RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 57

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

GERALDINE SPRING AIEETING. (Bt Ouk Special Repobtek.) First Day — Thursday, September 28.

The Geraldine R-acing Club commenced its spring meeting in fine weather, and thera was a good attendance. An unfortunate accident happened in the Hurdle Race, in which Agitator fell and rolled over Mi B. R. Mac Donald, the well-known gentleman rider, who had the mount on the Artillery gelding. Mr Mac Donald was removed to a private house in the vicinity of the racecourse, and attended to by four doetois. At latest advices, although he was still unconscious, he was showing signs of ultimately making a recovery. A good race was witnessed in tha Geraldine Cup, and Calibre had to be hard! ridden to stall off Clanburn's challenge at the finish. Tessera appeared to lose the Flying Handicap through a piece of indifferent riding on King's part, who allowed! Makaroff to get up on the rails. Hewitt arrived on the course during the middle of the afternoon, and signalised his return to> New Zealand by getting tip on the winner of the last raoe. During the day £1347 was put through the machine as compared with last year's total of £1244. The club also licensed a number of bookmakers. Details: —

FIRST HUNTERS' HURDLES, Of 30sovs ; second horse 4sovs. Two miles. 25— Mr F. Evans's br g Lucky Star, by

Pmfire— Polish, aged, 11.4 (Owner) £ 14— Mr A. G. Mac Donald's Early Van, 12.2 (Owner) 2 Also started: 9 Agitator 12.7 (Mr B. MacDonald), 14 Guhteen 11.4 (Mr Beattie).

Agitator fell at the huidle at the turn into the straight the first time, and Guirtee i rani ofi when in the lead at the jump id fron'4 of the stand. Lucky Star fiom thai at le£A the way, and finally won by a len;** and a< half. Time, 4miu 9 l-ssec. Pi?ii' cl, £2 4* ,3

SQUATTEES' HANDICAP, Of 30sovs; second horse 7eovs from the stake. Five furlongs. 74— Mr F. Nelligan's br f King's Guest, by Bill o' Portland — Madowla, 4yrs, 9.0 (R. King) 1 Sl— Mr Trilford's Jolly Roger, 7.0 (M'Guire) 2 92— Mr W. J. Taggart's Stepaside, 7.3 (Olsen) 3 Also started: 44 Boscastle 7.9 (M'Conib), 521 Grand Stand 7.3 (F. Thomson), 11 Czarevna ,7.ll,'Melinda 6.12 (Doherty), 5 Bouncing Bob 6.9 (Jas. Pin«), 16 Highland Fiing 6.7 (Ratcliffe). Jolly Roger and Grand Stand were smartest "to begin in a good start, whilst Highland 2?ling was the lajst to move. The two firstnamed were in company to the home turn, ■with King's Guest in close attendance. The -flatter came through in the run home, and wm by a length from Jolly Roger, who beat :&tepaside by half «* length, Grand Stand - close up'fourth. Time, lmin 4sec. Dividends : Sing's Guest, £2 2s; Jolly Roger, £2 10s. \ - - GERALDINE CUP, 'Of 80sovs ; second horse ' lOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. 73— J. C. N. Grigg's b h Calibre, by Light Artillery— Sunn ingdale, aged, 8.10 (M'Conib) 1 51-- Mr M'Craoken's 1 CSanburn, aged, 7.12 (DeTrett) 2 .•7— Mr F. Nelligan's Delarey, 6.12-(G. Pine) 3 Also started: 35" Ability 7.5 (Raymond),. 8 ■ .Tfiundsref 6.7 (M'Guire).' ' '"-"-' -Ability dwelt a trifle in a good start, from ' wtocluD'e la Rey and Thunderer made play ajast ihe -stand," with.-, the" others bunched i&ehind tKem. Six furlongs from home-Thun-cfeier was" beaten, "and" Calibre' had 'moved up Bey's' Quarters. "At the home turn on ~whoin Derrett had been "busy, moved into third place. At the - 'distance Calibre' was" on terms with the leader, I and in a "punishing finish won by a short f4h«adt from Clanburn, who came with a good 4cun, and just failed to beat the favourite, [3)e 1» Rey, a neck" away, third, Ability % 'moderate fourth. Time, 2min 12 l-ssec. Divi'Vaend, £2 10s. ORARI TROT, Of 30eovs; second horse 4sovs. One mile. 10— Mr H. G. Scarf's b g Frithiof, by Piince Imperial, ag«d, 22seo (Cookson) 1 11— Mr W. Connolly's Opihi, 13sec .. .. 2 SH^-M* T.'Doak's Thunderbolt, 16sec .. 3 Also started: 2 Prince Henry ssec, 3 Daisy Ssec, 17 'Tracy Lovett 9s«c, lo Rupee 14sec, 14 Wanaka I6sec, 23 Miss Violet 18sec 3 10 tßuapuna 20s«c, 5 Barn gance 23sec. - Thunderbolt was in' front -five furlongs from lome, but put in several breaks and Frithiof, - passing • him in the ' straight, won by six lengths ' from Opihi, who beat Thunderbolt l>y lialf a, length-; Barn Dance fourth. Time,' 2min 56 l-ssec. Dividends: Frithiof, £9; .Opihi, £2 14s. • LADIES' BRACELET, Of 20sovs; second horse 2sovs. One mile and a-half. . Ssc-Miss M. MacDciiaMls b g Np. 9, by - " - P«rkin"Warbeck 11, aged,' 11.0 / - (Mr A. Mao Donald). 1 82j^_Miss Drummond's 'Straitlrnairn. 12.12 y ' i ■ - ■*".,. (Mr- Beattie) 2 " »i— Miss V. W.right's Lucky' Star, 11.3 ' % ■f" i /(Mr Evans)- 3 ~So. 9 drew clean "away from, the others,, «nd ' finally^won by 50 ~ yards "from StrathBairn, who beat* Lucky Star by over 100 yards lor third place. Time-; '3min ' 49 1-osec. Dividend, £3 4s. • ' "\',\ '-, FLYING HANDICAP, .Of" 35sqvs ; second 1 horse ssovs. Six, furlongs. 24— Mr H. Friedlander's b c, Makaroff, by Stepniak— Arline. 7.5 (F. Thomson) 1 101— Mr F. Nelligan's Tessera] 8.11 ' (B. King) 2 ■ 30— Mr Smith's Boscastle,. 8.1 N - . - (J. M'Combe) 3 Also started: 14 Miss Hamilton 6.10 (M'Guire). Miss Hamilton led Tessera by about half a * until about three furlongs from _3iome. where Tessera -was shaken up and - -was first tp reach the home turn. Makaroff, , iowever, got up on the inside, # and beat Tessera by a short head; Boscastle. two lengths away, third. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. i .Dividend, £6 6s. / v GERALDINE TROT, ': Of " 40sovs ; second horse ssovs. Two miles. 4J— Mr J. E. M'Connochies gr g Dopple- j , ganger, _by Baltimore, aged, 2sec (Owner) 1 s— Mr F. Evans's Thalia, 33sec • 2 14 — 3£r 5-. Warner's Rangier, 44sec . . . . 3 v Also started : 8 Royal Money scratch, 45 Impatient 16sec, 13' John Brown 23sec, 24 Starboro^23sec, 6 Rupee 29sec, 6 Wanaka "B2sec, 6 Miss Violet 3459 C, 13 -Deception 38sec. Rangier led up to * a furlong -from home, «here he broke, and was pissed by Dopple.ljanger, -who v won by 12^1engtns from Thalia, '•who, in turn beat Rangier by' three lengths. 3jnpp,tient's sulky collided with, that of Dflppleganger at "the , end of a mile, and the former .was , pulled up. . Time, pmin - 4sec. Dividends 0 Doppleganger, £2-13s; Thalia, £8 "%%t\ '.' . - ' '' . \" \, BEI/FDZLD HANDICAP, "Of 40sovs;r second horse ssove. Seven f fiirlongs. s _gB2 — Mr M. Hobbs's br h Black Diamond, . "by Reflector —^Miss Redstone, 4yrs f 8.7 (Hewitt) 1 B6 —^Messrs Baxter -Bros.' Veneer, 9.13 (BrownV 2 •66— Mr H. Rothwell's Bombastes>, 8.2 % (M'Combe) 3 Also started: 93 Antigone 8.2 (Derrett), 6 Bouncing Bob 7.7 (G. Pine), 11 Balsam 7.7 Veneer was smartest to begin, and led -along the back by "over two lengths from Black Diamond. The latter was on terms -Tvith the leader two furlongs from home, and finally won by a short half length from "Veneer, who beat Bombastes by six lengths 'for second place. Time, lmin 31 2-ssec. Dividends: Black Diamond, £2 17s; Veneer, Second Day— Friday, September 29. -_Tlie Geraldino Racing dub concluded its -Spring meeting in fine weather, and there was again an excellent attendance. Th© New Zealand Cup candidate (Veneer) improved on his ' previous running at the meeting, and won the principal race of the day with something m shand, and Makaroff got up in the- last couple of strides and beat Tessera by a head in the -chief spring Tace. The Messrs James Bros. worked" the machine in a manner which -elicited praise, and put through £1209, making a total of £2556 for the meeting, as compared iwith last year's total of .£2499. Mr B. R. "BtiacDonald, who was injured "whilst riding in /the; first day's "hurdle race, is now semi- ■ conscious, and hopes are entertained for his Ijomplete recovery. Results: — Second Hunters' Huidlee, of 25sovg. One £nile and three-quarters. — Guirteen, 11.0, A ..Walk over. Stewards' Stakes, of 45sovs. Seven furlongs. - Black Diamond, 4yrs, 9.10, 1; Ability, 9.13, •2 ; Veneer, To.B, 3. Also started : Bouncing Bob 8.1. Won comfortably by more than a length. Time, lmin 32 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 ;15s. v, ,'ftojnaia Trot-, of 40savs. One mile, and a.-

half. — Thalia, aged, 24sec, 1; John Brown 24sec, 2; Doppleganer, scratch, 3. Also stated : Royal Money 3 seconds, Tracy Lovett 15, Mist 15, Daisy 21, Rangier 26, Thunderbolt 26, Darkwood 26, Rupee 27, Wanaka 28. Viceroy 33. Won by about 15 lengths. Time, 4min 17 l-ssec. Dividends, £15 6s and £1 is. SPRING HANDICAP, Of 70sovs. One mile. 27— Baxter Bros' b g Veneer, by Quilt — Maude, 4yrs, 8.2 (R. King) 1 45 — Mr W. J. Taggarfc's br m Stepaside, 4yrs, 6.7 (Olsen) 3 48 — Mr J. Y. M'Cracken's eh g Clanburn, aged, 8.5 (Derrett) 3 Also started: Calibre 9.5 (M'Comb), De la Roy 7.7 (G. Pine), Tfcamderer 6.7 p". M'Guire). From a good start Stepaside took up ths running, and going along the back she was close on three lengths away from Veneer and Thundered. Turning for home Veneer moved up a bit, and catching Stepaside a hundred yards from horns went on and won, with a bit to spare, by a length. Time, lmin 43 l-ssec. Dividends : £5 16s and £1 as. Ladies' Purse, of 25sovs. One mile and aquarter. — Prohibition, aged, 11.9, 1; Noxious Weed, 11.13, 2; Radius, 11.4, 3. Won easily by five lengths. Time, 2min 23 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 3s. Bailway Handicap, of 30sovs. Six furlongs. Makaroff, syrs, 8.1, 1; Tessera, 9.3, 2; Bombastes, 7.8,' 3. Also started : Balsam 6.7. Tessera led toy two Jengtlis until a,pproachIhg fhe home .turn, where Makaroff, her nearest attendant throughout, closed on the (leader. The whip was out on Tessera a hundred yards from home, but Makaroff got -.-up and.\son by a head. Time, lmin 19 l-ssec. Dividend,- £3. - ' Electric Trot, of 50sovs. One mile. — , Wanaka,- 17seo, 1; ,B»rn Dance, 23sec, 2; Op'ihi, llsec, 3. .Also started: Impatient Bsec, Mist 8, Prince Henry 10, Rupee 16, Ruapuna 23, Aberfeldy 23, Lizzie B. Heg 23. Barn Dance got to the front six furlongs from home, and led into the straight, where she broke, and was caught by Wanaka, who won by two lengths. Time, 2min 48&ec'. Dividends, £13 16s and £12 6s. 4 Shorts Handicap, of 30sovs. Four furlongs.—Grand Stand, 7.5, 1; Pa tuna, 7.5, 2; Jolly^Roger, -7.9, 3. , Also started : King's Guest 10.5, Regiment 10.2, Boscastle 8.0, Highland Fling 7.2, Czafana 7.2. Mias Hamilton 6.9, , MeliSda 6.9. Won comifoxtably by a good length. ; Time,' 52 3-ssec. Dividends,- £11 8s and £2 Ba. i