RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2600, 13 January 1904, Page 48

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

LAKE COUNTY RACES.

- (By Ovb Special Reporteb.) QUEENSTO"\VN, January 8. The Lake County Jockey Club was favoured by having fino weather for its annual meeting. 'Ths attendance was small, and during the day the sum of £426 10s was put through ' the totalisator as compared with £486, the amount handled at last year's meeting, which extended over two days. Details : — FIRST HACK RACE, Of 20sovs. Five furiongs. £5 — Hr R. Fraser's b m Lady Torrent, aged, 8.7 (W. H. M'Kay) 1 25h— Mr E. O'Neill's The Serf, 9.12 (J. Cotter) 2 5$ — Mr Dagg'a Vulcan, 8.13 (J. Dooley) .. 3 Also started- 13i~ Capetown 8.7 (A. Piper). Won by six lengths ; the seme distance between second and third. Time, lmin 43, sec. Dividend, £1. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of 20sovs. Six furlorgs. 14 J — Mr W. Paul's br ni Visionary, by Stet>niak—lilusicn, aged, 8.12 "(C. White) 1 9— Mr Donnelly's Metford, 8.13 (S. Smith) 2 Won by half a length. Time, lmin 19sec. Dividend, £1 Ss. - HANDICAP TROT, Of 40eov8 ; second horse s=ovs. Two miles. 16| — Mr W. Norman's b m Mamoe, 20sec . . 1 5| — Mr T. M'Gmnis's Young Liberty, 23sec 2 11 — Mr Dawson's Jim Jim, ssec . . . . 3 Also started: 1G < Black 3ack scistch, 8^ Erratic Bsec, 0 TulJy 40sec. Wdn, pulling up, by 70 yards; GO yards bsbveen second and third; Erratic closs up to the third hoise, Time, omir 32sec. Dividend, £18s. QUEENSTOWN HANDICAP, Of Sosovs; second horse 3sovs. One mile. 6J — Mt G. Donnelly's br g Metford, by Ruby— Tui, aged, 8.10 (S. Smith) .. 1 12" — Mr Dawson's Ilie Spinaer, 8.7 (A.* Piper) 2 17 — Mr Paul's Visionary, 9.0 [inc. slb penalty] (C. White) 3 Visionary icd over the first half of the journey, and then Mstford took up the running, and won easily by a length and a-half ; Visionary, close up, third. Time, lmm 46sec. Dividend, £i 18s. A protest lodged against the winner" on the ground of inconsistent running - was dismissed. — — SECOND HACK, Of losovs. Fout furlongs. SO— Mi W. Dalgleish's g g Gale (late Long Time), aged, 8.5 (W. M'Kay) .. .. 1 18— Mr O'Neill's The Serf, 10.1 (J. Cotter) 2 3— Mr Dagg's Vulcan, 9.2 (J. Woolley) .. 3 Also started. 9£ Beer Tax, 8.4 [inc. 6ib over] <A. Piper). The Serf got three lengths the best of a bad start, but G ale won easily by two lengths ; Vulcsn a poor third. Time, 50 4-3 sec. Dividend, £1 6s. PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, Of 20sovs. Seven furlongs. JJr M. H. Dawsou's b g The Spinner, by Tarantalus — Prima Donna, 8.8 (A. Piper) 1 Mr W. Paul's* Visonary, 8.10 (C. "White) . 2 No investments. Won easily by five lengths. lime, lmin 35sec. THIRD HACK, Of 20sovs. Six furlongs. i|— Mr C. D. Dagg's blk g Vulcan, by Artillery — Fairymaid, aged, 8.6 (J. M'llroy) 1 9h— Mr T. Lester's Capetown, 7.10 (Lester) 2 13 — Mr Fras-er's Lady Torrent, 9 7 (W. Jones) 3 "Won by a head. Time, lmin 19scc. Dividend, £9 Bs. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 20sovs. 156 — Mr W. Dalgleish's g g Gale (late Long Time), aged, 8.10 (V. M'Kay) . . 1 7£ — Mr G Donnelly's br g Metford, aged, 10.2 (Smith) 2 Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin Bsec. Dividend, £1 2s.