SECOND DAY.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1344, 4 January 1884, Page 2

SECOND DAY.

« ' HURDLE HANDICAP, 3 Of 25 soys. 2\ miles ; second horse to * received * r Rnbkaaon'fr eh g Liability, aged, 1 10st4n>. ■-. - - - - 1 > Mr Brinible'asbg Whalebone, aged, 98t 101 b. - - - .... 2 I Mr Clarke'* blk m / evant, aged lOst 3 This was not altogether a satisfactory race, Levant seemed to be hi good humor and full of running, and if she $ had been content do lie Imhind it is C possible she cou&t have won, though . Liability is undoubtedly. a grand horsej I Levant had not long ■ a ken the lead in i the first round, when she went off th» - course, so that bar accidents she had I thus lost all chance. Although Wha>ebone kept well alongside of the winner during a great part of the race, it was seen he was not destined to be the victor. Lialtility came in ahead by about four lengths. Amount in totalisator. £213 ; dividend, £2 2s. ' Between this and the following race Mr Girdwood put up by auction thewell known racer Satellite, the reserve on which was understood to b» j>loo. , When the bidding hung fire at £85, the gelding was withdrawn. . GBRy VALLEY STAEESy Of 60 soys, If miles ; second horse to rec. ive £10 from th«- stake. , Mr Hathorn's Comet, syra» 9st. slb 1 Mr Emmtrson'a Marie Stewart Tst I2lb 2 Mr M'Gaffin'a Sincerity, Oyrs, 7st 101 b 3 Rore, 7st 121 b.. Satellite, 7st. 121 b., and Sir Tatton, 7st. 81b. also ran. A remarka -le feature of this race was that all entered came up to the starter. After some little difficulty, which included a false start, ail were got away wrtl together, : - Maftie Sfoarl

and Comet taking the lead, with Bore, next, all thq others tailing 'off, Jnck Wringing upHhe rear. But throughout the'race all appeared t(> be within tim possibility of wittnhig, Mn<dh is a k& : creditable to the- handtioappers ; btii. • when the race was half over it *&»• protty evident that it lay between Coulet, Mane Stuart, and Stncerity Up tlie straight Comet was let out andwon by about ; four lengths, hand? dowiijr Marie Stuart second, and Sincerity: third, the others well up. Amount in tota-Hsator, £££5 ;: dividend £-1 19* .. .' • , A protest was entered by -ymiiig Einijjtfi-stvi (owner of Marie gfcuurt^ driettuisii Ooui«c i'or improperly crossing jhhft ... Consideration of the protest w«pviostpoiifdtiHteighto'oldckthatevening j: but ire the meantime it was wit.idraotm. " Hack Race f&wmcAP; Of €!&;)} miles - r For all .horse* that have apt won a stake exceeding ThefoHd^ringhoi-Bessfcarted — NigK«r, : Happy Jack, Gob, - teel : Grey r Fair Nell, and Catesby . Cob _wa» provided with winkers in. consequence of hi& bolting propensities. A capital race; resulted, in which the Cob rah wellr considering Jihe appearance of tbe' animal; but Happy Jack iw* *oo.» mauy for any of them. . ." Happy Jack-. - ••- » 1 Fair Nell. . . - .2 Cub ,-.'...-.7' •.;.;-..' -V 3 Amount in totalisator, £129 "; djv: dend, ; ..'.;, j '..';„ "l.:',"^..'"',.'.'-.'-,' Brunnkr Stakes Hakdxoafv Of 25 soys. ; 1\ miles. .VI r Ewinenon's b in Marie Stuart, a^ed. Bat7lb - > . ... . - 1 Mr ; fathom's eh ra Shepherdess, iMi 9stslb - . - ♦ . 2: Mr M'Gaffin's b ra Sincerity, •ym, 7st7lb - - . . •. . 3 Mr Osborne's eh m Talent, aged, 7«t r I 71b. - - . . - . 4 .. A superb race. Generally speaking public opi.iion favored' the two heavy weights, as to the merits of which it was pretty evenly balanced. Shep herdess and Talent were rathe* frae tious at the start, but after the display of a little patience a good start.'. w;is .effected. The running was made by ! Sincerity and Talent ' GenorftUy they ; ran in a cluster until the, lafctfr part of j the race, when it settled .down into & ! contest between Mane. Stuart and I Shepherdess, which liecame very.excit- ! ing during the last half-mile, when both were running neck-and-neck, an* whipping end spurring, with .dettnmined energy.. In the straight it^ej came very exciting; as it was in^o?- --■ sible to say which had the advantage ; l'he result was that when both passcct i the Judge's stand Marie Stuart's noKc ' only showed just ahead of Shepherdess. I It was one of the closest finishes, ever ; seeu on the course, and as x nearly a ; dead heat as it was possible to ba. Novel Back. \ No nominations being fortheoining for this race, the stewards h^d-^sjeQt-ing to decide what should b?Bn^itftte&~^-«4 in^ts^ase^^Jt was resolved to pi'Gclaira a ~~* Forced Handicap, Of 20 soys; 1^ miles; nomination, £1 : acceptances, £1. Three horses started for this race — K Sir Tat ton, Pippin, and . Satellite. . Pippiu went oft with the lead;. Sateli lite brought up the rear, and continued so throughout, thonghatthe latter end he came up with a rußh when it was . too late. SirTatton - •. - - I Pippin* '- • - - 2' Satellite _-."■' - - . 3 . Consolation Rack. \ This was won. by Talent after, a capital .face. There., wpre.onlyt.wo, en-triesT--TalentAndPippin. .Amount in . totahsator, £'65 ' r divMiend,. £2- ..'... This concluded the race meeting, which was most successful, from every point ofc view and creditable to all concerned. ' Sergeant O'Grady., and ' a posse of the force were present on . both days quietly vigilant, But every- \ thing was so qoiet and orderly both days that their intervention was not once required, smd they wier* afforded, an opportunity of enjoy ing, 'themselves, to the full the same as everyone else.