WAIPUKURAU RACES.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1328, 2 March 1859, Page 5

WAIPUKURAU RACES.

2nd February.

Sibwabos—H. R. Russell, Esq., Capt. New

man, John Tucker, Esq.

Judqe—F. S. Abbott, Esq. CiEiut or Course—William Rich, Esq. A fine day and an unexpectedly liberal attendance .rendered the meeting very successful. The racing, considering that, (with the excepr lion o( Morning, Satan, and two Maori horses), the horses were untrained, was very.good; and if it did not quite come up to Ascot time, was fully as spirited. Several heavy falls were taken with the utmost good humour, and in no degree diminished the high spirit of the riders. Waipckdtuu Cop. ' £15. Entrance £1 , Is. Second horse to etre hie stakes. Heats. ■ Distance l£ miles. Blanc's e.g. Morning (Blanc) I 1 Hapuku's g.g. Satan, (Renata) 2 2 Renata's bk.g. Turikaringa 3 3 Dr. English's Pillt ... 0 0 G. B. Worgau's Lady.Grey (S. Cooper) 0 0 Wobueh Whip. , . £20. Second horse to save his stakes. £1 Is. entrance. Heats. Distance, 1 mile.and a distance. Open to all horses who have never won public money. Cooper's Whisker (owner) 1 1 Lloyd's Bess 4 2 Too Much 3 3 Panlitanga 2 5 Waipapa 5 4 Peacock'a Punch 0 0 fell ■ Tarapanga 0 0 distanced Hurdle Race. £15. .Second hor.se to save his stakes. £1 Iβ. Heats. Distance, 1 mile and,a distance, over 4 hurdles, 4 feet high. Win. Rich's Puhi (owner) 1 1 G. B. Worgan's Lady Grey (owner)... 2 2 Abbott's Brown Stout (S. Cooper) ... 3 3 Blain's Bushman (owner) 4 . 4 Dr. English's Pills 0 0 Russell's Defamation was entered, but did sot come up in time to start. Consolation Stakes. Of £5 55., added to a Sweepstakes of £l Is. each for beaten horses. Catch weights. Heats. One mile. Second horse to save his stakes. , Lloyd's b.m. Best (S. Cooper) ... 3 3 11 Renata's bk.g. Turikaringa 12 2 2 . Hapuka's g.g. Tarapanga. 2 13 3 Blain's b.g. Bushman 4 4 .4 0 Abbott's Brown Stout 0 0 0 0 Haurangi's .Satan 0 0 0 0 Peacock's Punch 0 0 0 0 Dr. English's Pills 0 0 0 0 This was decidedly the race of the meeting, each heat being well" contested. Scuuby Race. £5 ss. Open to all horses. £1 is. each. Once round the course, Catch weights. Second horse to save his stakes. Satan (F. Standish) 1

Black Doctor (Liddle)..... 2 The ruck, some five or six in number, were no where.