LATE RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 253, 23 October 1909, Page 7

LATE RACING.

i AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB'S SPRING MEETIKG. Tie loca! trotting season opened at Epsom ifcis afternoon. \vh<?n the rirst day's racing in connection with the Auckland Trotting Club's spring meeting took place. Tte breather was bleak and cold, with occasional showers, but there was a good attendance. Results: — MAIDEN HANDICAP of 25sovs. Distance, one mile and a-half. C Bnke"'s ra m Elba. aged. 15s (Baker) 1 il Josss' br g Merry Will, aged, 15s lUnvt. Senr. I 2 freei-e and Hamilton's b- ni Floracz, syrs. Is iHamlltonj 3 Scratched: Wild Marie. Elba was the first of the limit horses ro commence, and going along the back had; tiro lengths' advantage of Merry Will. β-iiich was followed by Mikado, and theu La*ly W ilmingTuu. Elba. had. drawn ant twelve lengths when the stand was reached, her nearest attendant being Merry Wi:i. which was two lengths In front of Lidy Wilmington. Elba increased her ad-Tanta-e in the final round, eventually winwen, 'pulling up. by .» yards from Merry WT.I, which was a b»ad in front of Floranz. Harry Mace was fciurth. Time, 4.42 2-5. ioVado was favourite. OCTOBER HARNESS HANDICAP. Distance, li mile. Jt C. Wrp-n's blk m Lady Park, syrs, Ts lHamilton* 1 Jlr J. li. Baker's b g lag-o, aged, 4s iSake.-i " Jlr T. RlchanN' b g Royal Albert, aged, 13s (Kichardsj 3 Also started: Irish Molly, scratch: Good Friday, 12s; Bell Briar. Iocs; and liena, 15s. Keiia. from the limit, led to the dip. whtrre O».m1 Friday headed her, but. passing the stand lago had a slight advantage of G-wd Friday, with Lady Park close up. laio drew out passing the gate, =nrt trotting along the back, had two lengths advatitaze of Lady Park. Good Friday easing np. Crossing the top stretch, Lady Park was on terms with lago. and at the home turn was in the lead. Lady Park had the best of tie run to the post, finishing cp E dinner by two lensrths from lago, which was o<l yards in front of Royal Albert. Oxkl Friday was fourth. Time, 4.8 4-5. Koyal Albert was favourite. SPRING HANDlCAP.—Distance two miles. Hγ. M. Maker's eh. Albert H., 4 yrs., 20 seconds (A. Hendrieksonl 1 Hγ W. A. Scott's All Night, aged. 10s < SwSt) 2 Mr J. Parsons' b g Scotia, aged, scratch (Orange) 3 Ali started. TTELXrN"GTONT RACDCG CLUB'S SPRING MEETING. 11 CONCLUDING DAY'S RACING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TRENTHA3I, this day. Tfe* l Racing Club s meeting is being continued in threatening weather. The course and enclosure are wet and sloppy, but It.- attendance good. Results: —■ I'etune Hurdles of luOsovs, li mile.— Acteu. 11.4. 1; Wa'punehu, 11.1, 2: Cohort. P.". 3. Won by two lencths. All ran. Time. 3 7 2-5. Tararna Handicap of lOOsovs, seven fnrKinc- Doice. 5.9, 1; First Gtm, 5.4. 2; Cnpt= in BeTl, 7.13, 3. Won by six lensths. Scratched: Celaero and Rangikapua. Time, Juvenile Handicap of 200sovs, four fnrIn - Lord Kelvin, S.O, 1; Winning Post. S2, J: Saxifrasre. 5.3. S. Won by tiiree lengths. Scratched: Killaloe. Time 54 l-si. FLEMLNGTON TRAINING NOTES. (Received 11.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day.At Flemingxon To-day Alewa ran a mile Iβ 1.5(1. Thistlebrook and Sperry a mile in 1.49. Post Town a mile in 1.50. Mushka 12 furlongs In 2.56-J, Trafalgar and Mala 12 fVrlongs in 2.40. King's" Cross beat Lord Nolar. .iver 12 furlongs in 2.465. Mutilator and Manana ran 9 furlongs in 2.5, and F\<-utiine and Flavin 10 furlongs in'2.2l, I'idus 3 furlongs in 1.7, Monobel and Kooringa half a mile in 525.