TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB’S HACK MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VIII, Issue 388, 30 December 1897, Page 11

TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB’S HACK MEETING.

The weather was fine, and the racing good. Results : — Maiden Plate of 30 sovs. Pakakura .. .. .. .. ..1 Brigett .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Kaimate .. .. .. .. .3 Won fairly comfortably. Time, 2mln 20 2-ssec. Dividend, £3 os.

Hack Derby of 150 sovs. Okoari .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Bowsprit .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Pohutukawa .. ! .. .. ..3 A exciting finish. Won by half a neck. Time, 2min. 4-ssec. Dividend, £2. SCURRY STAKES.’’ Disraeli .. .. .. .. .. ..1 Singleshot .. .. .. .. ..2 Kimua .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Wen comfortably. Time, 1 min 6 2-ssec. Dividend £2 6s. Handicap Hurdles 50 sovs. Adam .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Clayton .. .. .. .. .. ..2 King of the Downs .. .. .. 3 Won by a short neck. Time, 2min 47 3-5 sec. 'Dividend, £8 18s. Christmas Handicap of 70 sovs, i Crusoe .. .. .. .. .. ..1 Okoari .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 The Major .. .. .. .. .. .3 Won by a length Time, Imin. 47 3-ssec. Dividend, £l2 18s. Ladies’ Purse. Papakuia* .. .. .. .. .. 1 Adam .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Zephyr .. .. : 3 Time, Imin. 50 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 Is. Pony Handicap. Fairy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Trooper .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Clayton '.. .. .. ... .. ... 3 Won by a length. Time, Imin 21sec. Dividend, £l3 18s. Flying Handicap of 50 sovs. Kaeaea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Don .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Lady Helena .. .. .. : .. 3 A Jclose finish. 'Time, Imin 12 2-ssec. Dividend, £39 lls.j Second day—December 28. second Handicap Hurdles.King of the Downs .. .. .. .. ..1 Vanish .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Adam .. .. : .. .. .. ..3 Won 'by ja length. Time, 2min 55 2-ssec. Dividend, £3 2s. Electric Handicap. Lady Helena .. .. .. : .. ..1 Battleaxe .; .. .. .. .. ..2 Telephone .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Won by half a length. Time, Imin 4 L-ssec. Dividend, £6. j Summer Handicap of 100 sovs. Legion of Honour .. 1 Crusoe .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Kaeaea .. .. .. .... .. 3 Won comfortably by three lengths. Time, 2minil2 4-ssec. Dividend, £7 6s. 5 Welter, i Disraeli • .. .. .. .. .. ..1 Foudroyant .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Queen’s Guard .. .. .. .. .. 3 Time, Imin 48 2-ssec. Dividend, £5 14s. Pony Hand.icap. Clayton .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Fairy 2 Trooper .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Time, Imin 51sec. Dividend, £2 10s. Motuboa Handicap. Telephone .. .. .. .. .. ...I Bowsprit .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Lady Helena .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Won from start to finish, Time, Imin 19 2-ssec, Dividend, £3 18s. Karakapai won the Farewell Handicap, paying £23 19s