REEFTON JOCKY CLUB.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 30 December 1881, Page 2

REEFTON JOCKY CLUB.

sum|mi meeting. Favored with gloriou3 weather nnd a large attendance, circumstances were highly favorable for the opening day of the ranee. From an early hour in the morning visitors began to -pour into town from all the outride places, and up to noon he streets were alire with people, all berty upon the same mission, .Shortly after 11 p'clock the crowed began to move in the direction of itfre course, which being distant little more than a quarter of a mile^fi.om town, was soon reached. Some"thins* like 1200 "persons paid at the gate?, whilo there were probably half as many more children, so that the muafer upon the couivo w&s a very re.*p6cfabld o>te. ; The course is very pleaeaiitly situaUd, .growing timber, affording ngreeablo fheltering-places for loungers. A commodious and substantial grand stand had been erected, but it was not ro well patronised as might have been expec» ted, owing probabl^tp^bo high tariff charged — 4s, ana also to *the"fect, that the stand faces the sun, and is without shelter. It can hardly JbiM^^hauhiftgirit^f hprae -racing .*aa faff?. a y^%^Pgst tKe people; TThe^ * which was in nR^ respects foreign to tb^ occasion, For much of this the Ghmingand Lotteries Act is v.o doubt responsible as in the absence of sweep- making it was hard to eu9tain interest be* tween the races, and the intervals by-the-by were real publicans' ones. True the totalisator was there, but people for a long time shied at it, as a new enemy to to their breeches pockets. Money was, however, very plentiful, and by the close of the day about £1 000 had been staked on the machine the the largest odds drawn on any event being £22 103 for eaoh £1 invested. Beyond this there was litfle or no betting. There were no; games of Sny kind on the course, not even the much»belovod " Aunt Sally," whom, it is to be supposed had never been invited. 3for was the man there with the rings and the knives, or in fact any one of those mysterious and benevolent personages who usually drop from the clouds at race gatherings with fortunes for simpletons to win. The absence of these accessories made the gaps between the e cents very dreary, and seem longer than they really were. It was a drawback also that boys were allowed to lend horses about the course in front of the grand etand, thus excluding the. public from the only comfortable prominado. Of the "racing as a whole not much can be said. The only horse, next to Lillipie, fit to make, a race for any of the chief events— The Baf^-an off the course on each occasion, and.epoilt all interest in ths running. The hurdles also wore of a very gingerbread construction, and when knocked over were allowed to remain down til the close of the race. We believe, however, that every race wae honestly contested, nnd as tbia is the M*hesMt^«~ ah/mt the only . oompli* jnent the ocfnridn eaih forth. -- =^-" MONDAY, DECEMBER" 26th, If ßl. 1. DISTRICT PLATE H A nAiCA POt 3y soys ; distance. ]|- mile* For nil hoi'.ses within the County of Inan jrahua from Ist October, 1881. 1 Nominations, 2 soys ; acceptances, 1 soy. Mr J. Warm's I?ustie, aa;ed, 9afc ... 1 Mr Wadw.orth's Sjringa, 6 years, 10*t 8!b ... 2 Mr J. Chin/s Sjr Stafford, 3,# ears,, Bst6lb3 ... ... ... ... 3 The Bat and Native also ran, but the former boltrd after the first round, thp latter pulled up, end Sir St«ffjrd berne rdrien Ist overweight apparently made no effort, and Rustic won- easily. 2,-HaGK -ft AGE— Of 10 soys ; milp heats ; open to all hor«es lhat have npver won a stake exceeding £10; Post entry. Mr Breen's Tlosinn ... ... ... 1 Mr J. Gallagher's Snowdrop, 5 years 2 Two or three others also ran. The race was in heats, in the first of which. Snowdiop, though ridden without judgment, won easily. Rosina )nst savins her distance. In die npxt heat Snow* drop again galloped away wUh a good lead, but bad jockeying was again conspicuous, for the rid^r pulled her violently several timps in the race, and towards the close allowed Rosina to get on such close terms that the lattpr could not be Rboolf ;off, snd woto by a nose; In the final heet, Snowdrop showed that she had been completely pumped out, and Rosina came in a comparatively easy winner. 8. INANGAKUA CUP HANDICAP— Of 70 sors ; distance. 2 miles ; nomination, 2 soys ; oceeptance, 3 s^vs. Second horse to receive s, soys from the stakes. M"r Carter?."* Longlnnds, aged, lOsfc 121 b 1 Mr Gallnsher's Lillipie. o yr?, 7st 7lbs 2 Mr J. Jones' Warrical. ogpd, Bst 2ibs 3 Sir Stafford also ran. At the statt Sir S'afford and Lilhpe took up fhe runniDc with Warrigal nnd Lonalanda well up. Longlands held back uht.il comiog up the strn-ieht for the last time, wber> " Sprightly " let. the old horse out, and he ran gnmely to the front with his cnrt-load of weight, and won witli compirntivc 1 ,« asp, although Lillipie made a gallant effort. 4. HURDLE H. A NDICAP-Of ]5 sovp. Dis'nnce, 2 miles ; nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 1 soy. Mr G Carter's Black Prince, nged ... 1 Mr J. Wanna Shamrock, aged ... 2 Mr J. Barton's The Bat, aged ... 0 A good start was effected, The Bat flying to the front wi;h a great lead, but Roon spoilt his chance by running o^f the c urse. The remaining two horses a^tcr

baulking at the hurdles alternately, finally finished in fhe order named. 5 PUBLICANS' PURSK HANDICAP Of 2p soys ; distance, l£ milps ; j nomination, 1 roy ; acceptance, 1 soy. J Mr J. Wflnn's Rustic, accd 1 i Mr G. Cirter's Black Prince, aged, 2 TUESDAY, DEOtflUfifiß. 27th | 1. .DISTRICT HANOKMP-Of 25 j povs ; distance. 1| milos ; for nil horsps within the Cnnnfv of Tnnn* irahua from Ist October, 1.981 ? BPfifnd horse to t^cmvp 5 e ovs from Ihpst Irp; nominations, 30s ; accopfnnrp. 30*. Mr J. TVann's RnsHc, aired. 94 ... 1 Mr Wadsvro'rth's Syringn, 6jrs, Bst 101 hs 2 The Bat nnd Sir Stafford also ran Wit were never daneerous, the former bolting, and the lalter throwing his rider early in the rare. Won by two lengths. 2. TROTTING HANDICAP — Of 1C . soys ; distance, three miles ; nomin* atidßs of 1 soy. * Mr Cretan's Black Bess ... ... 1 Mr G. Notlle's Polly 2 Some three or four otherg of the proat "scrbber" fam ?y also ran, but were never in Ihe race, the eonfest and Bntlv, but the latter chanret^^^^H in the last round, and so lost the lead%, 38. J. C. HANDICAP— Of 50 snvs ; Distance, If miles ; nominations 2 roys ; acceptances, 2 soys. Mr G. Carter's Lonelands, list 2lbs 1 Mr Gallagher's Lillipie, 7st 7ibs ... 2 Mr Warm's Rustic, 7st 3 Black Prince also started. The rare fmm start to finisMPwas between Lonjr* lands and Lil'ipie, and the two were never more than « length apart throughout the mcc. Coming up the straight bofh horses were flogged mercilessly, but Lonelands notwithstanding his extra burden of nearly 4«t ran gamely to the close winning by a short nerk. There was some excitement; over the Tofali^Bfor on the event. There wes £280 in th*» pool, th<» figures showing thaf the public fancied Longlands to the pjctenf of nearly 2 *n 1 agninsf ihc field. 4, HTJRDLTC HANDTOAP-Of 20 «ors ; flUtanop, two' m'fpi ; nominations, 309 ; acceptance, 30s. Mr J. Warm's Shamrock, aged, 9st 9!hs ] Mr M. Williams' Hsrkaway, aged, 8«t 6!b? ... 2 Black Prince Bnd The "Bat also s?art*o\ but did not ran home, the former palling up, and thp latter agnin hoping. 5. SKLLTXG RACK of 10 «ovs-v added to a sweepstake of 1 soy. Four or five horse? started for <hi« event, which was run in heafs. RoMna winning the first, and Native Cat thp Inst two. 5. CONSOLATION HANDICAP- Or 20 sors ; di.s'nncc, lj mil^s ; nominations. 1 snv ; aoce tnnfe, 1 soy ; for all beatpn horses ; post entries. Mr J. Gallagher's Lillipie 1 VTr Wjidswoj-th's Strnga ... ... 2 Sir Stafford and The Bat also ran. bu* did not finish, Lillipie winning easily, and the event closed ihe m^pfing.