RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 56

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

WAIKOUAITI RACING CLUB. The annual race meeting of tho Waikouaiti Racing Club, at Waikouaiti. attracted a large attendance on New Year's Day. The totalisator was worked by Mr W. F. James, and there were nine bookmakers licensed, at a fee of £8 each.. The sum of £2916 was put through the totalisator, as against £1372 at the club's meeting two years ago. The events of the day resulted us follows : — MAIDEN PLATE, Of 25sovs : second ssovs. Six furlongs. Hon. G. M'Lean's b f Monture, by Royal Artillery — Lady Rosslyn, 3yds, 8.3 (J. Beale) " 1 Mr W. Lynn's br g Van Dirk, 4yis, 8.11 (G. Wheeler) 2 Mr J. M'Kean's b f Nanny Kirk, 3yrs, 8.3 (Yarr) 3 Monture beat, the others off the mark by three or four je nn 88 r hs, and finally won by closo on three lengths from van Dirk, Nanny Kirk, 20 lengths away, a bad third. Time, lmin 26sec. WAIKOUAITI CUP, Of 40sovs i second ssovs. One milo. Mr F. B. M'Lean's eh p; Erskine. by Lord Ros&jyn — Tiara, syrs, 8.3 [mcl. 71b overweight] (Yarr) 1 Mr J. M'Kay's b f Vagrance, syrs, 8.0 [mcl. 71b overweight] (J. M'Cluskey). . 2 Mr W. Aitche-son's br m Stepaside, aged 8.3 [inc-1. 31b overweight] (G. Wheeler) 3 Mr J. Toomey's b h Flavour, 6yrs, 7.13 [mcl. 3lb overweight] IJ. Beale) 0 The field got away to a good start. Vagrance showed the way to the home turn, where Erskine drew up, and, goini 1 on, won by close on three lengths from Vagrance, who beat Stepaside by close on a length. Time, lmin 50sec. NEW YEAR TROT, Oi 30eovs: second Ssovs. One mile and a-half. Mr W. E. Kirton's b g Waimotu, by Dighy Grand, aged, 36sec (Kirton) .., 1 Messrs "C. and J. Nicholson's eh m Lady Cherry. 38sec (Nioholson) 2 Mr D. O'Connell's blk m Seacliff, aged (O'Connell) 3 Al=o started: Pitch Dark, 18sec (Walker), Princess Jane, 21seo (Carling), Frisco, 25sec (Ruthven), Murad, 28sec (M'Taic;), Undercut, 28eeo (Clair), Hebe, 28* ec

(Driver), Pearl M., 32sec (Wallace), Tenakoe, 33sec (Murray), Flower Child, 36sec (Farquharson), Acrobat, 36sec (Mountney), Secure, 36sec (Thoubourne), Stormy M., 38sec (Fraser). Coiner, 38sec (M'Lean), Arisaka, 3Ssec (M'Xair), Lilliandale, 38sec (Harper), and Maggie May, 38iec (Paterson). Lady Cherry led all the way to within a few length? of tho post, when Waimotn got up and won by about three lengths; 'Frisco, about three lengths away, third, and Coiner, eight lengths away, fourth. Time, 4-min Ssec. BRAY MEMORIAL, Of 25;ovs ; second ssovs. Six furlongs. Mrs Glenn's b c Optional, by Casket— Off Chance, 3yrs, 8.7 (J. M'Cluskey)... 1 Hon. G. M'Lean's eh f Rubellite, 3yrs, 7.12 (mcl. 21b overweight) (A. Horn) .. 2 Mr P. Toomey's eh m La<ly De Vere, svrs, 9.0 (F. Douglas) ••• 3 Van Dirk. 8.3 (G. Wheeler), was left at the post. After Lady De Vere and Optional had run in company for a couple oi furlongs Optional finally drew out, and won by close on three lengths from Rubellite, who teat Lady De Vere by a similar distance. Time, lmin 24see. WELTER HANDICAP, Of 2530V5-; second s?ovs. Seven furlongs Mr Jas. Barr's eh g Heirloom, by Casket * — Tangi Maid, aged, 9.1 [inc. 71b pen.] (W. bright) 1 Mr W. Ai'tcheson's br m Stepaside, aged, ' 9.1 (G- Wheeler) •••••• 2 Mr G. Dunn's b g Capetown, aged, 8.0 (J. Bamber) 3 Heirloom drew out from the others, and finally won by half a dozen lengths from Stepaside. Capetown half a furlong away, third. Time, lmin 34«ec. RAILWAY TROT, Of 25sovs ; second Ssoas. One mile. Messrs C. and G. Nicholson's eh m Lady Cherry, by King Harold— Laentos, 24sec (Owner) : - ••• ••• *■ Mr D. O'Conncll's blk m Seachff, aged, 23aec (Owner) ... ... ••• - - 2 Mr J A. Duncan's b m Hebe, aged, 18seo (Mountney) 3 \Uo started : Frisco 16aec (Ruthven), Murad 18sec (M'Eldowney), Undercut 18eec (Clair), Waimotu 18sec (Kirton), Pearl M. 21seo (Wallace!. Waitiri Maid 21sec (Farquharson), Imperial Duncan 23sec (Walker), General Gordon 23sec (Kitchen), Coiner 24&e0 (M'Lean), Lilliandale 24sec (Harper), Warrigal 2<+sec (M'Nair), and Arisaka 24sec (M'Ewen). Lady Cherry drew clean away from the others, and finally won by 100 yds from Seacliff, who beat Hebe in a good finish for second place by a head. Time, 2min <rlsec. HAWKSBURY HANDICAP, Of 30e0v6; second ssovs. Five furlongs. Messrs W. and C. Samson's eh m Little Medallist, by Obi ica do— Lady Medallist, syrs, 8.1 [inc. Sb overweight] ' J (M'Cluskey) 1 Mr J. M'Kay's b f Vagrance, 4yre, 8.4 [inc. 61b overweight] (Douglas) 2 Mr J. Barr's eh g Heirloom, aged', 9.5 [inc. slb penalty] (W. Wright) 3 Also started: Red Morn 9.0 (Ruthven), Radium 8.4 (Robb), Lady De Vere 8.3 (Yarr), and Casmot 7.7 (Parkhurst) . Little Medallist shot out from the start, and showed the way to Heirloom along the back. Turning into the straight Vagrance moved into second place, but' Little Medallist stalled her off and won by close on a length ; Heirloom, a length and a-half away, third. Time, lmin 7sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 25sovs; second Ssovs,. Four furlongs. Mr B. M'Eldowney \s eh m Lady Ranald, by Clanranald— Lady Agnes, 6yrs, 9.5 (Douglas) 1 Mrs Glenn's b c Optional, 3yrs, 9.2 [inc. 71b penalty] (M-Cluskey) 2 Mr P. Toomey's eh m Miss Adair, 6yrs, 7.9 (Parkhurst) 3 Also started : Little Medallist 8.4 [inc. 71b penalty] (Horn). Lady Ranald and MUs Adair wer3 smartest to begin, and led to the straight, where the former drew out and won by close on three lengths from Optional, who jui-t beat Miss Adair for second place. Tinia, 53«ec.