TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 24, 30 January 1888, Page 3

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

The first day's racing in connection with I the Takapuna Jockey Club's Summer Meeting on Saturday passed off without a hitch of any kind, but tho attendance was not large, despite the attraction held out in tho way of cheap steamboat fare and admission to the course. The racing was only fairly interesting, and the Selling Steeplechase proved the only close finish of the afternoon. The Club used the numbered saddle-cloths for the first time, and they proved a great convenience. The set were made by Mr W. S. Jones, the wellknown saddler of Queen-street, and the numbers on the cloths being in black, were more plainly visible than the Melbournemade ones in use by the Auckland Racing Club. Mr K. W. YVynyard, the secretary, worked as he always does to promote the success of the gathering, and his efforts were well seconded by the officers of the Club. Mr Stephens's starting gave every satisfaction, and in each race he got the fields well away together. Tho results of the majority of the events appeared in a second edition on Saturday. HANDICAP HURDLES, of 40sovs, second horse to receive 5 soys out of stakes. Over 6 flights of hurdles. Distance, 1J miles. Mr R. Walker's eh g Recruit. Bst 121b (Edgecombe) ;. 1 MrT. W. Carr's b m Coral, 9st 121b (Collins) 2 Mr H. Simpson's eh g Kangaroo, 9st 61b (Maher) ... ... 3 Also started :— Magnesia (lOst 21b), Sirloin (Bsb 101b), and Wat Tyler (Bst 71b). Sirloin led till passing the judge's boxin the last round, when Recruit shot to the front, and although Coral made a game effort to get on terms in the straight, Racruit had no difficulty in winning by a length. Dividend, £11. NOVEL RACE, of 25sots- Winner to be sold immediately after the raoo, and the whole of the proceeds to go to tho Club. Lowest vreigLt Bst7lb. Uistance. 1 mile. Mr J. McLeod's br g Yankee, by Patriarch— Zebra .(McMiniman). ••••■• 1 Mr B. Thompson's b g Buzzard (PearMr°C. Clarke^ b g Welcome Joe (G. Laing) , ••* , 'V, Holly and Glencoe were the only other starters. Yankee won easily by a couple of lengths. Dividend, £3 14* The winner was bought in by Mr McLeod for £16. T\KAPUNA HANDICAP, of 7030*5., second ho^ to receive 10 sots, out «f the stakes. Distance, 14 miles. Mr G. Wright's b m Tamora (by M usketMoonlight), 7st 61b piston)... •;• l Mr R. fhprpe's gr h The Cat, aged, 6st7lb(Mobley)... "... ••• "• * MrC Beresford's eh m Formo, 3yrs, 6ab 101b (Myers) Also started <&fc &lb>'f^ tUI nSriiSthe turn for home, when Tamo^Ttook the lead, and coming on SSTnSing won f^a g ngjI« r £ sec. Dividend, £3 7a. i

! SELLING RACE, of SOsovs. For three-year-olds and upwards. Distance, 1J miles. .Mr H. Simpson's b g Squire, Bst 51b (White) ... : 1 jMr VV. Robertson's b m Capella', Bst §lb j (Morrigan) 2 Mr J. Rae ns b m Brisei?, 7st 91b (Fletcher) 3 [Wat Tyler (Bsb 51b). Weasel (7sb 91b). [and Sigria (6st 121b) also ran. Squire went to the front soon after the start, and was never headed, winning easily by a couple c! lengths. Dividend, £5 ss. The winner was bought in by the owner for £41. SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 35sovs, second horse to receiTe s>iov3. out of stakes. Distance twice round Steeplechase course. Mr J, Chad wick ns blk g Fair Play, lOst lib (G. Laing) .., 1 Mr J. Kean's b g Huntsman, lOst 81b (Nolan) 2 Mr H. Harrison's eh g Quilp, 9sfc (Fergus) 3 I Also started : Traveller (lOsfc 31b), Wide- ! awake (lOsfc lib), Rob Roy (9st)> and Patchj work and Ngata (9?fc each), Quilp made ! the running for the first part of the journey, j but on landing over the water jump for | the last time Huntsman was on his girths, | while Fair Play was only a length away. Nearing the home turn, Fair Play made his effort, and getting on terms with Huntsman : a great race down the straight ensued, i ending in Fair Play winning by a neok ; Quilp, who died away when the final struggle commenced, finishing third. Dividend, ill 28. STEWARDS' HANDICAP of Wsovs., second horse to receive Osovs. out of the stakes. 1 mile. Mr O. Wright's b m Tamora, 4yrs, Bst (T. Taylor) ... 1 Mr T. Hedger's b h Wapiti, aged, 7sC 121b (D. Morrigan) ... 2 Mr J. Allwell s eh t Haricot, 3yrs, 7st 31b (G. Durston) 3 Squire (Bst), Jessie (6st 12lb), Tupaki (6st 81b), Brown Rose (6st 51b), also ran. Haricot and Brown Rose were quickest away, Tamora getting oft'badly. Haricot cut out the running until the bottom turn past the stand was reached, where Wapiti assumed command. Here Tamora began to thread her way through the field, and cutting down her opponents by the time the straight was reached,ran home winner by a length and a half. Dividend, £2 4s.