SUMMER MEETING.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1213, 29 December 1882, Page 2

SUMMER MEETING.

FIRST DAY. Tuesday, December 26th, 1882. The weather opened unfavorably for the first day of the races. The morning was showery and threatning, but hoping for a change for the better towards midday, it was decided to proceed with the programme. Hardly however had the people got fairly settled upon the course when a steady downpour set in and continued uninterruptedly throughout the afternoon. When the time for running the cup came a meeting of the stewards was held to consider the advisability of postponing until the following day, but as there was then but little prospect of the next day being more favourable, it was decided in the absence of any objection on the part of horse owners to get the event off and it was accordingly proceeded with. The attendance was very large, but almost wholly confined to the sterner sex. The following day was again stormy, but the attendance was equally large. Yesterday showed a slight falling off in the number of spectators, which hardly reached beyond 1500. The day was not particularly fine, but the racing on the whole was good, and one or two of the finishes were really exciting. The following are the details of the running : — 1. West Coast Handicap — Of 35 soys. Distance, l£ miles. Second horse to receive £5 from the stake ; nominations, 1 soy. Mr Ching's Rawden, 4yrs. Bst lib (Barton) ... ... 1 Mr Brimble's Whalebone, aged, 7st lOlbs (Lee) ... ... 2 Longlands alßo entered, but did not start. 2. Handicap Hack Race— Of 15 soys ; (open to West Coast horses only.) Distance mile heats (without dismounting.) Post entries, 1£ soys. First Heat. Mr Marshall's Norman, aged, lOst 71bs(Cahill) 1 Mr Breen's Rosina, aged, 9st (Barton) 2 Second Heat. Norma ... ... ... 1 Rosina ... ... ... 2 Freedom, Oat 101 b, Kumara, 9st, Weasel, Bst 51b and Shamrock, Bst 101 b also started. Norman not being a West Coast horse . was disqualified, and the stakes awarded to Rosina. ] 3. Inangahua Cnp Handicap —Of 110 soys ; second horse to receive 10 soys. from the stake. Distance, 2 miles; ' nominations of 3 soys. ] Mr Robinson's Satellite, aged, Ost '' 41M ) 1 ]

' Mr Freeth's Dan O'Connell, syrs. 9st (Freeth)... ... ... 2 Mr Clinton's Irish Molly Oh, 6st 10tt>( ) .. ..3 . Fishook, list 71b Longlands, list Lillipie, 7st 4ft also started. [ The betting afforded but little clue to i the fancy of either the ring or the gene- . ral public, "Five to one that nobody spots him " being apparently the most popular way of getting the money on. The horses after some little trouble were got away in a bunch, Fishhook and Dan O'Connel very soon, however, taking a slight lead. Passing the stand the first and second times the horses were well together, Longlands and Irish Mollyo be--1 ing the only two showing signs of dis--1 tress. Passing the stand for the last time • Fishhook and Satellite were running al--1 most neck-and-neck, 'Connel being a good ' third, Lillipie fourth, and the rest run ! out. Directly after Dan O'Connel shied ' off the course, giving third place to Lillipie. About half-way round the Fishhook was seen to fall heavily. Lillipie 1 almost iustautly collided with the prostrate horse and threw his rider. Satellite was thus left with a good lead, and although Dan O'Connel came up with a 1 splendid dash, he could not regain his lost ground, and Satellite won comfortably. It was found that Fishhook had broken one of his legs, and the grand old horse had to be shot. Longlands pulled up dead lame and was hardly able to crawl off the course. Time, 4min. 4secs. SECOND DAT. Wednesday, December 27th, 1882. 1. Boatma* s Handicap — ' -f 40 soys. Distance, 2 miles ; nominations, Iso v., received up to 8 p.m. on the night of general entry. Declaration of weights made and acceptances of 2 soys. received on the course. Mr Ching's Rawden Bst (Barton) 1 Mr Quinlan's Barney 7st Bft> ( ) 2 Mr Gallagher's Lillipie syrs. Bst ( ) 3 Dan O'Connell syrs. 9st 101 b also ran, but shied off the course. 2. Novel Race Handicap — Of 20 soys. Distance, 1£ miles ; nominations, \ soy. acceptance, 1 soy. The winner to be sold immediately after the race, and the entire proceeds to go to the race fund. Post entries. Mr Egan's Butcher Boy, aged, 9st 2ft> 1 Mr Gough's Kate, aged, 9st lft> 2 Two horses only started. 3. Hack Race Handicap — Of 15 soys. Distance, 1^ miles. Post entry, 1 soy. Mr Breen's Rosina, aged, 9st 51b ( ) 1 Mr M'Neill's Weasle^aged, 7st 10ft 2 Mr M'Quillan's Shamrock, aged, Bst 3 Miss Counsel, Bstloft, Snowdrop, OstlOlb Norman, lOst 121 b, Tommy, 7st 101 b also ran. 4. —Trotting Race, of 15 soys. Distance 3 miles. Post entries. Riders in colors. Minimum weight, lOst. Mr. Thorpe's Ada, aged, 270 yds. ... 1 Mr Hanigan's Black Bess (scratch) ... 2 5. Hurdle Handicap — Of 30 soys. Distance, 2 miles ; over 8 flights of hurdles, 3ft. 6in. high ; nominations, of 1 soy., received up to 8 p,m. on the night of general entry. Declaration of weights made, and acceptances of Ih soys. received on the course. Mr. Freeth's Orient, syrs., 9st. lOlbs. (Freeth) 1 Mr. Brennan's Duke, aged, 9st. ... 2 Whalebone, lOst, 41bs ; Forest King, lOst also ran. Lillipie, lOst did not start. THIRD DAY. 1. Hurdle Handicap — Of 35 soys. Distance, 2 miles ; nominatirms, 1 soy., received up to 8 p. m. on the 2Gth December ; weights declared at 9 pm. ; acceptances of 2 soys. Mr Freeth's Orient, syrs., lOst. 41bs., (Freeth) ... 1 Mr Gallagher's Lillipie, syrs lOst (Hanigan) 2 Mr Brennan's Duke, aged *Bst 71bs 3 Black Prince, 9st lOlbs ; Forest King, I lOst a lso ran. 2. Reefton Jockey Cltjb Handicap — Of 80 soys. Distance, If miles ; second horse to receive 10 soys. from the stake : nominations, 2 soys., acceptances, 3 soys., as per second day's Hurdle Handicap. Mr Freeth's Dan O'Connell syrs, 9st. 101 b (Freeth) 1 Mr Freeth's Field, syrs. Bst Bibs (Herd) 2 Mr Robinson's Satellite, aged, 9st (Gough) 3 Zulu Bst 51b, also ran. This was a grand race. The four horses jumped away together, were never a length apart throughout the race, and finished abreast, with not more than a head between the first and last. The excitement as the four horses came up the straight in a line was intense and the finish was hailed with a burst of cheers. It was unquestionably the race of the meeting. 3. Goldfiblds Handicap — Of 40 soys. Distance, If miles ; second horse to receive 5 soys. from the stake. (Open to West Coast horses only). Mr Brimble's Whalebone, aged, 9st (Charley) 1 Mr M'Quillan's Bdrney, aged, Bst. 2 Mr Osborne's Black Prince, aged, 7stlolb 3 4. County Handicap — Of 30 soys. Distance If miles ; second horse to receive 5 soys. from the stake. (Open to Inangahua County horses only) ; nominations, 1 soy., acceptances, l£ soys, as per Inangahua Cup. Mr Ching's Rawden syrs. Bst 71b. (Herd) ... ... ■ ... 1 Vr Breen's Rosina, aged, 7st 51b 2 Mr Gallagher's Lillipie syrs 9st 4lb 3 Irish Molly Oh, 7st 101 b also ran. 5. Consolation Handicap — Of 20 soys. Distance, 1 mile. Post entiles, 1 soy. Mr Freeth's Field, syrs. 9st. ... 1 Mr O'Neill's Zulu, aged, Bst 41b ... 2 Lillipie, 78t, did not start.