AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5572, 27 December 1879, Page 3

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

[by Telegraph. 1 . , .- - Auckland,- Friday. ISTotvviihsf-ancling- the unfavorable wet "freather to-day the meeting was very sueJpi?gs£t£L It rain_ed,.ail>tJbe previous, niglit :^£wl tip to tidrly in the forenoon, when the weather held "up sligktly j at noon a heavy shower :crame down, which detetfred many people from taking the train for Ellerslie. At 1 / d'clock , it? cleared up for the fe- , mainder of the- day. There were about 3000 persons present, the grand stand Being d&mpleteljr drammed,: though' but. few ladies we're present. ...The improveiiieftj§ ; m'£td6 in the grand, stand' and saddling' padd66k' gaVe great satisfaction. The course was very hea^ through the rain that had fallen, but it was not cut" vp ._ There-was a totalisatoron the ground, •vvhich was fairly patronised ; the police, did not interfere with the persons who Jnahage'd it, The heavy course made a material difierehee, aiid probably caused some of LtKe heavy Weighted ones to decline . for the Cup, but the field w&s" ; lttrge and ample room was left for speculation. To call the result of the Cup Race a -'■ boiiorer" is bare, truth., and . some of the bookmakers and knowing .ones were severely hit., Edgar, the owner of Ariel, P. Mathews, his trainer and rider, landed UpWards-of ..£lOOO on the betting alone, for_ no odds.. were considered too long figainst'ArieL .Hippocampus had a number of friends, and was expected to pot thbhe-jr, but he gave out after a mile and a half. , .- .;;,- . : itAXUEN PfcATE/ - Of 80 soys., 1£ miles. Mr W. : Walters' Libeller, 3yrs ... ... 1 Mr Thorp's Kenilworth ..*. ... ... 2: Mr J. Smith's Maid of Honor, 3yr3 ... 3 — Daisy, Introduction, and Lady Gertrude also started; Maid of Athol was scratched. Betting— 2 to.l against Libeller, 3to 1 against anything else. Maid of Honor and Kenilworth made the 1 running from the first, the favorite holding back until entering the straight, when he came through and won by a length; Kenilworth a good second, and Maid of ; Honor a moderate third, Time, 2min 27sec. fp- , HTJBDLE Bi.CE, Of 50 sors ; two miles ; over nine hurdles. Mr E. M'lvor's b g Loch Lomond ... 1 MrE. Kay's g g Lone Hand 2 Mr P. Buttler's eh g The Agent ... ... 3 Grey Momus and Whitefoot were scratched. Betting— 6 to 4 against Loch Lomond ; .sto 4 Loae Hand ; 2to 1 The Agent. Loch Lomond took the lead from the start, with Lone Hand in close companionship, ? phanging. ; places occasionally with The 'Agent. All cleared the hurdles without fault,- ; On coming into the straight Lone Hand came into competition, and was only a length behind. On coming to the last hurdle Loch Lomond struck, and his' rider came on his neck, giving Lone Hand a chance to come up. Both flogged to the post, where they finished with a dead heat. The rider of Lone Hand 'intimated that he would protest against^ Loch Lomond on the ground of jostling on coming' to the scales, but it was not prosecuted, and Lone Hand retiring, Loch Lomond was left to walk over for the first place. Time, 4min 30sees. •, . XtTCKLA^D CUP, Of 300 soys, with a sweepstake of 10 soys ; 2 \ miles. Mr" Edgar's b h .Ariel, Bsfc..lolb, (P. Mattliews): _ :•„ /. 1 Mr P. Butler's Laertes, 6st 2 Mr E. M'lvor's Balmoral, 6st .." 3 Hippocampus, Sinking Fund, Lara, Merlin, c Eata, Lady "Elizabeth, Malvern, Gillie 'Gallum, Yatapa, ' and , Harold, also ran."' Teihpleton, Maritana, Pinfire, Maid 6f Bonbr, itepa, Lalla Rookh, and LocE-Ikomond were scratclied. " Betting— 2 to ,l.as;ainst Sinking Eund : 4to -l-agmnst Hippocampus ; 4to 1 against Lara; 6 -to 1 against Ariel; 100 to 8 > against Laertes ; 100 to 2; against Balmoral ; 100 to 3 against Merlin ; 100 to : 5 against Lady Elizabeth ; 100 to 2 against "Bata; 100 to J 4 against Yatapa and Harold; 100 to 3 against Gillie Callumc -■'••■■";. '•■..- :•■ . ;. • ... \.- -/' At the start Hippocampus sprang to r the. front with Malvern on his quarter, ( the r rest 'were in : a cluster, except j> Lara and Merlin, who hung on. the post.' vi The order- changed frequently up -to • the ; second time -— '--I'ound, when Rata" led " out of the Cutting 'with Laertes on his quarter, Balmoral third, Hippooampna fourth, and Sinking Fund fifth * the two latter evidently tiring. Rata succumbed soon after, giving place to Laertes, but Ariel, ridden with great judgment and consummate' skill/ ran into second place, challenged Laertes, collared him in the straight, , and ' Laertes being then thoroughly Beaten Ariel wonbj four lengths, amidst .loud plaudits. Time, 4 mm 23^ sees. .. ; : BATLWAY PLATE, Of SOsovs ; weight for age.;.f mile. Mr W. Walters' b g Billingsgate 1 Mr Thorp's Kenilworth • ... ... ... 2 Mr J. Smith's Maid of Athol , .... ..., 3 Maritanai Introduction, and Tim Whiffler also sf;arted. .Templeton, Harold, Omega, and Edward James were scratched^ Be£tingT—6 to" 4" "against Maritana ; 2 to f against Billingsgate ; 4 to 1 against anyotb^er. T'-V Maritana, the favorite, was out-paced. Tim^Whiffler made the running for three parts of therdistance, when he was collared by Billingsgate, who, running away in. the straight as he liked, won by about three lengths. Maid of ..Athol was a good third,; j;,.^ v -.-. --...,. ; ■ The Hurry Scurry, of lOsoys., produced 6 entries, It was .won by M'Gee's Old Times,-iwbichiw.as bought in by the owner at £27. '