OPUNAKE HACK MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 130, 19 January 1893, Page 11

OPUNAKE HACK MEETING.

Monday, January 2, 1893. Handicap Hurdles of 30 sovs; second sovs from the stakes, ij miles. 60 Mr W. J. Crozier’s Nugget, 9-10, D. Crozier I 119 Mr D. Knight’s Strategy, 9.7, P. Keith 2 31 Mr J. E. Wilson’s Karewa, 10.4 3 18 Mr H. Brown’s Pikipo, 9.0 o 228 Won by three lengths. Time, 3min 7 2-5 sec. Dividend, £3 Bs. Flying Handicap of 25 sovs; second 5 sovs from stakes. 6 furlongs. 106 Mr J. Keswick’s Mutiny, 7.9, Crocker.. 1 82 Mr D. Teed’s Sirius, 9.9, Cudd 2 14 Mr P. Keith’s Merman, 7.4 3 4 Mr W. Widdleton’s Nova, 6.12 o 79 Mr H. Calthrop’s Bonovoree, 6.10 .... o 285 Won by a length and a half; Merman a fair third. Time, imin 22 4-5 sec. Dividend, /2 Bs. Bonovoree reared and threw his rider. Harakeke Stakes of 20 sovs. For three-year-olds. Weight for age. One mile. 119 Mr F. McGovern’s Strayshot, 8.1, Stevens 1 67 Mr R. W. Hornby’s Docility, 8.1, Cudd 2 29 Mr L. W. Alexander’s Rona, 8.1, Lister 3 45 Mr E. Shove’s Wahamoko, 8.1 o 260 Won easily by a length. Time, imin 54 4-5 sec. Dividend, ;£ 1 19s. Opunake R.C. Handicap of 70 sovs; second 10 sovs from stakes. 1J miles. 268 Mr J. George’s Melas, 8.4, Riley 1 55 Mr D. Teed’s Shiela, 8.6, Cudd 2 78 Mr R. E. Mcßae’s Centre, 7.0, Lind .. 3 24 Mr G. E. Wilson’s Sunday School, 8.4 o 425 Won by a length. Time, 2min stsec. Dividend, Bs.

Selling Race of 20 sovs. One mile. Minimum weight, 8.7. 18 Marangai (Stevens) I 35 Tipoka (Lister) 2 16 Nova (Neary) 3 108 Despised (Keith) o 177 Won by a length. Dividend, £8 17s. Keith, the rider of Despised, was called before the stewards for suspicious riding, and was cautioned. Opua Stakes of 35 sovs ; second 5 sovs from stakes. One mile and a distance. 29 Mr J. Keswick’s Mutiny, 7.9, Crocker I 181 Mr J. George’s Melas, 8.6, Riley 2 19 Mr D. Teed’s Shiela, 8.3, Cudd 3 30 Mr R. E. Mcßae’s Centre, 6.12 o 18 Mr E. Cal thorp’s Chatterbox, 6.10 .... o 277 Won by two lengths. Time, 2min 5 1-5 sec. Dividend, £8 us. Forced Handicap of 20 sovs. 1 mile. Mr J. Keswick’s Mutiny, 8.7, Crocker .... .. I Mr D. Teed’s Sirius, 9.2, Cudd 2 Mr W. J. Crozier’s Nugget, 7.5 3 Mr H. Calthorp’s Bonovoree, 6.7 o Mr R. W. Hornby’s Docility, 6.9 o Bonovoree accepted and went to the post, but dislodged his rider, and galloped round the course and cleared up the Opunake Road helter-skelter, much to the disgust of his backers, whose money it was decided to confiscate. Sirius and Mutiny fought out the finish, the latter winning by half a length. Time, imin 53 1-5 sec. 270 on machine. Dividend, £B.