FIRST DAY.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1413, 16 March 1860, Page 3

FIRST DAY.

WEDNESDAY, 14th MARCH, 1860

The Wellington Puoduck Plate, valuo at loust £40, aJdetl t ) a Sweepstakes of $ guineus, p.p., open to" all horses foa!e J in the colony, and thai have never sun in public. Weights —3 yrs old, 8 st. 7 It). ; 4 yrs., 9 si. 7 lbs. ; 5 yrs., 10 st. 2 lbs., and 6 yrs. old and aged, 10 st. 6 lbs. Two miles, one event. The second horse to save liis stakus.

Mr. St. Mill's t%. Prophete, 5 vrs., 9st. 12: b A. St. Hill '. Mr. Roteriniiiid'sl).". Turco,6 yrs., lOst. 21b

J. Nichol Mr. McKoy's Lxicy Grey, 3 yrs , lOst. 101 b.

McKoy * 3 The following also started but were not placed, Moonbeam, Jane Grey, and Fifeshire, Turco and. Fifeshire were the favorites m betting circles, but the latter , put himself : immediately on starting •hors de ' combat, by jostling his rider against the starting post and throwing him, but we are glad to say that beyond some severe contusions Mr. Knowles was not injured and when we left wa3 much "better. Moonbeam rattled away with the lead, but she did not maintain it long, Turco passing her, followed closely by the mare, who was kept well in hand, at the turn to the winning post the mare challenged the gelding and after a severe but short struggle Mr. St. Hill succeeded in landing her a winner. Lucy Grey a bad third, this animal might have altered the issue had not her rider most reprehensibly in :our opinion declared to ride thirty six: pounds over, weight. Mr. St. Hill and Nichol's rode their horses with considerable judgment, and the result of the race is a significant comment on what a steadily pursued systematic course of traihing can do, and Mr. S. Hill has well deserved the laurels, he has won. An objection has been lodged we believe by Mr. Rotermund against the winner on the ground that she ran at Canterbury. The Steward's will of course investigate and decide.

A good deal of money is pending on such decision as bets always go with stakes.

After the usual interval of half-an-hour,- m obedience to summons, Hector Norman, Sybil, and Chloroform appeared at the starting pO3t to conte3t together for the {River Hutu -Stakes, with the following "result ":— Thu River Hiitt Stakes — Sweepstakes of £2 2s, each, p.p., with db*4o added, weight for age ; 3 yrs. Bst. 6 lbs., 4 yrs. 9 st. 10 lbs. : 5 )vs. 10 st. 3 lbs. ; aged, 10 st. 7 lbs. Heats — a mile and a hair ; second horse to save his stakes. Cupt. Tr'iiffisnl's b. in. Sghit, 4 yrs. ,9s. 7lbs., Walkev ......* 1 1 Mr. Day's Hector N, rman, aged, 103. 7 lbs., Owner 3 2 Capt. Bleiviti's Chloroform, 6 yrs., 10 s. 3U')s., G. Broujlitou ....*. 2 3 This race may briefly be described as the mare had it all her own way, and was most admirably jockeyed by Walker, — a,good race for second place in the deciding heat which was won by Hector by about aj3oupl§, qf lengths. The, nQxt -race which invited a struggle was the Ladies' Purse,' and the gift of our fair friends brought three goo 4 horses to. the po3t, but aa usual, WangaiiuL .again * claimed victory ,— the race, however, only in reality lay between the winner and St, -Patrick, Sybil only starting to comply with the conditions. The race "was an exceedingly good one, the Saint .pressing the gelding hard in both heats, but. eventually the horse was beaten. Subjoined is the result r-^-

■ The ■ Ladies' Pukse — uf £ — , added to aSvvee'pstakes of Thiee Guineas each, p.p., opeu totull horses; gentlemen riders; second. uorscs to say« his stakes ; weights, *r.3: .yrs, old, 9 st ; 4 yis. 10 St.; p yrs. 'JO-- bu -1.0. jibs. • G yr?. aud .agWd/l 1 st. .Pe(a% ; " litwiin?.ciund1 i twiin?.ciund the. course ■■■< .

'•*" ;!)?>* Jowe)tt's .e.g. Rarey, 5 yrs., 10a lOlbs , "i. !l {< '■! '^vjieriv '. ; 1 1 Hliwiter's.:c,h. Si Patrick, aged, ...,y..; .":.- ?{i , s t. Thorpe... ; 1.1 v.Oapt.- "J'isiffjTcl's b.m Sybil, 4 yn,, 9 a.. "" ' ..:.'' 10:11)*., „i „..w ithdrawn

■\ 'JPurco; iwas. also- entered but did not ;s'tftrt; " .After a brief ; interval the bell $gai'n/rahg ( for saddling, but on arrival ' ' ■•.fe.jther starting post we found to our re- )' .jS^fc) that only three horses were going > ci^ete for the Publican's Purse, and > °^ c 9* '•hese^ simply starting to secure

the public money. It was the easiest won race of the meeting, Hector in both heats having it his own way, and though held hard winning in a canter. This animal is really a : splendid one, and nis appearance on the course was a credit to his owner and trainer, Mr. Day. The

i ;>rize wasrj 0 w.: p ; ;;" ■ Tin; liiC£>f!3Eiß ■y'loruAulKu's Pvupx} —of Guineas, ad' lml to a Sweepstakes of 2 guineas each, p.p. Hoa's twice round the course. Cafclj Weights. Second hor^e.Jo, save Ifisf s'.»k';s. which resulted as follows. Mr. Day's Hector Norman, age'), ... 1 1 Mr. Arnell's e.g. Dutchman, 2 2 Capt Blewitt t). Chloroform, ... 0 (withdrawn.) Sybil was also entered, but did not start, her owner like a prudent general reserving her strength for to-morrow's ' great struggle. After the advertised

races of the day had been disposed of five horses entered for a Hack Race which was won easily by Mr. Camer :>n's Harkaway, Maorie's Jack being a bad second.

This concluded the day's amusement as regards; the racing, but on arriving at the Hutt we found many inducements held out for the visitors to prolong their stay, the Wizard of the East having in an incredible short space of time raised his Magic Temple in a shed on Mr. Jillet's premises and he announced a seance for that evening which we have been given to understand was most fully attended and at which he delighted and astonished his audience. Messrs. Hall and Martin also announced their popular entertainment of Motley, but they opened their dooi*3 to but a very few, the attractions of the rival establishment being too many and too great to be withstood while elsewhere through the valley the votaries of Terpsichore kept tripping it on the light fantastic toe, to the small hours of the morning, in fact all at , the

Hutt went mijririfly as a marriage bell.