Geraldine Racing Club.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5068, 29 September 1894, Page 6

Geraldine Racing Club.

Sicond Day. Handicapper : Mr G. Dowse. Starter : Mr H. Piper. The Geraldine Bacing Club'e Spring Meeting was continued yesterday, and, the club being favoured with another fine day, the attendance waa quite as large as on Thursday. The fields were small, and the raoing on the whole was not so interesting aB on the first day, but the principal handicap produced a really good race, and Barney O'Hea's performance in the Trot was well worth seeing. The following are details :— STEWAEDS' DISTRICT "WELTER HANDICAP, of 30 soys ; second horse 3 soys. Seven furlongs. 33 Mr G. Harrison's eh m Manilla, by Johnny Fauikner— Sobriety, syrs, 9st 51b (M'Conoohie) 1 3G Mr E. VT. Hood's b g Fire King, aged, 9st 81b (Campbell) 2 64 Mr M. Hobbs's br h The Arbiter, aged, 10st71b ... (P. Cochrane) 3 5 Saddler Bst also started. Eire Bing led until entering the straight, where Manilla and The Arbiter joined him, and a capital race home was won cleverly by Manilla by a length, The Arbiter a good third. Time — lmin3Baeo. Dividend— £s. DISPOSAL STAKES, of 25 soys. Six furlongs. 58 Mr A. G. Holmes's br _ Jack, by Gorton— Hippona, aged, Bst (Barry) 1 18 Mr S. Brown's b g Kilmarnock, aged, Sst (W.Buddicombe) 2 8 Mr A. Sugden's gr g Digby Gray, Bst (Warne) 3 Jack led from start to finish/ winning with the greatest ease. Time — lmin 19£ sec. Dividend— £l 4s. The winner was sold to Mr P. M'Donald at £21. GERALDINE BACING CLUB HANDICAP, of 40 soys ; second horse 5 soys. One mile. 108 Mr M. Sherwin's b c Barmby, by Vanguard — Miss Lucy, 3yrs, Bst 31b ... (Derrett) 1 37 Mr V. Harris's eh h Goodwood, 6yrs, 7st 121 b (Pine) 2 12 Mr S. Brown's eh g Eosehill, syrs, 7st 21b (car. 7st 121 b) (Warne) 3 43 Aqualate Bst also started. After Borne considerable delay at the post, caused by Bosehill bolting and injuring hia rider—^C. Jones — the field waa sent away on even terms. Goodwood and Barmby raced side by side the whole distance, the latter winning a good race by half a length, Bosehill a fair third. Time— -lmin 49aec. Dividend— £l 13p." HANDICAP TEOT (in saddle), of 25 sovs; second horse 3 boys. One mile and a half. 6 Mr D. M'Lean's br g Barney O'Hea scr (A. Morrison) 1 46 Mr A. M'Kay's b m Madeline Msec (J. Harrold) 2 I Mr J. D. Loch ore's b m Joe 27sec (F . Anderson) 3 13 To Wanahu Ssec, 6 Boston Girl 178 ec, 14 Lily 24sec, 5 Tho Ihiko 24sec, 1 Joe 27scc, 3 Ishulet 3Ssec,4Ki_g Cole 33seo, 43 Belfast Girl 43scc, 0 Nitsua 43sec, 0 Chancellor 43sec, 1 Cascade 45sec aud 6 Golden Girl 45sec also started. Barney O'Hea, who trotted in his very beat form, and never broke, won a splendid race by twenty yards. Time— 3min 58aec_ Dividend— -822 ls. WELTEE HANDICAP, of 30 soys; second horse 3 soys. Six furlongs. 5 Mr F. C. Walden's b % The Parson, syrs, 9sfc 21b, by Tho Mute— Bonny Blink (W. Buddicombe) 1 2 Mr M. Hobbs's b g Lord Zetland, 6yrs, 12st 31b (F, Cochrane) 2 The weight completely stopped Lord Zetland, and The Parson won as he pleased. Time — lmin 233 sec. Dividend —-81 sa. SELLING HACK EACE, of 11 soys. Pour furlongs. 0 Mr F. M'Donald's b g Jack, aged, 9Bt 31b (Derrett) 1 63 Mr J. A. Holmes's br g Radical, aged, Bst 71b (W. Buddicome) 2 II Mr J. Hay's b g Decoy, aged, Bst 71b (Campbell) 3 16 Home Eule Bst 71b, 25 Wetsail Bsfc 71b, 1 Coinage Bst 71b, 13 Sebastopol Bst 71b, 4 Eefused Bst 71b and 1 Cheshunfc Bst 71b also started. Jack, who waß barred on the maohine, won very comfortably. A good race for second place. Time— s3ssec. Dividend— £1 18 a. The winner was sold at 4!21. SPEING DISTRICT HANDICAP, of 20 soys. Seveu furlongs. 43 Mr R. VT. Hood's b g Fire King, by Betrayer —Firefly, aged, Bsfc (Campbell) 1 71 Mr M. Hobbs's br h The Arbiter, aged, 9st (F. Cochrane) 2 24 Mr G. Harrison's eh m Manilla, syrs, Sst 101 b , (101 b extra, car. Bst 131 b) ... (M'Couochie) 3 Pire King led for six furlongs, when The Arbiter cloaed up, and a grand struggle home resulted in a short neck victory for Pire King. Time— lmin 26sec. Dividend— £2 11b.