SPORTING.
The Waerenga-a-hika Jockey Club’s Boxing Day meeting was held at the course on Friday last, and was in every way successful. The ride cut from town was far from pleasant, clouds of dust sweeping along the road, making people feel anything but in a happy mood. There was a large attendance, a great proportion being Maoris. The Secretary, Mr J. A. Harding, spared himself no trouble to make things work smoothly, and certainly deserves tie thanks of the sporting fraternity. Captait Winter, as starter, had to exercise much patience, but managed to get bis hoises off exceedingly well. The other officers were also assiduous in their endeavor to make the meeting a success. Orwell and Nora were scratched for all engagements. Maiden Plate, of 20 sots.—Mrs W. Bailey's Zanzibar (tlisby), 1; Parsons’ Beected (Sceats), 2; finith's Har’equin (Dawson), 3. Rargipai aid Cortolvin also started. Dividend £3 6s; tim 2min 17eeo Half Mile Sccriy, of 10 sovs—Karai-
tiana’s Bustle (Beaiy), 1; Benson’s Satanelle (Sceats), 2. Ths race proved a boil over, Bustle winning hard neld. There were only two tickets on the wiin-r, the dividend being £BO Us. The fo.lowug horses also started :— Arthur’s Aotearoa G. Brown’s Kspai, Sberratt'e Ores can , Uasey s Maoii Boy, Clark’s (Skyscraper, Hyland ’a Toby, Parsons’ Leila, Ormond's Bangapai, Sisterson’s Minnie, Reed’s Ttcaroa, Taihoa’s Bangs, Bailey’s Stantley. Boxinc Day Hasdicv, of lOOsovs—Clark’s Misfortune (Sceats), 1; Parsons’ Wakatinu (Moore), 8; Hepbarn’sPouawa (Ryan), 8. Fitsjames also started, Von easily, Dividend £3 13s; time Bmin ajsece. Handicap Hvbdle Lace, of OOsovs— Green’s Bit of Bl® (Marshall), 1; Hepburn’s Duadine (Hrries), 2; Casey’s Little Joe, 3. The Dee, Impostor, and Caitiff also started, but a reaching the first jump Caitiff ran c-ff, an Impostor struck the hurdle, foiling on top of his rider (Hayden), who was se erely hurt. The Dove then ran off at the txt hurdle. Time 4mm lojsecs; dividend, .219 a. Hack Bubbles of 10 to a— Casey’s Scorpion (Cookery), 1; McHsy’a Cloth of Gold (Harries), 2 ; Smith’s Prvateer, (Marshall), 8. W-iata and Deceptio also ran, but the latter fell at the second lurdlo, Dividend £2 19s ; time 2 mine 3 sec.
Flying Ha'DICaF of 40 ovs—Karaif iam>’s Papakuro (Ready), 1; Jarsons Criminal (Moore). 2; PekaKerekera Puti (Sceats), 3. Truthful. Caitiff, Zanzibar, ID d Pcuowa aso Started. Papakura and Zargibar bolted and went once round the cours; while Caitiff bad two turns round before he vas stopped very clevery by the Clerk of te Course. After some difficulty the horses w.re got away well together, the first two placid norses maintaining their position throighou: the race. Dividend £3 IBs; time 1 mil 19} sec. Back Rack, of lOsovs.—Niw York (Sceats), 11 Privateer (Benson), 2. There were nine other starters. Dividend, £5 19 i; cime. 1.49}. Fobbed Handicap, of 20so- 9 .—Pitt’s FitzJames (Cookery), 1; Hansen’s Truthful (Ready),2; Peka Kerekere’s Nev York (Sceats), 8. Wakatipu, Zanzibar, ani Bit of Blue also ran, Papakura and Misfortune being scratched. Dividend, £4 2a ; time, 1.47}, HAWKE’S BAY RACES. Welter Handicap—Pursestring 1, Blue Mountain 2, Claude 3, Handicap Hurdles—Tauraekaitai 1, De tamer S. Summer Handicap - Kotuku 1, Cynisoa 2, Kiekie 3. Legacy and Katinka also ran. Won easily. Trial Handicap—Kupenga 1, Bilvermine 2, Lullaby 3, Two Year Old Handicap—Krina 1, Hakimana 2, Prairie Grass 3.
Post Stakes—Emerald 1, Vision 2, Tina Hucga ?. Christmas Handicap—Medjidie 1, Kupenga 2, Huerfana 3.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 550, 30 December 1890, Page 3
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558SPORTING. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 550, 30 December 1890, Page 3
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