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| Accession number | 912L : 2124/6 |
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1st Race Marie won Squeaker or Nora 3rd . very rasily Fusiluer second 2th Race Sir Salahend got away with about nd three lengths start which he kept & won Deuce ace thedive 2nd Faith Easily . thedive 2nd 320 the 4 + Lady Jane did not start 3rd Race Scimitar took the lead followed by Marie . Border Lass & Firdar . Ishstar fell at 2nd fence . Modesty pulled up . & Scimitar us Firdar Bad 3rd Fuslar Came in 1 Marie 2 and t & Blueskin 4th Race Connie won the 12th heat pust the 2nd heat was та beating won by Zarzel last heat . So Sorry & Connie Beat Zazel for the Ma Mie & = Mr. Jeuner's Toby was knocked down to Col : Preisep for 160 = SPORTING MATCHES AT UMBALLA , There were two Sporting Matches got up here , and ran for after the Umballa Meeting . One match , 1 miles . Rs . 250 , between 1 ... 2 Lord William Beresford's Alien , 11st . 7lbs . , Owner Capt . B. Humphrey's Highland King , 11st . 7lbs , Mr. Little They jumped off together and ran head and head , until half way up the distance , when a good race took place , Alien winning by half a length . Time , 2min . 58secs . Betting : to 1 on Alien . A match , 14 mile . Rs . 1,000 , over the Steeplechase Course . Hon'ble G. Bryan's Lucifer , Owner Mr. Little's Marie , Owner Lucifer jumped off with the lead , maintained it right throughout , winning in a canter by half a dozen lengthe . Marie was favorite at 2 to 1. A lot of money changed hands on both matches . UMBALLA SPRING MEETING , 1882 . STEWARDS : COL . SAESFIELD GREENE , C.B. , R.H.A. MAJOR THE HON'BLE H. LEGGB , 9th CAPT . ALLOARD , 2nd Batt . Norfolk Regt . Lancers . A LIBUT . WILCOCE , 1st Batt . , Leinster CAPT . BATHBB , let Batt , K. O. B. Regt . LIEUT - COL . PRINSEP , XIth Bengal Lancers . Judge . - MAJOR THE HON'BLE H. LEGGE , Clerk of the Scaie . - CAPT . KINGSCOTA . Starters , Tom Thumb Stakes . - LIBUT . COL . PRINSEP . 23 " 3 " } " 3 Maiden Plate . - APT . ALLOARD . Bedouin Plate . - CAPT . BATHER . Tom Tit Stakes . - LIRUT . - COL . PRINSEP . Selling Plate . - CAPT . BATHER . First Day , Saturday , 18th March 1882 . FIRST RACE . - 3-30 P.M. - The Tom Thumb Stakes . Value Rs . 200 . Added to a starting sweepstakes of Rs . 10. For maiden C. B. Ponies 13-2 and under . 13-2 to carry 9st .; 4lbs . allowed for every half inch under . Winners once 4lbs . , twice 7lbs . , three times or more 10lbs , extra . Maidens of the day allowed 7lbs . Distance , & mile . Mr. Tytler's bob p Chorister , 9st . 10lbs . , Capt Webb Beatson's br o b m Aylmah , 8st . 7lbs , Robinson Short's beb m Ishtar , 8st . 7lbs . , Ryder Capt . Webb's go b m Jessie , 8st . 9lbs . , Maitland Davidson's br cb g Haphazard , 9st . 10lbs . , Blackburn They kept close order to the distance where , Chorister came away , and won in a canter by a length . Same distance between second and 1 2 3 *** *** third . " 1 *** *** *** Time , 1min . 30 secs . SECOND RACE . - 4 P.M. - Maiden Chase . Value Rs . 500. Added to a starting sweepstakes of Rs . 20. For all maiden steeplechasers . English and Colonials carry 11st . 7lbs . Other classes 10st . 7lbs . Previous winners of hurdle or steeplechases , once 5lbs . , twice 7lbs . , three times or more 10lbs . extra . Maidens of the day allowed 7lbs . Distance , 2 miles . *** Major Cook's c w g Claret , 11st . 11b . , Iremy Mr. Lowry's br cap g Moorcock , 11st . 4lbs . , Mr. Alexander Tylden's b w g Marathon , 10st . 6lbs . , Mr. Bishop H. H. The Maharajah of Durbungah's ow h Benham , 11st . , Irving Capt . Beaufort's b w g Grand Master , 10st . 6lbs . , Mr. Macdougall Claret and Benham made the running followed by Moorcock , Marathon and Grand Master in this order to the water in front of the stand , where the last named refused , and though ultimately got over he ran out at the next fence and was no longer persevered with . Meanwhile Moorcock had taken the lead in company with Claret , and the two came on together to the wall , half mile from home , where Claret refused , but being quickly got over caught Moorcock at the distance , and won cleverly by three lengths . A bad third . Time , 4min . 40secs . Innes's bw m Rouble ( 700 ) , 8st . 7lbs . Two started , the waler winning hard held . *** *** *** *** *** *** THIRD RACE . - 4-30 P.M. - Bedouin Plate . Value Rs . 500. Added to a starting sweepstakes of Rs . 20. For all Arabs , weight for age . Winners once 4lbs . , twice 7lbs . , three times or more 10lbs . extra . Winner of a race value Rs . 1,000 or more to carry an extra penalty of 7lbs . , twice or more 10lbs . Maidens of the day allowed 5lbs . 14 miles . No other maiden allowance . Nawab Syed Ali Khan's e a h O'Kelly , 10st , 6lbs . , Robinson wted H. H. The Maharajah of Darbungah's g a h Flash , 9st . 131b . , Irving ... 2 Mr. R. Maitland's b a h Mooltan , 10st , Mr. Maitland Major Le Marchant's b a h Budelight , 9st . 13lbs . , Blackburn *** 3 There was nothing to choose between them to the quarter - mile post , where O'Kelly came through and won a good race by half a length , same distance separating second and third . Time , 2min . 28seca . FOURTH RACE . - 5 P. M. - Tom Tit Stakes . Value Rs . 150. Added to a starting sweepstakes of Rs . 10. For all ponies 13 hands and under . 13 hands to carry 9st .; 4lbs . allowed for every half inch under . Winners once 4lbs . , twice 7lbs . , three times or more 10lbs . extra . Maidens of the day allowed 7lbs . Distance , mile . Mr. Ryder's b w p Tim , 8st 9lbs . , Ryder » Farquhar's ce bm The Doe , 9st . 10lbs . , Capt . Webb 35 F Baker's g a b p The Trout , 9st . 10lbs . , Native Strachan's br e b'm Patience , 8st . 11lbs , Ivemy Ditto bebp Squeaker , 8st . 7lbs . *** + *** 2 3 Nothing stood a chance against Tim , who had it all his own way and won easily by a length . Time , 58 secs . FIFTH RACE . - 5-30 P.M. - Selling Plate . Value Rs . 250. Added to a starting sweepstakes of Rs . 10. For all horses . Horses entered to be sold for Rs . 1,000 to carry 10st .; 7lbs . allowed or added for every Rs . 100 less or more . The winner to be put up to auction immediately after the race , for the price at which he is entered ; half the surplus of any bid above that sum to go to the race fund , and half to the owner of the second horse . Distance , 1 mile . Capt . Webb's b wg Kirby ( 900 ) , 9st . 7ĺbs . , Capt . Webb Mr. McFarlane's ba h Rainbow ( 400 ) , 7st . , Native 2 1 2 did not start |
