RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. WAIRIO RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2085, 8 February 1894, Page 30

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

WAIRIO RACES.

Wednesday, January 31. The weather was perfect aud the attendance good. Owing to delays, caused chiefly by the consideration of protests, the programme was not completed when visitors had to return by train to Invercargill. Results :— Handicap Hurdle Race, of 25sovs; second horse Ssovs. Two miles. 19— Mr Bate's Juno, by Pertobe, 10.13 (Walsh) 1 31— Mr M'Anelly's Fairy Queen, 10.5 (Meredith) 2 3— Mr M'Leod's Ardross, 9.0 ...(Wallace) 3 Won by a couple of lengths comfortably. Time, 4min 28£ sec. Dividend, £2 10s. Maiden Plate, of 15sovs. One mile and aquarter. 32— Mr T. W. Forde's eh g The Miner, by Alluvium, aged (Mcares) 1 2— Mr Langford's Firefly (Meredith) 2 21— Mr Kearney's Dunluce (Wallace) 3 Also started : 29 Admiral, 5 Dunvil, 0 Fanny, 3 Killarney 11, 10 Lady Salomne, 3 Leola, 3 Irene, 10 Diana, 1 Beware. Won by two lengths comfortably. Time, 2min 27see. Dividend, £3 6s. A protest on the ground of a previous win at Heddon Bush was dismissed. Wairio Cup, of 35sovs ; second horse ssovs. One mile and a-half. 63— Mr A. Brennan's Billy, by Duntroon, 9.5 17— Mr M'Kenzie's Leinster, 8.11 ... (Towner) 2 34— Mr Richards's Surefoot, 9.2 ... (Wallace) 3 12 Everton Toffy 7-0 also ran. Won by a length. Ti.ae, 2min 57sec. Dividend, £1 Is 6d. Maiden Hurdle Race, of 20sovs ; second horse ssovß. One mile and a-half. 19— Mr T. R. Winton's eh g Assassin (late Derby), aged, 12.0 (Walsh) 1

I— Mr Davanney'B Conqueror, 11.0 (Clunch) 2 51 Masterpiece also started, bat ran round the first hurdle, and lost so much ground that he was not afterwards persevered with. A protest for crossing was dismissed. Dividend, £3 7s. Handicap Time Trot, of 15soys ; second horse 3sovs. Three miles. 7— Mr Jamieson's Silver Bell, 35sec 1 10— Mr Powell's Oreti, scr 2 Also started : 17 Elizabeth ssec, Waxy 17sec, 50 Pat 43sec, Sandy 43sec, Jenny 45sec, 1 Emily 45sec, 4 Dodger 45sec. Emily was first past the post by 20 lengths, but was, after consideration of a protest, disqualified for having run at Heddon Bush sports under another name. Time, 9min lOsec. Dividend, £11 Bs. Emily's dividend would have been £80. { Flying Handicap, of 20sovs ; second horse 3sovs. Six furlongs. 16— Mr J. A. Richards's b g Surefoot, by Hilarious— Lady of the Lake, aged, 9.3 ' (A. MKenzie) 1 I— Mr T. Reynolds's eh g Admiral, aged, 6.12 ' (J. Keleher) 2 15— Mr J. Collins'a b g Emperor, aged, 8.10 (J.Telford) 3 ' Also ran : 43 Wanganui 9 10, 6 Heartburn 7.6, and 4 Manuka (late Vet) 7.2. : Surefoot got well away and led to the finish, : winning by a bare length. Time, lmin 28£ sec. Dividend, £4 153. ' District Handicap, of 20sovs; second horse 53ovs. One mile and a-quarter. 18-Mr T. W. Forde's eh g The Miner, aged, 7.8 (Blee) 1 21— Mr J. Tennant's eh g Victory, aged, 9.7 (C.Meredith) 2 16— Mr N. Bate's blk m Juno, aged, 9 5 (J.Welsh) 3 Also ran : 9 Fairy Queen 8.12, 6 Kingbird 7.12, 0 Lady Salomne 7.10, 0 Dick 7.10, and 1 Mickey Free, 7.6. The placed horses had a great race up the home stretch, resulting in The Miner winning by three parts of a length. Dividend, £3 lls. Consolation Handicap, of lOsovs. One mile. 18 — Mr A. M'Kenzie's b h Leinster, by Albany — Zelica, aged, 9.2 ... ... (Owner) 1 I— Mr T. Kearney's eh h Dunluce, aged, 7.10 2 Also ran : 15 Masterpiece 8.4, 6 Admiral 7.6, 0 Manuka 7.11 (lllb over), and Irene 7.2 (61b over.) Won easily. Dividend, £2.