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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8408, 6 January 1899, Page 1

WAIROA COUNTY RACING CLUB. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 7th and Bth February, 1899. PROGRAMME. First Day. 1. FmsT Hurdle Race Handicap, of 30 soys ; eecond horse to receive 5 soys out of the atake. 1J miles. 2. Hack Hurdles Handic«p, of 15 soys. Entrance 15s ; to be made by 9.30 p.m. Monday, 6th February (or night prior to races). \h milea. 3. County Stakes Handicap, of G5 soys j Beoond horse to receive 5 soys out of the stake. The winner of any flat race of 50 eova in value after the rleclarmion of weights to carry a penalty of 51bs, of 70 soys a penalty of 7lbs 1 J miles. 4. Maidew Plate, of 15 soys. Weight for age. For all horses that have never won, at time of entry, an advertised race of any description exceeding 10 soys iv value. Entrance, 15s. 1J miles. Half-mile Sotmiiy, of 10 boys. For horres that have never won at time of start a race of any description. Catch weights. Post entry, J-sov. Avt ATEKB Stakes Handicap, of 30 eovs ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. The winner of the County Stakes j to carry 71bs penalty. 6 furlongs. Hack Flat Race, of 10 soys. Entrance, 10s. 1 mile. Entries for this race to be made by 9.30 p.m. Monday, 6thFebruary. ! 8. District Plate Handicap, of 20 soys. Welterweights. 1J miles. Second Day. 1, Second Hurdle Handicap, of 25 soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake, li miles. 2. Hack Fl»t Rack Handicap, of 10 aove. Entrance, 10b. One mile and a distance. Entries for this race to bo made by 9 30 p.m. night of first day's races. Frasertowk Handicap, of 30 soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys out of the atakc. li miles. 4. Handicap Scurry, of 10 sove. Poet entry, 10s. Open to all horses that have never won a race exceeding 10 soys in value. 5 furlongs. 5. District Plate Handicap, of 15 aovs. Conditions same aa first day's District race. 1 mile. 6. Flying Handicap, of 20 soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys out of the stake. Winner of the Frasertown Handicap to carry 51bs penalty. 6 furlongs. 7. Maiden Hack Race, of 10 soys. Minimum weight, Bst. Open to all horses that have never won on advertised race of any description. Post entry, 10s. 7 furlongs. 8. Forced Handicap, of 15 soys. Winners compulsory ; losers and hacks | optional. Post entry, 15s. 1 mile. FRIDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1899. Nominations close at 10 p.m. for First Hurdles 15s Second Hurdles , 15a County Stakes 1J soys Awatere Stakes 15s Two District Handicaps (each) J-sov Frasertown Handicap „, 153 Flying Handicap 10a Weights declared for First Day's Races on or about Fbiday, 27th January. Acceptances— Friday, 3rd FebruaryFirst Hurdles 15s, County Stakes ill 153, Maiden Plate (entry) 15s, Awatere Stakes 15s, First District 10b. N.B. — Description of Such: A horee that j has never won an advertised race exceeding 25 soys in value. For full programme, see posters. J. W. SARGISSON, 657 Secretary, SIRE OF THE SEASON npo STAND THIS A SEASON, JHlpiilL, MAKARAKA, (' «^f e^Tj The Great Son of Nordenfeldt, GRAGKSHOT, By Kordenloldt (by Musket-Onyx), dam Punsra. werewere, got by Golden Qrape.out of AtalanU by Towton out ol Crescent, by Sir Horculea: MOBDENrfcLW (the sire of Crackshot) was a great racehorse, hla performances boinp as follows :— Won the Ilawkesbury Produce Stakes, won the A J C Derby, Crayon Plate, Spring Maiden Plate, Handwick Mote (3 ffillcs, v/.t.a.}, won Hie Derby (V RC Spring Meeting) ; ho also tan fourth within a length of tho winner, as a three-j ear-old, In tho Melbourne Cup, in the fast time of 3ttiin 29Jseo ; he also ran Becond to Trenton in the Canterbury Plate one and a-bal! mika. The above were tlio oiiii raefs lie started for. Owing to hia thorough gameness ho was nick-named tho "Bull-dog," JlrFennelly (trainer to the late Hon. J. White) pronounced Nordenfeldt tho greatest horse that ho ever put through a preparation. With somothinsr to make a deeporate poco for him over a distance, Mr Fennelly considered that there was nothing to eopo with Nordonfeldt. At the breakinfr-up of Sylvia Park Stud, Hordenfeldt realised the large cum of 5600 guineas. PrJNGAKWiswBRs, the dam of Crackshot, was a yerj faßt mare, winning, amonfi: other races, tho Maiden Plate (Canterbury) nnd Tradesmen's Haudicap, the Dunedin Cup of 400 boys (2 milea and a distance), and the St. tcger htakes at Canterbury. PuDgnworewere is very »toutly.brod, being got by Golden Grapo out of Atlanta. Golden Grapo, by Darntou own brother to Voltigeur, whose descendants, Gtlopln and St. Simon, are two of the most iiuhionablo eliesln England, commanding no tea a fio than 260 guineas. All Pungawereworo'a progeny are real fast gallopers. She ia the dam of Tettord (winner of tho fteo Handicap, 1 rails, tho Plate Handicap, and tho Flying Handicap at the Thames J.C. Meeting ; the Wanganui Cup, 2 milea, beating Wait rl and eight others ; also, won the Slakes Hai.oicap at Wanganui autumn meeting; the Victoria Handicap, I mile and a diatanc •, in tho fast time ol lmin ssjsec, at the A.R.O. summor meeting. Pungawerewero 1b also the dam of Brigadier, who vron as a two-year-old the Mares Produce Stakes, the Flying stakes, j-miie, beating such a flyer as Mitrailleuse and others ; won the Eilerslie Plato at tho A.K.U. autumn meeting, boating five others. She is alto the dam of ht. James (winner of theDuntdlu Cup), Krupp, Katipo, Puwerewere. and othera. tungawerowere ia n'so the dam of lhat superior racchorre Osculator, by Hotchkiss : Osculator wna not only a racehorse, but ho showed plenty of quality aua very muscular : attached arc some of lm perforniarces at diffcrct distances, won Spring itakea at V.X.C. meeting, of 400 soys, H milts, linio 2niin lojecc, the last ttvo furlgngs being covered in lmin 2Jacc, belting Onward, Torsodor, and Calluni Mohr. In the Victorian Derby ho ran a great raco with air W. R. Wilson's Wallace iby Carbine), Osculator being beaten by a Bhort head after a lurd struggle, Auraria being tbird. He was alte placed in several i thcr events. Her Kin, liilgadior, is going to make a name for himself at the stud, not alono for getting flat racers, but ttrst-clasa cross-country ijoiscs. He is the sire of Bombardier, the winnorof several jumping events, including the Auckland Grand Kational Steeplechase, aud ran second to Norton in the Grand National Stceulecuoso at tho Chrißtchurch meetiDg. Biigadier is also tho sire of that good littlo horso lingaud, winner of several good races, and numerous other fast horsca. Latt, but not liaist, is Ceickshot hiinsolf-a really tot-ebBS racol'orso whili on tho turf. Tho following are eoind of hia performances ;— Woa the Spring naudicap, Hawke's Bay, 1J miles, 2miu 39sec beating Strephon, Pearl Powdcr,Uynlsca BouUn"er and Katinka ; woa by a length easy. Won Canterbury Cup, 2j miles, aram Ijsec, beating such horses as HedaJllru, and freedom ; won easily oy three lengthß. Won the Auckland Cup, 2 miles, cinyiug Bat bib, beating Hilda, CL-sy, Dudu, Streuhou, St. Au^rew, and otbere, iv the.fast time of 3mm S0 J scc: won easily by a loucth nna a-hulf ; this performance hca only bevn beaten once, viz., by Sc. Hippo by half a second. Hid Cracksuot bteu asked to gallon he would lmvo easily scored tho record. Wou the Auckland Plate, 14 inito, iv 2min 47J sec, ogaiu beating Medallion and Hilda somowhat eiisily, Wou Diitbuaj Haudicip aud J.U. Handicap at Heatticolo. Wou A.11.C. Hanulcap. Crackshot wou>d have betu a Melbourno Cup wiuuer, only ho could not bo thoioughly prepared, on account of striking himself when iv f^Bt work. He ran sovora 1 close seconds to first-class borsra, carrytog heavy weights. CrackeUot never raced iv huck company, but was nominutcd lor the steeplechase meeting at the Oi,borno l-ark, in the Winter Oats, and ho received tho Bteadier of 13at 71b, bei^asked [ogive King Cannibal and otheis 3si 41b. Criickshot is a beautiful lookiug horse, etauda 16 hands 2 inches, with good bono uuu plcuty ol eubstnucc, and bavin* such a atraio of ruuniug Woo., from both hia siro anil dam, it must prove to tn c most fastidious breeders that mating tiicir marcj with such strums of bluo blood, it. must end in gooa results. Cracishot is aa well adapted to get croea- country horaes aa his halfbrother Brigadier, and thoso breeders wiohing to breed a fast hunter from an otdiuary maro, or a racehorse irom a thoroughored maro, could not do better thau mate them with Crackahot. Ho possesses a grand constitution and beautiful temper, aud being a young sire and sure loal getter, should prove a boon to the district. Cruckshot was awarded First Pme ond iho Society's medal for tho best thoroughbred sirea. the IS9B A. mid! 1 . Society's Show, beatinic Uukaterc, halo, A)iu.ri and othira. In 189 E. wos awarded First Prize and Society 1 medal, beating ltcuata, Hukntero, and Brigand, "in 18SK he secured the same position, displacing Rcuata, Dishonor, Hukatcro, aud Brigand, The following is the reht.v e measurements of :- MV6KKI, height 1G huuda ilj inelie,, girth 0 feet 1 inch, aim 11% inches, beluw mice i>J inches, ab u u ki-eu 13J iiicncs. Mud cuuon 0{ iuUies, g<tkiu 2. incheo, tliiijh is indies, length Uu inches, (jKAt-hiuoT, luigiit Id hands 2 inetits, girth 6 fee ■> inches, arm 21 J inches, below kuce SJ inches, abovi kiue 13 inches, hind wonon »t ineiies, sriumln iil iuches, thigii i.-iucaca, 'eujth Ho inches (JARUI.NB, height 10 handa l j . nc i 10 ., girth 5 fee 7J iucjies, arm 17 inches, below kute ?i ioches. CRACKbiioi'a fcerviccs this season wiil be placed a low as possible for a tire ol his class, Tho terms nil be Skvbs Guineas single mare, Twelve uuisea two mures, and Fimi.N GuiXßih three mares, be longing to aauie oYiller, which audi roust, be pai< bciorc the aelivcry of mnres w ill be given. Ever caro will be taken oi inarea, but no respousibilit incurred. All inures uiiiot be removed on iiotie of beiny stinted. l"jr iurther particulars, apply to— GAINE CARBINGTON, Makar&ka,