AUCKLAND RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 74, 6 April 1885, Page 4

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

The first day's racing of the A.ft,(JAutumn Meeting passed off nort:w^; v . fully, nnd the sport throughout Wcf« interesting character, No accident tfjjg : kind occurred to mar the pleasure of fluspectators, and the general management,)! the meeting was all that could be dey_isi ■ Thanks tothe telegraph, we were in Saturday's issue to publish the partial lars of the two first races, and barelSV of the Hurdles and Easter Handicap, .:ft ß : now supply the details of the last-iaiigl and concluding events:— ' ■ ■ - HURDLE RACE (HANDICAP) of:.lC___t__' with a sweepstake of 3eov_, eaoh. toSfi sncond howe. Two miles and a tpiutßt,' ™- Mr A. Barron's gr gDirector, aged, hy • Papapa—lady Grey, 10et41ba(Honor! 1 Mr Benevan'sbg Claude, aged,'9stlol.iv r, (Newman) ...... „v "J Mr J. Marshall's b g King, aged, llii (Wattie) ... „„|' Macaroni (aged, list 121bs, W, Edwidi). Nigger (syrs, lOst 81bs, Allom), Ifinuet (aged, 10st41bs, E. William'), Qiiapftttti' ?--t 7ibs. G. Wright), Marqnir _M& adfield), Chevalier aged, flst(Hopopjr j Year aged, OstlOlbs, (Howe), all.rani v

Betting: 3 to 1 against Director __{■ King, i to 1 Maca_oni ) stokCh.T_lier,7 to 1 Nigger, 10 to 1 the others. When the flag dropped King,- Wsaf and Macaroni jumped off with flalejd, but quarter of a mile further on Quilpwent up to the leaders, the rest of the fieldtag: in a bunch close up. With the e_eefit_sn that Minuet dropped back, the lot raced. round with but little change1 fill the stand was reached, whemChidj came up, and the order in passing ft»' ttand was King first, Claude second, M Quilp third. The latter, however,I!.* after retired, and Macaroni went tip fo Claudo and King, who were still■;«(ffli_|!;i j out the running at a strong pace. Mi milo from home, Director, who had tea lying in the back ground, was.called Oty a"nd gradually cutting down his opponents, led the field into the straight,. The Mltr wero soon afterwards taken out to CMc and King, but they wore unable to inert tho position from Director, who won a' splendidly contested race by a'length, Time, 4min. 35sec, Totalisator dividend, £3195. Kastkh Handicap of 20050w,; added.to i sweepstakesof lOsovs,each. .One milo _, threo quarters. Mr J. Marshall's blk h TarqiDi_Bj:Sy_«, , by Tubal Cain—Topa__,. W> m '*J. 'i eluding 61bs penalty (Sfltterlmu.) ~. 1 Mr W. Somerville's b f *WJBo3nymji,--3yrs, 7st (A. Byers) „. » ,„. 2 Mr J. George's b g Bujza_d,*^l,-fet : 101b (G. Williams) 3 Libeller (aged, Vet 81b, HicKey},The*Po__ : (aged, 7st 51b, Hickton), Emir Bey..■jCjmj 7_t 121b, Bodson), also ran; 'Betting: '2 to 1 against Turquoise, 3 to 1 Liboller, i to 1 The Poet and Buzzard, 6 to 1 Woodnyapi; Libeller and the Poet wore the first, to get away, and Turquoise one of the lilt,1 _»l boforo thoy had gone far, The Poet, toot command of affairs, and he lod pat tie stand. Buzzard occupying second-.place,, and Libeller third. In .his'-** leaders raced till the mile poll, ni reached, when Buzzard headed the«*(' the others being in a cluster.- Soon alt* wards Sutherland called on TarqUoisO,an* by tho time another quarter of-a mile M been traversed he had cut hie opponent! down, with the exception of Buzzard, Bating very strongly, tno son of Tuba) Ota, however, soon hadhim in trouble, it. dooming on full of running, won in thejaafflt JW': siblo manner by a length, WocdnjtnpV who came fast in the straighV-teatog Buzzard for secondhonours.- Eott.WM* fourth, Libeller fifth,-and TheM.W . ■ Timo, 3min. 9sec, but several pnnn watches mado it 3min. lOsec. j SELLING RACE of 50sovs.. addedj6» ig stake of 2SOVS, eaoh. For WWW" and upwards. Distance, 1 mile- "..' quarter. Mr Lumsden's blk g Rewi, aged, tola Mute-M_na_nina(loosovs.), 9s* 101W (Wattio) ••• -:ff". Mr F. Hill's br g Sir Bedevere, iyn; (25sovs.), Bst (G. Williams) ... * » Mr J. Chadwick's b m Nsnme,-6yr!;. (2550v8.), Bst (T.Taylor) .... M Cast Ashore 3yrs,Bet2lbs,Wi!mot)a^ Sir Bedivere was the favourite. »*? away with the lead, and Time, 2min. 19sec. Totalisator Art* £3 ss. Rewi was bought in.byb««; for £102' ___,■ PUBLICANS' PUESS of ttJW»B'gj sweepstake of 3_ova. cach,.togo » »»_ horse. I mile. .::..•_: Mr J. Marshall's brf Necklace.^ by Musket-Locket, Bst 41b (Sutter 1 d. •" "• Mr aw! Robertson's' b m>«|jf* 4yrs., Ost IJlb (including mf a f weight, Wattio)... •••. '",..■'" Mr M. Cunningham's bhlTheDanpto,, Cyrs., Ost 21b (Clifford)... ••• .fv : Minerva (oyrs., Ost, Barton), ■UffigZ ■ Bst 121b, J. Laing), and Nemesis (ByH» 91b, J. Thorpe), also ran. , ~, Betting :2tol on Secklac*Stol*r*''' Mitrailleuse, sto 1 Minerva, . This was merely a race between*^ and Mitrailleuse. The former «g» on her legs, bub before ftvj^jjf S yards the pair closed %&.*fJs abreast, with the rest of the field «"»» abom three lengths in the rtar. ma... the turn for homo, Mitrailleuse -.£& < to tire, and by the time they ««•&:. the straight it was seen enough, Necklace then .«»»•*£% won as she liked by two mMfcu* lmin. 44Jsecs. Totalisator dirf*»** . Talrapuna Autumn BeeTO Tho following nominations hwe.^ W '. ceived for tho Takapuna AutnmnW^, which takes place on Saturday »»«• Totalisator Cop HANDSIS«M: Kawooata. Mit™*ll?" B'*'^?^. Buzzard, Tho Dauphlu, E "'L^iito*^. The Poet, Hewi,. Alpha, Kalo, >. ~.: : . .... Bedevere, Mystery. . m, Mf? SrKEPLECH._sB.-Rpl. Tim. W' se rf Miza (late ,f^^^-.^ v%mM.. Director. Jul a Ann. £"%liwW Year, Marquis, Whalebone, "handicap lluedi.es - pj"J''jrCl'sa Bawenata, Lily c &k'-S Claude, Director, AlanoJ C«ew« £ gemtr New Year, Minuet, Macaroni. Ai» . ~...,,, ocr, Evening Star. ..■■_ <':•.. ■;■,.>>':.■

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