SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3511, 30 December 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

MAKIKIHI RACES.

(By Ope Own Rbfobikb.) Stewards — Meaara A. Boyle, G-. Lawrie, W. 8. Armitaue, R. H. Rhodon, A. Cowie. Robert Rickman, N. Quinn, J. Reid, F. E. Childs, A Martin, jun., G. Vale, B. Wright, 0. Wederell, P. Jones, (*. A. Morris, F. Simmoni, Jrnnei Meehan, A Carter, E. Clusold, J. R. Brown, 8. Modlicott and Cul. Bailey. Judge —Mr Or. F. Lovegrovo. Handicuppcrs — Tbe Committee. StarterMr F. Tcsohomakor. Cl«rlc of the ScalesMr Juuies Mee'run. Treasurer— Mr F. R. f hilds. Qork of ths Course— Mr O, B Freeman. The annual race meeting under the auspices of the Ma ikihi Racing Club was held m one of Messrs Quiim's paddocks close to thoOtaio railway Blation yesterday. Ihe grounds wero rery well suited foi tho purpoto, and afforded eiccllent racing. Beautiful weather proToiled all day, but towards tho end of the afternoon the breeze off tho Hea becamo very chilly The attendance of the public was rery good, and it wis estimated that during the afternoon there were fully four hundred people present. A large number of visitors left Timaru by tk'.- morning and Express trains. A start was mado with the races shortly afte? twelra o'clock, and the Committeo and olScers of the Club deserve great credit for tha smartness with wbioli they worked the vaiious events off. Mr A. Cowie had a licemed booth on tbo ground, which was well patronised, as was alio Messrs Patrick and (Jibscn's refreshment booth. Messrs Mftton and Roberta as usual had a totili»ator, and duricg tbe day put through a large sum. The following ar« particulars of the various ,ercnti( ; —

Handicap Hubdlb Rack, of 25 sots. Distance about 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles. Messrs M. and 0. Hobbs' Milo having been scratched, Mr Ashby'i Boco had a walk over for the stakes. District Hack Hstbdls Back, of ID sots. Distance about li miles, over 6 flights of hurdles. No weight under lUat. Second horse to save his stake. Mr A. Boyle's Wi dflower ... (Walls) 1 Mr G. Lovegrove's Polly (Mr H. .Lovegrove) 2 Mr W. Cochrane's The Dodger al«o ran, and came m first, but a protest was lodged against him for running inside a hurdle, and upheld. Wildflower beat Polly by about bulf a length, totalisator, £14 ;£7 on the winner ; dividend, £1 16s. Maeikihi Cop, of 30 botb ; about 2 miles. Mr tiherwin's bg Mokarukara, aged, Bat7lb (Allen) 1 Messrs If urphy and Stock's eh h Sealtheon, aged,Bst2lb (Griffen) 2 Mr Jefferson's b h Tim Whiffler, aged, 9»t (Hlackmore) 3 The trio were sent away at the southern turn to a good start, and very soon I im began to fall behind. Mokarakara and Scaltheon alternately held the lead, but m coming into the home run the gelding drew away, and won a good race by about a length, m the totalisator £91 ; £41 on the winner dividend £1 19s. District Maid eh Plate, of 15 sots ; li miles; weight-for-age. For horses that hare never won more than 10 sort of public money. Mr G. Naumann'a br g Warrior, 6vrs (uriffen) 1 Mr Boyle's b m Wildflower, 4yre (Walls) 2 Mr Baker's eh g Kanaka, Syrs (Rodgers) 3 Mr Stewart's Picanini and Mr McMahon'e Flatcher also ran. Mr Dooley's Hector was scratched. The lot were got away to a good start, and Warrior immediately cut out the running and won as he liked. About a length separated the second and third horses. In the totalisator £16 ; £9 on the winner ; dividend £1 12s. Distbict Hack Selling Back, of 10 eovs. ; once round. No weight under 9*t. MrW Ballantyne'a Gondoline (M. Allen) 1 Mr T. Brosnihan's Nelly (Grsffen) 2 Mr J. Butler's Wildboy (W. Middleton) 3 Mr A. Cowio's Firefly, Mr G. Barclay's Mistake, Mr G. Freeman s Walkover, Vir "P. hiciianls' Forty-fives and Mr G. Lovegrove's Pclly also ran. Gondoline led from the start and was never pushed, winning comfortably by a clear length. About three lengths separated the second and third horses. In the totalizator, £42 ; £13 on the winner ; dividend, £& 18s. 1 üblicans' Hakdicap, of 25 soya. j li miles. Messrs 41. and C. Hobbs' b g Jack, 5 yrs, 9»t vlb (viazengarb) 1 Messrs Murphy and Stock's eh h Scultheen, aged, &>t 4lb ... (Uriffen) 2 Mr Jefferson's br h Tim Wbifller, aged. 9st (Blackmore) 3 Mr Boyle's Vanity Fair also ran. Mr ."le« art's >'icaniui was scratched. Mr Teschemaker got the lot away to a good start, Jack at ouue springing to tbe front with scaltheeu m close attendance. On act ling down ticaltheen raced up to the leader und piloted the field round. The order on pasaine the pust the first time was Scaltheen, Tim Whiffler, Jack and Vanity Fair. Two furlongs further, Jack was again running so-ond, and was rapidly overhauling Scaltheen. A desperate race ensued down the si might and resulied m a dead heat ; a good third. J lie owners of Scalthoen declined to run off the dead heat, and Jack af terwurds cantered round for the stakes. In the totalisator £39 ; £21 on tho winner ; dividend fl 13s. HANDICAP TlJtB Tbut, of 10 soys ; 3 miles ; no weight less than lOst. Mr Ferguson'B Midge (57»ec) (Owner) 1 Mr Cowie's Cabby (scratch) (Owner) 2 Mr Wederell's Silence (27aec) (Stock) 3 Mr Chapman's Cocky abo ran. Mr Green's Kitt and Jlr Peattie's Jean were scratched. Midge won as she liked. In the totalisator £30 ; £5 on the winner ; dividend £6 16s. Fabmebs' Kace, of 5 soys j about X furlongs; for horses that have never won public money, to be the bond fide property of farmers resident m the County of Waimate. No weight less than lUst. Second horse to save hi* stakeMr T. Brosnahan's Nelly ... (Hoare) 1 Mr F. Simmon's Kate ... (Owner) 2 Mr J. Merry's Zephyr ... (Rodgers) 3 Mr J. Wright's Nelly, Mr Wallace's St. John, and Mr J. Meehan'e Kanaka also ran. Kato kept the lead till entering the straight, when Nelly camo away and won by a length and a half. In the totalisator, £26 ; £9 on the winner ; dividend £i 12s. Kate's owner lodged a protest against Nelly, on the ground that sho was not owned m the district, bnt tho protest was not upheld. Coksolation Eace, a handicap of 10 soys ; 1 milo. MrG.Barclay'sMistake,B3t 41b(3.Trilford) 1 Mr P. Richard's Forty-fives, 9st (Burgess) 2 Mistake won by half a length, after a hard finish. This race brought the meeting to a closo.