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LATE RACING.

AtrCKXANT» -SOTTING ____, THE A_T—_N __BTTNG. - | Xh— weather was dull but fine for the " first day's races of the Auckland Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting at Alexandra Park to-day. There was a large attendance, and, -wit— the track in fine condition, the racing was interesting. Results:-— E_P>ROVERS' TROT H_NDICAP (Saddle) of 75sovs. One mile and a-half. il r W. A. Scott's eh m Miss George, sy_, 'by Kins George—_iss Tnxie, 12j_s (Scott) i Mr A- Wyllie's for g Sandy Patch, 4yrs, I2y._. (A. Wylliej g Vr .1. C. Dunne's b g Kereone, aged, !*3y<_ (Pringle) a § A—v burial. _yri -si ac n-.it. Roseate ll__, Bavour itoy_ 12yds beuuid, Speiai _ man 12/—>, -Ceiia ._}—•, il—a _a_muey _~»—>, _/i»_uOu J—y— >, '—iss —urpay _y_, | __g—_— _y—;, i— uewuud ±o yus, fcwtet _.e_cry 4»>ub, uiguily oujrus, Jayiynsiyas, rapauua x_:y<ia. _mdj r—u was the first of the front. 1 raiiii— 6 to atrU— a g—l. aud took tne lead txuij, wilu —-i— u«i—tje uu—i>, k-_e _eieoue and — went —_i tuiunga i ue ne_i. vi—6 the ua_ the nrat Uiuc toauuy i-aL—, ——a _er„ue, ami _i o uny, iv thai. o_ler, uad got a big urease ou tne re— of tiie ueid. inej —_at_utd this- — uer tiil tne oac_ strut— was reached tor tne secuuu —vie, viiieu _ ig—ty broKe aud —sil back, oa—y -was nrst into ' the s_~<ugut for tue run home, bat was •"" ■ cioaeiy loilowed by ilias George, bandy Paten" nrui— under pressure, and _Us Aie__e took tue lead, aud won by three i<_iO._>, witn oa—iy I'utcli, which had Ween goS again, tieeond, and _eieoue, two - f en •;-' a»ay. thud. The favourite, Blue- jif wood, did not siiow out at any part of the X race. Time, 3. & i 2-o. MAM}Ht_ E HANDICAP (Harness) of | TosVw'S- *J ue mile and a-halt. -: ilr S t> c fit—oa, ayrs, by■-...-/1 i'ecere——£.o-tea-roa, i!Oy<_ iLyn_) .. .XA Mr A. »Ne~_iOk"> or u 1 Belgian yueen, .- g aged, Sb'yds iXvelsey; ................. ,2Mi- J. _uc__'« br S Cnarming Bod, . ;■■;. syrs, 12y<— fMAlcotmj tegw Also started: _i.-fH.-oia. limit, Nancy Max- | well 12yds behind, Qj—iipoli _y_, Loveligbt l_vUs, —Uy _uT_«gt-n 12yds, Wilding :: i2jt„, uiuiuata 24yds, -ourinia. .Nancy j__Weii was i_st to strike a gait •'! and went into the lead, V»*—. Wilding and r" Ihumaca attending, out \goias into ;tae g back stretch _—inuia, ifit_k a, and ijelgian .; yucen went tiist througn &'c field, aad.. > _ou;_Ua took the lean tor-n— 'S into ..tie straight the seL-oud time ron_— with Pltl- . roa, i—dy Bur.iugton, Belgian <J,aeea, a_i Inumata following closely, whlle-:. ta e l_dt" ; horses were out of the running.. tiOing round the back the second time J^elg—a Qneen ran up second, and as they for home Pltiroa and Belgian Qneen dv'ew away from the rest of the Beld, and foog&t .. out an exciting finish. Lynchi kept Pit—ox' 1 going sweetly, iwaile Belgian Qneen was " being hustled and broke when almost ort ; I terme. Settling down quickly, Belgian'i Queen challenged again, but Pltlroa' - held.,'•.-..'■ the advantage, and won by a length and ; a-half. Charming Rod, which had finished. | fast, got third, four lengths away, and then •-. came Lonvinia, Gallipoli, Lady Burlington, m and Ihumata, with Dimboola last. Time, '■•■-•' 2.15.' Pltiroa was fa'Pburite. CAMPBELL HANDICAP (Harness), ot • 500sovs. Two miles. ':. Mr. D. C. Jolly's <_ f Jolly Girl, syrs, . by Rothschild — Noveia_e, U_it .' (Bryce) Is; Mr. A. Brown's b _ _aroM Jtmlor, 6yrs, ss& 12yd6 (Brown) .. 331 Mr. T. Kees' gr m Steel Bell, aged, . ?'■ j lOSyds (J. Lynch) '.....•.•."'.';. _Vj Also started: Waverley __lt, Get § Crest limit, l_dy Halnane limit, Sanddritt 12yds behind, Pax 12yds, Pearl d'Or. 12y_; Eg Jewel Chimes 72yds. and _a_—a iiuon B i 84yds. ."".... :'.:' :.:. ;v I vtaverley, Jolly Girl, and Lady HaWane. I went away quickest of the limit.horses,' a_C \] Harold Junior, jewel Chimes', arid SteeTß &X~~~ I were first of the back markers to show oat. | lAs they came past the stand the first tune ; Jolly Girl, Harold Junior, and.,,Waverley: I were leading, in that drder,"wit_ _ady H«V : -.s dane, Jewel Chimes, and Gold Crest follow-;: ing handy, while Steel Bell was steadily'/-.'----i iinproviug her position. Jolly Girl held the'; j lead round the back, with Harold Junior iclcse behind, and Waverley and Jewel.. Chimes handy, and that was the order past , . the stand the second time,, with JeweL Chimes, Pax, Lady Haldafie, Reggie Htion, Gold Crest, Sanddrlft, and Pearl dOr strung out closely beiilnd. Going round the back Jolly Girl and Harold Junior move— Uaway from Jewel Chimes, but Steel _e_ :\ came along fast after them. Turning into fss [ the straight Jolly Girl and Harold Junior were fighting out an interesting fin-1| ish.the latter losing ground by skipping as he | got almost on terms at the distance. Harold |- ■ Junior again challenged, and got almost on:s terms again as they reached the post, Jolly .-; Girl getting the verdict by a head. Time. i : 4.41 1-5. Pax was favourite. '. J" _AiST_R HANDICAP of 150SOVS. " r! -'.; Two miies. Mr J. D. Reading's br g Willlo' the.: - Wisp, Gyrs, 4Syds behind (Allen) ...... l-^,. Mr W. T. Inwood's b g -Skylark; aged,■." ■■'. A' 3<syds behind (tjr.vce) ...■'- 2-3: Mr Geo. Paul's .blk h Hova, aged, . 72yds behind (Paul) '. -3;-, Also started: Sjambok lmlit, Bush Chl_ Wk limit, iMlss Chevalier limit, Bellgsna lhnlt, Goklstream 21yds behind, Mahinga 48yds,; ; Hymen 48yds, Tim Doolan 72yds. Wereoa 84yds, Albert Wallace 9liyds, Astui-io 96yds. "' Bellgana was early in the lead, and the : / order passing tbe stand the first time w_ ... Bellgana, Bush Child, WiU o' the-Wtep, Miss Chevalier, Glcylaxk, arid Sja-mbok, with the others following at some distance; and—' the issue was seen to be among the first 1 flight. Although Bellgana continued to re-.-main in front, it was seen that it- was" ■■ only on sufferance of Will o' the Wtep and Skylark. As they took the turn for the t finish Will o' the Wisp and Skylark drew i away from the others, the former taking'..'*'the lead by a length and holding this ad-V vantage to the finish. Hova, which ca_e.' fast at the finish, got third, a long way hack, and then came Asturio, Wereoa. and Bellgana, with Mabinga a bad last- Timer §| •4.55 4-5. Mahinga was favourite. '

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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 95, 21 April 1917, Page 6

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LATE RACING. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 95, 21 April 1917, Page 6

LATE RACING. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 95, 21 April 1917, Page 6