AUCKLAND SPRING RACES.
(BY TELEGRAPH.)
Auckland, November 8
The Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting was held yesterday. There was splendid weather, but there were only 1500 people on the ground, it being mail day. Tbe Native Minister was present, accompanied by Mr F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R. The following are the details of the races: —
THIAL STAKES, Of 100 soys.; 1 mile
Mr Symes' bib c Kalo, 7st 91 b (Taylor) Mr Wheeler's Merlin, 9st 51b (Far-
. rell) ~. 2 Mr J. Gallagher's Amazon, 7st 41b (M'Ge-e) 3 —Billingsgate and Fisbgirl also ran. Lady Emma was scratched Won easily. Time, lmin. 50_sees. Billingsgate did not finish. lie was pulled up in the straight and was so much broken down that his best friends hardly expect ever to see'birr orefW turf again. HANDICAF* HURDLE RACE, Of 60 soys; 3.ngiles; over" 8 flights of hurdles.j, . ; . ..■ Mr Shakespeare's Harkaway, list 41b (Rowlaud) ... ...... ■•__*.**s„ 1 Mr Orlando's y&j^fcleet;' LOst (J. Laing) .... ~ A :w. '.. ... 2 MrD. Taylor'B-RBW&hat*, list 21b (D. Taylor)'... - 3 — Kir Wolseley also ran. Time, 4mins. 45secs.
WELCOME STAKES, Of 100 soys; six furlongs. Major George's Waipiti, by King Cole —Realisation, %-t 51b (Hodge) ... 1 W. Adams' Metraillevse, by Musket— Erycina, Bat (Taylor) 2 Major George's Nelson, by Kino* Cole —My Idea, Bst 51b (Kelly) r ... 3 — Balmain's Snider, by Musket— Maid of Athol, Bst slb (T. Clarke), and Bobbett's Musketeer, by Musket—Yatterina, Bst olb (Farrell), also ran. SPUING HANDICAP, Of 100 soys. Vercoe'sTim Whiffler, Bst 21b (Far-
rell) 1 I Adams' Fitzhercules, Bst 41b (French) 2 Shakespeare's Yuba Bill (late My Dream), 7st 121b (Clarke) 3 —Venture, Bst; Maori, 7st; Kcnilworth, 7st 121b ; Paramena, 7st 121b ; Lara, 7st 8lb; Kalo, 7st 71b; aud Yatapa, 7st 41b, also ran. Angler was scratched. Tim finished with a lead of two lengths, Yuba Bill making a good third, Kenilworth fourth, and Venture and Maori a dead heat for fifth position. Kalo ran a very poor horse in this race, and finished last. Time, 2mins. 45|secs. SELLING HUBBLE RACE, Of 20 soys. Chanticleer 1 Magician ... ... ... 2 — Five started. Won easily. CONSOLATION, Of 20 soys. Kenilworth 1 Maoii 2 Yuba Bill 3
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3537, 8 November 1882, Page 3
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