TAPANUI RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2499, 5 February 1902, Page 48

TAPANUI RACES.

First Day—Wednesday. The -weather was fine for the first day of the Tapanui Racing Club's annual meeting. There was a good attendance, and -some good racing was witnessed during the afternoon. Bookmakers were present for the first time for a number of years. As the club's course, it appears, is a reserve, according to the recent decisions regarding the right of entry to the Riccarton and Wellington courses, and therefore bookmakers have the right of entry on any occasion, and cannot be ejected. In former years the police have alway9 kept the bookmakers off the Tapanui course, but this year, acting -under instructions from Dunedin, they did not interfere in any way, and the first course in New Zealand from which the metnlliciaji3 were excluded resounded again with offers to bet on the field. The track was in fair order, and the following are details of the day's racing: — PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of 30eovs ; second horse ssovs from the stake. Six furlongs. Mr W. R. Quin's b m Donna Rosa, 6yrs, 8 5 (R. Quin) 1 Mr J. Cook's blk g Blackpool, 7.7 2 Thore were no investments on the machine. Blackpool obtained a two lengths' advantage at the start owing to Donna Rosa swerviug at the barrier. After going two furlongs Donna Rosa passed Blackpool, but the latter came again inside the distance, and in a good finish was beaten by a long neck. Time, Imin 21 sec. HACK WELTER, Of lOsovs. Seven furlongs. 42—Mr R. Simmer's blk m Miss De.'aney (W. Higgins) 1 s—Mr A. S. Herbert's b g .Ben, 10.12 (C.M'Kewen) 2 23—Mr R. B. Steven's blk g Mystery, 10.12 (R. Quin) 3 Also started: 14 Highland Lass 10.12 (W. Jone-3), 15 The Spinner 10.12 (Ross). Miss De La- Ray from a good start at once shot out, and going on won by six lengths from Ben, who was the same distance in advance of Mystery. Time, Imin 42sec. Dividend, £2 Is. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 20sovs; second horse ssovs from the stnke. Six furlongs. 89—Mr J. R. Crossan's eh m Western Bell, 8.12 (S. Smith) , 1 26—Mr P. Toomey's The Gunner, 8.12 (W. Higgins) 2 11—Mr S. G. Inder's Lancelot, 8.12 (Bamber) 3 Also started: 25 Shotgun 8.12 (W. Kay), 2 Blue Blood 8.12 (W. Jones), 40 St. Ulva (Gillett), 25 Witch Winnie 8.3 (C. M'Comb). St. Ulva, Witch Winnie, and Gunner were th© first to show out from a good start, and Western Bell lay six lengths behind the leaders after they had travelled two furlongs. Turning into the straight Western Bell went through, and won easily by four lengths from The Gunner, who was a couple of lengths in front of Lancelot. Time, Imin 211 sec. Dividends: Western Bell, £1 13s; The Gunner, £117 a. TAPANUI HANDICAP, Of 40£pvs; second horse ssovs. Six furloags. 37—Mr W. R. Quin's b m Donna Rosa (by Don Pedro—Red Ensign), 8.5 » (R. Quin) 1 22—Mr J. Brersell's br m Visionary, 8.10 (Bamber) 2 53—Messrs Ellis Bros.' b m Foray, 8.10 (S. Smith) 3 Foray, from a good start, led Donna, Rosa by a half-length for two furlongs. Racing for the straight, Donna Rosa had Foray beaten, and Visionary also passed the Dunedin mare. The distance to home saw a good finish, Donna Rosa, beating Visionfery by three-parts of a length, Foray three lenghs behind the second mare. Time, Imin 20eec. Dividend, £2 14e. HANDICAP TROT, Of 30sovs; second horse Bsovs from the stake. One mile and a-half. 36—Mr W. Gierson's eh g Hero, 25sec .. 1 9—Mr A. J. Manuel's b g Smiler, 84sec .. 2 7—Mr J. Sarginson's Plodder, 36seo .. 3 Also started: 5 Strathmore scratch, 9 Export 30sec, 5 Rocket 30sec, 10 Blackweed 32sec, 6 Osprey 34sec, 17 Redleaf 34sec, 19 Officer 34& ec, 4 Lady Dall 36sec, 116 Lady Hope 36sec, and 17 Harlequin 86sec. Lady Hope, trotting well for a furlong, put in a lead of six' lengths and then broke badly and was never afterwards in the race. Hero was in front at six furlongs from home, and won eaßily by eight lengths. Time, 4min lsec. Dividends v Hera £5 3s, Smiler £6 17s. NOVEL RACE, Of 30sovs. Six furlongs. 12—Mr J. Sherry's b g Annoyance, 7.11 (E. M'Comb) 1 6«—Mr S. G. Inder's Stimulant, 9.0 (Bamber) 2 30—Mr P. Toomey's The Gunner, 8.0 j » (W. Smith) 3 Also started: 16 Patron 8.7. Won, after a. good race, by a short head. Time, Imin 21isec. Dividend, £9 6s. The winner was bought in at £13. DISTRICT TROT, Of 25sovs; second horse seovs from the stake. One mile and a-half. 44—Mr J. Wilkin's b g Yeoman, 18sec „. 1 85—Mr C. Gordon's Lady Hope, 18sec ,\ 2 3—Mr W. T. Jenkins's Nancy C, 18sec.; 8 Also started: 15 Yankee Doodle scratch, 28 Rocket 12sec, 5 Madeline 12sec, Harold's Pet 18sec, 2 Boson 18sec, and 4 Tib 18sec. Harold's Pet was coupled with Lady Hops. After leading for close on a mile, Lady Hope was passed by Yeoman, who -won easily Dy four lengths, Nancy C. being a poor third. Dividends: Yeoman £2 17s, Lady Hope 9s. GRAND STAND HANDICAP, Of 30sovs; second horse ssovs from the stake. One mils. 70—Mr G. jUithven'e b g Transport, 8.3 (E. |i'Comb) 1 33—Mr J. Bre9nell's b m Visionary, 8.7 (Bamber) 2 29—Mr J. Cook's Blackpool, 7.3 (S. Smith) 3 Also stdrted: 49 Western Bell. From a good start Visionary showed them round the first turn and along the back, with Blackpool and Transport in close attendance. Turning into the straight Transport moved up and soon had. Visionary in trouble, finally winning easily by three lengths. Blackpool was four lengths behind the second horse, and Western Bell a ba.d hs^. Tim^ lmjg 47_£&«c,

Second Day — Friday. The second day of the Tapanui Racing Club's annual meeting was held on Friday. The weather wa-s beautifully fine, and the attendance good. The machine receipts shwed a shrinkage of £1158 at compared with the amount handled last year. The following are the details of to-day's racing : — STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of SOsovs ; second horse ssovs from the stakes. 29— Mr W. R. Quin's b m Donna Rosa, 6yrs, 9.3 (R. Quia) 1 7&— Mr A. Hill's g m Hawthorn, 9.10 (E. MCombe) 2 s— Mr J. O'Donnell's b f Witch Winnie (C. Hardy) 3 Also started : 33 Quickshot II 8:3 (D. King), 16 Stimulant 7.12. Hawthorn was quickest on her legs from a good start, and led for three furlongs. Here (Quickshot and Donna Rosa showed out in fiont, but, once m the straight, Quickshot II was done with, and at the distance Donna Rosa led Hawthorn by three parts of a length, the Htter apparently going well. In a good finish Donna Rosa ran home a winner b> a length, Witch Winnie a moderate third. Time, Imin TJsec. Dividend, £4 14s. FARMERS' DISTRICT RACE, Of 15dovs. Six furlongs. — lMr A. Matheson's Blue Blood, 9.7 (W. Jones) 1 2— Mi J. Hegarty's Epic, 10.9 (J. Smith) 2 Epic .led until the straight was reached, and "then Blue Blood got on terms, and a good finish resulted in Blue Blood winning by a short head. Time; Imin 23j8ec. Dividend, £1 11s. HANDICAP TROT, Oi SOsovs; second horse seovs from the siakes. 40 — Mr P. R. Crawford's g f Inventor, 33sec 1 11 — Mr P. Boylen's Garryowen, 2Ssec .. ..2 25— Mr T. Wilkin's Export, 28sec .. .. 3 Also started: 22 Mr M. Potts's Blackweed 30sec, 32 Finance 20sec, 25 Export 28sec, 8 John Temple 28sec, 30 Lady Hope 30sec, 23 Plodder 30sec, 21 Harlequin 35sec. A good race. At the half mile from home five or six horses appeared to be having good wirning chances. When in the straight, Garryoweu was slightly in advance of Inventor, but tha former broke, and Inventor won by four lengths, Blackweed being a fair third. Time, smin 45sec. Dividends: Inventor, £3 6s; Garryowen £4 10s. RACING CLUB HANDICAP, Of 35sovs; second horse ssovs from the stake. 23— Mr J. R. Crossan's eh m Western Bell, 4yrs, 7.5 [inc. 51b over-weight] (Smith) 1 aG — Mr G. Ruthven's Transport, 9.0 (M' Combe) 2 24 — Mr J. Bressnell's Visionary, 8.12 (Barber) 3 Also startpd : 31 Donna Rosa 9.7 [inc. 7lb penalty] (R. Quin). From a good start Visionary and Western Bell led until the far bend, the others close up. The quartet were bunched upon entering the straight, and a grand nice home saw Western Bell beat Transport by n. head, Visionary, a half length away, third, and Donna Rosa a good fouith. Time, Imin 34Jsec. Dividend, £7 7s. WELTER HACK HANDICAP, Of losovs , second horse ssovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 20-Mr J. Hegarty's Epic, 10.0 (E. M'Combe) 1 70— Mr P. Toomey's The Gunner, JO.IO (W. Higgins) 2 48— Mr S. J. Inder's Lancelot, 10.5 (Begg) 3 Also started: 48 Bonsor 10.5 (Jones). The field lay close together until the straigbt was reached, when Epic came away and won by three lengths. The Gunner beat Lancelot by a head for second place. Time, Imin 2<isec. Dividend, £7 10s. A protest against. Epic for inconsistent running was, after consideration, unanimously dismissed. FLYING STAKES, Of 30sovs ; second horse ssovs from the stakes. Four furlongs. 38— Mr A. R. Ward's St. Ulva, 7.5 (Hardy) 1 16— Mr W. R. Quinn's Choroid, 8.0 (R. Quin) 2 50 — Mr J. R. Mackenzie's Shogun, 7.3 (M'Kay) 3 Also started : 57 Foray 8.10 (S. Smith). Foray, whipping round, got left at the post, and did not take part in the race. Cboroid and St. Ulva got away in advance of Shogun, and raced together until halfway up the straight. At the half distance St. Ulva came away, and won by a good length ; Shogun a bad third. Time, 54sec. Dividend, £3 Bs. FAREWELL TROT, Of 30sovs; second horse 3sovs and third 2sovs from the stakes. 38— W. A. Scott's Bellboy, scr, „. 1 89— C. Gordon's Why Not, 15sec .. «. .. 2 19— J. Wilkin'a Yeoman, 17sec 3 Also started: 15 Glendhu 17sec, 31 Smiler 17sec, 15 Plodder 21 sec, 5 Osprey\ 21sec, 7 Nancy C. 21sec. Why Not broke badly when going well in the first couple of furlongs. At tn*b turn into the straight Why Not had run into the lead, with Bellboy coming fast. In a good finish home Bellboy beat Why Not by a short neck. Time, 2min 31sec. Dividends : Bellboy £3 15s, Why Not 10s. FINALe WELTER, Of 25sovs ; second horse Bsovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. 21— J. Bressnell's b m Visionary, 8.13 (Bamber) 1 26— J. Cook's Blackpool, 7.3 (Smith) .. .. 2 The pair ran together throughout, and after a good race Visionary, all out, beat Blackpool by a neck. Time, Imin 20sec. Dividend, £2. THE PAHIATUA RACES. January 30. Yesterday the Hurdles was won by Eucharis, with Pukana second (dividends, £1 6s and 12s) ; the Trial Hack by Platypus, with Poataniwha second (£3 4s and £1 8s) ; the Cup by Mourner, with Van second (£9 10s and 12s); the Telegraph Stakes by Aldiqga, with Green Sleeve second (£l9 12s and 18s); the Members' Race by Lady Dean, with Rectangle second (£5 13s and £4); the. Railway Welter by Boko, with the Guesser second (£6 2s and £2 7s) ; and the Konini Handicap by Cave, with TVaimuni second (£l3 Is and £3 3b). For the second day's racing at Pahjatua the weather was good, and there was a fair attendance. The results are as follow: Newmarket Handicap. — Green Sleeve 1, Pure Silver 9, Languid 3. Scratched,: Net* and En Garde. Dividends, £5 8s and £1 Bs. Hurdles. — Melrose 1, Cobra- 2, Pukana 3. All started: Time, 2min 57seo. Dividends, £4 18s and 11s. Makuri Handicap. — En Garde I, Platypus 2, Puritana 3. Scratched: Stage Whisper and Flanagan. Time, Imin 18 l-6sec. Dividends, £i 17s and £1 10s. Racing Club Handicap. — Van 1, Velocity 2, Convoy 3. All started. Time, 2min 2 2-ssec. Dividends, £2 16s and £3 15a. Disposal Stakes. — Rebounding Lock 1, Avenue 2, Rectangle 3. Scratched : Kiltie, Flying Colours, Aldinga, and Melrose. Time, Imin 21sec. Dividends, £2 18s and £1 4s. Stewards' Handicap. — Melrose 1, Ika 2, Moai 3. Scratched: Mourner, Convoy, Gipsy, Jock, fireleU, and Wtoa. Time t lmJß.3i|jc > fii^

Scurry. — Laertes 1, Diplomat 2, Neno 3. Scratched: Hardgraft, Pahiatua, Miner, "Kiltie, Aldinga, Yukon, Cashier, Sans Pour, Platypus, Kynock, and Rectangle. Time, imin 7 2-ssec. Dvidends, £2 4s and £2 4s. Grand Stand Handicap. — Waitoa 1, Cave 2, Waionui 3. Scratched: Flannagan. Time, Imin 48 1-Ssec. Dividends, £2 8s and £\ 10s. The total sum put through the machine wai £8998, or about £1800 more than last year.