AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 117, 18 May 1892, Page 3

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Acceptances for the Great Northern Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle Race are due on Friday night next. Mr D. A. McLood, the local ponciller, has wagered a level £50 with Mr Young; of Hawera, thab Shillelagh beats Whalebone in the Great Northern Steeplechase. On Monday nighb some doubla-evant wagering took place on the Grand National Hurdles and Great Northern Steeplechase. The following wagers were booked :—IOO to 24. Tupara and Tupara; 100 to 2, Glenelg and Whalebone ; 100 to 1, Tupara and Whalebone; 100 to 1. Tupara and Fishmonger ; 100 to 4, Glenelg and Shillelagh ; 100 to 4, Glenalg and Glenelg; 100 to 1, Louie and Whalebone ; 100 to 2, Lonely and Ingarangi ; 100 to1 \\, Salute and Glenelg; 100 to 2\, Lonely and Colonel. During the week, a Napier sportsman accepted IGO to 3 Couranto and Couranto, 100 to 3 Lonely and Couranto. Fabulous is jumping in good style at EUorslie, and many think that he will win the Grand National Hurdle Race. " Spectator," in reviewing the weights, says : — "Fabulous is literally pitchforked in at 9sb 91b for a hor3e tried good enough to win the Auckland Cup. He was backed in preference to Leopold for that event. Ha went amiss, and did nob start. It is only a question of being a proficient fencer and to be well, for him to havo a picnic in this race. Mr Evetb always gives beginners a chance, and beginners very often geo home under his handicaps.'1

The Auckland Racing Club Committee met yesterday afternoon. The following programmes for race-meetings were passed : —Wae-renga-a-hiksi, May 24bh ; Opunake, May 24th ; Pakuranga Hunt Club, .Tune 11th; Gisborne Inaugural Steeplechase Meeting, July 13th. E. Williams was voted £5 from the Distressed Jockeys' Fund, for injuries he received while riding in a hurdle race at Randwick, and the protest against Kildare receiving the stakes for the Hack Race at the Takapuna Summer Meeting was considered. The stakes were awarded to Orini. Messrs Munro, Adeane and Nutting, of Gisborne, appealed against the decision of the Gisborne Park Racing Club in disqualifying Bokos (late Bacchus). The Committee decided nob to interfere in the matter, and confirmed the disqualification." Yesterday's "Waikato Times" says:— " We regret to hear that Tupara, one of our Waikato horses nominated for (he Auckland Winter Meeting, has gone amiss. Although the mishap will put him out of training for a few days, it is hoped ha will be got right in time to fulfil his engagements.