GERALDINE RACES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 815, 21 October 1872, Page 3 (Supplement)

GERALDINE RACES.

Stewards :— Messrs P Tancred, D McKen- - zie, J Kennedy, D Fergusson, M E Heatley, D Clouston,— Judge : Mr J Gramond • Starter, Mr T Wadsworth; Clerk of the " course, Mr & I Thompson ; Clerk of the scales, Mr J Deans; Hon Secretary and Treasurer, Mr W Grimmer. ' Favored by lovely weather, a good course, good arrangements, and plenty of competi- ' tion m the various events, the Geraldine • race meeting of 1872 which came off on 25th ' September, compared extremely well with any ; of its predecessors. The meeting was held m the midst of pretty scenery, about • a mile to the north-east of the township of Geraldine, m an English grass paddock very kindly placed at the disposal of the committee, by Mr T S Tancred. The race course was oval m shape, with a good straight fun m, and an even mile m circuit. . The hurdle-race course was a trifle longer • than the flat-race oourse, it being laid off out-: side the latter. The 'hurdles' consisted of a few panels of stout two railfencing, thoroughly testing the pluck of both horses .and riders. - The ground being only newly laid down m, ' grass and the heavy rain of the previous night, made.the running a little heavy, but with this exception it would be hard to have' found a better course anywhere.' A stockyard conveniently situated, served as a saddling paddock, and m a corner of this enclosure the judge's stand was erected, : The day was a regular gal a. day. m the district, the public, young and old, turning out . m great force onhorseback, m traps, m drays and on foot. Mr Marshall ran a five horse J coach to the course from Temuka, and two or three trap loads of visitors from Timard were also on the ground. Altogether there > could not have been. less than four or -tire ■ hundred persons on the ground. To this con- ' course Mr Young, of the Waihi Croaaing :; Hoteli and Messrs fiae and Goodwin, of . tha j Eangitata Hotel, dignenned. liquid refresh- : ment, while Mr "\Vmianpß of Geraldine kept a confect\on,ery . booth and provided the-, j judge'aand steward's luncheon. Two or three - members 'of the police force were ' di "thei" ; ground, hut we are glad to say their servicjest "';' werenot in.tjhe slightest de^tje/caJlfld. Uito>

requisition, everything passing off m the xaoit orderly manner. We now come to the racing, which comprised seven eveutß, the added money for which amounted to about £100, a very creditable sum to be raised for such a purpose m a Bmall place like Geraldine. For the Maiden seven horses ran, and it was a smartly contested race throughout. The Geraldine Clip was only a match, the third horse being scratched. It proved an easy victory for Kitty Darling, for however good Mr Fraser's horse may be, any other horse to •which he can afford to give a stone and-a-half cannot be up to much. A protest was entered against tho mare m this race, but we have not heard the result of it. The Hurdle race was a good one as between the two first horses The Publicans' Purse was a gift to Border Lad. The Consolation Race was a good race and fell to Hector Norman. The other two races were for hacks, which as usual with races of this description were very spiritedly contested, the time m which one of them was decided, a mile. (1 mm. 59 sees.), being very quick for a hack event. The following is a detailed list of theevents with names of the winners &c : — Maiden Platk —Of 20 soys ; for all horses that have never won £10 of public money. • Weights — 3 yrs old. Bst 41b; 4 yrs, 9at 21I> ; 5 yrs, 9at 101 b; 6 yrs and aged, lOst lib. Entrance, £2. One and a-half miles. Mr W Gosling's, junr, s b g Wild Dayrell, aged, (Owner) 1 Mr Mcßrutney's b g Lunatic, nged, (A Mcß.-atnpy) 2 Mr Lawson's eh g Nimblefoot, syrs, (R Wilaon) 0 Mr Penny's br m Raukapuka, syrs, (J Dean) 0 Mr Frazer's b m Nell, aged, (F Forward) 0 Mr Morphy's g g Octavius, 3yrs, (W Bebbington) 0 Mr McKinnon's b m Miss Boulton, aged, (Peckhnm) 0 Nimblefoot went away with the lead which soon wus assumed by Nell, the two racing until passing the post the post the first time, with Octavius lying third. At this stage, Miss Boultoii,'who was hopelessly out of the racojnnd pulled up. At about tho end of the first mile the whole of the remaining six horses were m a ruck, but Rnukupuka at this point shut up fell astern. Nell continued to hold the lead until coming into the straight, where she gave m, and Wild Dayrell, Lunatic, Nimblefoot and Baukapuka all closed up upon her, Wild Duyrell leading, hard pressed by Lunatic, who was unabled to catch him ; the four first homes passing the post iv the order named above. The race was a slow one — time S mm 13 sees. Gerauhnb Cdp Handicap— Of 30 soys ; for all horses. Entrance, £3. Two miles. Second horse to save his stakes. Mr MeKinnon's b m Kitty Darling, aged, 9st (R Wilsoii) 1 Mr H Frasers b g Hector, aged, lOst 71bs (F Forward) Mr Bebbington's Border Lad wasscratched. The mare went off with a lead, which she maintained throughout, the horse being evidently over-weighted. Timo 4mm 16 sees. Back Hack— Of 10 soys; for all untrained hacks that have never won over . £5 of (.üblio money. Weight, not less than 9s t. Entrance, £1. Distance, One mile. Post entries. For this race the following horses ran : — Mr Smith's b m ABhburton Fanny, Mr Norton's blk g Blackguard, Mr Brosnahan's b m Fly, Mr Lowe's dim Fanny, Mr Greaves' br g Robin, Mr Patrick's b m Jessie, Mr Cliff's bm Kitty, Mr Hewson's br m Starlight, Mr Hainmond'B b m Alma, Mr Helena's eh xn Flora, Mr H Fruser's b m Nell. A good race, but as it was not ridden m colors, we cannot do mure than name tho winner, which wns Mr Smith's Ash burton Fanny, cleverly ridden by W Gosling. Hurdle. Kacb — Of 20 soys ; for all ■ horses. Welter weights for age ; 3 yrs old,9st7li>; 4 yrs, list; 5 yrs list 81b; 6 yrs and aged, 12st lib. About two . miles ; over eight flights of hurdles. Entrance, £2. Mr It. W. Morphy's h g Alma, aged, 12st lib, (Owner) 1 Mr Lowe's eh m Jenny, 6 yrs, 12»t lib, ; (W. Mcßratnejj) 2 Mr Lawson's Nimblefoot, 5 yrs, list 81b, (B. Wilson) 0 .Nimblefoot went away with a rush, but baulked at the first hurdle, over which Jenny popped at once, with Alma close behind. At the third hurdle Jenny baulked, and Alma •went over,' getting thdleud. Jenny was soon brought back to the hurdle and crossed it without having lost much ground. They both jumped tho fourth hurdle and passed the post for the first time, together, and kept pretty close over the fifth sixth and seventh leaps, where Alma drew away, took the last jump cleverly, and won easily. Time: 5 miuutes 2 seconds. . Publicans' Purse— Of 15 soys. for dia.trict horses, the property of bona fide owners, between Opihi and Kaugitata rivers for threo months before the races. Weights— 3 yra old, 7st 91b; 4 yrs, 9st; 5 yrs, 9st 7U» ; 6 yra and aged, 9st 10ib. Kn trance, £1. One and three-quarter ' miles. . Mr \v . Btfbbington's Border Lad, nged, 9st 101 b, (Owner) 1 Mr Penny's br ni Ruukapuka, 5 yrs, Oat 7lb, (J. Deans) ... -2 Mr Bull's b m Flirt, aged, 9st 101 b, (W. . .' . Gosling) 3 Mr Bull's Hector Norman, aged, 9st 101 b (F. Forward) 0 Hector Norinah nnd his jock parted company somewhere about the start. Border Lad led off the race, with Flirt and Raukapuka contesting the second place. Passing the judge's stand the first time, Border Lad, hard held, had a considerable lead, which he maintained to the finish, beating Ruukapuka by some twenty lengths. Saddler's Stakes — For Whip and. Spurs,kindly presented by Mr VVilcox, with a sweep of 10s each added, for all hacks that have never won publio money. Cutch weights. Half-mile heats. Poßt entries. . , • .-..-■ For this hack race four horses. ran, viz,— Mr Brasell's b m Fly, Mr Lowe's eh m Fanny. Mr Patrick's Jessie, aud Mr Bull's pony Typo. The first heat was won by Fanny, ridden by young Forward, who snatched the race from s?ly, ridden by W. Gosling, by a rush at tho very moment the former was passing the post. Two other heat* were run, being both won by Fly, who was therefore the winner. ' Consolation Stakb3 -Of 5 soys, with a ■ .sweepstake of LI each added, for all •beaten horses during tha meeting. One - and a-half miles. : Mr Bull's g g Heotor Norman, aged, lOst lib ... ... ... ... ... 1 Mr Mcßratnoy's b g Lunatic, aged, lOst lib ...... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Mr McKinnon's b m Miss Boulton, aged, - lOitllb... ... ... ... ..: ... ... 3 Lunatic led for the first mile, where he was overhauled by Hector Norman, who won a good race by three lengths. •■• The Consolation was the last event of the meeting, aid the stewards and officers of the may be c ongratulated on the success which attended their efforts. In the evening the stakes for the various events were all paid at the Orari Hotel, where the race dinner aud a ball was held. A ball also took place m the Assembly room at Johneon'o hotel, -G-eraldioe, which was well tttendad and passed off agreeably to all pro•ant.