RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 38

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

MASTERTON RACES. First Day — Wednesday, December 6. HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of 45sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr Ryan's Tangahoe, by Natator — Beauty Bright, 11.5 (H. Moore) 1 Greygown, 9.3 (Death) 2 Pipi, 10.13 (Hands) 3 Also started: Bulrush, La Marquise, Agent General, and Kiwi. Won by a clear length, Pipi three lengths away. La Marquise fell at the hurdle in front of the stand, rolling over the jockey (Raynor), who was severely shaken up. Time, 2min 57isec. Dividend, £3 17s. MAI DEN HACK RACE, of 40sovs. One' mile. Mi Millar's Regret, syrs, by Turquoise— ITansde mare, 8.11 (M'Morran) 1 Urgent 2 li:l'eiman .. •• •• 3 Won by a quarter of a length. MASTERTON CUP, of 150sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mi Ayer's Ambrosia', by Petroleum — Nectar, 7.8 (Ayres) .. .. .. 1 Falka, 8.0 .. „ 2 Velley, 8.9 " ._ .. .. 3 Won easily. Time, 2min 14sec. Dividend, £3 12s. LADIES' BRACELET, of 40sovs. One mile and a-half. Miss Millar's Regret, 11.0, inc. 51b pen. (Mr W. Cragg) 1 Master Jack, 11.9 2 Discharge, 12.3 3 Regret led all the way, and won by a length. Time, 2min 52sec. Dividend, £5 15s. DECEMBER RACK HANDICAP, of 70sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mr Cress's Goulbourn, by Palo Alto, 7.11 (M'Pherson) 1 Aide-de-Camp, 8.3 2 Inkcrman, 6.10 3 Won by a length. Time, 2min 13 4-ssec. Dividend, £1 6s. PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, of 80sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Tancred's cli g King's Bowman, by Forester — Princess Royal, 8.0 (Fowler) .. .. 1 Ruamahunga, 9.3 „ o First Blood, 9..'3 " 3 Won by half a length. Time, lmin 17sec. Dividend, £4 3s. FLYING HACK HANDICAP, of 50sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Benton's Derringshot, by Derringer Makoura, 7.10 (Ayre3) 1 Spider, 8.0 o Rebel, 8.4 '.'.'.'.'.'. 3 Won easily. Time, lmin 16sec. Dividend, £13 9s. ' Second Day — Thursday, December 7 OPAKI HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of 40sovs. One mile and a-half. Mi Ryan's Tangahoe, 11.13 (Moore) .. „ l Mr Worncr's Greygown, 9.5 (Death) .. .. 2 Mr Corlett's Master Jack, 10.5 (Buckeridge) 3 Also started: Bulrush, Persimmon, Pipi. Won easily by two length?. Time, i-unn 57sec. Dividend, £3 13s. SCURRY HACK HANDICAP, of .ioso\ s. Five furlongs. Mr Benton's Derringshot, 3.11 (Ayres) .. 1 Mr Tancred's Spider, S.ll (Fowlsr/ .. .. 2 Mr Freeth's Rebel, S.ll (Phillias) . ..3 Also started : Mongonui, Jewel Gun, Fairy Tale, Greensleeve, Te Taiaha. A good race. Time, lmin 4 3-osec. Dividend, £7 12s. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. One mile and a Jiirlouj;. Mi Ayres's Ambrosia, 8.8 (Ayres) .. .. 1 Mr Cress's Ruamahunga, 9.2 (M'Pherson) 2 Mr Robinsom's Te Hapuku, 9.7 (Robinson) 3 Also started: First Blood and Falka. Time, lmin 58 3-ssec. Dividend, £2 7s. TRADESMEN'S HACK HANDICAP, cf OOsovs. One milo and a furlong. Mr Cress's Goulbourn, 9.0 (M'Pherson) .. 1 Mr Cress's Aide-de-Camp, 8.9 (Crawford) 2 Mr Millar's Regret, 8.2 (Davib) 3 Time, lmin 59 l-ssec. Dividend, £1 ss. WELTER HACK HANDICAP, oJc <10sovs. One mile. Mr Worner's Greygown, 9.10 .. s , 1 Mr M'Kenzie's Waipuki, 9.13 2 Mr Bidwill's Mai Mai, 8.7 3 Also started: Saltatorial, Persimmon, Urgent, Inkerman, Czarina, Gunfeklt, Fontinalis. Time, lmin 49} sec. Dividend, £S 2s. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 70sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Watt's First Blood, 9.3 .. .. -.t. t «. 1 Mr Robinson's Quiltina, 6.11 .. .. .. ... 2 Mr Tancred's King's Bowman, 8.0 .. .. 3 Also started: Volley, Coin, Osborne, Warnot«. AVon by a short length. Time, lmin 17isec. Dividend, £D 15s. ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of 50sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Tancred's Spider, 8.9 .. ». ... n ,„ 1 Mr Rayner's Jewel Gun, 7.12 .. ,-.• ... ±, 2 Mr Cameron's Monsonui t 8.6 ,L, L aju .. .. 3

Also started: Aide-Camp and Discharge. Won by half a length. Dividend, £2 9s. TAKAPUNA SPRING MEETING. Secoxd Day — Saturday, December 9. At the Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring meeting this afternoon the attendance was about 3500. The amount put through the totalisator was £7344. The following are the results : — Stanley Handicap. Four furlongs. — Sultan 1, St. Innis 2, Kettledrum 3. Time, 53 2-ssec. Dividends: Inside, M 3s; outside, £5 11s. Handicap Hurdles. One mile and threequarters. — Volcano 1, Fayona 2, Pokomoko 3. Time, 2min 2 2-ssec. Dividends, £3 13s and £3 15s. Spring Handicap. One mile. — Dayntree 1, Lillie 2, St. Ursula 3. Time, lmin 44 4-ssec. Dividends, £10 9s and £12 15s. Second Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs. — Toroa 1, Chancellor II 2, Perseverance 3. Time, lmin 31 3-ssec. Dividends, £24 Is and £18 4s. Pony Handicap. Five furlongs. — Texas 1, Nora 2, Minoa 3. Time, lmin 6 l-ssec. Dividends, £7 3s and £8 7s. Cautley Handicap. Six furlongs. — Cuirasette 1, St. Peter 2, Red Lancer 3. Time, lmin 17Jsec. Dividends, £4 14s and £4 7s. Handicap Steeplechase. About three miles. — Nor'-west 1, Opou 2, Crusado 3. Time, 6rnin 42 2-ssec. Dividends, £2 17s and £2 15s. Welter Handicap. One mile. — Cavalier 1, Stona 2, Doctor 3. Time, lmin 45 3-ssec. Dividends, £3 13s and £3 13s. The stewards held an, inquiry into the running of Pokomoko in the Handicap Hurdles,. but have not yet given a decision, pending the details of certain bets said to have been made in other parts of the colony about the horse's chance of winning.