Second (Stakes) Day.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8990, 23 October 1896, Page 2

Second (Stakes) Day.

The 'oluh were favoured with ,better , weather to-day, and if anything • largo attendance than yesterday, when the takings ' exceeded the previous year. The rays of ' the sun were tempered with a slight brseze, whioh was very aooeptable. The fields - were again large, and some fine itart'ing. ' by Mr Charlie Cbavannes, md excellent , finishes were the order of the day.' For the Owen Stakes five nocsptsd, 13 for the Hack Flying, nine for the Second H»ndie»p Hurdles, five for the Seoond Handicap Hfcok • Hardies, eight for the Stakes, 12 for the Final Hack Handicap, 1 and 11 for the ' Marangai Stakes Handicap. 1 The action of th« olub in permitting the many well, known bookmakers present in town from', all parts of the colony,' aooe*s to all portions of tbe club's onolosures was commented upon, seeing that most olubs in the colony have of late Men a iome.what decisive action in this matter. The large' inoreaie in the totalisator investment! yesterday over the first of the Spring - meeting of last year, goes to prove • that the bookmakers kept good faith with the olub in abstaining from taking money whioh wonld go through the machine, ia faot we noticed several representatives of leading metallioians' doing considerable . business with the machine, and one sum of £50 wired from Auckland to a leading bookmaker unfortunately arrived too late ■ to be invested. The booths —publican's and luncheon — were well patronised, and the officials one and all did everything in their power to keep things going, notthe slightest hitch occurred. Tery flattering comments were made on the excellent way in which. " the affotrs ef the olub are managed, and the smoothness with whioh the various duties of the officials were carried out, The meeting bo far has been one of the most successful yet held by the Wanganui Jockey Club, on whioh they are to , be heartily oongratolated. The following programme was diicoursed by the Garrison Band under Bandmaster Biohardson's— • Quiok Marol, ' Dicks ' ,- quadrille, 'Titan'ia' ; glee, ' Fill the Shining Goblet ' ; schottiicbe,' 1 Flirtation 'jsoleo tion, 'Eureka'; contest; waltz, 'Traum Auf Dem Oceon 1 ; jig, 'Tomah'j polka, 'Honeymoon'; w&ltx, . 'Herzenslust'; miroh, 'The Boman'j quadrille, 'Boberto'i galop, 'Final " flutter. The dividends— up to the time of our going to, press — are moro substantial than were yesterday's, Mr Bvett carefully concealing the winners. In ths Hack Flying, First Beault did her patrons a good turn by paying the handsome dividend of £20 15», while Mr T Bristol's Swift, who put in real good time in tbe Handicap Hurdles, re- ' warded backers with the sum of £16 19s, Following are the results up to the houc of going to press :— Owen Stakes Handicap, of SOsovs; second horse to receive 10 soys from the stakes; distance, {-mile. 32 -Mr D BuUira's br h Bioomsbury, by Sou'- wester-- Grlenavy, aged, 7st (Kingan) ... " 1 191— Mr F S Anthony's br h Errand Boy, by Cap-a-pie— Midnight, aged, Bst 91b (Hanson) ... t ... 2 89— Mr J P Beloher's o h Bedgebrook, by Louis DOr — Viotress, 6yrs, 7st 81b {Price) ... a" 112 TJmslopogaas Bst 71b (Jenkins) and 21 Happy Dream 6st 71b (McOlear) also started. The five contestants were dispatched on their journey to a rathor indifferent stare, of whioh Sedgebrook got the worst. The colours of Errand Boy were soon in the van, tha,Oap.a-pie horse being followed by Umslopogaas, Happy Dream and Bloomsbury being slightly in advanco of Sedgebrook, The latter, howev«r, soon nude up the lost ground, and raced down the back stretch neck and neck with Errand Boy, with the rest bunched. Entering the straight the positions wern unobanged, but a few strides further sow Errand Boy with a slight advantage from Sedgebrook, with Bloomsbury and TJmslopogaas coming fait on ths 'outside. Mr Anthony's hone, however, maintained hii lead, and half way up

the straight it looked the best of good things for him, bnt Bloomsbnry here put in a well-timed ran, and rapidly overtaking the , leading pair, won on the post by a head from Errand Boy. tiedgebrook was a bare length away third ; then came Umslopogaas, with Happy Dream a bad last. Total investors, 4*6; dividend, £12 10s. Time' lmin 17 3-sth sec Haolc Flying Handicap, of 30sovs; second horse to receive 6 sova from the stakes; distance, three-q«arters of a mile ; minimum weight, 7st 71b. 19— Mr J H Prosser's b h First Hesult, Wapiti—Waltonia, 4yrs, 816 3lb (Hughes) 1 83 ~Mr,Tbos. 6oott'» fa g Indian Shot, Torpedo— Honeysuckle, 9it Bib, 4yrs (Bced> ... ... 8 109 -Mr S 0 Roddy's br g Splinter, by Nalator — Doo Juan msra, 4yrs, Bst 71b (WLite) 8 Also started— 39 St Vin»eat, 9it lib, Busiell; 41 Return, Bst 61b, Hall; 107 Ascot Vale, Bst 61b, Bayoor; 15 Emerald, 7itl2lb, Kooij 11 Sweet Sleep, 7st 121 b, Ferry; 7 Aqaafortis, 7*t 101 b, Better; 6 Silver Sea, 7>t 91b, Gillie; 2 Sirs, 7st 7lb, A Cox; Saissby, 7it 71b, Marina was eoratched. A fairly good start saw St Vincent quickest on his legs, Splinter being his neareit attendant. St Vincent kept bis position for hair a milo, when Splinter passed ' him and led into the straight, where ho was ohallengod by Indian Shot, who then assumed command. When within fiity yards of tho post the race looked all over, but at this juncture Firit Besult shot out from the ruck and rapidly overtaking Indian Shot and Splinter, won by half a length, Splinter being a length aw»y third, the others cluttered. Total— 439. Dividend, £20 IBs. Time, ]minlßseo. Second Handicap Hurdle Race, of lOOsovs; second horse to receive 15 soys from the stakes; distance, about I} miles; over se von flights of hurdles 3ft 6in in height, 86— Mr T S Bristol's b m Swift, by Natitor— Gladiator mare, aged, 9tt 61b {J Iraing) 1 68— Mr H Helier's b m Docility, by Foul Bhot — Treason mare, aged, 9it 51b (White) 2 127— Mr E Whakaahu's 0 m Bangipai, by Sou'wester— May King mare, aged, lOst 8 174 .Kapna 12st 61b, Hall; 106 Tallyho list 31b, alitohell; 81 Auroa 9at 101 b; 39 Glenelg 9it 101 b, Walls; 64 Frank 9at 101 b, Davidson; 83 Tuhiwai 9it 31b, Higgins, also started. A very b«d start, Frank getting away a clear length to the good, with Kapua, Swift, and Glenelg following in that order. Tailjho fell at the curdle at the entrance to the straight, bnt the jockey reoeived no serious injury, f afsißg the stand the first time ronnd the order was Frank, .Glenelg, Kapna, Swift, Dooility, |&angipai, Tuhiwai, and Auroa. At the half mile post Kaput made a forward move, and ran into Srst place, whUe Dooility also went up, Abont a distance from home Swift took tbe lead, and negotiating tho last obstacle safely Jed into the straight. Kapna, Dooility, and Bangipai here challenged the leader, bnt Mr Bristol's mare kept her advantage, and passed the winning post one and a half lengths in front of Dooility, who was about a similar distance in front of Bangipai, the remainder in straggling order. Total— 678; dividend, £16 19i, Time, Bmin 24eeo Second Handicap Hack Hurdle Race, of 35 soys; second hone to receive 6 soys from the stakes ; distance, about one mile and a half ; ever six flights of hurdles 3ft Gin in height. 12— Mr James Mayo'i br m Halcione, by Torpsdo— Creeping Jane, 6yrs, lOst 61b (Coleman ... 1 1 40— Messrs Stuart and Doble's blk g Bgmont," by Armourer, aged, lOst (W. Biggins) 2 60— Mr Louis Proctor's b g Ventnre, by Voltigenr— Traducer mare, 672-1, . lOst (Frootor) 8 Also started— 2l7— Gipsy Prince, list 71b (Morris) and 145-Olayton, lOifc 51b ,' IP. Johnson). Mr Ohavannes despatched the field on ' fairly even termr, Halcione soon putting • length of daylight between the rest of the field. Pasting the stand the first time ronnd Mr Mayo's mare was still in the van, Clayton being her nearest attendant. At the 4 mile post Clayton passed Haloione, while the others were only a short distance ■ away: At the back stretch Gipsy Prince ' made a forward move under the whip, but < lost a good deal through jumping wide at the next obstaole. Clayton still led to tbe quarter-mile post, where the field were well 1 together. Coming round the bend for home Haloione displaced Clayton, while Egraont also put in his olaim, and Ventnre improved hit/ position. The last hurdle being negotiated in safety, ' Halioone came into tbe straight with 'a length's lead, and despite strennons efforts on the: part of Higgins on Egmont, and Prootor on Ventnre, the daughter of Torpedo >nd Creeping Jane managed to hold' her position to the end, winning all out by a bare half length, Venture being a long neck behind Egmont. Gipsy Prince ' fourth and Clayton last. Total— s4l. Dividend, £6 61. Time, 2min 69 3>6th ioo. Wanganni Stakes Handicap, of 150 soys ; second horse to receive 20 soys from the 1 'etakes ; distance, one and a half miles ; winner of Owen Stakes to carry a penalty of 61bs. ' 87— Mr TJtiku Marumaru's b h Baogipnhi, by 'Feve— Mystery Girl, aged, 7sk 12.1 b (Kaynor) 1 28Mr G Moore's br h Hotspur, by Sou'wester—Grace Darling, aged, 6st 71b (Kingan) 2 ' 228-Dr J Beed's br g Voltigeur, by lim Whiffler— Voltarins, syn, 7st 61b (Price) ... 8 124— Mr G Williams'! b g Man-o'-war, v' by Nelson— Muskerina, sy», Bit (Hughss) 0 45— Mr St Helier's br m Crimson Streak, by Nordenfeldt— Hipporina, Syrs, ' ' 61b 111 b (MoAlleer) 0 151— MrR Connop's 0 g Lotion, by Sou'wester — Linament, 6yrs,' Sit 121 b (Oonnop) ... ' r ... 0 \ 844— Mr J G Oollins's b m Lorelei, by Cruiier — Laurel, . syrs, Bit 91b ' (Jenkins) 0 Splendid finish. Won all out by half a [ length, Ngatuejre was soratohed, Diyi- ' dend, Jgd 61. lime, 2min 43>ec,