TUAPEKA RACES.

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

TUAPEKA RACES.

Second Day— February 1. Capital weather, and fully 2000 persons were present. Results -.—. — Flying Handicap, of 30sovs ; second ssovs. Six furlongs. 45— Mr Loughlin's eh m Lady Mab, by Rube- < zahl— Lady Gertrude, 6yrs, 7.0 ... (Pine) 1 i 17— Mr Rogers's eh c Crown Prince, 3yrs. 6.9 , (Tree) 2 74-Mr Waddell'B eh h Captive, 4yrs, 9.5 (Rainbow) 3 ] Also ran : 8 The Diver 6.9 (Rae), 10 Huia 6.9 (M'Comb) Huia was smartest in starting, bat as soon as ! the horses were in their stride Crown Prince assumed the lead from Lady Mab. The colt ; held his advantage for half a mile, when Lady ' Mab closed an him, and Captive, who had been in a bad position, began to go up. In the last , bend Lady Mab had the race in hand, and she won easily by three lengths, Captive's final run leaving him a decent third. Time, lmin 18£ sec. Dividend, £3 Is. . Handicap Trot, of 30sovs; second ssovs. Two miles. ; 4 — Mr Gordon's Romeo, 18aec (Owner) 1 i 21— Mr W. A. Scott's Dawn, 26seo (Owner) 2 34— Mr M'Ghie's Caberfeidh, aged, 28sec ... 3 Also started : 11 Bedale scr, Achates 9sec, 10 Jenny 18sec, 2 Amateur 24aec, 2 Mistletee 24sec, 1 Johnny 303 ec, 35 Kathleen 30aec, 5 Taieri Lad 32sec, 5 Bridal Rose 32sec, 6 Sandy 37sec, 5 - Physcilla 42sec. Before going half a mile Dawn was leading, which position she maintained until the last ] quarter of a mile, when Romeo collared her, 1 and an exciting tussle for a furlong ended in Romeo drawing away and winning easily in ] the straight; Caberfeidh a good third; the scratch horse fourth. Time, smin 52sec. < Dividend, £31 145. Tuapeka C.J.C. Handicap, of 50sovs; second j horse lOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. * 52— Mr Edmond's Paramu, by Puriri, 6yrs, 7.7 m (M'Comb) 1 , 32— Mr Cotton's Wolseley, 4yrs, 8.8 (Godfrey) 2 ' Paramu led from start to finish, winning all out by three lengths. Time, 2min 9£sec. Divi- ! dend, £1 9s. J Consolation Handicap Trot, of £12 10s : second < horse £2 10s. One mile and a-half. 48— Mr Craig's Keilawarra, 15sec (M'Laren) 1 < 35— Mr M'Ghie's Caberfeidh, lOaec (Rivers) 2 ' 6— Mr Richardson's Physcilla, 27sec (Owner) 3 -i Also started : 6 Lizard 3sec, 14 Jenny ssec, 27 Dawn Bsec, 6 Kathleen 13sec, 4 Sandy 22sec, 2 Little Tommy 22sec, 16 Tommy Keen 27sec. 3 Won by 10 lengths ; two lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 18sec. Divi- < dend, £3 Is. A protest lodged against the winner was dismissed. Stewards' Purse, of 20sovs. One mile. 91— Mr Loughlin's b m Lady Mab, 6yrs, 7.0 (Pine) 1 I 55— Mr Smith's b g Cactus, 6yrs, 7.10 J (T. Buddicombe) 2 < 44— Mr Potts's b g Armature, syrs, 6.10 (Donovan) 3 , The best race of the meeting. Cactus and Lady Mab were quickest away. Cactus was leading < slightly passing the stand the first time. Ascending the hill Cactus had a lead of two clear lengths which Lady Mab caught up before ' the straight was entered, and a determined ■ struggle ensued up the straight-, the pair racing neck and neck, and finishing a dead beat. Time, lmin 46sec. Armature after < going three furlongs bolted off the course. The totalisator paid ouc on both, paying £1 ' lls oh Cactus and 18s on Lady Mab. : In the ran off, Lady Mab won by a lengLh. '■ Time, lmin 45sec. Dividend, £2 4s. Hack Selling Race, of lOsovs. No weight under 9at. Six furlongs. 21— Queen (Campbell) 1 45— The Diver (101b penalty) (Buddicombe) 2 62— Shotovtr (Young) 3 Also ran : 18 Tommy. From a middling start Shotover cut out the running. On entering the straight the Queen ', forged ahead, and won easily by a length. Time, lmin 20sec. Dividend, £6 2s. Queen was bought in for £15. Consolation Handicap, of 15aovs. One mile. 44— Mr Cotton's eh Wolseley, by Sir Garnet— Gitano9.s (Young) 1 23— Mr Craig's b m Huia, 6.7 ... (M'Comb) 2 Won easily by four lengths. Time, lmin 45£ sec. Dividend, £1 7s.