RACING.

West Coast Times, 2 January 1889, Page 4

RACING.

GEETMOUTH MIDSUMMER MEETING; Gbethootb, Deo. 31. There was glorious weather and a very good attendance of the public. The follow* ing are the results :— Omotumtjtu Handicap—One Mile. M'Connon's Corrivicb, 7it 2lb ... 1 Panetti's Mikado, Bst 21b 2 Clangbesy's Maid of Valley, 7st 131 b 3 Time, lmin Ss|sec. Totalisator, £276 ; dividend, £7 6s. Hrck Race, f Mile — Kellock's Eatratos, 1 . Time, lmin SOaeo. Totalisator, £274 ; dividend, £1 15s. Midsummer Handicap, 12Oiovs, 1| Miles— This lay between Martonian and College Boy, all the others were scratched — Leeaton, Mont dOr, Mao and Escapade. This was an easy win for Martonian. Sime, 2min 50sec. Totalisator, £301; dividend, £2 4s West Coast Produce Stakes, 5 Furlongs — Claughesy's Maid of Valley, 1 ; Beche's Scrip, 2 ; Moss Rose, 3. Colonel bolted coming|in. Time, lmin 28>ec. Totalia&tor, £534 ; dividend £2. Railway Stakes Handicap, 1$ Miles— Comvich, 1 ; Steelbone, 2 ; College Boy, S. This win was a complete surprise to everybody, no one thinking the mare had the slightest chance. Time. 2mio 28|seo. Totalisator. £428 ; dividend, £5 7s. Only 72 laid on the winner in the totalisator. Handicap Htjbdle Rack— 2 Miles. leaac ... 1 Oceola 2 Captain Abram 3 Time, 4min 28sec. Totalisator, £418 ; dividend £1 18s 6d. Total amount passed through, £2220. SECOND DAY. For the races there was another 6ne day, but the attendance was '.not fuite so large a a yesterday. Handicap Hurdle, fiO bovb., 1$ mils. This? was an sstoniehing good race, four horses jumping the last hurdle almost to« gethor and won by a short head, Orbond's Mao, list 21b», 1 ; BradUj's Isaac, list IQlb, 2 ; Hfttbaway's Oceola,

10it 10lb, d. Captain Abram and Cobnel 1 also ran. Time, 3min 34seiss. TottUtator, £500 ; dividend, £2 18b. Grey Valley Stakes, 103 soyi. 1} arileaJ — Hobb'a Hermitage, 9st4lbs, 1; Fanettl'a Bewi, 9at 4lb, 2. Martoniau was scratohd. Time, 3mia 20aeo Totallsator, £391 ; dividend, £1 Bs. Selling Race Handicap, 1 Mile— Tan, net's Sir William, 7at Blb, 1 ; Kollook'a Estratos, 9at 71b, 2; Omoturaage, Sat 101 b, 3. An easy win, Time, lmin 55sec. Totaliiator, £495 ; dividend, £4 2a 6d. Brnnner Stakes Handicap, lOiove, U Miles— This lay between Martonisa and Maid of Valley, all the others were seratohed. MaitonUn, Bst 101 b, 1 : Maid of Valley . 7st 91b. 2. Won easily. Time, train 2isec. Totalisator, £895; dividend, £1 7e 6d.

Flying Handicap, 6 Farlofigs~-Of six entered only two cam* to the Poit— Es* capade and Borip. It was a g<£t to Escapade who won hands down with 9»t 61b, from Scrip with 6st 91b. Time, lmin !21£see. Totaliiator, £102; dirdend, £1 36.

Consolation Handicap, one mile, was won by Rowi by a eoufle of lengths with 9st 41b ; College Boy, Bst 31b, 2 ; Briar Leaf, 7efc, 3. Time, lrain 49Jsec. To* tafcator, £846 ; dividend, £3. The amount that passed through the tot&l(sator W as £2129: