RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 56

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

THE • "WAIMATE HUNT MEETING. Tha Waimate Hunt held their .annual steeplechase meeting on the 20th, and there was an excellent attendance and some interesting sport provided by the day's card. The following are the results: — HUNTERS' • HURDLE RACE. First, trophy, value 5 guineas ; second, trophy, 1 guinea,. For qualified' hunters. • One andi a-half. Minimaun weight, • 11 stone. Mr Welstead's Butterfly, 12.0 (Mr J. west) .. .. ; „ i • Mr T. Leonard's Leomardo', 12.12 (Mr B. Whitney) .. „, <j • Mr D. Mavendale's Gothic, 12.0 (C. Cor- ' . nelius) .: .. .. „. i, .. „ ... 3 Sobraon also started 1 . Butterfly won easily. ~ - BLUECLIFFS STEEPLECHASE. First, oup value 10 guineas, presented by K. ' H. Rhodes. Esq. ; second, trophy, value 3 guineas. Two miles. Mr K. Rat.fcray'3 Waitaki, 12.13 (C. Cornelius) ? 1 Mr P. Siudholme's Mystery, 11.10 (Mr J. Parkinson) 2 Mr J. 23. fJowker's Bangle, 12.6 (owner) 3 Selatim. Fitzroy, Woodside, and Karere anso started. From a good start Mastery and Wailaki soon showed in front, and all the Xences. were successfully- negotiated the first ' time round, but at the back of the course the last time round Sela.tim oame down. Coming round the bend Waitaki c»me away, and ran home aai easy winner by several lengths. HACK RACE. First .hoarse, 3sovs; second, lsov. Six furlongs. Mr B. F. Whitney's Slaney, 10.7 (Badoliffe) 1 . Mr J. Murphy's Hector, 10.9 (owner) .. 2 Mr A. Ra#tray's Fireaway, 12.0 (owner) 3 Otekaike, Santa Maria, Victoria, Imagination, and Kailua also started. A good race • down the afraigibt resulted in Slaney beating Hector by a, length, Fireaway, two 'lengths away, third. WAIMATE DISTRICT HUNT STEEPLECHASE, Of 7sovs. and a trophy va>lu© 3sovs; second, 23OVS. Two miles and a-half. Mr A. Archer's Springbok, 11.0 (Mr J. Parkinson) ' . . . . '. . I Messrs" Elworthy Bros.' Comet, 11.10 (owner) 2 Messrs Elworthy Bros.' ' Swagger, 12.3 , • (owner) .. .. .-. 3 Swagger ran off, and coming into the • straight Mr Parkinson's sad<M-e shifted, but he managed to squeeze home in front of ". Comet, who was catching up fast. l LADIES' . BRACELET. *'-• First, trophy value sgs; second, trophy value lg. One mile and a-half, on the flat. Miss Simmons' Wad'taki, 12.7 (C. Cornelius) 1 Mjiss E-. Twomey's Rubin*, 11.10 (R. Green) ,*• •• 2 Miss Burkes Hector, 12.0 (J. Murifiy) .. 3 Waitaki won comfortably. TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE, Of 6sovs; second, lsov. Two miles. , Mr J. Welstead's Butterfly (Mr J. West) 1 - Messrs Elworthy Bros.' Swagger (owner) 2 Mr D. TavendaJe's Gothic (C. Cornelius) 3 Woodside also started, but soon got rid of his rider. Won very easily.