These races came off on Jan. 2, and at tracted a large number of persons to witness them. The sport, as will be seen below, was very good ; and the meeting, the first of the kind that has been held in the district, was a decided success. We believe it is the inten tion of the promoters of this meeting to hold another next year, when in all probability there will be a better show of horses. The course was decidedly rough, but this was un avoidable, and everything had been done that could be done in the time to make it as level as possible. The course itself is a half-moon shaped one, and is situated close by the Leeston Hotel. The secretary and stewards did everything in their power to prevent any thing being made a cause of dispute, and we are glad to say that only one dispute took place, and this was with regard to the pony race. A race of this description is sure to produce quarrels ; and if it is kept in the programme next year, we hope the stewards will insist on every pony running being measured before the race. In the case of the race at Leeston, the pony which came in first was disqualified for being above the specified height. The owner of one of the ponies then addressed a letter to the stewards, claiming the stakes, on the ground that his pony came in third, and that both the first and second ponies were above the specified height; it was then proved that the pony belonging to this individual did not come in third, but fourth, when he imme diately ,on the most frivolous grounds,ob jec ted to all the other three. The matter still re mains in the hands of the stewards. The duties of judge and clerk of the course were most satisfactorily performed by Messrs. Ffitch and Millett. It will be seen by the report below that some horses of notoriety ran at the meeting, amongst others, the well known Viscount, who, however, never took any prominent part in the race. After the horse races there was a foot race, which was won, after a good struggle, by Mr. H.Knyvett, a Maori .running second to him. 