AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7711, 17 November 1890, Page 2

AUCKLAND NOTES.

[FROM Otrfc CORBEfIPONDENT. ] •'-- November 11. Despite tbe postponement from Saturday, owing to the inclement weather, the Spring Meeting of tbe Auckland R. C. was a deelced success yesterday ; the attendance was larg. and the receipts considerably In excess of last year, while to-day the crowd wds far above what waa expected, considering it was not a holiday. The two days' racing was noticeable for the success of horses trained in private by George Wright,atKohimarama. Yesterday hia team annexed four races, and to-day he had placed horses In four events. Wright had Cissy In great nick, and as I advited yoiir readers some weeks bade on looking over her said she was never iv such condition. The four races Cissy started for were won with consummate ease, but of .course -it must be remembered her opponents were nothing like class, aud ft is 'well known what one good one can do 'amongst a. lot' of moderates.' The .features ottbe meeting were the two-year-old races. Major George owns a promising colt in The "Workman. His victory was 'unexpected by his immediate connections on account of the colt being short of work, and.notldng since he waa blistered for - sfiin soreness. Amom. the other juveniles Brigand was the . most forward; but : although he ran well yesterday he cut up badly to-day. Role, the winner of the Nursery Handicap, iis a slippery filly, and wonderfully quick at getting off the 1 nij-rk. Orestes proved a disappointment. ' The opinion was unanimous that the colt had been over done, for be bore a very jaded appearance. Orlando again proved what a bad lot our jumpers are by annexing the two Hurdle Races and Steeplechase. The horse has been a lucky purchase for George Wright, as he secured him in Napier last autumn for £21. Among the horses that ran at the meet-; ing The. Baron showed improvement on last season's form, and ran two good races, but Patchwork ran like a duffer In the three races he started for, and appeared to be overdone. '.'„-.. ' 'J. ■ . Carbine's victory in the Melbourne; Cup was too much for one member of the local ring, who has departed for fresh -fields- and pastures now. It may be stated, though, that he was not one of the Old established members, but sprang into existence about six months ago. The levanter started business with a tobacconist shop on the cash principle so sad to relate. In addition tohis liabilities -he-pocketed a-good amount on thie score. Last night was settling, acid itaays a. good deal for the old members of the ring that they all came up to time. MrR. Blaikte, who has resided, here for sixteen years, says it is-the biggest settling he has ever had. It is estimated that the total c amount paid by the ring was fully £3000. The-following foalings are reported from "SyMaPark:—Spinnaker, filly, by Nordenfeldt ; Happy Land, colt, by Ingomar; Tres Dfeuee. fflly, to NordenfeMfc; My Idea, colt, to Ingomar; and Pearl Ash, colt, to Nordenfeldt. Mr G. liowther'a mare Bangle has produced a filly to the Dauphin, and has gone to Wellington Park on a visit to Castor. . The two-year-old sister to Cambria, owned by the.same gentleman, has;been served by ■£%. Leger. Prudence has visited Brigadier. Our present lot of local trainers are not in theJaabifr of forgetting themselves; bub one io% the number last week used some strong" language to Mr Percival for nob granting him the use of tbe course proper fora He soon repented, and he 1 sen. te a foil apology for bis misconduct. Mr Percival, in his secretarial capacity, brought the matter before the A.R.C. committee, but with his usual good heasfesdnesa. got the matter quashed.