TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 3 February 1894, Page 3

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

fche Takapuua Jockey Club is concerned, fchoy pub'up a record over their Smt^rrier' M'eptihp, held on Saturday and Monday la3b. The attendance on the second, day «'«? fho Wgesh Uiab has. assembled' on t.'io marine racecourse, tho finishes on both days prayed tha ■closes" witnessed on the.coim>o, noi tho totalisato r monay handled .by Mr .Blomi'bld and pfcalF totullpd Jargerthan ftfi-any previous meebing.': Uv .-Knight. o;iji . tukp unto h,iraself very g-rp&t. credit for. .t'uo exciting contests broqghj;. about,, and it eaya something for bis abilities as a handicappar. The unruly conduct of several gf tbo jockeys who rodo at the meeting pub Mr Georgo Ciibta to no end of trouble to get tho lields dismissed on anything like even terms, and it> is quibo plain that strong measures will requiro bo be taken to reform some of bhc unruly ones who get their- living in tho pigHkh), The fir.-t event; of SaturdayV curd svas the Handicap Maiden' Pluto. This abtrapfced n field of >even sburtcrrf, Mr D. McK'mricn'a Dark Kope,,a.daughter of Flintlock, who had a pull in thq weights, being made a. bettor favourite than Acacia. Dark frosq melted out of the struggle a couple of furlririga froni the winning post, and Acacia, who had been in a handy position throughout, won easily from Natator's eon Alf. The jjealandia Handicap was tho next event on the programme, This was agreed en all haads, to bo open, bub Ben Godfrey ondTingara fourjcl mpsfc favour with speculators, Pearl IJ. .jumped to tho front when ,the flag fell, and cutting out tho running in great style lookpd all over a winner until the. "'straight .. was reached, whore she scumbled pp tho rails and Josti pome ground. This enabled Eve, who was close handy to force to the front., and tho daughter of Brigadier won at the liniah with something in hand by a clear length. The display of Ben Godfrey was disappointing, while Tinpara vii fortunately had tho woi-st of the start: There were some thought that Pearl 11. would have won had she nob stumbled, bub I question it, forEvo was in atrondanco on her throughout! Of course Eve was well handicapped, bub tho indifferent form eho haß shown throughout the season was BuffiQi'e'n6 justification for this,1 and it. was no1" wonder that ' eho rewarded her thirty admirers with a dividend of £17 each, i On account' ot tho improved form Otakehohad chown on the training track of late,' ho waa sent to the posb favourite for the Hurdle Knee. Bolmont also had a pood loUo>viiig, but Mr L. D. Nathan's frigtit wag.npt backed with that confidonco which usually.distinguishes horses sonb out carrying" th.o "all bue, apd black sash." Otake^p was. "pulling Priesb out. of tho saddle fpr the fjniatnr part of tho journey, ..wh'pn he'faded away, a<id the little-thought-of,Tat,tler, gashing lo tlin ■front, gained a Uy/jVjaiJgJths victory. ■ Fright was in a rear position until tho .back stretch on the last, round came to ho negotiated, wbpn ho Buccocdbd in "passing everything bub tho winnwr, Tattler, and the runner-up, ika Vuka/ Tattler was also.peglpcted by speculators and b« paid tho nice dividend ji £1U 15:). Tho field for tho Taknpuna Cup wan worthy tho 200sovs tho Club 3ubs,jdieed the r.'ico'wifh. The openness .or the event and tho excellence of the handicap made by Mr Knight, fully ;e.sulied by the manner in which each of •■lie ten starters wore- supported in the unchines. The whoio bad their supporters. idfgftlof interest, contrcd in tho horso3 as ;hey , paraded, the padduck, and their condition was closely, scrutinised and oroapocta of. socce'as fully' discussed, itoyal Eo.«o Ipokod a. inucb'1 improved colt. no whatj ho'tfid wiion seen i» public at tho A.ii.U. .Siiniiiinr ijeotiiig. The connoc;ioug of tho .son of Kliiy Colo expressed thernaplye'ft ..bvJnif'U of confidenco, whilo, aOiiod to line, '.flwfc olaa^ and capable .younp ijor»efnati, J. 6a'llag'fior, wac in tho stuiclle. "I'rioreas,' tlve AVristi' Consfc-owned maro, also had a fbliowinff, and Ida'a .friend* 'wore strony in rfuuVborp. Lottie looltedln tip-top contfition, bob there wero 'ewejtporte whotl.iuughb Hh6 waa capable pf-.^eabin'g]]idr opponents with ;9sfc 21b iv the saddle.' Byer? had Tulloch turned onb in .gpod, style, and .lifctlt? fault, could be found with tho cbndititn ot His Worship and Deapispd, whilo the connection? of'each were pretty opnfidenfc of success. Mr Cutta badgroattrou bio with1 tho jockoy?, who were most unruly, and persisted in breaking away. Eventually, the dismissal was a "capifcSl one.' ' "His VVorabip *nu.ae the runningfafVer' the first furlong had been erty&reH, and he led'intb'the sbraiglit, witli Prioress closo on hie licols, while Royal Hose, who had jusfe previously crossed hia legsianS 'thereby'lost throo or four lengths, *?«) third. Once in tho straight, Gallagher Wonghb -Royal -Ro^e with ft tremendous nvn, and he'eropb up ab every stride, and although hfi gob pasb His- Worship ho could- nob quite roach Prioress*, who won by a nose, Hi* Worship beinp/ half a lonsjth away-'third, the bright and easily-distin-guished colours of Ida., being close up. There waa grant oxoitomenfc over the iinisli, v.-liioli ••• w ,iH .eho '.of ■ the- beat I bavo witndJwcd.on iVTOTCCOursc. Ilia Worship, who puli'jd up liiina,. ran js downright t;cod M^.9, hrid just-ftvilof'l 'in thp last.2o' yard.s. oOtxhih's no he.'ftiiup'h'in saying that had P-Ovul Rose nor crocso'd hi?' letr^ :»-a tho turn ■'ft>r home was approached, ho would have »i) oomfortibly. T>«o ridcru of tlit- placed. tiorsioM wore c>o*ervediy .chfeored »«,they *t'iit f.o the .veiirlii:KV,'j:ie!^:"irf. Prioress ■JftSjieisiJkb over wob*«. und Kaburday la»b ;

was the first occasion she had triumphed in a mile and a-half race. She is a* daughter of Puririand .Volbarina. With-the .exception of Tio, a dauighjier of Brigadjeij ; ,^n4 ','.;•■ 1,,. who,, m^de her debut with^her rf up, and who 'I'm afraid wijl never her'raark upon the turf,"the^seven ■i' i a . for the Calliope Handicap were weil-know.p to racecourse .habitues* T,he handsome, .and, wall.-grown Grariadier towered above his .companion's and looked a perfect gentleman', and! he made one good run during'the race that impressed many.' This event produced another, grand Jjnjsh between Lady Moth and ; Al?^ 9- Everyone in a position i,o give an' opinion 'declared thatMr Burkes filly got'horn's, but Mr Garrett, the judge (or judges); thought otherwise, .and the. race yvas awarded to Lady Moth. Probably J>he similarity of. the colours of the riders of the pair led to confusion. Bombardier had no trouble in de-: feating the moderate lob' that ftpposod him in the Handicap Maiden Steeplechase, ,an<J the win was doubly pleasing,on accoun^ of j the contretemps which occurred to "Mr R. Burke in'the preceding rkc6. Silkworm demonstrated' whafe agbbd pony sho is by her' meritorious will in the Pony Handicap, .but , Ijor. performance ~was entirely put iri the' shafle'by Romeo,'who carried his thumping? impoai'oP 103b'51b into second place.'-Tho conchrding evenb of the day was the Stewards' Handicap. Backers on the losing side—and' they mustered in strong numbers pa account of tlio defeat of tho favourite drvisiorf during tho afternoon—literacy 'tumbled over one another to get even on Prioress, who had-to carry Bsb 71b (with penalty). The Cup winner got into a bad place at the fall of tho flag, and although she made up a lot of ground iti was a hopeless chase lifter 'First Nelson who scored a decisively easy win. I am glad to be able to record a wjn for. the pretty colours of Mr " J. Forth," and no ono who knows the owner will regret if the Stewards': Handicap, winia followed up by many moro sucb. The proceedings opened on Monday with the Maiden Piate, for which Skittles, a full sister to Mangere, was held in most esteem. However, the winner turned up in Pansy, 4-yoarold, a daughter >of,Jving Quail and Winnie, wlio won wjbh something to spare. Despite a heavy import of 9st lull), backers tastened on to St. Clements for the Suburban j Handienpj and the result' was'ha ; was made a .scorc'iing hot favourite. Eve showed that her form on the first day was quite correct, for sho won by a neck from First Nelson, tha favourite, who was knocked about, in the race, being third. A splendid ..field, of 14 competed for the Pony Handicap, the lightly weighted Roil (by Lionel—Anna) scoring for Mr Ft. Burke. The Takapuna Jockoy Club Handicap—the leading flat race,'of the afternoon-r-was lpoked upon as a real good thing for Royal ; Rose. When Wright was engaged saddling the colt up for tho fray.it struck me that he had a dead .appearance, and .there was not that heartiness about, him that he exhibited in tho paddock on the first day. On the othur hand, Prioress looked all the better for her exertions, and she was a picture of condition, The history 'of the race ■ can , soon bo told. Prioress, who gofc away. last and was interfered with in the race, simply waited upon her field, and at tho'finish mado'a hack of Royal Rose, who ran a most disappointing colt. The party behind Gronadier must have been well ■ Bajjisfifid wilh the colt's running on the opening day of tho meeting, for the totalisator returns showed that ho started second favourite. The son of Brigadier ran a good race, and he ju3t suffered defeat at the hands of Lady Moth, on whom Gallagher rode one of his best finishes. Excitemontran high previous to ana during the running of the Steeplechase. Fishmonger was made a pronounced favourite, but pgain backers wer3 ab fault, for Mr Hayr's horso ran himself to a standstill, and was pulled up when a couple uf miles had been covered. Potentate went to tho front a mile from homo, and stalling off all opposition, won easily, the gelding being nicely handled by Henwood. Otakeho came to grief, in the event, and so did Isidore, who broke his fore arm and was subsequently destroyed. The Borough Handicap proved a groat set-to between Alf und Dark Rose, the judge being unable to separate the pair as they flashed past the post. Although only four- etartod for the Anniversary Handicap backers picked the wrong one, for Acacia, who. oponed the meeting with a win, fittingly wound up proceedings by defeating the warmly-be-friended pair Evo and First Nelson. Thus ended a meeting brimful of' surprisof and splondid racing. The shape of ,the North Shore' course, no doubt,. has a very great, deal to do with tho running of some horses and their unexpected winning, but be what it may, I have novor witnessed better allround sport than that on Saturday and Monday last.. Mj Wynyard managed tho meeting in his bast form. , I cannot conclude this aibicla without urging upon' tho Takapuna Club, the nocessity of pr,oviding botbor grandstand accommodatipp for their patrons, for ib must be acknowledged fchafc the present stand and its surroundi igs :.re very primitive, apd altogether Ldiow a club of the pretensions ol the T. J.C.