TOKOMAIRIRO RACES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1030, 5 April 1884, Page 3

TOKOMAIRIRO RACES.

First Day.

(Front our own, Correspondent.) The first day's racing under the auspices of the newly-formed Jockey Club took place in Mr Carson's paddock near Milton on Thursday. The weather was all that could be desired. The attendance was very good, especially at this season of the year, when the farmers are so busily engaged in the harvest-field. It is computed that there were close on 1000 people on the ground. The horses owned by residents of Tuapeka County did not show up very prominently in any of the events : Edaluciss was nowhere in the Maiden Plate ; Nelly did notshowupin the trot; Blackboy was outpaced in the Tokomairiro Handicap; and neither Marksman nor Sir William gave Sir Audley (formerly owned by Mr JX H. Mervyn, but now the property of Mr M. M'Laren) much trouble in the Novel Race. I'he entries -for all of the events

were very good, and the racing on the whole was above the average of country meetings. Messrs Bastings aud Armstrong had the management of the publicans' booth ; Mr Julius the refreshment ; and Mrs Silk (of Lawrence) the fruitstall. . Appended are the results of the different events :— Maiden Plate, of £20.— Distance, 1J miles ; weight for age; for all horses that have not won an Advertised race of £20. Mr John M'Coy's Larry (Allen) 1 .Mr Jas. Cotton's Gleuora 2 Mr J. Stephenion's Jenny 3 Six others, including Edaluoiss, came to the post. Larry won with comparative ease. >- Tokomairibo Handicap, of £60.— Distance, 1* miles, Mr H. Goodman's Billy (Mitchell) 1 Mr River's Don Jose 2 Mr Kenyon'a Theuge 3 The other starters were Blackboy, Prospero, and Minnie. Billy won hard held by two lengths. 1 Handicap Time Trotting Rack of £30.— Distance, three miles ; no weight under 10 stone. Mr N. Brown's Charley (Taggart) 1 NrJ. Fairley's Bella 2 Nr H. Jones' Fred 3 Ace of Clubs, Nelly, Spotted Maiden, Wakatu, Nancy, Boojum, Emma and Catina also started. Charley, who got 40 sees., start, kept the lead after the first round, and, although hard pressed by Bella, won by a length. I Novel Race, of £30.— Distance, 11 miles ; winner to be sold and tbe whole of the proceeds to go to the race fund. No horse to carry less than 9 stone. Mr M. M'Laren's Sir Audley (Owner) 1 Mr M'Donald's Marksman 2 Mr T. Dwyer'a Sir William 3 Sir Audley won by fully three lengths. Farmers' Race, of £15.— Distance, one mile; no weight under 9 stone. Mr P. M'GiU's Flapjack (Cotton) 1 Mr D. Corsan'a Bruce 2 Mr A. Scott's Argyle 3 Four others ran. Flapjack won easily. Publicans 1 Handicap, of £30.— Distance, one mile. Mr H, Goodman's Billy (Mitchell) 1 Mr J. M'Coy's Larry 2 Mr C. Payney's Warwick 3 Four others came to the post. Billy was never called upon to exert himself, although he came in a winner by a dozen lengths. The sum of £779 was passed through the totalisator for the day, Second Day. The second day's racing took place yesterday (Friday.) The attendance was not so large as on the previous day, but notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, about 500 people put in an appearance. During the day, £803 passed through the totalisator, the biggest dividend (£ll 3s) being paid on Molly Bawn, winner of the Flying Handicap. The following are the winners of the different events : — Handicap Hdrdle Race, of £25.— Distance, two miles ; over 8 flights. Mr A. Smith's Little John 1 Mr J. Cotton's Glenora 2 Six started. Little John won easily by three lengths. Galway tripped in going over one of the hurdles, rolling over his rider (Lewis), who got a severe shaking, but was not seriously hurt. Bruce District Race, of £20.— Distance, li miles ; no weight under 9 stone. Mr P. M'GiU's Flapjack 1 Mr T. James's Land Leaguer 2 Seven came to the post. Flapjack won in a canter, hard held. President's Handicap, of £50.— Distance, li miles. Mr T. Pollock's Proapero 1 Mr H. Goodman's Billy 2 Mr Rivers' Don Jose 3 Thiß was a capital race, Prospero winning by a short half-length. Hack Selmng Race, of £15.— Distance, one mile ; winner to be Bold for £15, surplus to go to the Club ; no weight under 9 stone. Mr M. M'Laren's Sir Audley 1 Resartus passed the post first, but a protest (subsequently sustained) was lodged against his going inside a post. Sir Audley, who was second, was therefore awarded the stakes. Flying Handicap, of £25. —Distance, one mile. Mr W. Brown's Molly Bawn 1 Mr Rivers' Don Jose 2 Won by a short head. Consolation Handicap, of £15, — Distance, one mile. Mr Rivers' Don Josa 1 A second Hack Selling Race, being an extra event, was arranged, and resulted in a win for Resartus.