AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 549, 3 January 1885, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING.

THIRD PAY (Concluded)

We append a description, of tho running of the Stesplecha.se, tho more result of which was given in our las.t issuo, and also the .. ulti of the two subsequent events s —

Auckland Steeplechase Handicap of

300sovs., added to a sweepstakes of lOsovs. each j second horse to receive fHVovs.j and third horso to receive 25sovs.

from tho stakes. Dl«tanee> about 34 talles. Mr J, _ ilßrow's b g Clarence, aged, 12st ' 101 l>s (A. Lyford) 1 Mr H. W. Maxwell's bra King, acred. 9st 121ba (E. Williamg) ~ ~. 2 Mr G F. Brimhlecombo's b m Julia Ann, aged, ftst 7ib» (J. Laitiji) 3 Mr D. Rutherford's eh g Trie Lad, ao-ed, I2at (Sheenan); Mr W. K. Carter's b g Alaric, Gyrs, lOst lOlbs (K. Heaton); Mr J. Pilbrow's b g Barbary, aged, lOst Gibs (T. Lyford) j Mr J. Chad wick's b g New Year, aged, lOst slba (Farrell), Mr H. W. Maxwell's br g Sunray, aged, 9st 121bs (Frewin); Mr J. Chadwick's br g Exchange, Syrs, 9st "lbs (Woods); Mr W. Weston's br g Linwood, aged, Ost "lbs (O'Connor) ; Mr O'Brien's eh g Wideawake, aged, 9st 71b (Edgecumbe). Chandler was eoratched. Betting: 2 to 1 against The Lad, 4 to 1 against Alaric, G to 1 Clarence and Barbary, G to 1 Sunray, 100 to 12 Linwood, 10 to 1 Wideawake, King, and the others. No finer field ever faced the starter's flag on a New Zealand course for steeplechase honours, and, as a consequence, the excitement was intense. Clarence went off with the start, hotly pursued by Alaric, Julia Ann, and Linwood. Alaric quickly strode to tho front, however, iirtd led the way over the first hurdle followed by Barbary, with Clarence third, and Linwood fourth. Alaric made the pace all the way to the water jump which he took In splendid style. By this time Bftrbary and King were running second dnd third respectively, but they both went down at the water jump, and Clarence took their place. Alaric came a cropper at tho ne*t jump, But was speedily up again <i.rid in pursuit of EhcKdn'gc; f.ho had how worked his Way into the van. Past the back of the course and down the hill the leading positions were held by Ex change, Alaric and Clarence. At tho sod fence Alaric again came to grief, and this timo ratftrj up th'a coilrso riderless. Exchange .sr.ill led, attended now by Barbary dnd Clarence: After .passing again at th'o b'&cr: of the,course Clarence ran into first place, with Ring, .Julia Ann,^Sunray md Exchange cphtestinfr e«c.ond honours. They finished in this ■ order. Exchange pulling up lame', and Barbary and The Lad having injured themselves slightly. A protest was at once lodged by the owner of Sunray against Clarence and the other hones on the ground that they had not followed the proper course, and a meeting of stewards was held to consider it. Mr Brown, clerk of the course, acknowledged that he had cleared the wrong course over tho double hurdles on account of tbo crowds of people. Mr I'ilbrow urged that there was no other course open for h!s horse than that cleared by the clerk of the course, but the stewards, taking all the circumstances into con sideration, declared tho event no race, and ordered that it should be run off after the last race, or in th'o event of the horses not being there, that it .should bo run at four o'clock to _ay. Thin latter alternative was decided eh. A portion of the pullic exhibited considerable displeasure at this result.

Seixiso Race, of lOOsovs., added to a

sweepstakes of 2sovs. each. For two year olds and upwards. Two year-olds to carry Bst; three-year-olds, !)st 12!b ; four-year-olds, lOst 101b; five, six, and aged, lOst 131b. Winner to be sold by auction, immediately after the race, for SOCsoVs. If entered to bo sold for 2JOsovs., ai'Owed 71b; if for loOsov?,, 14 b ; if for iJOsovs., _llb.

Mr J. Gallagher's br c Revolver (SOsOvs.l, 3yrs, Sst 51b (A. Williams) 1 Mr N. H. Lumsden's gr g Larry (50 soys.), aged, 9st 3lb (Wattie) 2 Mr J. K. Atherton's eh f Nemesis

(lOOsovs.j, 2yrs, bstlllb3 (Byers) ... 3 Mr 0., Bate's chc The Painter (lOOsovs.), oyrs, 9st lOlbs (O'Connor) also ran. Youth, Victoria.. Ugly Buck, and Cast Ashore were scratched. Tho betting was 6to 4 against Revolver, 5 to 2 Painter, 3 to 1 Nemesis. Revolver won by a length from Larry, Nemesis and the others four lengths behind. Time, Intin. iflsecs. Totalisator: C 1,055; £43!) on the winner. Dividend, £2 3s.

Free Handicap of lOOsoVs., for all beaten

horses during tho meeting. Distance, 1 mile.

Mr .1. Filbrbw's br h Sou-wester, srs, by Goldsborough Sea Breeze, Bst I2lth (Clifford) 1 Mr G. Bates's eh ni Minerva, oyrs, Sst (A. Sutherland) 2 Mr W. Walters's blk m Fishwoman,oyrs, 6st 121ts(A. Smith) ... ... ... 3 Administrator (Vaile, 7st 81bs), Larry (Thorpe, 7st 31bs), and Normanby (G. Williams, 6st lOlbs) also ran. This race resulted in a length victory for Sou'wester. Time, Imin. 4b'secs. The betting Was even on Sou'wester, 3 to 1 against Fishwoman, and 5 to 1 against Administrator. Totalisdtor dividend, i' 3 3s.