HUTT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2170, 17 December 1875, Page 2

HUTT.

Thursday. The Hutt Races. Wellington Debby, of 100 soys., added to a sweepstake of 10 soys. each, halfforfeit ; for three-year olds. Distance, one mile and a half. " Mr Kedwood's Korari, Bst 101b ... 1 Mr Delmain's Pungaw erewere, §st 51b ... ... ... ■.--.-.-a Mr P. Campbell's Daniel O'Eourke sstjoib: ..;■.;,..;. ;, f ,;.., a Mr O'Brien's Fishook (late .Lough Neigh), Bst 101b .., ...... 4 There were i:seven; entries,^ Banker,^ Gocksure, and Voltarine were rscrij,tphed.' Korari. at once dashed oflf with a le^dsb strong that it looked like a bolting match, but the jockey checked him soon., Pungawerewere was second, Daniel O'Eourke

third, and Fishhook fourth. They kept in this order until about three-quarters of a mile from home, when Daniel O'Uourke cut down Pungawerewere, and made a desperate, effort to overhaul Korari, but though, he was whipped all the way up the straight Korari won as he liked, hands down, seven lengths ahead, -Daniel O'Rouike a bad third, Fishhook a long r way behind. Korpri was Joudly cheered upon coming back to the saddling paddock. The betting men did not seem to do much tipon this race. 'A good deal was expected from Fishhook, on account of the way he ran when called Lough Neigh, but all were sadly disappointed. The company was too good for him. The race was A poor one. Korari ,was never asked to run, The course is beginning to freshen up a little now. , . „. . , ;f Jockey Club Handicap of 100 soys; one mile and a-half; second horse to save his stakes. Mr Redwood's br h Guy Fawkes, 4yrs, Bst ... .. 1 Mr F. W. Delamain's b h Templeton, syrs,Bstl2lb ... '.. ../ 2 There were sixteen entries, and only the following horses came to the scratch; —Guy Fawkes, Templeton, Flora Macdonald, Premier, and Tattler. This was a splendid race between Guy Fawkes and Templeton; Guy Fawkes took the lead, Templeton being second, and all the others in a cluster holding in. About half-way round Flora Macdonald inade^ push forward, but could not keeplher position; then Templeton challenged Guy Fawkes for first place, passing all the others easily. Then came the tug of war between the two, and a splendid run up the straight ensued, Guy Fawkes winning by half a length, and Templeton whipping hard.