SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 286, 2 December 1889, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

TAKAPUNA SPRING MEETING.

«,it« of the following events at the The results o *». were fcnown fcoo late fo The rS afforded on the whole a issue. *he rac sport,and the officers very good afternoon H & &' be steSul manner in which they conducted the meeting:- ---■» „ Winner to be sold CK^ ft telv Ser the race for 25 S o Vs . immediately alter M *B Bnrke , - eh g Sirloin, 6st 41b lUri.er.-7* 71b a MS" wSn's te"« rremier,' 7sb 41b g (Dixon) _••••• gaho ci . (6sb 41b B W JK B-Sard (6st 41b and Ist 91b a ° d .rl A very bad start was T'i a and Sirloin getting away first was f*n •% Op . St Andrew's Handicap of 75sovs. Second & horse to receive lOsovs out of stakes. One mile and a half. Mr W. Bbbbett's blk b Paten work, 7sb M fp ( S O cKinr,on'B"br c Loch Ness, 7sb b m CapeUa, 7* (Prie3t) •■• famora (Bst 21b) and Torment (7st 41b) Sfran. Leorina, Eruption, Cartridge S Nosegay were scratched. Patchwork SS made favourite. A very good start til made, and Patchwork cub out the running, bub soon gave way to Capella hough keeping in a good position. At th« back of the course in the last round Patchworkagain took the lead, and though challenged in the straight by Loch Ness won easily by 2 lengths. Time, 2mm 47 SSC . Dividend, £2 6s. Handicap Steeplkchask, of 80sovs ; second horse to receive lOsovs out of stakes. About three miles. Mr J. Mcßtugh's blk g Messenger, 10si> i rn__it\ \a»* *'* " ' '' * Mr H. Harrison's $ m Seaweed, 9sb 101b Mr b g Neck or Nothing, 103b71b(Frewin) 3 Hurricane (list). Tawhiao (10sb 21b), King Qaail (lOst), and llory, late Satellite (9st 7ib), also ran. Kairuna (9st 71b) and Hune (9et 71b) were scratched. Messenger started a very warm favourite. From the start Messenger led fireb time round the ordinary course, bat on leaving it for the hill Hurricane.went up and led to the water jump. Messenger took his jump in splendid ebyle, and again went to the front with Hurricane, Seaweed, and King Quail close up. Hurricanfc challenged him, and went to the front rip the hill, bub only on sufferance, for Mes- ' sengef again wdnb to fche front and won as he liked, with Seaweed second and Neck or Nothing (some distance off) third. Dividend, 22 68. ;' Selling Race of 30sovs. For 3-year-olds f and upwards. 7 furlongs. Mr J. br g Blarney, Bsb lib (Katternaj... 1 Mtf'R; Burkes eh g Sirloin, .7at lib ; (Manning)... ... 2 Mi" J, $ae'B eh in Prudence, Bsb 71b (Litidsay)... • ;.. 3 Pretender (9sfc lib), Lady Lonsdale (Bst 61b), Dollar (Bet 61b), \Mayflower (7sb 131b), Billy-Billy (7sfc lib), Premier (7sb lib), and Capltpla(6sl 131b) also ran. This was a rattHfig race between Sirloin and Blarney, the latter winning by half-a-head. Time, lttia 37sec. Dividend, £9 Bs. HAndlcAp Pony Race of 15sovs, for ponie 8 ". 14.2 and under. Five furlongs and a-half , I Jjr.ji Clement's b m Grace Darling ... 1 Mr*HJAndrews'b to Little Hilda ... 2

Mrjy. J.Greenwood's br g Pica ... 3 ■--:■- Was made favourite for this. There was a large field, and a very hob rake; ending in a head victory for Grace Darling, Little Hilda coming well at the ,:. fnkk. Dividend, £17 2s. SPBtNfi HaNdICaI" of 30sovs. Second horse ', to receive s?ova out of the stakes. 6 \nirldht;&,.. . . Mr W. Bobbetb's blk h Patohwork, . .flyrs, Befe 61b (A. Cook) 1 ; ..Mr D. MbKinn6n'B blk c Loch Ness,3yrs, 7k 101b (Gallagher) 2 . Mr B. Thompson's b m Capella, aged, ;;. ;.7s6iOlb(Prieab). 3 Tamora ;Bst 41b), . Cartridge (7sb 51b), : ,Bolos4 (6st7lh), and Badger (6st 71b), also ; , rafl. Lflch Ness and Capella led in bo the sfcraighb, bufc Patchwork then came up and won.easily. Dividend, £1 15s.

SOUfH AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. 'Chkistmas Handicap.—richness, Bst «b • Dollar, 7et 131b; Baron, 7sb 121b; HMpfiaa oolt, 7st 101b ; Lupin, 7st 101b ; Metaora'nduin, 7st 10lb; Yum Yum, 7st ■; ■■■; 7|b; .Kosegay, 7sb; Clipperina, 7st; ,TOtity t 7eb; Papua Roo, 6sb 71b ; Par.'lelli 6et7lb; Damsel, 6sb 71b; Scaltnea, (at 71b. ■ Scum* Auckland Cup.—Leorina, 9st ■;: ; ' wj htphwork, Bsb 91b ; Tamora, Bst 41b ; Wehness, 7eb 81b ; Haricot, 7sb 2lb ;■ Erupti?P. ,7st 21b ; Memorandum, 7sb ; Lupin, ;'-. {«}! Foresb King, 7st •. Yum Yum, 6sb .-'V VWy Kosegay, "6st 71b; Security, 6sfc ■ px\w Handicap.—Tamora, Bsb 101b; ■'tcohriess, Sat 61b; Harricob, 7sb 101b ; ' Dollar,! 7ab 101b ; Bai'on, 7sb 101b ; For■e»t"King, 7st 71b; Leila, 7sb; Larrikin, W&s. 7st; Nosegay, 7sb j Parn *H, 6st 71b. ..'.Htetu.F'*.—Hurricane, lOsb 101b; Brusher Ktoneftall) Jackson, JOst 21b; Land'mMi: 10&t ; Black Joe, 9st 121b ; King 'P«S«ll/93fc; Leila, 9sb; Kairuna, 9sb; #|sf»mrook, 9st; Native, 9sb ; Dick Turpin, Handicap.—Leorina, 9sb 9sfc 21b; Haricot, 7st V.MlpjMemorandum, 7sfc 41b; Hipporina colt, ?MSI3} Yum Yum, 7eb 21b ; Forest King, ■W$; 2 L b ; Lupin, 7st; Larrikin, 7sb ; Leila, '«! Security, 7sfc.