SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9280, 5 January 1892, Page 2

SPORTING.

PUNGAREHU RACING CLUB HACK MEETING. [from our special reporter.] Judg3 : Mr M. Fleming. Starter : Mr A. T. Welle. Clerk of Course : Mr E. Dougherty. Clerk of Scales : Mr M. Mills. Secretary] Mr E. H, M. Alford. Eandicapper : Mr R. G. Pardy. Stewards: Messrs R. Morrow, G. Wade. A. Bayly, M. AylwaH, G. Rutherford', W. J. Dew, W. W. Middleton, W. Gray, C. Hickey, R. Munro. The Pungarehu Racing Club held their first meeting on Monday, under rather favorable conditions with respect to tbfc weather. The course, which is situated just below tho Pungarehu Redoubt, will make a good one in time, but at present it is rather rough. Tho heavy rain that set in on Sunday, and continued at intervals on Monday morning, made parts of the ,coursowhero bad places had been filled in and the turf had been cut off rather heavy. The officers of tho Club worked most energetically in carrying out the meeting, especially the secretary, Mr Alford. Mr Adams (of the firm of Adams & Andrews) worked the totalisator, and put through the sum of £461 . The publican's booth was run by Mr Brown, of Rahotu; tho refresh inent booth by Mr Hickoy, of Puncarehu; and the games by Mr Des Forges, of Opunake. There was a good attendance of , the public, the number on the course being estimated at about 800. Speculation on the machine was not so very brisk. Tedd's stable wag again in evidence, carry ing off tlie two principal handicaps. There was no official timekeeper, but private watches timed the principal events. The following are the results :—: — Handicap Hardies, of £12 10s. 1£ miles. Over six flights of hurdle*, ! 3£tG:n bi^b. Nomination, 6b; aocop- , tance, 6s 6d.j Mr'M. Cunningham's bg Recruit, syrs, lOst 71b, including 71b penalty I (D. Crozier) ... 1 Mr Wagstaff'B eh g Security, syrs, lOBt, including 101 b overweight (Brown) 2 Mr Uneme's eh g Wairongomai, syrs, ■" 9st lllb, including '4lb overweight, (R.Paul) ... \..' 3 Moonlight 9st 41b (Stevens) also ran. Recruit led at the start, closely followed by Security and Moonlight, with Wairongomai last. At the first hurdle Moonlight struck, and. turned a .somersault, but Stevens escaped -with a'akaking. Wairongomai struck the next hurdle heavily, but recovered. Recruit led all the journey, and won by about four lengths from Security ; Wairongomai a fair third. Totalisitor, £27; 14 Recruit, 2 Security, 2 Wairongomai, and 9 Moonlight; dividend, £1 14s. Time, by private watch, 3min 25sec. Maiden Plato, of £10 10s. 1\ miles. ■ Entrance 10a 6d Mr Crozior's m g Nugget, by Tho Australian, Bst lllb (Crozior) ... 1 Mr Cunningham's Recruit, 9st(Cudd) ... 2 Tito's ' Kororjangi, 9st (Major) ... 3 Federal, 9st (Orchard), and Nova (Carter) ( also started. Kororiangi lod'for most of tho journey, but coining down to the straight Recruit took the lead, but lioio Nugget cam© with a great rush passed Kororiangi, and tackled Recruit, whom he wore down and beat by two lengths. A prbtost was laid by the rider of the second horse for a cross in the straight, The stewards considered the protest, and dismissed it. Totalisator, £68 ; 31 Nugget, 18 Recruit, 4 Kororiangi, 7 Federal, 8 Nova ; dividend, £1 18 a. Maori Kaoo, of £5. 1\ miles. Entrance 5s Mr Hiro's Marangai, 9ut (Major) ... 1 Mr Rua's Kiora, 9st (Bishop) 2 Theao woro the only starters. The pair hung together for most of the journey, Marangai coming in tho straight and winning easily. There were no investments on tho machine. Pukgarehu Cup, of £25. Second horeo to receive £5 from the stukes. If miles. Nomination 12b 6J ; acceptance 12s 6d Mr D. Toed's Sirius, Bst, including 71b penalty (Cudd) ... ... ... 1 Mr J. Dingle's Thunderbolt, 7st 31b (Lister) 2 Mr Tito's Delogate, 7s lift, including 41b over (Stevens) „, .;,.• 3 Positive 6st 101 b (Putt), and Scotia 6st 71b (Carter) also ran. Tho quintette moved off together on tho fall of the flag. Scotia and Positive at once began to make the running, with Sirius last. This order was kept up for onco round, and then Cudd sot out to ' collar tho field with Sirius. The mare cut down tho others excepting Thunderbolt on tho last round, Poßitivoand Scotia having had enough. Coming down to the straight Sirius threw oft: Thuudorbolt, who was running gamoly, and took the lead, maintaining it to tho finish, nhd winning by three lengths from Thunderbolt. Delegate, under tho whip, came fast at the finish, and got on Thunderbolt's quarters. Totalisator, £113— 76 0n Sirius, 18 Thunderbolt, 10 Delegate, 6 Positive, 2 Scotia. Div, £1 6s. Time (by private watches), 3min 41 sec. District Hack Race, of £10. Weight for ago. I^- miles. For horses ' the bond fide propei ty of Nominators for bix months previous to tho race. Mr W. Julian's Te Poka, 9st (D. Crozier) ... ' - „, \ Mr R. Munro's Mashorette, 9st (Stevens) ... v -... „. ... 2 Mr A. Brown's I'm Sure, Bft lllbs (Munro) ... ... ... .„ 3 Hard Times, Chansonetto, and Diana also ran. Te Poka led into tho straight, and although hotly pursued by Mashorette won comfortably by a couple of lengths ; a fair third. Totalisator, £48 •; 26 Te Poka, 15 Masheretto, 2 Chansonotto, 6 Diana, 0 Hard Times. 0 I'm Suro A protest was laid against the winner on tho ground that the owner was not a bona fide resident in tho epec'fiod district. The protest, aftei consideration, was dismissed. Pony Uace, oi £7 10a. Nonrina«ion 3a 6d; rccep'.Lnco 4s. 1 uiilo. For ponies 14£ handß and under. Mr Putt's b in Coronet (by Tho Australian), 7st 71b (Putt) 1 Mr Wagstaff's Mignonette, 6st 121 b (Cudd) 2 Mr Wells' Dot, 6st 91b (Eva) 3 Also ran: Ptoryteller 7stl2lb (including 71b ponalty), Butcher Boy 6st 91b, and Mangariri 6st 91b. Dot and Storyteller cut out tho running for five furlongs, and then Coronet took command and led into the straight, whore Mignonette, under tho whip, tried to catch her, but Coronet, under tho whip, held her advantage and won by a Icngtti aud a half, Dot boatin" 1 Storyteller for third placo on tho poet! Totalisator: 83; 27 Ooronet, 51 Storyteller! 2 Mignonette. 1 Dot, 1 Butcher Boy and 1 Mangariri. Dividend, £2. 14s. Story- ! teller bolted once round before tho start. I The owner of Storyteller laid a protest on ; the ground that ho should not havo been comp-llod to put up a penalty for winning at New Plymouth. Tho Stewards held that the footnote to tho programme viz.; that the winner of any handicap after declaration of weights should carry 7Jb penalty, did not exempt tho winner of a pony handicap. Pungahehu Handicap, of £20. Second bcrso to reooiva £3 from tho Btakos. 1£ toilea. Nomination 10s; acoofjtuuoo 10b Mr Teod's br m The Orphan (by Tho Australian), Bst 21b, lib overweight (Stovons) ,„ t 1

,* Mr Mitchell's Niinrod, 7st 51b, including 71b penalty (Cudd) 2 Mr Dingle's Rainbow, 7st 21b (Lister) 3 Also ran : Positive, 68t 121 b (Putt), and Moonlight, 6st 121 b (Riley). Nimrod went to the front on the fall of the flag, closely followed by the others. Nimrod led for fully a mile and a quarter, when The Orphan ran up to him, and the two raced togethor into the straight. The Orphan's condition told tha tale, for des pite Cudd's vigorous riding on Nimrod the mare beat his mount by half a length, with Rainbow a fair third, and the others out of it. Totalisatort 116; 50 Tho Orphan, 26 Rainbow, 30 Nimrod, 6 Moonlight, and 4 Positive. Dividend, £2 Is. Time, 3min Bsec. Farmers' Plate, of £10. Welter wf ight for age. li miles. Entrance 10?. Mr W. Julian's To Poka, list (Crossier) 1 Mr G. Wells' Ranso, list (R. Paul) „.' " 2 Mr R. Munro's Tho Masher, 108t lllb' \ (Munro) ... „* 3 To Poka won by a length. TotalisabSr, £6 ; 5 The Masher, 1 To Poka, 0 Ran So. A protest was laid against To Poka, on tlio ground that he was not elegible. , Tho stewards upheld the protest, and gave Ithe , race to Ranso, who was not backed on jiho board. .' -