RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 3

RACING NEWS.

OTA HUH P TROTTIXi; CLUBS SPRING MEETING. The following acceptance;; have been received for the opening day's races of the Utabuhn Trorting Club's * spring meeting, which takes piaee at Alexandra Park ou November 17.— Spring Pony Handicap, sis furlong, and a half.—Fashionable 10.0, Present 9.5. Sonoma. '■<■'.>. Lady Nannie 8.3, Scarlet Woman 7.10, Merrimanu 7.7. Glenora 7.0. Tramway Handicap, five furlongs.—Frederick 10.3, Mataura 5.12, Hopscotch 7.12, Merrimanu 7.11, Lady Olive 7.10, liercukai. '.'_■ a -Annie 7.2, Glenora 7.2, Kaipak'. Mangere Trot Ilaudi cap. one rulie aud ahalf.—Maoquarrie scratch. Miss Wilson 3-, Timoty Us. Lissie Bh.g Us. Jersey Lily Us, Lady Brook 10s, Lena G. ]o ; . Black Rose Ids, Cleveland's Pride 12s. Huanui 13s, Snip )4s. Plaintiff 14s. Agues B. 13s. Seacole ISs.

Ladies' Bracelet, one mile and a half.— I-? Rosier scratch, Macqr.arrio 12s. Pioke 21_, Avenal 245. Huon Lea! 245. Snip 2t--. Scaeole 2Ss. Adelaide 30s. The Weed 3'>s.

Suburban Trot Handicap, two miles.— Lady scratch. Duke C. Is. Harold Audailah 2s, Bogey 6s. Mongonui Os, Kiteon.iea 13s.

Onehunga Trot Handicap, one mile and ahalf.—Mlstle scratch. Le Rosier l.'is Haroitt Ahdallah 17s. Rosebud ISs. Sir Robert 10s, Miss Turtle _I_. Polly 11. 2_s.

Electric Trot. Handicap, one mile. —Lady Love scratch. Baxter Is, Taihoa Is, Coleuso 4s. Maoq.arrie 7s. Miss Wilson Ds. Donizetti lis. Empress 13s, Nat Gould 13s, Lily 13s. Black Rose 14s, Huon l.eal l.j_, I _iuce Tuxie 16s. Snip lc..

Trial Trot, one mile aud n-half.—Maua-man 21s. Silence 21s. Long Tom .1.. Lady Typist 21s. Jersey Car _ls. Inaha _ls| W.ascl 21s, Little May 21s,' Amateur 2ls,' Flora Mac 21s, Dan 21s. Prince Ttixie 225. Wllh< .tnina 245. A?r.es B. 245. Victorious _.~s. Lady Rothschild H. 275. Porangrt 275, Bridget 275. Mansere 275. Rarawa 2S< Adelaide 20s, Rutland 31s, Wee Fonv sis Brown Alice 31s. The Weed 31s. Half Larks 31s.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

SOLUTION AGAIN DEFEATED

(By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.)

MELBOURNE. November 8.

Delightfully fine weather favoured the Flenilngton spring carnival to-day. Backers were successful iv the first two races, but got a hard set back in the Flying Stakes. Solution, who was a strong odds-on favourite, going down badly. The favourite showed the way into the straight, but was beaten ere the distance was reached. The following are the details of the race: —

THE FLYING STAKF.S, a sweepstake of lOsovs each, with SOOsovs added; weight for age. Seven furlongs.

Mr. K. S. MacLeod's b c lolaire. 3yrs. hy Grafton—Scotch Mary. S.O (Cooper) 1 Mr. J. McDonald's br m 'Lady Wallace. Iyr.. by Wallace— T-ady Mostyn, ..*) (Clayton) 2 Mr. A. Foley's b g Berthier. fivrs. by Fuoile—Tolly John. 8.13 (Thomas) 3

Also ran: Menschlkoft. Charles Stuarr. Solution. True Scot. Ebullition. Retting: 7 to 2 on Solution, 10 to 12 to 1 ajrainst the others. Solution was first away, but was soon caught by Mens, hikoff. Solution was first round the turn from loialre and Menschikoff. loialre drew past Solution on the rails, and Lady Wallace made a fast run. loialre won by two lengths. Berthier threequarters of a length away, third. Tim"