LATE RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 276, 19 November 1913, Page 7

LATE RACING.

CEnffS SPRING MEETING. OPENING DAY. J The opening day's racing in connection with the Otahuhu Trotting Club's Spring Meeting took place at Alexandra Park this afternoon. The weather was fine and the attendance good. Results:— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP (Saddle) of 45sovs. One mile- and a half. E. O. SandalTs blk g Timidity, aged, by Wildwood colt—Frisk, Via (Scott) 1 W. n. Baylis' b h Casket, aped, 8s (Bnylis) 1 E. McCabe's eh m Doris Salisbury aged. 10s (Turnwoldj _I :: Also started: Bronze Bell scraieh, Waikino 4s. Myrtle tt 7s, Adelaide 7s. Le Lawn 7s. Virago Ss, Bessie Clair os. Albertoria Bβ, Special Stone 9s. Miss Ruon Junior 0s Papatlna r>s. Dolly Bell Os. Toiler 9s. Ayrshire Lad fls, Icho 10s. Jack Johnson 10s, Kit 12s. Special Kloom 12s. Timidity, from the limit, led out of the straight and alone the back, followed by Doris Salisbury. Casket, and Igho. Passing the stand Timidity was half a dozen lenßtbsi ahead of Doris Salisbury, and then came Casket and Waikino. with the favourite well hack. Timidity still had his advantage as they crossed the top stretch for home, where Casket ran up second, anil though he challenged in the (itruight. Timidity easily held his own. eventually winniuK by six lengths. Doris Salisbury was a similar distance uway. third: and "then came Jack Johnson. Le Lawn. Waikino. U-ho. anil Albertoria. Time. -I.OJ. Albertoria was favourite. MANGF.RK lIANDITAI , iHurnessl. of |.~i soys. One mile awl a-lwlf. F. Wpine's 1. s Lieutenant, by Commander—Tender, scratch (MeXaei 1 Wrn. MnMasters eh g Albert Wilkes. (is •_. Holland Bros.' b c Merry Hiiou. «s (Osborne) :: Also started: Moorish Chief Is. A'j-'nes McKlncey (is. Caiitain Hosier Gs. Minn ton is. St. A libs Ss. Lady Zeppelin Ms. Black Gin Bs. Merry Iluon showed tlie way aloni tlin hnr-k, followed by St. Abbs. Minstoli Black (.In. Miss M.Kinuey. Ueutenant. and Allwt Wilkes. I'assinsj the staml Lientenant had worked his way to the. front, and led out of the straight, three lenirttn clear of Albert Wilkes. The pair Iwl out ; from the field, and hail the race tn tW'inselves. Lieutenant eventually wimitu- i>y a ronple of lengths. Merry llnon whs twpfttvflvp lerwrths away, third, and then enme St. Abbs anil Acnes MeKhincy. Albert Wltkes was favourite. Time. ;i.-in. OTAFIUHI 7 HANDICAP (Harnessi of llosovs. Two miles. F. A. Tiper's lir h lUnsaua. fiyrs. by Mauritius—Lena, scratch (Isoui 1 Wiekhain Sisters b h Alliertorlons, aie'l. Ss (Barraclongb) 2 V. J. McCammon's l> in Lady Wilminittou. ased, 138 (McCammon) :; Also started: Silver Black 4s, dive OS, Kirikiriroa Us. Lady Park 13s, Gwelo l:is. Lady Park was first of the limit horses t" settle down, but passing the stand Silver Black had run to the front, followed by 1 Gwelo. Lady Park. Lady Wiliuln-tou. Albertorious, Clive. and w itli Kirikiriroa last. Albertnvions broke badly cuill:; along the back, and lost a good position, but ns they cniue past a second time, the whole field, with the exception of Kirikiriroa. were in a bunch. Silver Itlnck being at tUe head. Going out of the straight Lady Wilmington got through on the rails, and led along the back, followed by Blngana nnd Albertorious. Lady Wilmington broke, and let Bingana into tue lead, and he piloted the field across the top. just clear of Alberof the others. Albertorious again mixed it at the hoem turn, and Bingana drawing out won a tine race by two lengths and a half. Lady Wilmington was threel engths further back, third; and then came Lady Park and Clive. Time. 4.45;. Klrikiroroa was favourite. CAMPBELL HANDICAP (HARNESS!. Waikino • 1 Receiver - Special Diamond '■'> Scratched: Gray W, Connt, Not Willing. Won by three legths. Time, 5.9 :i-5. JLARLBOROCGH RACES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, this day. The MarltK>roug;h Raving Club's Spring Meeting opened in tine weather and with a good attendance. The course was somewhat heavy after yesterday';: ram. Maiden Hack.—Wnldemar 1, Excitement 2, Ruination .'!. Scratched: Foritengale, Cosmelia, Te Houhou, Merrie Glaen, Ac-hileus. Time, 1 8-3. First Handicap Trot. —Our Thorpe 1. Takaka 2, Rerenga 3. Scratched: Storm Cloud, Little Bones, Braehycome. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 4.10. Welter Handicap.—lndra 1, Rustic 2, Salido 3. Scratched: Glenlivet, Astonishment, Panthea, and Sartovna. Won by two and a-holf lengths. Time, 1.3.