AUCKLAND MEETING CONTINED

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 1, 3 January 1916, Page 4

AUCKLAND MEETING CONTINED

Desert gold's second derby.

AUCKLAND, Ist January. The Auckland Racing Meeting was continued in glorious weather, and there was a large attedance. The totali-; sator handled £62,615 iOs, a decrease of £4642 compared with last year Result-s : . Ferguson Handicap, of 200 soys;- six furlongs;-—! Gold Painting. 8.10, 1; 2 Limpet, 8.6, 2; 5 Tinoreka, 8.6, 3 Also started—4 Coleralne 8.11, 5 King's Cou : rier 7.6, 3 Hydrus 8.5, 6 Gold Necklet 8.2, 9 Signo 8.0, 11 Blueform 7.11, 10 Carlysian 7.10, 12 Genevieve- 7.10, 7 Toro Toro 7.7. 15 Colonnade 7.6, 13 Hiero 7.4,. 16 Royal Arch 6.10, 14 Redman 6.13, 8 Scrap o' Paper 6.13. Won by half a length, Tinoreka two arid ahalf lengths away third. Time, iriiiri 14 2-ssec, i New Year Hurdles, of 350 soys; two riiiles. —4 Spalperion, 9.10, 1^; 2 Naii- [ pat-a,. 11.9, .2; 1 Master Regel, 11.5,, 3, I Also started—s Sleacohibe 10.4, 6 Takiriini 9.12, 7 Prince Eddie 9.7 : . 3 Hopye [ 9.3. '' Won easily by ten lengths. Time, • 3min 45sec. I . Midsummer Handicap, of 350 soys; I five furlongs; for two-year-olds.— 2 Hyttus 1; 6 Good Hope, 2; 1 Nvstad, 3. Also startecW 4 Genera-l Joffre, 5 Independent, 3 Menclaus, 11 Nireus, 9 Ralph, 10 C.vmer, 7 Boggitts, 8 Erroneous. Won by three parts of a length, a- neck between second and third. Time, lriiin. Great Northern Derby, of 1500 soys; one mile and a-half; for three-year-olds. —i T. II Lowi-y's Desert Gold, 8.7. 1; /Eligible, 8.10, 2; Snub, 8.7, 3. The only starters. Eligible got- going first, but was soon passed by Desert Gold, who went along easily in the lead. The winner held lier own without difficulty, passing the post two lengths and a-half ahead of Eligible, with Sriub. a neck away, third. The winner was favourite. Time, 2min 32 3-ssec. Newmarket Handicap, of 650 soys ; six furlongs.—2 King Lupin. 8.3, 1; 1. Bimeter, 8.3. 2\ 6 Tact, ''7... 3. Also started—s Marco Bello 7.8, 3 Hvgirias 7:8, 7 Ast-or 7.6, 8 Loyal Arch 7.2,. 4 S\Veet Corn 7.1. King Lupin won comfortably by a. length and a-half. Tact, five lengths away. Time, Inliif 12 4-s«ec. Auckland Racirig Club Haridicap, of 1000 soys: brie, mile arid a-half—4 Mul : lingar, 7.5, 1; 8 El Gallo, 6.13, 2; 3 Colonel Sb'rilt, 8.12. 3. Also started—i Blackall 8.0, 3 Wishful 7:13. 7 Kdoya, 7.10. 7 St. Ehnri 6.9, 9 Potoa 7.3, 6 Gbldsifce 7.2, 3 Self 6.8. A fine finish, Mullhigar stayed longest, gettirig the verdict by half a length, Colonel Soult finishing fast A neck away third.' St. Elton was fourth arid Self fifth. Time, 2min 35eec. Maideii Handicap, of 250 soys; one niiie.—2 Ladogeur, 9.0, 1; 10 Pacific Slope. 7.6, 2; Red Ribbon, 8.8, 3. Also started—B Hadj 8.5. 3 Marble Star 7.13, 5 Gallupin 7.12, 9 Glittering Sands 7.7, 6 Pendoon 7.7, 7 St. Sebastian 7,4, 12 Kaweeu 7.0, 4 Mountain Dream 6.13, 11 Christine 6.13, 13 Jack Jellicoo 6.i2. Won easily by two lengths and a-half, Red Ribbon two lengths away third. Time, lmiri 40sec. ■

Glasgow Handicap, of 350 Soys; seven furlongs:—! Flying Start, 8.0. 1; 5 Bortrada,.7.3j 2; _ Soultane, 7.6, 3. Also started—s Selection 7.7, 3 Centre 7.2, 4. Be'kscq,,7.o, 8 Lady Penury 6.13, 9 Nicomar 6.13, 10 Ca-mpeiidbr 6.10, 7 Xarithos 6.8, 12 Chime 6.8, 11 Glissando 6.8. Won. by a neck,'with a head between second and -third. Time, lmin 26 4-ssec.