RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 184, 3 August 1908, Page 6

RACING NEWS.

At Ellerslie on Saturday some interesting schooling work was got through. In the morning Mark Time jumped lour hurdles ingood style. Darkness and Revolver were sent together for a round of the sehooliug hurdles, the latter falling at the second fence, Darkness continuing alone and jumping well. Anna Lombard did a round of the hurdles, fencing well. Creusot, alone, was schooled over the big fences in the centre of the course, but the son of Torpedo showed that he still retains his bad habits by running off at the second fence of the double. In the afternoon Crispess, The Abbott. Regent, Cornus, and Tiriinona were associated over a round of the steeplechase course, going over the hill. The pace set by Crispess (which was ridden by a professional rider, Towers, while the others had ani.i----teui-s up) got the field in difficulties very early. Tirimona was the first to misbehave, stopping at the sod wall, and again at the double, bumping his rider off. Regent fell at the first fence on the top of the hill, and Comus at the stonewall into the straight, the only two to complete the course in safety being Crispess and The Abbott, the latter of which was very tired at the finish. Tirimona was afterwards taken over the sodwall double and stonewall, jumping well. AUSTRALIAN RACING. V.A.T.C. MEETING. AUSTRALIAN HURDLE RACE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) MELBOUME, August 1. The V.A.T.C. inaugurated their meeting at Caulfield to-day. The following is the result of the principal event:— TUB AUSTRALIAN liUKDLB RACE of OOOsovs of the said sum to go to the owner of the first horse, 200sovs to the owner of the second, and lOOsovs to the owner of the third. Three miles and a half, less 92 yards. Mr H. P. W. Kookes' eh g Dagoba, aged, by Dagobert— Pearl, 0.11 1 ,Mr J. Lynch's eh g Charlemagne, aged, by Medallion—'Sweet Briar, 9.0 2 Mr F. B. Brennan's blk m Lady Quiz, Gyrs, by The Inquisitor—Lucilla, 10.11 2 Paraloch led over the first hurdle, but running down the railway side Ataahua was out in front with a twenty lengths' advantage from Lady Quiz and Charlemagne. Bribery fell passing the judge's box, Ataahua was still a long way in front running down the railway side the second time, where Regret fell. Ataahua turned into the well in front of Charlemagne aad Lady Quiz. Along the back Ataahua kept a long lead, and at the turn was 15 lengths out from Dagoba. The New Zealand horse fell at the second last, hurdle. Dagoba led into the straight by ten lengths from Charlemagne, and going on he won by three lengths, eight lengths separating second and third horses. Time, 6m 3OJs. AUCKLAND HORSE'S SUCCESS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) STDNET, August 2. The Auckland-bred pony, Frederick (by Soult), with 8.12 up, won the Rosehiil Highweight Handicap.