WANGANUI RACES.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1195, 8 March 1884, Page 2

WANGANUI RACES.

YESTERDAY. (From the Chronicle.) Hack Race. 11. Jackson's Mokoia ... ... 1 i^romer's Southern Chief ... 2 Harrison's A polony ... ... 8 Mr Smith's Amy, Mr Herbert';Sunrise, Mr Maurice O'BiienV nimu, and Mr Paul's Narau also ran. This was a repetition of the previous day's fiasco. Won hard held, by a length and a half. Time, Imm 53|sec. Totalisator, inside 120, 64 an winner; dividen q , £1 15s. Outside 115, 44 on winner; dividend, £2 7s. District Race Handicap. Wratt's Hinemoa, Bst 51b fMcCormick) 1 D. Scott's Alma, 7st slb (Scott) 2 A. J. Keith's Buzzard, Bst 51b (Miller) 3 Ringleader, Parera> Leonessa, Wairuareka, Dusk, Sham and Blue Grown also ran. St Clair and Bayard werescratehed. After a good deal of fiddling, Mr Higgie got the horses away to a fair start, Wairuareka and Blue Gown at once going to the front, with Buzzard and Dusk well to the fore. The rest were m a bunch, with Hinemoa lying last. They were m much the same positions coming past the stand for the first time, except that Hinemoa and Ahua had closed up to the second rank of horses, and Ringleader had fallen back last. On rounding the top turn Ahua and Hinemoa began to go up, and gradually improved their positions down the far side, Waiauareka having fallen back. Dusk and Blue Gown stnck well to the leaders, and as the bottom turn was reached Buzzard oegan to work up. At the commencement of the straight the whips were out on Ahua and Buzzard, and Blue Gown, who was ridden from the half-mile post, also made an effort to get on level terms with Hinemoa, who had assumed the lead. The mare however was able to stave off the rush, and came m without the whip a length ahead of Ahua, who had Buzzard well on his quarters. Blue Gown was fourth, a length behind Buzzard. The rest straggled m, Wairuareka, who was eased off, being last. Time 3min. 45 2-ssec, Inside totalisator, 411, 71 on winner ; dividend £5 4s. Outside, 261, 37 on winner ; dividend £6 6s. Consolation Stakes Handicap. Tancred's Administrator, 7st lOst (Derritt) 1 Standish's Witiora, 7st 71b (Williams) 2 Bobbett's Libeller, Cat 71b (Sutherland) 3 Okato, 6.7,, and Dusk, 73+,, also, started. They went away to a good start, Okato immediately jumping to the foremost position, with Administrator on his quarters; and Dusk third. At the top turn Derritt pulled the roan hack, and Dt;sk went to the front. Dusk seemed to be goiug strong, with a good lead, but at the bottom turn Administrator and Libeller went up, and it looked almost the latter's race. Before entering tha straight, Witiora, who had been lying List, came with, a great rush, collared the leaders, and looked like winning hands down. Derritt, however, who had been at work on Administrator foi the last half mile, by a splendid piece of horsemanship managed to bring him once more to the front, and won on the post by a neck ; Libeller two lengths away. Inside totalisator 337, 153 being on Administrator ; dividend, £1 9s. Outside, 208, 93 on winner ; dividend £2.