LATE RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 273, 14 November 1908, Page 6

LATE RACING.

OTAHUHD raOTTING CLUB'S , SPRING MEETING. ' . The opening day's racing In connection with the Otahuhu . Trotting Clnbrs Spring Meeting took place at Epsom this afternoon. The weather Was fine but dull, and the attendance up to the average. The following I were the results:— ' I TRIAL TROT HANDICAP of 25sovs. Distance, one and a half mile. , P.. Turnbull's gr m Mand G; syr» (Orange), Wilmington—Unknown, 13s 1 Mrs E. Klrkwood's b m Orakei, 6yrs (Ray), 9s 2 ,C. R. Leigh's b m Mmnte B, aged j (Brennan), 10s 3 Also started. Rosie Wilkes, scratch; Moor, lsh Chief, 7s; Tarpot 7a; M»nTm.n 7 9; I Huon Bark, ?s; Merry WiU, 10s; Annie 9b. The limit mare, Maud G, was quick to settle to her work, and( as they passed the : stand the first time, had a leaa of about \ i twenty lengths from Tarpot; which was followed by Orakei and Minnie ft and then came the scratch mare, Rosie wnkes, which i was breaking badly. Passing the gate, < . Tarpot broke, and Orakei ran into second position, but nothing waa able to seriously - threaten Mand G, which won easily by- 1 four lengths. Minnie B waa six lengths ' ' further back, third. Time, 4.28 4-5. Rosie ' Wilkes was favourite. j MANGBRE TROT HANDICAP, of 30SOVS. ! One and a-half miles. B. Webb's b g Macqnarrie, aged, Hnon Junior—Unknown 3s 1 B. Crotty's eh g Harold Hnon. 3s .... 2. J. G. Lecky's b g Little Dick, 7a 3 Also started: 0.V.0., 4s; Nelson 6a; ; Orakei, 13b; Inaha, 15s; and Star Pointer, ; Us. Star Pointer was in the lead When tbe • stand was reached, the back-markers. Harold , Hnon and Macqnarrie, having worked their way into second and third positions, and when they passed the gate Harold Hnon was in front, with Macquarrie as his nearest attendant the pair thus early having the race between them. Harold Hnon was ' still the leader when they came .to the • distance, bat a little farther on broke and Macquarrie caught and passed him, and al- : though Harold Hnon was quickly Into his « stride again, he could not quite catch Mac- ' quarrie, which won. by a length. Little 1 Dick was twenty lengths away third, and 0.V.0. fourth. Time, 3.56. Harold Hnon was favourite. i SPRING PONY HANDICAP of 35sbvs. ' Six and a-half furlongs. 1 Henry Ban's br, m Glenora, 6yrs. Sonlt ' —Nora, 7.8 (Sparks) 1 < T. Davis' br m Walhou, 8.0 (Buchanan) 2 < J. Murphy's eh h Octoroon, 0.2 (Julian) 3 « Walhou was quickest on her feet and ' showed the way for a couple of" furlongs, when Glenora headed her, and as they -j crossed the top stretch had a couple of \ lengths advantage of the other pair, which ; were in close company. At the distance ' Walhou and Octoroon challenged, bat they • could not reach Glenora, which won com- ; fortably by a length from Walhou, which - was a bead In front of Octoroon. Time, , 1.25 3-5. Waihou waa favourite. C.J.C. SPRING MEBTING. '. CONCLUDING DAY'S RACES. ? (By Telegrsph.—Press Aasodstlon.) CHBISTCHURCH, this day. ] Beantlful weather prevailed for 'the fourth, day's racing of the C.J.C. spring meeting. There was a good attendance, and the course is ln fast order. Results;— Final Hardies of 200s6Vs, once round and a distance.—Lyrist 12.5. 1; Stronghold, ILIO, 2; Snip, 11.2. 3. All started. Won by length and a half. Time. 3. 1 4-5. 1 • Cressy Wetter of 250sovs, six furlongs.— < Alexis, 7.7, 1; Rose Noble, 8.8, 2; Contender, 7.8, 3. AU started. Won by two 1 lengths. Time, 1.14 4-p5. 1 [1