RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 48

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

TAIERI AMATEUR TURF CLUB

The Taieri Amateur Turf Club held its annual meeting on the Mosgiel Park Racecourse on Monday. The weather in the early part of the day was splendid, but a heavy shower fell about 4 o'clock. The attendance of the public was large. The arrangements for the meeting were very good. The stand was largely patronised throughout the day The starting was in the capable hands of Mr W. A. Tumbull, Mr John Fleming acted as judge^ Mr F. Townsend as timekeeper, and Air JA. J. Gourley as handicapper. During the day tne sum of £2296 was put through the totalisator, as against £2106 10s last year Ihe train arrangements were bad. On the train leaving at 11 o'clock there was not room inside the carriages for dozens of people who had perforce to occupy the platforms, where they could read with little satisfaction the warning " to the public not to stand on the platforms and ths iutimation that the department would not be responsible for accidents happening to those who neglected the warnirg. The following are the results:

TRIAL STAKES HANDICAP, Oi 2osovs; second horse 3sovs and third horae ,o,r 2s Vr S % lt of {he sta kes. Six furlongs. 134J— Mr T. Stewart's eh g Sarchedon, by Cs>^nr_l,adv Pee-^ syrs. 8.7 ,- o 4 (.Mason) lr <^ -i. -.--.... te Paparoa, syrs, 9.8 20J-Mr H. Bobb's eh g RadiSXS^'S I Also started. 6A Last Ensign 8,2 [inc. 9lb over-weight] (T. Robertson). Paparoa and Sarchedon got the best of the start, and when the field had settled down the latter went to the front with a strong lead, A 6,A 6 , £ ers lyix>s buncli ed three lengths away. At half-distance Last Ensign began to tail off and racing for the straight Paparoa made an effort to overtake Sarchedon, but failed, and the latter won easily by a length; Radium a, poor third. Time, Imin 21 l-ssec. On tha machine, £239 10s; dividend, £1 12s. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP Oi oOsovs ; second horse 3sovs and third horse 2sovs out of the stakes. One mile. 125J — Mr G. Ruthven's eh g Casque, by Casket — Sweetbriar, syrs, 7.12 ror Ar r v n * (D. Ruthven) 1 b-_—-Mrb -_— -Mr i.. Henderson's b m Donna Ro=a aged, 7 9 (J. R ae ) . . 2 74 —Messrs Ellis Bros.' blk h BlacksWe — — 4yr 3 , 9.3 (T. Robertson) .... '3 262 Donna Rosa got a good start and led for two furlongs, when Casque went into the lead -BJacfcstone two lengths behind. At the back 01 the course Casque "was a length in the van Blaekstone four lengths behind the mare. A quarter of a mile from home Casque was improving his chances, and, notwithstandicg.Donna Rosa's best efforts, he won by six lengths; Blaekstone, 20 lengths away, third Time, lmm 49 l-ssec. Dividend, £1 16s. HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 35sovs ; second horse 3sovs and third horse 2sovs from the stakes. One mile and M ia!lctw ari A S nn b en! m Ju^ id . of HH — ' , Mr R. D. Petrie's b c Dan Patch "vrs 30qec (A. Pringle) ...... 3 Mr W. Paget's b m Octave, 4vts, 32sec Also started: Bill scr (E. M'KewenJ^aster 19sec (A. Fundlater), Frisco 22sec (A. Inder) Garryowen 25sec (M. M'Lareu), Pearl M. 25sei (W. Muirhead). Aquinas 25sec (J. Wright}, Elviua 25sec (T. Cronan), Sail Home 28seo (1. Farquharson), Ravensdale 28sec (W J M Cutcheon), Fairwind 2Ssec (G. Lattimore) Dan Trarey 30sec (E. Townsend), Kighean 30sec (L. M'Lean), Arcllochan 30sec (G. Taylor jun.). Black Knight 30sec (M. Allen), Bessis Tracey 30sec (F. Johnstone), Combine 32seo (Murray). Hobart 32sec fG. Johnstone). Opal 32sec (M'Dowell), Incubator 32sec (Dawes), Taioina 32sec (J. Brown). Delaney 32sec (T. Ellis, jnn.), and Lord Ranfurly" 32sec (T. Wallace).

At the end of half s mile the order of the leading horses was • Octave, Incubator, Maid of Honour, Fairwind, Aquinas, Taioma, an<J Dan Patch (in harness). Going round tha back Dan Patch ran into the lead, and in tha south bend was challenged by Maid of Honoiu. the others being quite out of it. Maid o! Honour, going well, assumed the lead and won by six lengths from Dan Patch, with Octave a poor third. Aquinas was fourth, Incubator fifth, and Fairwind sixth. Time. 4min 3sec. On the machine. £380. Maid of Honour was br?cketed with Taioma. returning a dividend of £14 5s to each of their 18 sunuorters. There weie 119 investors on Dan Patch, who returned his backers 14s. HACK HANDICAP, Of 25sovs . second horse Ssovs and thiid horse 2sovs from the stakes. Five furlones. 86 — 3>lr J. Glpim's br g Paparoa, by Papalnua—Toroa, 6yrs, 9.11 (E. M'Kewen) 2' 132 —Mr T. Stewart'.- eh s SarHiedon, syre, 9.6 [me. 101b pr<nait\] iP. Ma=;oii) 2. 89 Mr R. M'Donald's I) S Jewel Case, 3vr&, 8.10 (D. Ruthveni .. H A:*o fctaited 13 Radium fi.l ("Robb), 25 Navarre 7.12 (J R.ie), "I Ln%l Ensign 7.9 (W. Fletchei), aud 44 Western Breeze 7.9 (C. Haiclliie;^.

A. good start saw Jewel d.-o go in tin* front, closely followed by Sarcueclon and P.iparoa.

These three kept well together until the straight was reached, when Paparoa and Sarchedon setled down to a ding-dong race, which the former pulled off by less than a, head. Jewel Case was a good third, and Radium fourth. Time, lmin 7sec. On the machine, £350 10s. Dividends: On Paparoa, £2 14b ; on Sarchedofl, 10s.

FLYING HANDICAP, Of 35sovs; second horse 3sovs and third horse

2sovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. 8 — Messrs J. andj A. M'Lean's b g Regi1 jnent, by Castor — Bangle, 4yrs, 7.13 (C. Harding) 1 140 Mr J. R. Mackenzie's eh f Becky

Seaton, 3yrs, 7.7 (W. Fletcher) 2 69 —Mr R. Ellis's eh f Rubette, 3yrs, 7.7

(J. Rae) 3

Also ran : 25 Transport 7.12 (R. Ruthven).

Regiment got the worst of the start, but at the end of two furlongs had made up the leeway, and was out two lengths from the others. In the bend Becky Seaton put in her claim, Jbut could not catch Regiment, who won by Ithr-ee lengths, a similar distance separating second and third. Time, lmin 20 4-ssec. On the machine, £312. Dividend, £3 12s. HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 25sovs; second horse 3sovs and third horse " 2bqvs from the stakes. One mile. 109— Mr R. D. Petrie's lj c Dan Patch, 2yrs, 20aec (Pringle^ 1 12 — Mr J. Dunne's er g Aquinas, aged, 17sec (J. Wright) 2 .20— Mr R. Anderson's 1> g: Lord Ranfurly, aged, 22sec (G-. Wallace) ... 3 Also started: 70 Fieigher 9sec (E. M'Kewen), 13 Maid of Honour 13sec (W. Allen, •3*un»), 2, Master 13sec (A. Findlater), 5 Ravena<U3e 19sec (W. J. M'Cuteheon). 15 Fairwind 19& ec (G-. Laitimore). 8 Combine 22sec (Murray), 0 Hobarfc~22sec (G. Johnstone), 1 Taioma 22sec '(J. Brown), 0 Delaney 22sec (T. Ellis, jun.), 2 Palatto 23sec (H. Howard), 8 Uncle Sam 22sec (G. Grant),' and 27 Octave 22sec (Paget). Incubator (in' harness), 22s&c (A. Dawes) also went to the post, but reared and "fell, damaging his harness to a slight extent. The _trar> was not injured. At the back of the course Dan Patch hia run into first place, and eventually won comfortably by six lenprths from Aquinas, who came well in the straight, and beat* Lord Ranfurly for second place by five lengths. The rest were hopelessly out of it. Time. 2mln 50sec. On the machine, £300. Dividends : On Dan Patch, £1 17s ; on Aquinas, £5 12s.

EASTER-HANDICAP, Of 40sovs: second horse to receive 3sovss ancl ' third horse 2sovs from the stakes. Seven

furlongrs. '40i — Mr J. H. Mackenzie's eh t Becky Seaton, hv Seaton Delaval Brasela, 3yrs, 7.7 [inc."* 4lb overweight! (C. Harding) 1 104J — Mr E. Henderson's b m Donna Bosa, agedj 7.11 (J. Rae) 2

11 — Me-isrs Ellis Bros', (blk h Blackstone. 4vr?. 9.5 \T. Robertson) ..

Also started : 5£ Transport 7.9 (D. Ruthven).

After covering furlongs Becky Seaton and Donna Rosa were together in the lead, Blaokstene following three lengths behind. The leaders made a capital race of it in ihe straight, Becky Searon winning with very little tocspare: Blackstone a fair third. Time, lmin 36sec. On- -the machine, £161 10s. Dividend, £3 10s.

'FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of-2Ssovs : second horse to receive 3sovp and

-third -horse 2sovs from the stakes. Four ' furlongs. 99|— Messrs J. and A. M'Lean'a b % Resriment, "by Castor— Bangle, 4yrs. 8.5 (C. Harding) 1 94J — Mr G. Ruthven's eh g Cssaue, syrs, 9.10 [inc. 101b overweight! (J. Ruthven) 2 181 — Mr J. R- Mackenzie's br h Trentbridge, , 8.12 (G. Wheeler) 3 Also started:' 6s| St. Denis 9 5 (P. O'Brien) tod 12£ Navarre 7.10 fW. Fletcher). The race was run in a poor light, and it was inrooflsible lo name the horses until they reached the straight. 'There it was s«sn that Regiment was out by himself, and, maintaining his lead, i« won comfortably by a couple of lengths from Casque, with Trentbridge a good third. Time, 54?«>r. On tiie machine, £290 10s. Dividend, £2 12s.