AUCKLAND TURF CLUB RACES. FIRST DAY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5115, 14 January 1874, Page 7

AUCKLAND TURF CLUB RACES. FIRST DAY.

Fiiday, Dec. 26, was the first day of the Auckland Tuif Club huminer meeting, and the Ullcislie Course was in consequence the scene of such an amount of animation as is only to be created by a spurted race meeting. The anticipations as to the affair proving a success Veie fairly realised. Trial Staki-s —A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 50 sovs added ; entrance 2 sovs. Distance, I 1 , miles. Mr. IT. Redwood's b f Batter (Ravensworth—L J ancake),3yr3,7st.,(R.Derrett) 1 Mr. Owen McGee'a ch g Golden Crown, ."i yrs, 9dt. 41b (Gooseman) 2 Mr. J. Heath's ch g Eclipse, 7 yrs, 9st. Gib. (P. Heath 0 Mr. J. McGeehan's br g Nero, aged, i)st. Gib (Conway) 0 Railw vy Plate of 50 sovs. ; entrance 2 sovs. Distance } mile. Mr. R. Ray's ch m Calumny ( Tr.idncer — Uitanc)4yrs, Ssfc. 111b. ... (Ray) 1 Mr. Kirkwood'8 blk g Sultan, aged 9st. 21b. (McCoy) 2 Mr. E. Perkins's b g Mhi, 4 yrs, 8st. Auckland Tunr Club Cup. — A handicap bweepstake oE 10 sova each, with 200 sovs added ; second horse to receive 25 sovs, and thud horse 10 sovs, out of the stakes. Distance, 2 miles. Mr. II. Redwood's ch c Papapa ( Kavensworth — Waimea), 3 yrs, 7at. S.b (R. Demtt) 1 Mr. W. Walter's b m Yatterina, aged, 7st. 121b (O'Brien) 2 Mr. J. Watt's b g Parawhenna, 4 yrs., 7sb. 91b (Bremuei) 3 Dru'krs' Purse.— A handicap sweepstake of 4 sovs each with 50 sovs added ; entrance, 2 sovs. Distance, 1.J miles. Mr. R. Ray's ch m Calumny (Traducer-Git-xna), 4yrs, Ost (Ray) 1 Mr J. Watt's b g Never Miss, 4 yrs, 7sK 5H>. ... (Bremner) 2 Pur: i i, or Walks Stakes (Selling Race). — A sweepstake of 3 sovs each, with 40 aova p.rl<U'd ; (winner to bo bold). Distance, 1 mile. Mr. It. Wynyard's b g Buii' 7 «ina, by Kc'pie 'C-JO), aged, 7st. Sib. (L\ford) 1 Mr. i:, IVrkins's bg Miri (£40), 4 yn, Sat. lib (Sutherland) 2 1 ho Hack Rack produced four starters, and .i s\ iiitfd race, Pacific bcinEjs-liLj'itly the f.u iinito Wi/aid and Sam lo'l alternated}' to tli la- 1 tuui, when Pacific came away and \,ou with appaicut case. SLCOND DAY. Tin [wijii'i ijVPursi: — A handicap sweepstake of .1 sova pich, with 100 &ovs added ; s> mud horse 15 sov3 from the stakes; r nti anov 1 .'! aovs. Distance, li miles. Mr. Kobrifc Ray's km Hatred (Traduccr-I-inn-iliii ), G}rsSsN12. (Ray) 1 Mi. W.iltMb's Slander, aged, 8st. (dechicd 2!b. overweight) (French) 2 ¥i ,im, SiAKLS. — Aswpepstakes Ssovs. each, with :50 bo vs added ; entrance, 1 sov. Distance, half a-milo. Mr. If. liiy's b m Hatred (Traducer, Etnmiline), 0 yrs, Ssfc 12lb. (Ray) ... 1 This was a walk over. Tup Xiw Zi ai.and Cur. — A Handicap Sweopstakea of 10 sovs each, with 200 ko'.s added; second horse to receive 25 sovs from the stakes. Distance, 2 milte. Mr. W. Walters's b m Yatterina, by Yattendoo, aged, 7st 111b. ... .. 1 Mr. Kobcit Ray's ch m Calumny, 4 yrs, f .Ut0\h 2 Major Walmsley's b m Atalanta, 5 yrs (HtGlb . 3 Co.Nsoi.vnos IlA>Dif'VP. — A Handicap Swrtpdtakcs of 3 siiVS. each, wiih 40 sovs. added. Distance, 1 mile. Mr. Watt's Parawheuua(Diomedcs-Count-eis), 4 jib, Sit lOlbs. .. (liay) 1 Mi. A. btaudish'a Black Eagle, aged, 7st Kliljs. (Lyford) 2 'J he Hack Hacc was a gift to Wizard, the other two coinpetitois, Skysail and FJy, ne\er being in it from the start.

Mr. B. Wayiriouth launched on the lGth Dec, at Waiheke, a new yacht, built by linn to the order of Mr. H. Traco, of Sunnysi'lc Farm, Waiheko. Mrs. Trace christened tlu j auht, the Pearl. She ia of the following dimensions. — Length, 25ft. ; beam, 8ft. ; hold (depth) 4ft. Mr. Trace, after the launch, invited n number of the settlers to hia house, and tho remainder of the day wan passed most pleasantly. Mr. Waymouth has also built a whaleboat for the Waiheke natives. It is of the following dimensions, length, 33ffc. Beam, 8ft. ivMr. Tollman, for conducting an art union at T auranga, was fined £10, and Mr. Cook, lwdlord, a Bimilar amount. Notice of appeal was lodged by tho latter on the ground that when the prosecutor's case closed the Bench adjourned, calling in the prosecutor for consulfation. On resuming they refund tolioiT defendant, and thieatencd a committal fu contempt of Couit.