AUCKLAND SUMMER RACES.
(DV TELEGRAPH.) __uc__and, December 27. The Auckland -nimmer meeting took -place yesterday. Tiwo was splendid weather. About 5000 persons were present. The alterations and impraveaie/albs effected ■at Ellerslio gave great satisfaction ( to pyners ■of howes and the public.
MAIDEN PLATE, Of 100sovs; distance, H miles. Mr Bates' Minerva, 7sfc 91b (Wattie) ... 1 Mr M. Smith's Robina, sst 101b, carried 31b over (Harris) 2 Mr J. Gallagher's Amazon, 7st 91b ... 3 —Strathearn also ran. Tempest, Contractor, and Metrailleuse were scratched. FREE HANDICAP, Of 100 boys ; distance, I mile. Mr Walters' Piscatorious, Bst 91b (French) I Mr IJennard's ICenilwortli, "fst 71b (Ttivlor) "... 2 Mr M. Smith's Kingask, 7st 71b (Laing) 3 —Kalo, Yatapa, Tenambra, and Maid of Honor also ran. Virginia Water, Poet, Turquoise, and Clarende were scratched. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 100 soys ; 2_ miles, over 9 flights of hurdles. Mr Lunn's Canard, list 101b (Lunn) ... 1 Mr Pollock's New Year, lOst 121b (Potts) 2 Mr Pilbrow's Clareuce, 12st 71b ... 3 —Agent, Lone Hand, Angler, and Raweneta also ran. Ngata was sci'atched. AUCKLAND CDP HANDICAP, A sweepstake of 15 soys each, with 500 soys added ; the second horse to receive 100 soys, and the third 50 soys out of tho Btakes ; distance, 2_ miles. Mr Pilbrow's Welcome Jack (Butler), 7stßlb I Mr Vercoe's Tim Whiffler (T. Taylor), Bst 2 Mr Bates' The Poet (Wattie), 7st 71b ... 3 —Virginia Water, Bst 121b ; Fitzhercules, Bst 41b • Merlin, 7st 101b • Gildcroy, 7st 21b ; Vortex, 6st 10lb ; and Rewi, 6st 71b, also ran. Piscatorious, Turquoise, Kingask, Lara, Dewdrop, Amazon, Minerva, and Contractor were scratched. RAILWAY PLATE, Of 100 soys ; distance, £-milo. Mr Pilbrow's Welcome Jack, Bst 41b (Butler) 1 Mr Bates' Minerva, 7st 131b (Wattie) ... 2 Mr Walters' Piscatorious, sst 10lb (French) ... ... ... ... 3 —Metrailleause also ran. Maid of 'Honor, Virginia Water, Contractor, Kingask, Kato, Turquoise, and Robina were scratched.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3576, 27 December 1882, Page 4
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307AUCKLAND SUMMER RACES. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3576, 27 December 1882, Page 4
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