RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2427, 19 September 1900, Page 42

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

NORTH OTAGO RACES. First Day — Wednesday, September 12. The heavy rain which fell last week caused the course to be heavy, especially along the back stretch, and therefore fast times were out of the question. Results • — FAIRFIELD HURDLE RACE. Of 40sovs; second horso ssovs. One mile and three-quarters. 67— Mr V. Harris's br g Skipper, by VictorMaggie, aged, 11.11 (Donovan) .. 1 47— Mr Wise's Ilex, 11.12 (Robertson) -. 2 27— Mr Godfrey's Pipi, 9.12 (A. Godfrey) .. 3 Also started: 10 Wild Lily, 9.9 (Telford).Pipi got the best of an even start, with Ilex and Wild Lily in close attendance, and Skipper last. At the second hurdle Wild Lily came to grief, leaving Pipi still in front, a length ahead of Ilex, who was three lengths ahead of Skipper. This position was not altered until reaching the entrance to the straight, when Skipper went to the front, and, going on, won by half a length from Ilex, with Pipi six lengths away third. On the totalisator, £151; dividend, £2. NEWBOROUGH HANDICAP, Of 30sovs ; second horse ssovs. Six furlongs. 53— Mr A. M'Master's eh m Tsaritsa., by Stepniak— lrene, aged, 8.0 (Telford).. 1 12- Mr Telfer's My Lord, 8.7 (G.-Tripp) .. 2 29— Mr M. Friedlander's Grandshot, 8.12 (Brown) 3 Also started : 3 Mosf a, 7.8, 5 Francesco 7.5, and Matautuku 6.12. When the flag dropped Tsaritsa jumped to the front, Grandshot being the last to leave the mark. Mr M'Master's mare kept the lead until the finish, winning by a length from My Lord, who came very fast up the hill. Francisco was a length away third, while the others were bunched together. Time, lmin 21 l-ssec. On the totalisator, £107; dividend, £1 16s. ELDERSLIE HANDICAP TROT, Of 50sovs; second horse ssovs. Two miles. 11— Mr J. Turnbull's blk m Balloon, by Nilian, aged, 3Ssec (Gillett) .. .. 1 77 — Mr Edwards' s Flowerwood, 35sec (Edwards) 2 11 — Mr Allan's Premier, scratch (M. Allan) 3 Also started: 15 Cockie 26scc, 21 Principal 33sec. The limit horse (Balloon) went to the front, with Flowerwood second, and Principal thiicl. When going down the back stretch Flowerwood, got in front, but Balloon, not to be denied, passed tho Christchurch mare, and a most exciting finish resulted in Balloon winning by a neck, Flowerwood breaking on the iDOst. Premier was 70 yards away tMicl. Time, smin 31isec. On th& totalisator, £135; dividend, £11. NORTH OTAGO HANDICAP, Of COsovs ; second horse lOsovs. One mile. 35 — Mr J. M'Kewen's br h Nihilist, by Stepniak — Sincerity, syrs, 8.12 (W. Brown) 1 44 — Messrs Ellis Bros.' Abercrombie, 7.10 (Lloyd) 2 82— Mr Crossan's Proposal, 7.5 (Cahill) . . 3 Alto started : 58 Strathnairn 8.9, 30 Vandyke 7.7. Vandyke sprung oft' -vith a half length lead, but, after going a furlong, Proposal went to the front, with Nihilist closing up, and Strathnairn last. When reaching the entrance to the stiaight Proposal was still two lengths' ahead, an.l it was not until a furlong from home that Nihilist caught the leader. Abercrombie also parsed Proposal, but Nihilist, who was &oing strong, wont on, and won by two lengths from Mr Ellis's gelding, Pioposal being two lengths away from Aberciombie. Strathnairn was a lei:sth off, with Vandyke last. Time, lmin 51 l-ssec. On the totalisator, £219; dividend, £6 Bs. CLIFTON WELTER HANDICAP, Of 40'=.ovs ; second horse s?ovs. Six fuilongs. SG— llr F. Criiffm's .c in. Edelweiss, by St. Clair- Indolence, 4yr<3, 9.10 (J. M'Comb) 1 3S— Mi Croosan's St. Denis, 30.12 (W. Brown) 2 54 — Mr Tlariison'& Cameo, 8.12 (Donovan).. 3 Also started: 18 Belligerent 6.3, 27 Tsaiitsa 9.0 (inc. 81b penalty). Tsaritsa made the pace veiy warm after the full of the flag. "Ddeh\ eiss lay second, and St. DpiiiH was a length off Mr Griffin's mare, while Belligerent and Cameo wore left, Wjiea Jteacli-

ing the hill Tsaritsa was still leading, but a fui long from home Edelweiss was in fiont, with St. Dems second. The foiiner went on, and won by two lengths from Mr Crossan's horse, wiih Cameo thud, a length away. Time, lmm 23sec. On the totalizator, '£223"; dividend, £2 6s. TOKARAHI HANDICAP TROT, Of 40 < 30v6 ; second hoi'sc Ssovs. About one mile and a-quaiter. 139— Mr W. A. Scott's bk h Bellboy, by Hambleiomaia — Ladybird, aged, 14sec (W. A. Scott) 1 16 — Mr Edwards's Flowerwood, 22sec (M. Edwards) 2 49 — Mr Turnbull's Norseman, 25sec (B. GfilMt) 3 Also staited' 14 Premier scratch, 12 Instep lOsec, 10 Cockie Hsec, 6 Gwynne lOsec, 5 Sue Dudley 22sec. The limit hoise kept the lead for six furlongs, when he was passed by Flowerwood, with Bellboj third, and Instep coming through the backmarkeis. When a furlong from home Bellboy passed Flowerwood, and obtained the lead, which he maintained till the finish, winning by five lengths; while Norseman was two lensths off, thud. Time, 3mm 25sec. On the totali&ator, £23] ; dividend, £1 12s. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 45sovs ; second horse osovs. Five furlongs. 10C— Mr V. Hairis's eh g Paladin, by St. George — Nellie, 4yr3, 9.7 (Donovan) 1 49— Mr Curran's Vanilla, 7.13 (L. King) 2 &6— Messrs EHis Bros.' Juuiter, 10.5 (J. M'Comb) 3 Also started: 28 Rornauofi 8.10, 7 Gladys II 7.2, 3 Padus 6.12. Vanilla got th? be&t of an even start, but, after going two furlongs, Padus was seen to drop back beaten, while Paladin was running second. When the hill was leached Vanilla was still leading, but Paladin came with a lush and got on teim^ with the black mare, ana, going en, won by two lengthc, with Jupiter a good third. Time, lmin 7 2-Ssec. On the totalisator, £251; dividend, £2 2s. Second Day — Thu3od\y, September 13. Rain fell early and continued all day, which no doubt kept a good irany people from attending. The course, which was sown down in grass last year, was vory heavy, and this probably had something lo do with the bad showing of', some ot the competitors. Some very close finishes were fought out, e&pecially in the Hurdle Race, the President's Handicap, a-id both Trots. During lUe afternoon two bookmaker? were arrested by Detective Fitzgerald on charges of laying totaliEator odd". This was the result of a meeting of the stewards on the first clay, when they decided to give £5 to any person who could give information that would lead lo a conviction. The totalisator investments show an increase of £125 over last year, the amount handled at . this meeting being £2272, as against £2147 last year. Mr A. M'Kinnon was kept hard at work, and he accomplished it well. Mr George Dowso was very successful as handicappcr, and was complimented on all hands. The ilag was wielded by Mr H. Piper, who got his fields away in grand style. The following are the results : — BELFIELD HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 40sovs; second horse osovs. One mile and a-half. 27 — Mr O. R. Wise's b g Ilex, by Le Loup — Susie, aged, 11.9 (G. Robertson) . . . . 1 11 — Mr Harris's Skipper, 12.5 (Donovan) .. 2 3 — Mr Livingstone's Dundee, 11.2 (J. Toomey) 3 Also started: 4 Wild Lily 8.3, 11 Pipi 9.7, 12 My Lord 10.7. The flag fell to an even start, but Dundee went to the front almost immediately, with Hex next, and Skipper last. After jumping the second hurdle Dundee still maintained the lead, and was going strong. When nearing the third jump Pipi, My Lord, and Wild Lily ran round. Mr Livingstone's gelding came back to his field after traversing a naile, while Ilex went to the front, and Skipper raced into second position. When nearing "the last jump Skipper got up alongside Ilex, and a great finish was fought out, the latter winning by a length, Dundee being eight lengths away third. Time, 3min 12&ec. On the totalisator, £67; dividend, £2 6s. REDCASTLE WELTER HANDICAP, Of 40sovs; second horse ssovs. Six furlongs. 24 — Mr W, Crosean's eh g Romanoff, by Stepniak — Ranee Nuna, 3yrs, 9.3 (W. Brown) 1 3- Mr Harris's Belligeient, 8.10 (Radcliffe) 2 15— Mr Harrison's Cameo, 8.10 (Donovan).. 3 The favourite shot to the front, and received a length's lead, but on entering the straight the other two closed up on him. Mr Crossan's gelding, not to be denied, went on, and won with ndiculous ease by two lengths from Belligerent, with Cameo a length away third. Time, lmin 25sec. On the totalisator, £42 , dividend, £1 lls. OAMARU HANDICAP TROT, Of 40sovs ; second horse ssovs. One mile and a-half. 114 — Mr J. Jeffs' s br g Instep, aged, 14sec (A. Prmgle) 1 23 — Mr Allan's Premier, scratch (M. Allan) 2 7 — Mr Milne's Principal, 23sec (Milne).. 3 Also started • 4 Balloon 19sec, 30 Cockie 20sec, 6 Kruger 26sec. On passing the stand the first time round Kruger was leading, with Principal and Instep following in close attendance. After travelling half the distance Instep was in front, while Balloon ran into second place. The scratch horse cut down the back markers in great style, but could not reach the favourite, who beat Mr Allan's horse by two lengths, with Principal eight lengths aw?y third. Time, 4min 20 2-ssec. On the totalisator, £184; dividend, £1 9s. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of 60sovs ; second horse lOsovs. Seven furlongs. 9 — Mr W. Crossan's eh m Proposal, by St. George — Apropos, 4yrs, 7.7 (Lloyd) .. 1 28 — Messrs Elh& Bros.' Aberciombie, 7.10 (L. King) 2 48 — Mr Harris's Strathnairn, 8.12 (Donovan) 3 Abercrombie, who had the inside running, and Proposal went off the mark together, while Strathnairn was slow in commencing. Mr Ciossan's mare then went to the front, with Aberciombie a length away, and when the entrance of the straight was reached the latter got on terms with Proposal, but the chestnut mare lasted longer than the son of Abercorn, and defeated him by hall a- length, S/trathnairn being seven lengths away third. Time, lmm 40scc. On the totalisator, £85; dividend, £8 10s. TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP, |Of 30sovs; second hoise sso> t s. Six furlongs. 73 — Mr A. M'Ma&ter's eh m Tsaritsa, by Stepniak — Irene, aged, S.lO (Telford) 1 i 51 — Mr Friedlander's Padus, 7.11 .(Lloyd) 2 16 — Mr Johnston's Francesco, 7.5 (Cahill) 3 A1&O started: 14 Patron S.O, 11 Matautuku 7.9. The field was bunched together until entering the straight, when Mr M'Master's maie shot to the front, and won in the easiest possible i manner by eight lengths from Padus, l^rancisco being a length away third. Time, lmin 29gec. On the totalisatox\ £165 \ dividend^ £2.

ENPIELD HANDICAP TROT, Of 'lOsovb ; second horse ssovs. One mile. 28— Mr M. Allan's b g Premier, aged, scr (M. Allan) 1 32— Mr Edwards' s Flowerwood, Wsec (M. Edwards) 2 12 — Mr M'Kewen's Gwynne, 15sec (E. M'Kewen) 3 Also started: 0 Instep 9sgc, 2 Cockie ISsec, 1 Pnnciiial losec, 15 Drover 19sec. The limit hoi«e took command for a quaiter of a mile, but by breaking repeatedly lost all chance, allowing Flowerwood to get in front, with GrwViiiie second, and Premier coming fast from tho back. When the entiance to the straight was leached Flowerwood was still in front, but Premier had run into second place, and was fast overhauling the Christchurch mare. A furlong from home Premier was in front, and going on he won by three lengths, Gwynne being third two lengths away. Time, 2min 47sec. On the totalisator, £30; dividend, £2 17s. WAITAKI HANDICAP, Of 45sovs ; second horse ssovs. Five furlongs. 121 — Mr J. Curran's blk m Vanilla, by Vanguard—Lady's Msid, aged, 7.11 (L. King) 1 31 — Mr Harris's Paladin, 9.9 (Donovan).. 2 14 — Mr Friedlander's Grandshot, 7.7 (Lloyd) 3 Also started: 38 St. Denis 9.9, 68 Edelweiss 2.0 At the fall qf the flag Vanilla shot out, and obtained a length's lead from Edelweiss, while Paladin "was the last to start. At the home turn the black mare was still in cominaiid, leading Edelweiss and Grandsliot, the others being close behind. Vanilla increased her lead," and won by a length from Paladin, who came very fast towards the finish, G-rsndshot being a length away third. Time, lmin 11 D-sscc. On the totali&ator, .6272; dividend,. £2. RANGITIKEI RACES. First Day— Wednesday, September 12. Flying Handicap, of 45scvs. r Six furlongs. — Cora Linn 1, The Onyx 2, Tupuhi 3. All started. Time, lmin ISsec. Dividend, £2 12s. Maiden Hack Race, of 25sov&. Five furlongs. — Melwood 1, Robin Adair 2, Bulrush 3. Antler, P.mgaroa, Sybil, Fadelen., and Be?u Ideal were scratched. Time, lmin G l-ssec. Dividend, £2 12s. Handicap Hack Hurdles. — Ngapuhi, 10.8, 1; Whetu, 11.2, 2; Firstshot, 9.7, 3. All started, and there 'was a good race. Time. 2mm 58sec. Dividend, £2 15s. ' ' Hack Flyirg Handicap. — Melwood, 7.7, 1 ; Kuscrow, 6.10, 2; Kilkenny, 7.0, 3. Scratched: Mamuku and Myra. Won easily. Time, lmin ISsec Dividend, £4 13s. Steeplechase. — Cairo 1, Turk 2, Redberry 3. All started. Won easily. Dividend, £2 17s. Spring Handicap. — Woriy 1, Will-o' -the- Wisp 2, Miner 3. All started. Won easily. Time, 2min ISsec. Dividend, .515 10s. Hack Flat Handicap. — Wharangi and Myra dead heat. Dividends:, Wharangi, £1 ss; Myra, £2 17s. Second Day — Thursday, September 13. Second Hurdles. — Whetu 1, Ngapuhi 2, First Shot 3. Nokiawa and Tokatea also started. ' Time, 3mm 4 l-53ec. Dividend, £3 Is. Telegraph Handicap. — Cora Linn 1, Gowrie 2, Tupuhi 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 7 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 4s. Electric Hack. — Coma 1, Aquinaldo and West Guard (dead heat) 2. A good -xa.ee. Time, Imiii 42sec. Dividend, £6 6s. Hack Steeplechase. — Map 1, Mystery 2, Tarrigan 3. All started. Rossaha and Lochabe fell. Time, smm 4 2-ssec. Dividend, £1 15s. Killeymoon Hack Race. — Wharangi 1, Merryboy 2, Bonnie Dean 3. All started. Won easily. Time, 2min 12sec. Dividend, £a 2&. . September Handicap. — The Onyx 1, Will o'-the-wisp"^, Miner 3. All started. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 50 3-ssec. Dividend, £6 18s AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB. First Day — Saturday, September 15. The Avondale Jockey Club's Spring meeting was begun in steady rain. There was a capital attendance. The sum of £4827 was passed through the totalisator in 20s tickets. The following are the results : — MAIDEN PLATE, of 50sovs. S:x furlongs. — Swiftfoot, 8.0, 1; Balbirnie, 7.6, 2; Minerve, 6.12, 3. Blossom was scratched. Time, lmin 25sec. Dividend, £4 7s. first Handicap hurdle race, of SOsovs. One mils and three-quarters. — Hylas, 9.2, 1; Forty-seven, 9.9, 2; Cannongate, 10.10, 3. Time, 3mm 41sec. Dividend, £15 10s. AVONDALE STAKES, of 150sovs. For two-year-olds. Weight-for-sex. Four furlongs. Mr J. T. Ryan's eh c Nanette (late Chantilly), by Seaton Delaval— Clarente, 8.0 1 Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan's b g Liqitidator, by Seaton Delay?! — Liquidation 7.9 2 Mr H. T. Gorrie's b f Green and Gold, *by Souli — Rose and White, 7.9 3 Won by a length and a-half. Time, 55 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 12s. AVONDALE CUP, of 300sovs. One mile and a-quarter.— Toroa, 6.9, ,1 ; Coronet, 8.10, 2; Rosella, 8.5, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min 24sec. Dividend, £10 7s. FIRST HACK HANDICAP, of 40eovs. Five furlongs and a-half.— St. Elyn, S.O, 1; Golden Rose, 7.7, 2: Ambition, 7.8, 3. Timfc, lmin 18 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 18s. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of 80sovs. About three miles.— Straybird, 11.12, 1; Volcano, 11.4, 2; Marksman, 10.0, 3. Time, 6mm 45sec. Dividend, £2 17s. FIRST HANDICAP PONY RACE, of 40 soys. Six furlongs.— Clansman, 7.11, 1 ; Nora, 7.10, 2; Mamoa, 7.5, 3. Time, lmm 27sec. Dividend, £5 18s. FLYING HANDICAP, of SOsovs. Six furlongs.—St. Peter, 8.7, 1; Swiftfoot, 7.6, 2; Labourer, 7.12, 3. Time, lmm 21sec. Dividend, £7 19s. The name of Chantilly having been disallowed by the chairman of the Racing Conference for Mr J. T. Ryan's colt, which won the Avondale Stakes, the colt was re-named Nanette, and fulfilled his engagement under that name.