SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5302, 7 March 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

FIRST DAY.

The races yesterday were in every sense of the word a success, the attendance, though not so numerous as it had been at one or "two of the former meetings, was better than last year. The weather was unfortuuately not exactly what might have been wished for, a slight drizzle coming on just as the Cup horses were doingtheirpreliminary gallops ; a biting wind was blowing nearly all the afternoon. The events were all got off punctually, and Mr J. Higgie fully upheld his reputation as one of the best starters on the Coasii. The handicapper, Mr J. 0. Evitt, was deservedly cheered for his [success in getting close finishes, the Derby, Cup, and Flying Handicap being all remarkably good in this respect. The Clerk of the Scales, Mr Abbot, was ably assisted by Mr C. S. Cross, and no trouble was experienced in the weighing in after the various events. Any record of a Wanganui race meeting would be incomplete without the name of the indefatigable Secretary, Mr F. R. Jackson, being mentioned. Thi3 gentleman always attends to the arduous duties which attach to the situ* ation, so well, that it is only necessary to state that at this meeting he was in no respect behind in his attention. The Derby was a good opening, the pace being warm throughout. The time this year was the fastest in which the youngsters' race has yet been run on the Wanganui course, the time being 2min 44 2-ssec, as against last year's, the fastest on record, 2min 47 4-ssec. The finish was a close one, and on the jockey being weighed out, Mr Tancred was heartily cheered. This race was a boil over to a certain extent, as the horse backed by the public came in second. In the Hurdles the patronisers of the totalisator showed that with the majority Loch ' Lomond was the favorite. The event was evidently a moral, as the winner came in hard held. The Saplings start was the worst of the day, TParvenu getting an enormous advantage over the others, and though Wattie tried very hard to overhaul Mr Scott's horse, it was no use, and the victory at Turakina was reversed. The time was only 2-sths of a second less than the same race took last year. The Cup was, of c urse, the great event of the day, and excitement ran high as the horses passed through the lawn in accordance with the usual custom. The Poet was the first favorite with the public, and in this instance they judged rightly. The start was an excellent one, all the horses getting away in a heap. The pace was kept warm by Administrator the whole way round, and though not so fast as when in 1881 Sir George won it (the time that year being 4min lOJsec) the time was the next best on record. The Flying Handicap was certainly the best race of the day, the Derby winner pushing Hinemoa hard all the way, and finishing only a nose behind. For the llaiden Hurdles Exchange was a hot favorite, and events proved that the public were correct in their opinions. It will be satisfactory to our readers to note that "Flaneur" was very successful in giving his tips for the first day's events. Out of the three placed horses in the Derby he selected the first one, and his nominee for second place came in third. In the Cup he was also successful in picking the first and third horses — no small feather in his hat, considering the number of horses which ran. In the Flying handicap the two first horses were also placed as they came in. The bookmakers were present in good numbers, but the public were evidently not inclined for laying a shot with them, and consequently the metalliciaus were forced to do business among themselves. The two machines were kept busy all day, and Messrs Hill and Poole gave every satisfaction in their management, Wanganui Cup Handicap, of 500 soya ; second horse to receive 50 soys from the stakes ; third horse to save his stakes ; nominations, 2 soys ; acceptance, 7 sovs; and 5 soys on the night of general entries ; distance 2J miles ; winner of any handicap of the value of 300 soys or more, alter declaration of weights, to carry 71bs extra ; of two or more such races, lOlbs extia ; or any handicap race of the value of 200 soys, to carry 51bs extra ; of two or more such races, 81bs extra ; of one or more such races of the value of 200 soys, together with the one of the value of 300 soys, 91bs extra. Mr R. Bate's Poet, 7st 51b (Derrett) ... 1 Mr Tancred's Administrator, 6st 101 b (Chapman) 2 Mr Sta .dish's Normanby (Williams) ... 3 Buzzard, Wairuaretta, and The Laird were scratched. Tim Whiffler, Libeller, Maori, Bjyard, Refrigerator, Ahua, and Blue Gown also ran. After two false starts Mr Higgie got the horses away all together, the start being the best of the day. The Poet lead into the straight, all the others being close together. The horses passed the post in the following order— Libeller, Administrator, Ahua, Poet, the rest being all in a heap, with Tim Whiffler last. At the J-mile Administrator took first place, with Libeller second and Blue Gown third. Administrator here forced the running, and by the time the mile had been reached was leading, with Refrigerator second. Jbassing the post for the second time Administrator still lead, Libeller taking second place, and the rest were all together. At the mile and a half Normanby went up for a little, and Ahua dropped into last place. The Poet here commenced to show up, and soon took fourth place, Administrator still holding first place when the two miles ha 1 bei n done. Coming into the straight Ihe Poet improved his position, and took second place, Normanbv being close up. The whips were then resorted to and a splendid race ensued, Derrett ju^t letting The Poet out in the straight, and wiuniug by half a length Administrator a good second, Normanby third, Maori fourth, Libel'er fifth, Ahua sixth, 'I itn Whiffler and Blue Gown being last. Inside machine, 306 j dividend, £7 4s. 76 were on the Poet, 56 Tim Whiffler, 38 Libeller, 21 Bayard, 45 Normanby, 7 Refrigerator, 44 Administrator, 3 Ahua, and 5 Blue Gown. Outside machine, 652 j dividend, £3 Is Poet had 165, Tim Whiffler 119, Libeller 98, Maori 22, Bayard 39, Normanby 111, Refrigerator 16, Adminibtrator 65, Ahua 3, and Blue Gown 17Time 4min 12 l-sfch sec. HACK BACK. H. H. Jackson's Makoia ..1 P. Harrison's Apology 2 Five other horses ran. A good start was effected, Makoia taking the lead at once, which was retained all the way round. The second horde came away from the ruck on entering the straight, but could not approach the winner. Time, lniin 533ec. Outside totalisator paid a dividend of £2 10, and that received inside the lawn was £2 4s. Flying Handicap, of 115 soys ; second horse to receive 15 soys out of the stakes ; 1 mile and a distance ; nomination, 2 soys ; acceptance, 3 soys. Mr G. Wratt's Hmemoa, 7st 101 b (McCormick) 1 Mr P. Tancred's Consul, 7st 51b (Chapman) ... ... ... ... ... 2 Mr Smith's Tim Whiffler, Sst 131 b (Butler) j ... ' ... 3 Dusk, Witiora, L^ones^a, Okato, S>»toria, and Sweet Home also ran. M 'ori, Ringleader, Danebury, Buzzird, Normanby, Administrator, Sham, and Larrikin were all scratched. Hinemoa jumped away witli the start, and Witiora got the next best advantage. Passing the post for the Gr3t time Witiora and Okato were together, Hinemoa being close up. At the cjuaiter-mile post Witiora went ahead, Hinemoa occupying second pl>ce, Okato third, and Consul fourth. When the lialfmile was reached, Hinemoa went into first place again, and Consul crept up into second place. The remainder of the running was then between Hiiiemoa and Consul, and coming up the straight both horses whipped hard, Hinemoa having a slight advantage, which was maintained, and McCorinick landed her a winner by a nose. Tim Whiffler was a good third, and Witiora fourth. Totalisator (outside), 296 ; dividend, £3 12. Inside totalisator, 208 ; dividend, £4 'ds. Time, 2min 2li sthsec. Maiden Hurdle Race, of 30 soys j 2 miles and a distance ; eutrance, 3 soys ; welter weight for age ; winner of any hurdle race after date of entry, to carry 71bs extra,

Air Alfred Martin's Exchange (Hope) Bst lOlbs „ ... 1 Mr P. Smith's Denbigh, (Higginson) lOat Mr P. Smith's Kelpie,'(Stewart) lOst 81b.",' 3 Helicore, Home Rue, Loch Lomond, and Sir William also ran. Mr Wrath's Himalaya was scratched. The start was a good one, the horses getting away in a heap; all cleared the first hurdle. Passing the stand Loch Lomond led, with Helicore close", ?up, and Home Rule third. This order was held till after the second hurdle, when Denbigh pushed ahead and took third place, Home Rule securing second. Coming into the straight Home Rule was first with Exchange second. Nearing the .14 mile distance post Kelpie crept into second place. Rounding the course at the bottom the horses were all well together, Exchange still leading. ' All | crossed the hurdle in good style, Exchange I first, the others whipping hard. ". Higginson and Hope had a good race for first place, Exchange winning by a length, Kelpie a good third, Home Rule fourth. Totalisator—lnside, 194 members, of which 59 were on the winner, 32 Kelpie, 15 Helicore, 8 Home Rule, 47 Loch Lomond, 14 Sir William, and 21 Denbigh; dividend, £2 19a. Outside — 134 members, 45 being on Exchange, 14 Kelpie, 12 Helicore, 7 Home Rule, 33 Loch Lomond, & Sir William, 16 Denbigh ; dividend, £2 13s. Time, 4min Msec. SECOND DAY. Maidsn Plate of 50 soys; for three-year-olds and upwards ; weight for age j distance, 1£ miles; entrance, 3 soys j open to all horses that have never won any race prior to entry ; winners of any race after entry to carry a penalty of 51bs. Mr Fleetwood's Martha, 3 yrs, 7st 131ba (McCormick) .-, 1 -Mr G. Napier's Parera, 4 yrs, Bst lllba (Wattie) 2 Mr 6. H. Gibson's Daphne, 4yrs, Bst lllbs (Hope) M , m 3 Auctioneer sprang" away with the lead, Daphne being close up, and Parera lasfcf Rounding the course Daphne led witrF^ Auctioneer close up, Martha last. Corn-* ing into the straight Parera took second place, but when the post was reached Daphne still led and Auctioneer hadagain taken second place, Parera next, and Martha holding back: Reaching the quarter-mile the same order was held, but before the next quarter had been done Daphne gave up first place to Auctioneer. Passing the half-mile Parera went ahead into second place, and was gaining fast on the first horse. Martha then took up the going, and soon passed the others, and on coming into the straight McCormick let her out, and the race then was virtually over, though Wattie tried all he knew to ovtrhaul her ; it was no use, and Martha came in hard held, winning by two lengths, Daphne third, and Auctioneer last. Time, 3min. Inside totalisator 205, 68 on Martha, 23 Daphne", 185 Parera, 28 Auctioneer, dividend £2 14s. Outside machine 166, 56 on the winner, 15 Daphne, 69 Parera, 26 Auctioneer. Dividend £2 13s. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 soys ; distance, 2£ miles ; over 9 jumps, 3ft 9in high ; nomination, 2 soys ; acceptance, 3 soys; weights to be declared at 8 p.m. on the Bth of March ; acceptances at 10 a.m. on the day of the race. Mr Douglas 1 Loch Lomond, 12st (Warrimer) 1 Mr P. Smith's Denbigh, 9st 7ib (Higginson) 2 Mr A. McColl's Orient, lOst 121 b (Freeth) 3 The Druid, Chandler, Kelpie, Diomedes, Hewitt's Loch Lomond, Bugler, Exchange, Adventurer, Chevalier, and Skylark also ran. Somnus, Mount, and New Year were scratched. Mr Higgie got them away to a fair start, of which Chandler got the best, with Orient second, Diomedes and Loch Lomond third and fourth. All cleared the jump at the entrance to the straight, Cheva. lier jumping badly. At the next hurdle, Cressy, the rider of Adventurer, was thrown, as his horae refused to rise at the jump. Passing the post the order was Chevalier first, Diomedes close up, Orient third and Exchange fourth, the rest being all close together. Chevalier increased the lead at the quarter mile, Diomedes and Orient occupying the next positions. Nearing the mile and half Loch Lomond pushed ahead and took fourth place. Entering the straight for the second time Chevalier still led but jumped rather wide, Diomedes and Orient still occupying second and third places. In this order they passed the post Chandler being fourth, Loch Lomond fifth, Bagler sixth, with the rest altogether. At the top of the course Orient took first place, and when two miles had been done Loch Lomond took third place. A fine race ensued before entering the straight between Orient and Loch Lomond, Diomedes holding third place. In the straight, it was seen to be a moral for Loch Lomond, Orient failing to get near him. On the post, Denbigh beat Orient for second place, Diomedes fourth, Skylark, Hewitt's Loch Lomond, Bugler, Chandler, The Druid, and Chevalier finishing in the order named ; Exchange out of it altogether. Tims, smin 17 l-sth sees. Inside totalisator, 434 ; 94 on the winner, 33 Druid, 86 Orient, 87 Chandler, 23 Denbigh, 19 Diomedes, 7 Bugler, 4 Adventurer, 34 Exchange, 34 Chevalier, 9 Skylark. Dividend, £4 3s. Outside, dividend £4 9s. Wangantji Stakes Handicap, of 200 soys ; second horse to receive 30 soys out of the stakes; third horse to save his stakes; for three-year-olds and upwards; distance, 2 miles ; nomination, 2 soys; acceptance, 5 soys. Mr B. Brown's Maori, 7st (Woods) ... 1 Mr R, Bate's The Poet, Bst2lb (Derrett)... 2 Mr J. Bobbett's Libeller 7st 71b (Dustinj... 3 Bayard, Hippona, Normanby, Consul, and Refrigerator were all that started out of 26 entries. The Poet got the best of the start with Libeller second and Bayard third. These positions were kept till the half mile post was reached, when Consul went through the others and took first place, The Poet falling back to third. Entering the straight Normanby passed The Poet. At the post the order of r unniug was Consul first, Refrigerator, The Poet, and Normanby third Bayard last. Nearing the mile and a quarter post, Hippona went ahead, and raced for a while in company with Refrigerator and Consul for first place, and by the time the next quarter pott was reached a sheet could have "been thrown over the first half dozen. The Poet ran into fourth place, and before the If -mile were finished he had secured second place. Entering the straight all the whips were out, Maori coming ahead of all the others and Consul last. A grand race ensued Maori winniug by half a length The Poet with Libeller just half a length behind for third place, Refrigerator fourth, Hippona fifth, Bayard and Consul last. Time 3.44 2-5. Totalisator inside 321, 14 on Maori, 19 Eefrigerator, 44 Consul, 130 Poet, 59 Libeller, 41 Normanby, 5 Bayard. Dividend £20 12s 0. Outside machine 17 on the winner, 9 Refrigerator, 39 Consul, 102 Poet, 54 Libeller, 26 Normanby, 5 Bayard. Dividend £13 8s 0. ' . J _ Nursery Handicap, of 50 soys; for two-year-olds ; distance, f mile ; nomination, I soy ; acceptance, 2 soys. Mr D Scott's Parvenu, 2yrs, 9st (Scott) 1 Mr Fred Paneti's Miss Puritan, 2yrs, Bst I Wattie) .»2 Mr VV. Handley's Titokowaru, 2yrs, 7sfe*v (Hollywood) ... .- ... .» 8* Auvil and Koromiko also ran. The stait was only fair, Parvenu getting the best, with Wattie close up, Titokowaru third, and Koromiko last. Anvil's jockey came to grief before going quarter of a mile, though he escaped being hurt by his presence of mind in sticking to the horse. The race was between Parvenu and Miss Puritan, though Wattie rode all he knew, the chestnut was never beaten, and finished half a length m front of Miss Puritan, Titokouaru a good third and Koroniko last. Totalisators, inside 209, of which 92 was on Parvenu, 20 Anvil, 67 Miss Puritan, 14 Koromiko, 3 Titokowara. Outside machine 124—60 on winner, 9 Anvil, 49 Miss Puritan, 6 Koromiko ; dividend £1 17s. Time, 1 mm 24 sec. The Hack Race was won by Mr H. Jackson's Makoia.