RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 148, 21 June 1912, Page 7

RACING NEWS.

GRAND NATIONAL WEIGHTS. ] POSTPONEMENT WANTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) l HASTINGS, Thursday. « A petition requesting the Canterbury . Jockey Club to consider the advisability in the interests of horse owners, of delaying ; the issue of handicaps for the Grand National Meeting till after the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting, was largely signed at the Hawke's Bay races yesterday. „ The petition points out the great dis- J advantage of the penalties incurred for wins at Wellington, and states that owners would prefer to see the official handirap'per allot weights after the Wellington performance This petition was framed at the instance of j leading owners in the North Island, and will : be forwarded to the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club in due course. j V.R.C. GRAND NATIONALS. , /By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) MELBOURNE. June 20. ; The weights for the V.R.C. Grand i ■Nationals were posted to-day. In the < Hurdle Race Arquebuse is top weight, with t 11.13. The New Zealand horses are i weighted as follows. —Bridge 11.8, Wimmera 11.4. Pakau 10.10. Confederate heads tbe list in the Steeplechase with 12.0. Tbe New • Zealand horse Sea Dog has been appor- ) tioned 30.8. j Home Rule has been scratched for the National Steeplechase. ] ASHBUR.TON TROTTING CLUB'S t WINTF.R MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ( ASHBURTON. Thursday. \ The Ashburton Trotting Club's Winter '■ Meeting, which was postponed last week on account of the bad weather, was held to-day in fine weather, although on account ; of the recent rains it was very wet under ; foot, and the course was decidedly heavy. | The attendance was good, and the fields larse. The days totalisator Investments aggregated £8127, as against £11,030 for tbe two days' racing in June, Jflll. The later results were:— Amateur Handicap.—O.l.C Totty t. Wood 2, Rural i>. Won all the way by four lengths. Time 4.0 3-5. Acton Handicap.—Clings Child J, Rolf Boldrewood 2, The Next 3. Won by ten lengths, with three lengths separating second and third. Time, 3.51 2-5. Winter Handicap.—Emmeline 1, Scottish Mao -. Gianella 3. Emmeline was in excellent form, and passed horse after horse with perfect ease, surmounting her handicap without any difficulty. The finish was most exciting, and the whole crowd in and around the stand broke into cheers as Emmeline passed the post a neck in front of Scottish Mac, -who was about ten lengths in front of Gianella. Time, 2.53 2-5. Fnrewell Handicap.—Ariel 1, Princess Myra and Aziele (dead heatj 2, Alice Jlaud 4. Nine others started. Won by two lengths, tbe two horses placed second being but a neck in front of Alice Jlaud; a good race. Time. 2.23 1-5.