EGMONT STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 42, 16 May 1891, Page 5

EGMONT STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

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(FROM our own correspondent.) Wednesday, May 13. The attendance was good, and the racing of an interesting character. The steeplechase course Is a severe one. The Auckland horse Ingarangi greatly disappointed his backers. The principal race —the Steeplechase—‘fell to the Auckland-owned horse Takapu, ’ The following are the results of the races i ' Handicap Hurdles of 60 sovs., two miles and a distance. Christmas i Jupiter 2 Worth 3 Jupiter went away with the lead, Worth going on second. After a mile had beep covered ■ Waterbury, while going well, fell. Coming up the straight Jupiter and Christmas were neck and neck, the latter gained a little over the .last hurdle, and eventually won by a length and a half. Time, 4min 3i|sec. Dividend, Z 7 IS - . Hack Hurdle Race, one and a-half miles. Marksman i Karewa 2 Corsair 3 Marksman at the fall of the flag went to the front, and jumping well was never headed, and won easily. Time, 3mm izsec. Dividend, £3 . 2S. Maiden Steeplechase, 50 sovs., about two miles — Sir Maurice 1 ’ Whalebone 2 Ridge 3 Whalebone jumped off with a lead of fifty yards, but he ran off at the hurdles in front of . the stand, but being pulled round got safely over it and caught Sir Maurice. Coming up the straight there was a slashing race, Sir Maurice winning by half a length ; a bad third. Time, smm 27sec. Dividend, £1 17s.

Handicap Hack Flat Race, one and ahalf miles:— Heamoe 1 Durus 2 Viola 3 Won by a head. Time, zmin 54sec. Dividend £5 15s. Egmont Handicap Steeplechase, about three miles. ' Takapu 1 Dangerous 2 This was the principal event of the meeting. The flag fell to an excellent start. Ingarangi at once made play, leading past the stand for the first time, his nearest attendant being Takapu. Casualties commenced at the first jump, which Ivy failed to negotiate. All got over the second jump but Matchless, who came down. The fourth jump proved fatal to the chances of Waterbury and Sir Maurice, who both came to grief, the latter breaking his neck. Christmas ran off at the fifth jump, but was quickly pulled round, and got safely over, only to fall at the seventh jump, which also proved fatal to Jupiter. Christmas was remounted, but fell again ’in the second round, Ingarangi also coming to grief at the same time. Takapu and Dangerous were then left to fight out the finish. Takapu won easily by five lengths in 7min. 57sec., his. supporters winning the fair dividend of £4 2s. Thf, Second Haok Race of 30 sovs, one mile. Durus 1 Chance 2 Heamoe 3 Won, after a good race, by half a length. Time, Imin. 56secs. Dividend, £4 3s. The Final Steeplechase. Whalebone 1 Ingarangi 2 Ridge ’ 3 Only these three started. Won easily.