NGARUAWAHIA RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 1, 27 December 1877, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA RACES.

FIRST DAY. There was a large gathering? of company from all parts of ihe W -ikaro, attracted by the annual races and sports, whteb commenced ypsterday. The races were he d on a new o *urse, on 'he Waipa, whi.-b, if further away from the township, hud at i-ast the .-.dvantage of e^sv approaoh by steamer — the Waika r o Steam Navigation CompanyJanHin^ pas engers almost alongside the 1 Grand Stand. The 0 urse itself | was somewhat < if a rough one, and, , though dmty, not quite so bad a < that at Ohaupo. The public requirements wnre carefully catered 1 for. there be : ng no less than four 1 ( refrsflumo-it booths and two publi-

em's booths ke.»t, the one by Mr L. R Harris, the other by Mr Simnelhag, and two^Slpod Trnplar's stalls, kept by Messrif9yhnßoa a^d'' Griffith*,.^. Hg^ al a< Thef Ifyfyf were;:t_,feVen#^-" HiapJcMpf- Si^| jcomi^ilora. rtnteretj^nd the' first ririze .Waß^lcetfl j by Crew^e|r econd. ttei_fht of jump, 5 feet. { 120 Yards Hurdlb Race.—Thifroce was ran m heals. In the first beatfCrewand B 1 ker.inadefirst.aud., ; .1 -oond place respectiv ly.. In the *«cond heat Keir ahd Pa-Jro, %A *andw2ud„and*in. the, third, a, id, final. ieat Kerr pulled off first, miking iiimself victor. 100 YA.RD3 Flat Raos— Kerr aud five others started. Thi* race wns won eanily by JECerr. Mils Race. — Seven starterl. ; Paoro, who started at scratch, won I .he race. Knox, who had a^tart >t 20 yarils, OHiiae m Me^tfd, an i ; dyde, with^ a 'start of W y..rds, : <vslh third. This was a amart raoe, ■he time being only 4.ninS. s<Jsbo-.. | The horse rrtces commenced 1 at "2 t ».«n. The first event wail " v "; The Maiden Plate, 1| mile*:— i Bond's Derby, 1 Helger's Rahgitira, 2 Kirk wood's Dick, 3 Six started. The rai-e was -vvoh easily |?y Mr B uid's horae. . Handicap Flat Race, 9 miles-4 j Mr Morrison's Wizard, 1 Mr T. Boud's Prima Donua,2 Mr Hall's Sultun, 3 Prima Donna pushed Wizard hard for a considerable distance, bu towards the last the horse had it m h.nd, Memento being a long waV iistero. A protect was lodgd by the owner of Prima Uonna as it was alleged that the rider ot Wiaard di^njounted before en.cering the saddling paddock. The matter, we understand, waa not de-tided up to I »te last night. Pony Race.— -There were seven entries for this race, which was 0 1 of the best.of the day--Veuus, 1 Sh'imrock, 2 Maori, 3 Maori Rack.—^Hiere were thre^ .ntrieß for;- this race, Master giving 1 00 yards to the other Two. M _ster collared his horses m the first rouDi, went inside the p>st m he seoi»n-* round, and ultimately came m firs<by a long disiauce. A the t. tne our reporter lefr, he had no*, been able 'o ascertain whether Mat-tor wat aw .rded fi -st prize. HACK HURDLE BACK. (Entr.t.B ) Dick owi feller. 1 Sbandi^ft 2;/ PudilgiaV*3 This was au-easy thing for Dick .Swifeller, well 'iMeu b; Mr E. Pilling, who won by a long distance.