9.7, 52 Dromedary 9.7, 21 Union Jack 9.7 also ran. , „ Victrix and Caloola were the firflt to break the line. Nearingthe double Fly wheeland Bide-a-Wee had supplanted Caloola. Empire ran round the double, and Cyrus refused, but eventually the latter was got over ; and Dromedary, Union Jack; and Otakeho comprised the whipping-in division. On entering the second round Victrix was still at the head of affairs, with Bide-a-Wee handy, and FlywhPdl and Chester well up; Waterbury; Gondolier, and Iroquois following. Victrix led over the water jump, with Flywheel and Iroquois a couple of lengths away. Chester fell at this jump, but was remounted and Continued in the race, but was not again prominent. Victrix was first over the sod wall, Bide-a-Wee second, Iroquois next. The latter struck the top of the jump and dislodged Powell, who made a gallant attempt to recover himself, but could not manage it, and the horse returned to the paddock. Parnell was fourth, with Gondolier and Waterbury next. In Ward's paddock Bide-a-Wee was beaten, and Parcell, too, had evidently had enough of it. Gondolier and Waterbury were tbe closest attendants to Victrix, who was a dozen lengths in front on taking the last jump. Waterbury then set out in hot pursuit, but Hope, havingbroken one stirrup leather early in the race, failed to get up to Victrix, who won by a couple of lengths ; Gondolier a fair third, the others pulling up. Time, 7min 421 sec Dividend; £8.

ladies' bracelet. A bracelet of the value of £50. Two miles on the fiat. 202—Mrs Ormond's brg St. Anthony, by St. Leger-Fanny Fisher, 13.&' ' (Mr G. D. O'Rorke) 1 61—Miss M. A. Towsey's b g The Joker, 11.5 (Mr G. Hanley) 2 36—Mrs Hawke's b g Mariner, 11.7 (MrA.Buick) 3 64 Margrave 11.7 also ran. St. Anthony waited on the other trio for a mile and three-quarters, when he went to tbe front and won in a canter. Time, 4min 15 3-ssec. Dividend, .£ll2s. SELLING HURDLE RICE, Of lOsovs. One mile and a-hal f. 85-Mr Russell's Lord John ... (M'Cracken) 1 71-Mr M'Kenzie's Viola II ... (Buckeridge) 2 130-Mr Wilson's Disturbance.., (Mitchell) 3 12 Iroquois and 31 Caloola also ran. Lord John made all the running, and was never caught, winning by three lengths, Disturbance a food third, the others a long way behind. Time, mm lOsec. Dividend, £3 Ms. The winner was sold to Mr J. Hills for £28. HIGH WEIGHT WELTER, Of 60sovs; second horse lOsovs from the Btake. One mile and a-quarter. 144—Mr P. M'Grath's eh g The Idler, by Bundoora—Lady Dagworth, 11.7 (M'Grath) 1 80-Mr Bidwill's cb m Thalia, 10 3 (Seccombe) 2 49-Mr Wi Hutpa's eh g Prince Cole, 10.7 (Buckeridge) 3 206 Stockfish 11.11, 22 Dromedary 10.6, 6 Wakelands 10 5,17 Jacob 10.5, 13 Langley the Devil 10.3, 33 Houp-la 10.0 also started. Prince Cole and Houp-la led for a quarter of a mile, when the latter gave place to Thalia. Nearing'the road The idler went up, and easily cutting down tbe field, won with something to spare by a couple of lengths. The favourite- was never dangerous. Time, 2min 18sec. Dividend', £310s. The following are the amounts paid over to the winning owners:—Hon. J. D. Ormond, £200 (including value of bracelet); Mr J. J. Russell, £95; Mr J. Hawkins, £80 15s; Mr P. M'Grath, £47 103; Mr J. Prosser, £23 15s; Mr W. Douglas, £19: Mr W. Humphries, £14 5s ; Messrs J. Green, T. H. Lowry, C. P. Bidwell, £9 10s each; Mr C. Vallance, £4 15s ;—total, £522 10s.

Tuesday, July 11. At the Gisborne Steeplechase meeting £1612 passed through the totalisator, against £1478 last year. Zanzibar (£3 Is) won the Hurdles, Uncle Rastus the Hack Hurdles and Bracelet (£4), Danger (£7 ss) the Winter Oaks, New Year (£8 11s) the Park Steeplechase, Echo (£3 2s} the Hunkers' Steeplechase, and DaDger (£5 7s) the Final Handicap.

Wellington, July 12. Showers fell early in the day, but tb^e United Hunt Club decided to race and the meeting came off on the Hutt course, which was very heavy. In the afternoon the weather cleared, but the lawn and paddock were a sea of mud. The Maiden Steeplechase, Hunt Cup, Ladies' Bracelet, and Open Welter falling to gentlemen closely connected with the club was a source of gratification to those present. Speculation was limited, only £2165 going through the machines, being £1631 less than last year. The following are details of the racing: — Maiden Steeplechase, of SOsovs. Two miles. Ginger 1, M.B 2, The Dunce 3. M.B. led for the first round, lut fell. Won by a dozen lengths, The Dunce being a poor third. Liberty, Wanaka, Lazy, and Kimberley all came to grief. Time, 6min 40sec. Dividend, £6. Open Hurdles, of 45sovs. One mile and three quarters.-Th-J Idler, 11.12, 1; Auroa, 10.3, 2; viola I, 9.9, 3. The Idler, making his effort in the straight, caught Auroa 50 yards from home, and won by half a length. Time, 3min 46sec. Dividend, £2 9s. United Hunt Club Steeplechase, of 50sovp. Three miles and a half. — Halicore, 110, 1; Amalgam, 119, 2; Fly wheel, 12.7, 3. The Dunce was scratched. All the other starters fell or baulked Amalgam fell in the second round, and lost considerable ground. In the third round, MatGbless, who was ridden by an amateur, went to the front, but unseated his rider at the last jump but one, when he looked all over a winner. Time, lOmin 403ec. Dividend, £5010s. Open Steeplechase, of 75sovs. Three miles.— Parnell, 10.5, 1; Iroquois, 10.0, 2; Sir Garnet, 10.6, 3. Cyrus and Rex were scratched, Moonlight baulked, Jacob and Iroquois fell in the second round, when in front, and Parnell fell in the last round, but Williams quickly remounted, and, stalling off a rush by Iroquois, won by six lengths. Time, Bmin 29isec. Dividend, £4 7s. . Ladies' Bracelet, of 25sovs. Two miles.— Mutineer, 12.2,1; Donovan, 12.8, 2; Nanakia, 113, 3. Won all the way. Time, 4min 26sec. Dividend, £518s. Open Welter Handicap, of 30sovs.—The Idler, 12 7 1; Thalia, 10.9, 2; Auroa, 10.0, 3. Seven others also ran. Won without an effort by two lengths. Time, 2min 32seo, Dividend, £310*. Farewell Hurdle Race, of 40sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mutineer, 111, 1-.Roger 10.0, 2: Oaklands, 11.2, 3. Flywheel 10.0, Mariner 10.0, Moonlight 9.1, Kapiti 9 0 also ran. Mutineer won easily. Time, 4min 17Jsec. Dividend, £5 3?. RACING IN ENGLAND. MANCHESTER WHITSUNTIDE. Wednesday, May 24. o Salford Borough Handicap of lOOOsovs, added to a sweepstakes of ssovs each, to go to second. One mile. Mr J. Lowther's eh h Workington, by Chari-bert-Hematite, aged, 8.12 ... (J. Watts) 1 Mr Buchanan's eh f Cardrona, byßreadknife— Virole, 4yrs, 7.0 (Madden) 2 Lord Hastings's eh c Towton, by Master Kil-dare-Rose of York, 4yrs, 6.13 ... (AUsopp) 3 Lord Dunraven's eh c Sjenaputty, by Robert thp Devil-Surprise, 3yrs, 7.1 ... (W.Bradford) 4

Sir R. Jardino's Llanthony, 4yrs, 9.1 (F. Webb) 0 Mr M. D. Peacock's Golden Drop, 4yrs, 8.1 (W. Platt) 0 Lord Ellesmere's Sabra, syrs, 7.12 ... (Mullen) 0 Mr Fawcett's Pitcher. 3yrs, 7.5 ... (T. Loates) 0 Mr W. Sanderson's The Pyx, 4yrs, 7.4 (Harrison) 0 Mr A; W. Cox's First Flight, 4yrs, 7.3 (J. Woodburn) 0 Mr H. M. Dyas's Orange Bud, 4yrs. 7.0 (S Chandley) 0 Betting: 5 to 2 agsfc Workington, 6 to 1 Towton, 100 to 6 Cardrona. Cardrona swerved at the distance, and momentarily deprived Workington of an opening, but Watts quickly forced i& passage, and won a gallant race by a length. Time, ltnin 42 4-ssec. Value of the stakes, £980. Thursday, May 25. Lyme Park Plate of 15008OVS, added to a sweepstakes of 6sovs each, to go to the third, for three-year-olds ; the owner of the winner received lOOOsovb, the nominator of the winner 300sov8, and the owner and nominator of the second lOOsovs each. One mile and a-half. Mr Douglas Baird's br c Harbinger, by Galopin — Primavera, 9.1 (M. Cannon) 1 Sir R. Jardine's eh c-Fealar, by Prism— Queen of the Valley, 8.12 (T. Loates) 2 Mr Lascelles's br c Xylophone, by Chippendale — Carillon, 8.12 (Finlay) 3 Mr T. D. Clayton's f, by Charibert— Miss Mabel, 8.9 (Fagan) 0 Betting : 11 to 8 on Harbinger, 7 to 4 agst Fealar, 10 to 1 Xylophone, 100 to 6 Miss Mabel. Xylophone cantered in front to the turn out of tbe straight, when he tried to bolt, and dropped into the rear. Thence Harbinger was slowly followed by Fealar and the Miss Mabel filly to the six-furlong post when Xylophone drew out with a clear command. A quarter of a mile from home Harbinger and Fealar closed up, and with the latter running weak from the distance he was beaten by a length and a-half.