Summer Meeting.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1341, 28 December 1883, Page 2

Summer Meeting.

Magnificeut weather and a large attendance marked the opening day of the races, The gate receipts show that, about 1,300 | adults paid for admission on each day, so ' that with children, and the free list, the the assemblage on each occasion could not have fallen far short of 2.000. As compared with last year the gathering was, however, tame, and the racing indifferent. One or two apparently good finishes there were, bur I hi; fact of bo h bur. He races j having fallen through, robbed the meetI ing of a special source of interest. Bet- | ting was not very extensively indulged in, but the totalisator was f.iiily patronised i something over £2, ooo passing through the machine during the two days. The usual course games were duly respreseuted. but on the second day the '* under and over " tables, two of which had been industriously pied, were suppressed by the ! police. The two booths were fairly pat- ! roniseil, but there was no druukenness, 'or vowlyisin. The following are the particulars of the two days' running : — | FIRST- DAY. : 1. COUNTY HANDICAP.— L4O. Dis- ; tauoe, 1J miles. Nominations, 20s. i Acceptances, L 2. Nominations re- | ceived to B'3o p.m. on Thursday, j 18th October. Weights declared Jsth November. Acceptances re- ' ceived to 8 - 30 p.m. 14th December. Mr Williams' Parnell, Sst 51b - - 1 Mr Reilly's Barney, Bst 71b '- - 2 r Richardson's Norfolk ass, Sst 61b 3 r McGfaffiu's Philosopher, 7st 121 b - 0 Albion, lOst 71b. was scratched. A good start was effected, and for the first ! quarter of a mile Barney raised the hopes j <>f iiis backers by maintaining a slight i lead, but Philosopher soon wrested the ! position, and led the way. with Parnell lying well up. Passing tiie stand the tirst time Paruell had forged iu<o front position, which he never afterwards lost, ; winning as he liked. The other three ' horses straggled home, each about teu i lengths apart. It was a miserable race. 2. SELLING HACK ACE. -Lls Mile heats. Horses, if entered to be s.il.i for 20, to carry lOst. ; if to toe sold for Lls, to carry 9st. 41b. ; if to be sold for LlO, to carry Bst. 71b; Winner to be sold by public | auction directly after the race ] any surplus on sale to go to the funds of the Club. Post entry, 30a. •.rCssely's Redan,. 9st 41b - - 1Air O'Neill's Zulu - - - - 2 Playboy also ran. This was a mishap peued event. It was run in mile heats, without dismounting. Playboy won the tirst heat by two lengths, Zulu second. In the next heat Playboy, when a third round the course, and having a strong lead, suddenly brought up until the other two horses had a lead of a couple of hundred yards, when he made a fresh start . The result was that Redan won he second heat, and Playboy, having failed to save his distance, could not start again, and as Zulu was evidently baked, Kedau had a walk over for the final heat. The winner was then put up to auction, and knocked down to Mr McQuillan for £8 10s. It appears that Redan having been entered to be sold for £15, the Club will have to make up the deficiency to the owner. 3. INANGAHUA COP HANDICAP. Ll5O. Distance 2 miles. St,. ud horse to receive 25 from the stakes. I\ animations, 40s. Acceptances, L5. Received same date as per County Handicap. Mr Uathorn T s omet, Bst - - - 1 Mr Thorogood's Volunteer, 9it 41b - 2 Mr Osborne's Jack, Bst 71b- - - 3 i r Robinson's Satellite, 63t 101 b - 0 Fair Nell 6st 71b, and Sincerity Bst 31bs also ran. After some difficulty at the post and two false starts owing to the restiveness of Fair Nell and Volunteer, the flag finally fell to a straight line. Volunteer quickly showed in front. Sincerity and Ibion bringing up the rear. At the close of th first round Volunteer still held his place, with Comet and Satelli •• close up, and Jack third. In the second round Jack crept into second place, Satellite evidently losing ground. For the third turn Volunteer past the stand with a clear lead of a length, < omet in waiting, thence following Jack, Satellite, Fair Nell, Sincerity, and Albion. The final round was made in this order to the straight, when Comet was let out, and raced home with a lead of two lengths It was evident that Volunteer, grand horse as he undoubtedly is, was quite out of form. The result of the race was not a surprise, (omet having started a firm favorite. 4. TROTTING HANDICAP. —US. Distance, 3 miles. Second horse to receive L 2 from the stakes. Post entry, 30s Or Thorpe's Ada (scratch) - - l r Marshall's Black Boy, 100 yds - 2 '■ \ v Craig's Dolly, 100 yds - - 3 Nelly 170 yds also ran. This event proved about one of the most exciting •\>nrs of the day, although only two h -l-ses wci'i in it from the start. Blacki.oy with :i start of 100 yards kept up his I ace r.-a pi tally, but was just collared within titty yards of the winning post by Ada and the two ran home neck and neck, Ada however, winning by a head. 5. MINERS' HANDICAP.— LSO. Distance, l£ miles. Second horse to receive L 5 from stakes. Nominations,

LI. Acceptances, L 2. Nominators received to 830 p.m. on night of general entry W.eightß declared and acceptances received on the course. Mr Williams' Parnell, 7st 121 b - - 1 Mr Hathorn's Comet, 9st -.- - - 2 Mr Osborne'B Pippin, Bst - - -2 Ploughboy was also entered for this event, but owing ti) an evident disinclination either on the part of the horse or the rider, he did not Btart. He commenced by " bolting " two or three times round the course and finally ran off into some timber, where he sensibly pulled up and allowed his rider to- dismount. The race was then started without him and Pippin quickly took up the lead till half round when Parnell ran up on oqua? terms and this order was maintained till the last turn when Pippin fell away and Parnell and Comet finished an exciting race, the former winning by a head only. 6. HURDLE HANDICAP.— L3S. Dis- ;. tance, 2 miles, dominations, 20s. ■ -Acceptances, 30s. Received same date as per County Handicap. Mr Robinson's lability, list 71b - 1 VI r Williams' Parnell, Bst 101 b - - 2 Albion, lOst 121 b, was scratched. This wasano'her unfortunate event, only two horses facing the starter's flag, and one of these probably "Just to oblige Benson." The two horses took the tirst hurdle together, and the animals then parted company, Lia ility performing a most interesting solo to the finish. There was the small compensation, however, tbat the horse took all the jumps in iirst-elass style This closed the first day's racing.