SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 277, 24 November 1890, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

PAKURANGA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

Between four and five hundred spectator* assembled on tho Ofcahuhu racecourse on Saturday on the occasion of the Spring ■■ Meeting of tho Auckland Racing Club. The racing was fairly interesting. In the Maiden Plate, Fishmonger fell just after , tho start, throwiag his rider Friend, who . got his collarbone broken, and lagoiin-j fell in the Farmers' Plate, bub Fletcher,; J; hte rider, escaped unhurt. Neli also came' , j to grief in the Maiden Hurdles, Greenwood,, who had the mount, escaping without a scratch. Mr F. Lav/ry acted as judge, and; Mr E. D. Halstead effected good starts, while the totalisator was worked withoutcomplaint by Mr Blomfield. The secretarial duties were efficiently performed by Mr R.: ; "Williams. Appended are the details of the racing :— Handicap Maiden Plate, of 25sots. One mile one furlong. Mr F. Stenning's b g Iron Bark, by Cap-a-pie-Jenny Lind,s3'rs,7sb7ib (A. Cook) 1 , Mr M. S. Laurie's b m Priscilla, 3yrs, '■ • : Bst 101b {Gallagher) ... ... ... 2 Fishmonger was the only other starter, bub fell after the first couple of hundred yards;; had been travorsed.* Priscilla was the firsii away, and looked all over a winner till halfway down the straight, where Iron Bark came with a rush, and won by a length. Time, 2min 7see. Dividend (10a tickets), £3 Iβ. Maiden Hurdle Race of SOsovs. One and, * a-half miles. Mr C. R.. Ho well's b p Sentinel, by. Cap-a-pie—Duchess, aged, list 41b (Weal) ... 1 Mr G. Smith's eh g Rand wick, 6yrs, list 41b (Robinson) 2 J Neli, list 41b (Greenwood), also ran. Rand-, : wick made tho running; for the first mile, when Sentinel went to tho front and was never headed, winniDg easily by two or bhree lengths. Noli fell. Dividend, 163 (10s tickets). Handicap Farmers' Plate of 20sot8J horses to bo tho bona fide property of farnier3 (no restrictions as to Once round the course. " . ' * ; Mr W. B, Booth's b g Memorandum, by Feve—Memento, aged, 9sb 41b (Hick- B ton) >~ ... >„ .« ... .|h->* Mr J. Wilson's br g Premier, 6yrs, 9sb (McMiniman) $ Mr J. Muir's b g Billy Billy, aged, 9at "^ (L. Tomlinson) Also ran: Ingorina, Lord Gillie, Carronade, • Pandora and Neli. Premier cut out the, running till the home turn was reached, where he was joined by Billy Billy and Memorandum, und a slabbing race homo between the c trio ended in a length victory for the last-named. lugorina fell. Dividend, - (10s tickets), £3 7s. Tamaki Cup (Handicap), of 50sov*, ssova to sedond horse out of stakes. Distance, one mile and a quarter, Mr T. B. Bell's b gSi. Michael, b]r Ariel—Mabana, aged, Bsb 101b (T» Hodson) ... 1 Mr W. Walters' eh ni Leorina, aged, 3st 121b (Hickton) 2 Mr J. Fletcher's b h Ingorina, 4 years, s 7sb 51b (Gallagher) , 3 Also ran : Tamora, Bst 61b (Golding); Belmonb, 7sb 121b (H. Smith), and Te Kooti,' |7sb-(Brain). Behnoab and Ingorina were, the first to move, while Te Kooti gob left ah the post, and subsequently bolted. Whenhalf the distance had been completed Leorina and Sb. Michasl singled themselves outs from the field, and ran locked together into the home turn. The pair contested' ~ ■ every inch of theground down the straight, ' and at the distance Leorina had a length the best of ifc, but she was eased a few strides from the post, enabling St. Michael to snatch a neck victory. Time, 2min 20seci Dividend, £2 17s (£1 tickets). \ ' ' :>■■' Handicap Hurdle Race of 35sovs. Two miles. , ■.;..■' Mr H. H. Hayr's br g Fishmonger, by Izaak Walton, 6yra, 9sb 71b (Fergus) % Mr H. C. Tonks's b g Nap, aged, 9st 71b (MoMiniman) ... ... .2 Carronade was the only other starter, and finished second, but having run round one" of the hurdles, was nobplaced. Fishmonger ;','■ made his own running, and won easily by a ' couple of lengths. Time, 4min lOseo. • Dividend, £2 2e. The Selling Race of 20sovs, 7 furlongs, waa won by Memorandum, who beat Hailstone, Octopus, and Blarney. Dividend, £2 Be. The winner wae boughb in by the owner for £39. Flying Handicap of 35aovs. Five fun : ' longs. Mr J. Maitland's b m Capella, by Cap- : ' a-pie—Xanbippe, aged, Bsb 41b (Wells) £ Mr W. Turner's br h The Baron, 4yrs, 9st 41b (Hodson) ... ... 2 Mr M. S. Laurie's b m Priscilla, Syrs, 7sb4lb (Gallagher) ... 3 Also ran 7at 101b (Patterson); Prudence, 7eb 81b (Manning); Tβ Kooti, 1 7sb (Smith); and Premier, 6sb 101b/ (Golding). Prudence was first away, while The Baron was the last to move. A desperate finish between Capella and The Baron ended in a short head victory for the first-named. Time, 1.5 J. Dividend: £3 18s..