Second Day,

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 155, 26 January 1871, Page 5

Second Day,

Publicans' Purse of 30 soys ; distance, 1 mile. H. Prince's m g Staekpole, 5 years ; Tst. 71ba. - - (Richards) 1 Williams' Star of the South, aged ; Bst. 21bs. -... (Hill; 2 J. Williams' eh g Banjo, aged ; Bst (J. Cotton) The following went to the post : — Raven, Lyndon, Little Nell, Ghitz-who-gero, and Catapult. Lyndon displ?.y*d a better temper, and Staekpole indulged in a little rearing. Before Mr. Sheath had held up his flag, the horses came up in a body, and through some of the by-standers calling '•Away!" five of them rushed off, leaving Stackpole, Banjo, and Catapult nt the post. Mr. Sheath called out '• No Start !" but the Jocks persisted in travelling. This false start resulted in Pi a. yon and Lyndon passing the judge almost a dead heat, Lyndon receiving the judge's fiat by a nose. Through this mistake, the stewards postponed the race for an hour. Gntz-who-gero crippled herself, and did not start again. Raven was started, but at once pulled up immediately after the second start. So it may be said that only five. went for this stakt% which was won easily by Staekpole ; .Shir of the South being a good a-jcond. Time, 1 mm. 40 sees. Town Plate, of 75 sovereigns ; distance, two and a half miles ; weight for agp. TT. Prince's b g Backbiter, aged; lOst. lib. (Goodger) (walk over)

This race was the most unsatisfactory one in the whole meeting, and shows the necessity of handicap races. Mr. Prince mounted Bedouin, and at the word '* Off!*' Backbiter walked away, Bedouin retired, allowing Backbiter to get the money without any trouble Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 soya. ;

distance, two and a-half mileß ; over nine flights of hurdles, throe and ahalf feet high. Pritcliard's Don Pedro, aged, list. (Goodman) 1 Langley's Sir Charles, 6 years, lOst. (O'Brien) 2 J. Williams' Star of the South, aged; lOst. lib. - - (MaokayJ 3 Wm. Pine's Chance, agSd, Bst. 81b. (Robinson) 0 The T?ace — After one false start, Don Pedro rushed away with a long lead, followed by the Star, Si.- Charles and Chance in order named. The same positions were kept until nearing the sixth Imrdle, wl en Chance drew up, collaring and passing Sir Charles, but, unfortunately, at the sixth hurdle, came to grief, and afterwards was out of the race, Robinson, the rider, escaping with a few bruises. From the sixth hurdle, Star of the South gained every stride on Don Pedro, who had held a strong lead of about twelve lengths. Sir Charles, who was well ridden by O'Brien, also came with a rush, but of no avail. On entering the straight, Don Pedro held a lead of four lengths, but on rising the ninth and last hurdle was only" two lengths ahead of the Star, who here, unfortunately, came down a burster, rolling over and over with his jockey. Sir Charles here came up, and, with the good management of O'Brien, jumped clear of the Star, and came in second. The rider of the Star, thinking he had another time to go round, remounted, but was told to stop. The Star was very much shaken, and the jockey's face bruised. Chance was much admired for the splendid manner he jumped the five hurdles he went over.

Flying Handicap, of 50 soys. ; distance,

one and a-half mile. IT. Prince's Backbiter, aged, lOst. (Guodger) 1 G-. Williams' Duchess, syrs., Bst. 41b. (Hill) 2 H. Prince's Staekpole, 5 yrs., Bst. 21b. (Richards) 3 The following also started :—Catapult. Banjo, Bobby Burns, Young Lady of the Lake, and Forotop. Lyndon was scratched.

The Race — Tliia was the best start of the whole meeting. Mr. Sheath got them away at the first attempt on equal terms. Staekpole was soon noticed in front with orders to make the pace hot, and pump the others out, so as to make it easy for old Backbiter, and which worked well. Duchess and two others raced after Srackpolc, and were close on his heels ou passing the stand the first timo. On rising the hill, Backbiter, who had been carefully nursed, and in commaud of the rear division, improved his position. On crossing the recreation ground, Duchess passed Stack polo, and took tlie lead. This being noticed by Goodger, the rider of Backbiter, he roused him up, and soon passed Staekpole, and overhauled Duchess, and entered the straight, leading by nearly two lengths. The riders then set to work with tacir whips, but tiie mare had to succumb to a defeat by

three-quarters of a length after a very game run race. ' Consolation Handicap, of 15 soys. ; for ' all beaten horses ; distance, ono and ;i half mile, Robinson's eh g Lyndon, aged ; Bst. 41bs. - - " - (J. Cotton) 1 Lefevre'd Tiger, aged ; 7st. lllbs. (Richards) 2 The" race. — At the first attempt, Tiger rushed away with the lead, closely followed by Lyndon, but was soon deprived of the honour by Lyndon, who passed the judge the first time, a length a-head of Tiger. On going through the cutting, Cotton bid Richards good-bye, and on erossiug the recreation ground was ten lengths a head. Cotton here eased Lyndon up the straight, und cantered home a winner by three lengths. This race finished the programme. Mr. Hay, one of the stewards, announced that there would be races on Saturday, the stewards having set apart L 55 for that purpose.