TAKAPUNA RACES

Otago Witness, Issue 2490, 4 December 1901, Page 52

TAKAPUNA RACES

AUCKLAND, November 30. TLe Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring- meeting was commenced to-day, when the weather was delightfully fine and the attendance satisfactory. A field of eight events was disposed of. The principal race of the day, the St. Andrew's Handicap, fell to Tauhei and Sparkling Water, who ran a dead heat. During the afternoon the sum of £6734 was passed through the totali&ator, fjfte inside fixscjuae jja^iiyj out oil the first

past the post, and the outside machine on the first and second horses. The following are the results : —

Trial Handicap, of 6050v3. One mile.— Golden Rose, 7.7, 1, Lance-corporal, 7.0, 2; Cavalry, 8.1, 3. Also started: Balbirme. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 46sec. Dividends : Inside, £3 15s ; outside, £2 14s. Cambria Handicap, of lOOsovs. Five furlongs.—Mary Seaton, 7.5, 1; Swagsman, 7.10, 2; Seatona, 7.0, 3. Also started: Bastion, Sensation, Irish, Wellcast. Won by a length. Time, lmin 6sec. Dividends: Inside, Maiy Seaton, £1 17s; outside, Mary Seaton, £1 16s 6d, and Swagsman £1 19s.

Handicap Maiden Hurdles, of 70sovs. One mile and a-half. — Chancellor 11, 10.12, 1; Lady Dash, 9.4, 2; Yarra, 9.10, 3. Also started: Royal Conqueror, Sudden, Firefly, Ballinger, Puffing Billy, Peter Simple. Won by four lengths. Time, Bmin 2Jsec. Dividends : Inside, Chancellor 11, £2 18s; outside, Chancellor II £2 4s, and Lady Dash £3 10s.

St. Andrew's Handicap, of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarler— Tauhei 7.6 and Sparkling Water 6.10 (me. 3lb penalty) dead heat; Si. Ursula, 8.4, 2. Also started: St s Olga. St. Olga made most of the running, but faded out ni the home turn, leaving Sparkling >Vater and Tauhei to fight it out. The judge was unable to separate them. St. Ursula, Iwo lengths away, third. Time, 2min 12 3-ssec. Dividends • Inside, Tauhei £1 17s, Sparkling Water £4 3= : outside, Tauhei £1 9s, Sparkling Water £3 13s.

Pony Handicap, of 60sovs. Six furlong" — ■ Stepaway, 84, 1; Blue Paul, 9.12, 2; Fust Whisper, 8.10, 3. Also started: Weka Mamw, Trooper. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 20; sec. Dividends- Inside, Stepaway £1 l'J a : outside, Stepawpy £1 16s, Blue Paul £1 •is Oil.

Fu >i. Hack Handicap, of GOsovs. Five furloucs.—Xeicid, 7.10. 1; Lady Soult, 7.10, 2; Jc&smi' ?, 7 'J, :!. Also staited: Creasy. L.i Polish, Jjvei>. Ettoua, Ding Dong, Cyclor., Goklwo'o, Rca Nymph, Amaliantes. Won by a neck. T.me, lmin s°ec. Dividends: 3 .- side, Nereid £si ; outside, Nereid £20 19=, Lady SouU ISs.

Haudi'^iv) Hurdles, of lOOsov*. Two mile 0 . — Ruts, o.\ 1: Chancellor 11, 9.5 (me. 51b p»n" ?..'•. i; Pii^.rcs 5 ; cv Ihml. 9.11, : ; . A!=o =tp:-lp'i C'.valicio. Regalia 11. Voltigr-v: 11, Vi'ii^a.cVi. Won by half a length. 'I'ime, 3ia'n 51 I<r cc. Dividends: Inside, Rufus £6 ss; oroide, Ku.'iii iJ 16a Cd, Chancellor II £1 11s Gil.

Chelte-i ham Han-'licap. of lOOsovs. Five furlongs.—Jewellery. S.O, "l; St. Olg.i. 8.12, 2; Delia "Rose, 6.12, 3. Also started : Takai.tma, ToXoi, Sundial, Lady Avon, Solo, Oiange ond Blue. Eo c ipliple, Blairaairig, CuLasette, S'y Mis?, Sat a. Won by half a, length. Time, lmin o'er Dividends: Inside, Jewelleiy A 2 l\ss outside, Jcvrelieiy £3 5s 6d, St. Olga ±3 as. '