RACING IN HEW ZEALAND.
GORE SPRING MEETING. First Day— Wednesday, October 24. The first day's racing of the Gore Racing Club's Spring meeting took place this afternoon in beautiful weather. There was a good attendance. The sum of £2313 was passed thrdugh^ the totalisator, as. against £2626 for the corresponding day of last year. Several improvements carried out by the club since last year to the course and premises were greatly appreciated. The following ara the results : — CHARLTON HANDICAP,' Of 25>3ovs. Seven furlongs. 69— Mr Griffin's Edelweiss, 9.10 (M'Coinb) . . 1 40— Mr Kett's Waikaia, 7.13 (L. King) .. 2 20-^Mr Jones's Waimea, 7.5 [inc. 91b over] (M'Eldowney) 3 Won, hard held, by two lengths. Time, lmra 32 l-ssec. Dividend, £1 13s. SELLING- HANDICAP, Of 20sovs. Six furlongs. 116— Mr Gray's Plotter, 8.7 (M'Comb) .. 1 77— Mr Nichol's Picket, 9.7 (Pine) .. «. 2 GO— Mr Hellier's Letty, 7.13 (Mason) .". 3 Also started: 16 Burlingtoii Jock 7.0. Won easily by six lengths. Time, Imin. 20 4-sscc. Dividend, £2 Is. Mason was subsequently disqualified for three months (for foul riding. SPRING HANDICAP, Of 50soys. One mile .and a distance. 74 — Mr Tennant's Glenelg, 7.4 [inc. 81b 'Over] (L. King) 1 159 — Messrs Ellis Bros.' Abercrombie, 7.13 (M'Cornb) 2. 69 — Mr ■Cook's Blackpool, 7.5 [inc. 41b over] (M'Eldowney) 3 Won \>y a long neck after a good race. Time, 2niin lsec. Dividend, £3 13s. HANDICAP HURDLES, Of 40sovs. One mile and a-half. 21— Mr Nichol's Southerly Btistsr, 9.12 (Pine) 1 61 — Mr G-odfrcy's Pipi, 10.8 (Higgins) .. 2 28— Mr J. Blee's Pioneer, 9.12 (T. Blee) .. 3 Alsc started: 21 Izal 10.10, 45 Clinker 10.9, 119 St. Hiko 10,3, 26 Seabreeze 9.11. Won oy a length. Time, 2min 59sec. Dividend, £12 7s. HANDICAP TROT, Of 40sovs Two miles.218 — Mr Paterson's Cowboy, 25sec, disqualified (Prmgle) 1 17— Mr Ottrey's Madeline, 29sec .. .. 2 92 — Mr Hanley's Lady Beatrice, 29sec .. 3 Also Btarted: 3 Bonny Jean 9sec, 6 Gany, owen 20sec, 13 J.J. 23sec, 13 George L 29sec, 61 Mavis S. 29si-c, and 94 Balfour 30seC. Cowboy finished six lengths in front of Madeline. The stewaids met after the race, and ' disqualified Cowboy and his rider for six month? for alleged " stiff " running at Dunedin. Pending an appeal the stakes and totalisator money are impounded. The dividend on Cowboy would be £2 2s, and oh Madeline £27 7s. Time, smin 34 2-ssec. ,- HACK RACE, OX 15sovs. Six furlongs. 35— Mr Crosses Madtm Pedro, 10.0 (Boult) 1 29— Mr Hellier's Diablerie, 10.0 " 2 25— Mr Kirk's Windsor, 10.0 » Also ran : 38 Merrymaid, 29 Pearl Cream, 47 Beatrice, 3 Kruger, and 9 Burlington Jock. Won easily. Time, Imin 22 l-ssec. Dividend^ £6 16s. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 35sovs. Six furlongs. 156— Mr Griffin's Edelweiss, 10.5 (M'Comb) 1 CO— Mr Allan's Senior Wrangler, 8.1 (M'Eldowney) 2 70— Mr Russell's Plain Jack, 6.12 (L. King) 3 Won easily. Time,- Imin 19isec. Dividend, £1 12s. HANDICAP TROT, Of 25sovs. One mile. 18— Mr Christie's Comrade, 20sec (Barron).. 1 2-1 — Mr M'Rae's St. George, 4sec 2 18— Mr M'Farlane's Balfour, 20sec .. .. 3 Also started: 57 Jimmy 14sec, 9 Yankee Doodle 15sec, 1 Uncle Sam 16sec, 14 Madeline 19sec, 48 Lady Beatrice 19sec, 10 Mavis S. 19sec, 5 Bluie 19sec, 11 Lady Dall 20sec, and 1 Inventor 20sec. Won easily. Time, 2inin 42sec. Dividend, JEIO 13s. Second Day— Thursday, Ootobeb 25. The weather was threatening for the second, day's racing at the above meeting, but the attendance was gopd. Some of the fields were email, which limited speculation, but other events wore well filled, and some of the races were especially interesting, rotably" the Formers' Plate, the Waikaka Handicap, the Hurdles, and the Farewell Handicap. A"litlle over £4600 passed through the totalis.il or for, tke two days. Thg meeting will result m «
RACING IN HEW ZEALAND.
Otago Witness, Issue 2433, 31 October 1900, Page 42
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