TAKAKA RACING CLUB.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13020, 8 February 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)

TAKAKA RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL RACES,

The annual meeting of the Ttffca&a . Racing Club took placo at the Ro.to>tai course on Monday. The' weathsiE was beautifully tine, and there was a largo attendance of spectators, inclu<Eing many ladies and visitors from the surrounding districts. Six bootmakers were licensed, and business was brisk. The Takaka Brass Band was in attendance, and played a number of enjoyable selections during the day. The fields wero good, and some of the finishes wore interesting .and exciting. The starting was indifferent, and some of the despatches wore vary irregular. In spite of the rough course some remarkably good times wero recorded. Everything passcid off smoothly, and the officials worked hard to ensure the success of the meeting. The results wero: — Maiden Flat Race, of £8, second horse £1 from the stake. Once round. Minimum weight 9 stone. 0. Robertson's b.m. Tarakohe, by Iphetus (Thompson) 1 I J. W. Giant's blk. m. Rose Herald, by Merry England (Tapp) 2 R. Handcock's b.m. Ocean Bird, by Iphetus—Seabird (P. Byrne) 3 Also started, Warrigal (L. Reilly), Amiss (Johnston), Lord Brassey (W. Emms), Poach Pie (J. Coleman). Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin. 24secs. Birch Hill Trot, of £12, second .horse £2 from the stakei. One and a-half miles. A. Page's Corbetfc Child, by Young j Rothschild (owner), 18 sees. 1 !H. Beardmore's Storm Cloud, by ' Young Rothschild (L. Roilly), 23sccs 2 A. Emms' King Teddy, by Clinker (N. Emms), scratch 3 Also started, Oaktreo, lOsecs; Lady Stanbournci, 12socs; The Crab, 21secs'; King Dicky, 23secs; Allin, 23secs; Whakatu, 23secs ; Tarawera, 23secs; Nellie Lincoln, 23secs ; Lumberman, 27secs. Won with the greatest of case. Time, 4min. 21secs. First Class Hack Handicap, of £22, second horse £2 from the stake. One milo and a quarter. 11. Goodwin's Pure Rose, by Awarua Rose (N. Emms), 9st 1 F. and A. Byrne's. Wild Bird, by Amasis—Seabird, uyrs. (Thompsou), 9st Bibs ' 2 F. lloilly's Curious Rose, by Cure, ovrs "(L. Reilly), carried Bst lOlbs 3 Also started, Viking (MoFarlanc), 9st Gibs; Flaslis'tono (Tapp), 7st 121bs. Won by a length. Time, 2mius. 13 sees. Rototai Trot Handicaj), of £12, second horse- £2 from the stake. Two miles. H. Holyoake's Oaktree, a., by Clinkcir (W. Martin), 6 sees . 1 J. Page's The Crab, a., by Braeburn (owner), 20 sees 2 F. Painter's Tarawera, a., by Young Rothschild (owner), 22 sees 3 Also started. Corbett Child, 6secs; Allin, 22secs; Whakatu, 22secs; Nellie Lincoln, 22snrs; Rexona, 22secs. Won by a half a head. Time, smin. 38 1-5 sees. Welter Handicap, of £12, second horse £2 from the stake. Six furlongs. R. Goodwill's Pure Rose, a., by Awarua Rose (N. Emms), l()st 1 F. and A. .Byrne's Wild Bird, syrs, by Amasis (Thompson), iOst li.llbs 2 J. W. Grant's Rose Herald, syrs, by Merrie, Engla.nd (Tapp), 9st Tibs _ 3 Also started, Killarney (Reai'don), 9st ■Tibs; Curious Rose (L. Reilly). 9st; Amiss (A. Johnston), Bst 71bs;'Tara- : kolie (Byrne), Bst 71bs. Won by a length, third horse a length away. ■ Time, lmin. 18 2-5 sees. Publican's Handicap, of £7, second horse £1 from the stake. Minimum weight, Ost. Six furlongs. 11. Ha.mlenok's b.m. Ocoan Bird, by Iphetus—Seabird (Tapp), 9st 21bs 1 ' W. Feary's Bridegroom, by Nuptial I Rite—Floss i'L. Reilly), lOst 2 ' A. Emms' King's Wreath, by . King's Own—Wreath (Emms), f.)st 1.21bs 3 Also started, Bridesmaid (Tliompson), lOst 12!hs; Warrigal (Ucardon), 9st. , Won comfortably by .two lengths, a ! length between sicond and third. Time 1 18 2-osec. Farewell Handicap of £7, second horse . £1 from the stake.'* For all beaten horses. Six furlongs. F. Reilly's Curious llos;; by Cure (L. Keilly) 9st 1 J. W. Grant's Rose Herald, by Merrie 'England (Tapp) 9st lOlbs 2 F and A. Byrne's Bridesmaid, by Nuptial Rite —Floss (Thompson) ■ 30st 71b. _ 3 Alf-o started: Killarney (Reardon), 9st 71b, Flashstone (Slattery) Bst 71b, Lord Brassey (Emms) Bst. Won by a length and a-half. Time lmin 19 2-5. A field of seven horses faced the starter in the Maiden race, Rose Herald and Ocean Wave being the most fancied. Tarakohe, Rose Herald and Warrigal hopped off in the front, and the first .named led all the way, winning easily. Rose1 Herald made, a fast run, and stalling off a challenge* by Ocean Bird, ran into second placo. Warrigal died away and finished last. Grayling was the only defection from the thirteen acceptors in the Birch Hill Trot. Corbett Child soon overhauled the limit horses, and commanding a long load, won with the greatest of ease. Storm Cloud beat King Teddy for second place by two lengths. The race for the First Class Hack, known as the Takaka Cup, was an interesting race. Pure Rose got well away, with Viking close up. Passing the stand Pure Rose was still in front, with "Wild Bird second, Curious Rose, Flashstone, and Viking following in that ordiv.1, the last named having fallen back to last. This order was maintained until the finish, Pure Rose gaining the verdict by a length, and repeating her performance of last year. Curious Rose got badly away. In the Rototai Trot Handicap The Crab was mado a warm favourito, while Corbett Child, also had many supporters. Tarawera made the pace for the first round, running neck and neck with The Crab. The pair were still leading in the socond round, with Corbt'tt Child and Oaktree some distance away, while the others were strung out. Tarawera broke up, and The Crab appeared to havo the race in hand, but Oaktree, who was splendidly ridden by W. Martin, came very fast, and snatched a victory on the post by half a head. Tarawera was third, with Corbett Child fourth. Flashstone and Warrigal withdrew from the Welter, leaving seven starters. Tarakohe and Wild Bird were the first to show out, and then Killarney rushed to the front, followed by Pure. Rose. The Cup winner then overhauled the others, and was never headed, winning by a length, Rose Herald getting into third place. In the Publicans' Handicap Ocean Bird got the best of the. start, and wjis never headed, winning comfortably by two lengths. Bridegroom finished a. length in front of King's Wreath. After tltreequarters of an hour's delay at the post, and a millibar of false starts, a field of six were despatched in the farewell Handicap. Bridesmaid, Rose Herald, and Curious Rose went away together, Killarney, Flashstone and Lord Brassey being in the second trio. Bridesmaid soon showed out several lengths ahead, and Killarney displaced Rose Herald and Curious Rose. This order was maintained round the back, when Curious Rose, who was second to last, put in a good run, and overhauling the others, headed Bridesmaid when e.nterin" the straight, and won comfortably. 0