AUCKLAND RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2710, 27 December 1878, Page 3

AUCKLAND RACING.

J SUMMER MEETIN G. president: Mr J. Dilworth; V_ce-President: Mr A. Buckland. Stewarts: Mr W. J. Taylor, Mr J. Kirkwook, Mr J. Cosgrave, Mr Wm. McLaughlin, Mr J. McFosh Clark, Mr Sam Morrin, Captain Walmseley, Mr Tbos. Morrin, and Mr J. Russell. Judge : Air Robt. Graham; Starter: Mr Robt. Wynward Glerk of the Scales: Mr W. J. Marks. Clerk of the Course: Mr Sain Morrin. Handieapper: Mr H. P. Lance. Secretary Mr Wm. Percival. . The grand character of yesterdays race' meeting must have afforded genuine satisfaction to all true lovers of the turf. The bookmakers hit the public rather hard in the first race by backing the field agaius t Isaac Walton, which horse started high in . public estimation, but in other events the public did not so readily back iavourites against the field, thus acknowledging the open character of the events. A good word : for the handicapping is in good place. In spite of some very hositle criticism, Mr Lance's judgment will be acknowledged by all unbiassed sportsmen, the handicapping throughout being in marked contrast to ' that of some former occasions. The handicaps for the Cup brought top weight and light weight horses almost simultaneous to the winning post. Those who witnessed the gallant struggle made by Gillie Callum, and the gallopirig of The Dou at the heels of the veteran Ariel, the latter carrying nearly three stone extra weight, will readily accord praise to the handieapper. General satisfaction was expressed at the close of the contest. Last yaar Lara won the Cup vrith Elsa second. Although Elsa, and her admired stable companion Perfume, j are favourites |in Auckland. ■ ihere appears . slight inclination to back them, and when Perfume fell in the hurdle race yesterday, . considerable grumbling was heard, which ...we think was undeserved, as Wheeler, the .acrider, .vas much hurt by the mare rolling!oh him. He also received a bad wound on the head from one of her hoofs. Pei fume looked :,; herself again yesterday, and displayed her ! ... old capriciousness. On being mounted she j actually tumbled Wheeler ou the ground I before the start and sat on her jock. At the i "close of the Hurdle Race a straight bet of ; : £50 even money, ..as laid by Mr Rogers on .:.:; Perfume,. against Agent for the steeplechase, j F:l In the Hurdle Race the Kaipara horse; Tom 1 Finn shewed to great advantage. He was I ■/regarded as lightly haudicaped considering ; ;' his performances last year under heavier ' F1 weight, but it is fair to state he is iv unpre- . ■ t _edently good racing condition, and as the finish was. close it does not . leave much1, margin for grumblers at the handicapihg. j Whitefoot disappointed his backers, while . Eversley, heavily bet against by book- j makers, struggled gamely under Hankips ' to the finish, gaining only second place;_to the chagrin of those desiring to get " huh-:-dreds for their fens.:' Jonathan Wild, the1' despised, kept at his work with unabated vigour, and was a £ood fourth. The scratchy ing of Agent, the southern steeplechaserj was a great disappointment.to many. The.' .owner, no doubt, desires to savevhim for the.:: /steeplechase. For the Maiden Plate six * V:horses ran. Mr.Walters decided to scrat^h^:; F;his Traducer- colt;-aud .Omega was ials'oV, F ,scratched. , By the flourish'of an outside' trumpet which has accompanied the ap. . , pearance of late.__p"oftiiig.-corita-ibutioni_ tci'F : the "Herald," the public were led toj expect infallible tips frohi-.-~.old Turfite," and ■ an amount of prophetic vision not usually met with iv the colonies.' .But alas for the "Herald",,tips, " Old .-Turfite" could not spot the winner in any one of the events, the whole of his tips being out; whereas the . Stab tipped the winner for the Cup (Ariel) and the first and second horses for the Maiden Plate, Pinfire and Fiction, which horses came to the post in strict fulfilment of our tip.. Agent did not run in the Hurdle so that two horses '.won out of, three we spotted as wiimers. We must not omit a complimentary word ; for Mr Peroical who has devoted so much time and attention to working up the meeting and making necessary arrangements. Everything .passed off! smoothly and pleasantly. The stewards arid other officers were not troubled by disputes, only i one technical quibble being raised. Mr. R. Graham as judge, and Mr R. Wynward as starter, and Mr Sam Morrin as clerk of the course, gave most complete satisfaction', .while the veteran clerk of the scales,. Mr 1 ; W. J. Marks, is such a pillar of the Arickland Racing Club, we doubt if the scales f "J'would perform their functions properly for ■ .-.any other than himself or Mr Fred Marks, , :. who is evidently destined to follow ip his ; , sire 3 footsteps. There were several bobths j Forifhegrouud, Mr Edwards having the grand : ~; ■■: stand. The attendance was excellent, alarger . j number of visitors were present than at ' ; former meetings. The first event was the « Plate, of 50 soys, weight for age, a.-:.-" J mile. - -- , : { [_> Mr R. H. Wallace's eh g, Pinfire (W. Clif--1 fora),93t ■_. .. .... .. _■_.--■. :.. i : : FMrW. Walters' be, by Isaac Walton (J. Allom) ■■-.. ■" L 2 Mr James Day's br h, Isaac Walton (W. Thorpe) .. .. 3 Also ran, Zantippe. . i j ,:... After two unsuccessful attempts, !Mr ! ': Wynward got the horses away to a splendid j start, Mr Walters' colt jumping off with j r the. lead/ Isaac Walton second, Pinfire. ' third, Zantippe last. This order was main- I tain'ed through the cutting into the straight. \ Ou . reaching the. dip, Clifford brought ;.. y Pinfire'through the field with a tremen- !■ ■'-• beating Walters' colt cleverly •on the post, Isaac Walton a good third, j Time, 1 mm. 19 sees. The colt's pace and 1 style of going was magnificent Betting, 6 j ■tolagainst Isaac Walton and the colt, 2 to :: : 1 against Pinfire, sto 1 against Xantippe. j 'The Auckland Cup (Handicap), of'3oo'sovs ; j with a sweepstake of 15 soys each added, 5 i soys ft. for acceptors, second. horße, to • "j"' ;_."■ receive 30 soys out of the stakes, 'and;third : :■'■ a-horse to save his stakes." Distance, 2£ s -'miles. '- - '•■'•"'- i ! Mr A. McDonald's b h, Ariel (Matthews), j ?«',;, r .B.t 131b''- ■'".:-■■■■.:->■■■■. „ ... .. i .. 1 I 1 :■- Mr S. Cj Caulton's bh, Gillie Callum (Howe) 2 : - -Mr Edgar's b g,.The Don (J. Mulgrave) — .. 3 Also rah, Pungawerewere, Elsa, Lady Elizabeth, and Omega. *•--. Mr Wynward got the horses away in ■' beautiful style, the seven horses galloping $ast the Stand in a heap. Punga'first broke • -away from the field, followed by Lady. Elizabeth, Ariel third. In this order, and 'With little variation, the Grand-stand was (passed the second time; The Don going very strong, and as the horses swept by he gained •many impromptu backers. Gillie Callum was ridden with good judgment, and held •his ground with apparent ease. Punga:a.; Were were made the running for the ; first '■ ..mile, when he .was picked up by Ariel. At . the cutting Lady Elizabeth shot past Punga, arid Howe brought Gillie Callum forward. Lady Elizabeth here bolted, and her chance j was gone. The Don occupied third place, -and ran gamely. Matthews displaying j superior judgment, gradually improved his -position until rounding the turn into the straight, when Gillie was called on for the final struggle, and a gallant race home resulted in a victory for Ariel, Gillie Callum •';,.,- two lengths behind,- The Don a good third. Time, 4 mm. 21 sec. Betting : 2 to 1 - Against Ariel, 3 to 1 against Punga and Elsa, 4 to 1 against Gillie Callum and the Don, 5 to 1 againsi Omega. j -Handicap Huf.dle Race, of 50 soys, with a ■ . ■ ■. sweepstakes, of 2 soys each for acceptors; tne ■A- amount accruing from swe_pstake3 to go to , -:,'... second horse. Distance, 2i miles, over nme '• •', flights of hurdlesF " '" . Mr, W. Percival's ns b g Tom Finn (D. Munn) ■■'*.■■>;,„•.-stlOlbs :.. .. ... -, ••,'. ■■_ 1 -a-MrK.H. Vallance'schgKversley (HaWkms) - ■ 10_t5lbs ''-'''' " : .. .- -- * ' :"".:i JMr. Jobn Thorpe's h g Whitefoot '(Thorpe) •.,: ; 3 fs"Aiso ran—Perfume and Jonathan-Wild. c.a : .. Agent scratched. Preyious-'lt^-'startingi^ :''?-o'Perfu_he: -Vas : very^rictioHs^; threw fl??£) af ipocls: down, .'aricl-.sat'riii'.Him'.. After a good-: AA. *t^rt,6 Tomi' Einn lfed.bver the^_irsl_ hrirdle, ... ■' 'Closely'-foUowed'by^rslpy^d^Perf^ ,|. # the f Jatter, .going in _ superb sty lev* Wb?ftl# s ■vF1: allowing her to go at- a free jpace.■- At_the_ ~_ ' third? Biff die. :th_s-^'%b-se_" Svfelrfrf $&}s*s! .;..-' heenswervedagainst. She'stumbled forwardj ] FF-aridieU,,o the ground, rolling on Whieelec,'

who received a kick oi head. Toff Finn kept up the pace, jg in Everslev a very warm competitohe latter was thought to have bette, but Munn's horse proved a strongk, and amid immense cheering ToSh passed the winning-post, with Evf 2nd ; Whitefeot a good third. Betftvoured Agent and Whitefoot. , At thle of the race £50 was laid on Perfiigainst Agent for the Steeplechase. _.f^i ID oKN FIi ATH: ' of 803°wa sweepstakes ct„w,7- ea£_ Woga* »* torn sweepstakes to goto-second l^ofVeight for age. Distance. i_ miles. Forprsel that, haVe never won an advertisfize (2-year olds except^) exceeding 25 so^ie time^f entry! M^ £ iwj > a V, 06 8 ch B . (Clifford) 9st ..1 _J r-H? 41. . r s Wk'oKlotioiolan) 7st 71bs 2 Mr A. McDonald's b f Re ..May) 3 Also ran : Tregeagle, Ik and Misdemeanour. Mr Walterfand Mr Buckland s Omega scratchecfhis proved an excellent race. Tregeiok the lead for a brief period ; Yatapahgh not placed at the finish, made the. hot for about a mile and then succum1 Pinfire, ridden in grand style by Cli took leading position into the cutfwith Tregea<de fairly up, Yatapa 3. Cd to the straight, F.olari brought up FictJwhile May shot out with Repo. Theje joiskeys com menced riding, and a stag race followed up the straight, Piunmiing bya length in advance of Fiction. 10 a good third. Time, 2 mins. 54 sees. Betting even on Pin| 6 to 4 others. Huhbt Scurry, of l(j Entrance, lsov. Catch weights. D^tanclte round. .Vinner to be sold lor 25sovs iramely after tbe race; TsJi! Ur, PU8l? SO. to the £ Post entry. ' Mr Buekland's Little Did -. I T Eclipse .. .. I "' V-q Jolmny Morgan .'. "\ " "3 Also ran Stubtoe, SybiFJinriy. " A A —==: