Toroa Race Meeting.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 438, 8 April 1890, Page 3

Toroa Race Meeting.

The heavy showers of rain in town yesterday morning had a most injurion* effect on the attendance at the steeplechase meeting at Waerenga-a-hika. The showers kept up

until after eleven o'clock, and it was a great surprise to persons going out to the races to find that there were no signs of rain beyond Makaraka. The weather, too, was splendid all day. There was a capital day’s sport, though the attendance was not much more than 300. Mr Aislabie, the Secretary, managed to get everything done well, the arrangements all through being excel lent, and the racing such as anyone could not help admiring. The first race resulted in a dead beat between Truthful and Impostor, and this produced a splendid contest when the ordinary programme had been gone through. The pair raced a dingdong race from start to finish, Doming into the straight abreast ot each other, though Truthful having the inside seemed the likeliest choice. But Imprstor made a game struggle, wearing down his opponent and winning by a bare neck. On the machine there was £22 on the winner and £2O on Truthful, the dividend being £1 14s. A controversy having arisen over the respective merits ot Zanzibar and Papakura, a match was arranged for £lO aside, and the race followed as soon as possible after the run off for the Flying. This was another grand race. It was run in the dusk. The horses were neck and neck from start to finish, Zanzibar ridden by Alikins getting a head the best of a despera'e finish, which evoked much applause. This event was worked up into a Patutahi v. Gisborne affair, and was the subject of keen interest, and a great deal of banter. There was £33 on Papakura and £25 on Zanzibar —dividend, £ll9s. There would have been a good deal more money on these matches but for the expedition with which they were got off. As it was there was over £llOO put through the machine during the day, Messrs Cooper and Barry, as usual, giving complete satisfaction to those who patronised the totalisator.

The results were as follows I— Flying Handicap, of 15 sovs, j-mile Impostor, 8.1 (Hayden) .. .. ] Truthful, 8.2 (Moore) .. .. t Dancing Master, 7-6 .. •• 2 —Falcon 7.3 also ran. Privateer 7.6, Assassin 6.0, Turoa 6.0 were scratched. Falcon got the best of a good start, Truthful being left in the rear. Impostor took up the running neariug the turn, Dancing Master, who had been leading, then being out of it. But Truthful came forward

qnidkly. and on entering the straight challenged Impostor, who looked aa though he must win. However a plucky finish _by Truthful enabled him to get abreast just as the post had been reached, a dead heat therefore being declared. The other horses were close up. Dividend, 18s on Truthful and £2 14a on Impostor. Time, Irnin 19 3-s*ecs.

2— Maidxn Hack Scurry, of 5 sovs, J mils Zanzibar (B. Arthur) .. .. 1 Kohai 2 Little Moral 3 —Te Whiti, Musk, Ada, Philistine, Venue, and Lady Emma also started, Zanzibar winning just as be pleased. Musk was fourth and Ta Whiti fifth. Dividend, £3 14s. 3— Tobca Stbkplxchase Handicap, ot 25 Sova., about 3 miles B. C. Pitt’s Oso, 11.4 (Harries) .. 1 J, Smith's Turoa, 9.7 (Smith) .. 2 —Lewis' Witch (Maher, 9.7) also started, Dynamite being scratched. Oeo took all the jumps well and clearly had the race all through, bar accidents of course. The Witch baulked each time at the sod wall, and finally at the water jump, while Turoa hesitated at the sticks on passing the stand the second time. Oeo, on the other hand, cleared everything, and taking the lead from the Witch half a mile from the start he maintained it throughout. There was a good race on taking the sod wall for the last time, Turoa gaining a lot at the jump, bnt he never got near enough to be dangerous. The Witch wm out of it from when she baulked at the water jump. Dividend—£l 19s, 183 on the machine, 83 Oeo, 70 Turoa, 30 Witch. 4— Hack Stbeplboeabx Handicap, of 10 sovs, about 14 miles Leila, 9.7 (W. Arthur) .. .. 1 Bachelor 11 7 (Harries) .. .. 2 Bit of Bin., 11.6 8

—Dynamite 11.10, Pride 10.2. Crusader 9 7. Mobaka 9.7, also started. Dynamite kept well to the front all through, but on the second round Leila bad the lead, Bachelor and Bit of Blue both appearing dangerous. All the jumps were taken well, bat Crusader made a mess of the sods (the last jump) and threw his jockey, who was not hurt. Leila led over the last jump, Bachelor and Dynamite making a big race, but neither wm able to catch the leader, and he won comfortably. Pride finished fourth, Dynamite fifth, and then Mohaka. A protest wm lodged against the winner on the grounds that be had been trained by James Smith who had been disqualified for thraa months. The protest was upheld, and J dividend of £3l3s paid on Bachelor. Leila's dividend would have been £l3. Time, 2mfa Ifisecs.

s—Ea«t*3 Handicap, of 35 sovs, 1J mils* B, Pitt’s Fitzjames 9.0 (Hayden) 1 0. Hansen's Truthful, 7.10 (Moore) 3 W. Hamon’s Nora, 713 (Benson) 3 —Privateer 7.3, and Falcon 7.0 also started. There WM an even race for the first half mil* when Falcon led, with Fitajames I slits ipt ud «Mt tiiMt Privateer MUng

away beaten. At the mile Fitzjames pushed into first place, and turniug into the straight Truthful made a gallant rush, Falcon and Nora being done with. After a good race up the straight Fitzjames won by a length and a half. Nora was a good third. Dividend, £2. Time, 2min 45Jsecs. 6—Handicap Hack Racb, of 10 sovs, 1 mile Papakura, 8.3 (Moore) .. .. 1 Zanzibar, 7.8 (W. Arthur) .. 2 Oeo, 8.5 3

—Gipsy 8.12, Moore 8.5, Forest Queen 7.8, Blackboy 7.5, Myth 7.5, and Pride 6 7 also started.

Blackbay led a great deal of the way, Papakura lying second. Nearing the home turn Zanzibar got into second place, with Papakura first, and in the straight Oeo dashed up from among the ruck, but Papakura won after a hard race, Zanzibar beating Oeo by a head for second place. Blackboy was fourth. Moore finished second to last, Pride acting aa whippet in. Dividend, £3 sa. 7—Fopced Handicap, of 10 sova, 1 mile and a distance W. Hamon’s Nora, 8.2 (Streeter) .. 1 R. O. Pitt's Fitzjames, 9.12 .. 2

J. Smith's Privateer, 7.0 .. .. 3 —Falcon 70, also started. Truthful 8.2, Impostor 8.1, and Oeo 6.0 were scratched. Privateer led for three quarters of a mile, when Nora took the lead and made the paca very fast. Fitzjames had been lying last, and it was then time for him to try and decrease Nora's advantage. At the home turn he had Privateer beaten, but could not get within four lengths of Nora. Dividend, £2 14s. Time, 2min 4Jsecs.