Second Day—Saturday, August 12.

Otago Witness, Issue 1851, 17 August 1893, Page 30

Second Day— Saturday, August 12.

The seoond day's races of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Winter meeting was held to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance good. Thesum of £6155 passed through thetotalisators, making £12,837 for the meetiDg. Following are the results : —

AUGUST HANDICAP, Of 115sovs ; second horse lOsovs. Three-quarters of a mile.

Mr P. M'Grath's eh g Ihe liler, by Bundoora— Lady Dagwortb, 6yrs, 12.5 (Owner) 1 Mr T. Sheenan's eh h Vogengang, 4yrs, 11.8 (Owner) 2 Mr S. Alexander's b h Young Cheviot, aged, 12.3 (51'Ilroy) 3 Rothamstead 10.13, Dora 10.9. First King 10.6, Roseguard 10.5, Nenuphar 10.4 Maria Martin 10 0, Sheelah 10.0, Bilquitber 10.0, Jos. Sedley 10 0, and Perkin 10.0 also started. The Idler and Vogengang went to the front in the straight just clear of Young Cheviot, and The Idler, striding on, won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 22sec. Dividends,[£s and £5 4s 6d.

CHIUSTCHURCH HUNT CLUB COP, Of 60sovs ; second horse lOsovs. About two miles and a-half.

Mr J. Tenant's b g Robin, aged, 12.11 (Crawley) 1 Mr J. C. N. Grigg's eh g Matariki, aged, 10.12 (Ford) 2 Mr J. E. Nugent's m g Amalgam, 6yrs, 11.12 (Gourley) 3 Justice 11.13, Matchless 11.7, Folly 11.3, Industry 10.7, and The Shrew 10.7 also started.

Robin was taken to the front at the start, and landed in the straight the first time round 30 lengths in Iront of Justice, with Amalgam third. Folly fell, and Industry was brought down with Matchless at the double, opposite the stand. Justice and Folly refused at the water jump, and Robiu went on with a long lead of Amalgam, Matatiki ljihg next, and landed in the straight a quarter of a mile in front of the others, winning pulling up by half a dozen lengths in from Matariki, who passed Amalgam in the straight, and defeated him by a couple of lengths for second place ; the Shrew nearly a quarter of a mile away fourth. Time, smin 33sec. Dividends, £3 4s and £3 18s. A protest against the winner on the ground of leaving the proper course was dismissed.

NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, A handicap of 300^ovs j second horse 4030VS and third 30sovs. About two miles. Mr M. Walker's br g Liberator, by BetrayerDiana, aged, 10.10 [inc. 51b penalty] (Powell) 1 Mr D. Rutherford's eh h Kulnine, 6yrs, 12 0 (Clark) 2 MrW. Douglas's b g Kapua, syrs, 10.7 (Hope) 3

Empire 11.2, Clarence 1012. Mutiny 10 7, Victrix 10.2, Unity 9.12,;«ebel 9.10, Erin-go-Bragh 9.8, Smuggler 9.8, and Despised 9.7 also started.

Erin-go-Bragh and Mutiny were the first to appear in front, and the pair jumped the initial obstacle side by side, with Empire at the head of the others. Before the second jump was reached Empire ran through, and passing the stand was leading with Mutiny, while Smuggler was lyiDg third, Kulnine and Kapua fourth and fifth respectively, and Unity last. Empire had drawn clear of Mutiny as they swept past Cutks's, bub Smuggter was still lying third, and Kapua had supplanted Kulnine. As they commenced to go down the back stretch Smuggler ran through and took command from Empire and Mutiny, while Liberator commenced to go up, and passing the kennels was lying second to Smuggler, while Kapua had closed on the leader. Victrix fell. Before the top turn was reached Empire was in difliculties, and Liberator had drawn out well clear of Kapua, while Kulnine had gone up third, and Smuggler was now lying fourth. Liberator was first into the straight, but before the last jump was reached Kapua, Kulriiue, and .Smuggler had closed on him. Here Smuggler came down, and Liberator drawing away won by a leDgth and a-half ; Kulnine second, Kapua, a length away, third, the riderless Smuggler fourth, Despised fifth, Unity sixth, Clarence seventh, Empire eighth, and Rebel and Erin-go-Bragh next in the order named. Time, 3min 55aec. Dividends, £12 8s 6d and £30 193. BEAUI'OIIT STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of lSO^ovs ; second horse SOsovs. About two miles and a-half. Mr G. Rutherford's eh g Norton, by AscotRomp, aged, 12.12 (Clark) 1 Mr M. Gooager's b g Regalia, aged, 5).7 (Powell) 2 Mr A Ellinghani's b g Tiritea, 6yrs, 11.2 (Owner) 3 Magpie 10.G and Bide-a-Wee 9.7 also started. Regalia and Bidea-Wee stopped afc the first fence ; Magpie and T'ritea refused at Cutts'e, leaving Norton to canter the remainder of tha distance. Tiritea and Regalia refused again, but were got over, and ran a good race for second place. Time, Smin 22:e0. Dividends, £1 12s 6d and £1 15s 6d. SECOND HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE. A handicap of SOsovs ; second horse 10jov3. Once round and a dutanca. Mr C. Wynn-Williams's b f? Belibird, V>y Guy Fawkes, oged, 11.2 ... (E. Wynn- Williams) 1 Mr R. G. Gilchris-'s b g The Tug, aged, 11 0 (Owner) 2 Mr B. R. Macdonald's eh g Invader, Gyrs, 11.9 (Uwner) 3 Black Hawk 12.9, Wild Irishman 11 7, Billy 11 0, and Moltke 11.0 also ttarted.

The Tug led to the top turn, but Ballbird, Billy, and Invader were almost on even terms with him at the last jump. B lly was the first to retire beaten, and Bellbird getting the best of the struggle between the other three, won by a neck; half a leDgth between second and third. Time, Snrin 20.cc. Dividends, £9 1b and £10 11s. FINAL HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 75sovs ; Eecond horse lOsovs. Once round and a distance. Mr Sutton's b g Despised, by Cap a-pie-Mavis, i aged, 9.12 (Williams) 1 Mr T. Twomey's b g Jacob Faithful, 6yrs, 11.5 ; (WalSMl) 2 ; Mr A. M. Robertson's b g Jack, nged, 10.0 (Morrigan) 3 ! Freeman 11.7, Cajolery 11.5, Unity 10.3, Bide-a-I Wee 9 U, and Gillie 9 7 also started.

Bide a- Wee ltd to the kennels, where Despised .and Jack went through, with Jacob Faithful next. Despised was first into tho straight, but was immediately challenged by Jack and Jacob Faithful. Jack was in front at the last jump, but Despised came again and geltiDg tho best of the struggle in the last 50 yards won by a length ; Jack, half that distance away, third. Time, 3min 13£ sec. Dividends, £13 13s and £10 14s.

HUNT CLUB LADIES* BRACELET, Of 25sovs. One mile and a-half on the flat. Mis 3 Column's b g Piccadilly, by Icenian, syrs, 12.6 7 ... ... (B. Coleman) 1 Mrs Buckley's eh gEric, aged, 12.8 (J. G. M'Donald) 2 Miss John*tone's b g Rookwood, aged, 12.8 (P. ClariJge) 3 Kerry Lad 12.8, Royal 12 6, Wildfire 12.0 also started.

Eric led for the greater part of the way, but Piccadilly went to the front at the top turn and won easily by six lengths ; a couple of lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 51seo. Dividends, £5 11s 6d and £4 183.