Ashburton Races.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5165, 21 November 1884, Page 3

Ashburton Races.

♦ ! SECOND DAY.' | [Special to the " Stab."] ASHBURTON, Nov. 21. I The weather is magnificent for the second day's racing, and there is an attendance of < over 500. ! H— NDICAP HURDLES. ! __ ■ J. Forward's b g Eoyalty, 6yrs, Bst 71b (Sharp) 1 ! _ tr P. Jones' b g Pirate, nged, 9st (Johnston) 2 . _ _ -W. S.A rmitagc's bk g Black Doctor, aged, lOst 41b (C. Hobbs) 3 , Mr J. G. Beaton's cb g Andy, aged, lOst 71b car!ost9lb ... (Keith) 0 ; Mr D. O'Brien's b g Gaiters, 6yrs, irst 41b (O'Connor; 0 : Mr J. Sheenan's eh h Master Agnes, 4yrs, lOst 41b, car. lOst 71b (Owner) 0 ! _tr J. Corbett's b g Captain, aged, 9st 71b, car. ; flat 111 b ... (Demuth) 0 i _ Tr J. Wilkinson's b g Mannion, syrs, 9st, car. 9st4lb ... (Cotton) 0 ' Mr P. Campbell's b m Madge, aged (Bomber) 0 Conundrum was scratched. Betting : 6to 4 agst Black Doctor, 4to 1 each agst Madge, Gaiters, and Pirate, 5 to : 1 agst Mannion, 10 to 1 agst Royalty. At the fall of the flag, Andy and ; -Gaiters were left at the pos€, while Pirate and Royalty went to the front and ' cut out the running at a good pace. Two lengths off was Marm ion, Black Doctor fourth, the rest tailing off. On settling '. down Pirate took command, and led into the straight by six lengths from Royalty, ■ who had 'Mannion at his quarters. This ; order was unaltered as they passed \ the stand, except that Pirate had i still further increased his lead. At \ the back of the, course Royalty began to : close up, and a quarter of a mile from home ■was at Pirate's girths, but before the ; straight was entered was in command. •Going through a gap in the last flight ; Royalty was leading by a length and a half, I and after an excellent race, passed the post a winner by three lengths from Pirate, ■■ -who was the same distance ahead of Black ; Doctor. Time — 4i nin _Jsec. Totalisator . ; dividend, £13 2s. — ICISO CLUB HANDICAP. ' Mr D. O'Brien's b m Rnbiaa, by Kingsborough — Etiquette, 4yrs, 9st 41b (Clifford) 1 Mr B. H. Vallance's eh g Salvage, 6yrs. 9st 71b (Endings) 2 ' Betting : 2tol on Rubina, who jumped away at the fall of the flag, and after going ! a quarter of a mile was two lengths to the ; good. This gap was not decreased until two furlongs from home, when Salvage closed on Rubina ; but notwithstanding the game manner in which he came under the whip from the distance, he had to succumb ; to the mare by half a length. Time — 2min _3sec. Totalisator dividend — £1 53. County Plate. Mr T. Q_ ll's b c Grand Duke, by Perkin Warbeck—Wild Eose, 3.?rs, 9st ... (Derritt) 1 Mr G. Cox's gg Pearl, aged, 7st ... (Sharp) 2 Betting : sto 1 on Grand Duke, who "waited on Pearl until a 100 yards from _ ome, and then came away, winning with the utmost ease by two lengths. Time — ___n24sec. Totalisator dividend — £1 3s.