GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. FIRST DAY.

Feilding Star, 4 June 1907, Page 4

GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. FIRST DAY.

Auckland, June 1. The sum of £15,445 10s passed through the totalisator, against £12,---959 10s on the opening day last year. The winning double, Merriwai aud Uranium, paid £117 13s. Maiden Steeple, 2* miles—Fretwork 1, Mooltan 2, No Shot 3. Time. 4min 44sec. Dividends, £9 3s and 10s. Maiden Welter, 5 furlongs— Mighty Atom 1, Dogger Bank 2, Waitati 3. Time lmin 01-osec. Dividends, £3 18s and £4 14s. Great Northern Hurdles, 500 soys., 2J miles— Mirriwai 1, Irish 2, L« Beau 3. Scratched: Evenlode, Black Reynard, Haydn, Uranium, Bonheur, Florio, Recreation, Te Uira, Southern Cioss. Irish led till six furlongs from home, when he was joined by Merriwai, and both entered tho straight together. A great race to the post ended in victory for Merriwai by a length, with Le Beau five lengths away ,third. Romany King fell. Time. smin 1 2-ssec. Divi--1 dends, £8 19s and £5 Bs. Cornwall Handicap, 1 mile—Uran--1 ium 1, Certainty 2, Loch Erne 3. 1 Time, lmin 45sec. Dividends, £4 6s end £3 17s. Maiden Hurdle, 1$ miles— Ben Jonson 1, Millie 2, Catch-em 3. Time, 3min 33sec. Dividend, £1 18s. Jervois ITandicap, 7 furlongs — Manapoari 1, Gay Paris 2, Pearl Necklet 3. Time, lmin 33 l-ssec. 1 Dividends, £22 5s and £7 3s. ! ladies' Bracelet, }\ miles—Ruaparaha 1, Peregrine 2, Tui 3. Time. 2min ssev. Dividends, £2 9s and 17s.