AUCKLAND R.C. SUMMER MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7632, 4 January 1887, Page 3

AUCKLAND R.C. SUMMER MEETING.

\'',' •;■'■.'.]:, "- [BY TELEGRAPH.] ' .. V."..-\ ''•'. '.'.■ '■'.:'■:.. Auckland, Monday. '■-'X' ThereHyas a, large atteudarice-of spec-■fatoi-sat.Ellerslie to-day to witness the ■•■!: third day's racing of the Auckland Racing ' '■' Club's summer meeting. His Excellency '•■• itlie'. Governor- and suite were on' the .ground. The weather was very. fine. The following' are the results of the „ several events :— \ ■ ' • . '■-'.'?■ ~>> 6rasd : stand handicap, '■■•-':',' -■-' '■'-"■.! ;l*m ile . ••■■-' , Waitiri, 9st' (Brown), ... .1 - Clogs,- 7stlilb (Williams) ... ;.,■ 2 , Mystery, 6st 101 b (Kidd) ... ':.. . 3 ■•: -^-Turquoise, Wapiti, KingGsh, Cremorne, ,'. Friendship, arid Libeller also started. • ,-, i Won easily . by two lengths. Tiihe, : : 2min3BJsec. IDiyUierid; £1 17s. . • ,"■'■''■ , "•-••: 'NURSERY HANDICAP,' "■ •Of lOOsov's; for two-year-olds ; Jmile. • Lady Florin, Sst^Taylor) . ......; 1 ""^Niagara/. 9st slb (Kean) ' ... ' .... 2 ■< Cruchfield,-Bst slb ... t „ Queenie, 6st 101 b ■ ... f. : 'Won after d great race by a short neck. t '."■.■ Crnchfield and Queenie ran. a dead.heat ■ . for third place! Time, lmin 17jBec. Divi' , aeiid/ifi? 135.; '.;;;;, ' ' ;. ', •'•J : .'-" c AUCKLAND PLATK, . % ! < .'.. >-,: '., ;i,,..Gf -.250 .spvs ; 2. miles. ; • :. Nelson. :,'...',. a.'.!.' , ■ .:.' . ■■■ ' •'•• 1 .'-Kiri^fish. i... :•';-,:.■..■ «.- 2 ' Dernriger ..." .■';.., •... -'3 " \Nelsoh-:led from the startj.and 'won ' easily, . Singfish beating Demnger by a ■ length for 'second place. Time, 3mm ," 52 jsec. Dividend, 235. „'.'". . .'■ '.AUCKLAND ' STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, 1..• ■ '..• .■''.;.■ ::. Of 300' soys ;3£ miles. ■Falcon" 1 ..'..'•......•. ■ "••• . 1 "'.'..Tiger, ..." ... .■> ■ "■'., ..-..•.." ••■ 2 ■ -GuyJFawkes -.-..i-' •• '3 : —Jim, Coral; Fair Lilian, Omata, and Silvio also.ran., •'. \-~ Betting— 2< 'to 1 agst Guy Fawkes. (the ... favorite), 4'to 1 Falcon, 5 to 1 Silvio, 7 to J Jim, 10, to 1 the others. 1 ' '. At the' stait Silvio went to the front " and. heldcommand of affairs until coming ' "to the straight, when he. came down at ' the stone wall. . Falcon was here brought ... to' the front and ran home an easy winner . by ten lengtlis. ! Time, Bmin 47sec. Dividend, £4 4s. Silvio in. his fall was badly . cut on, the kind -Iftgs, and Cressy, his jockey, was seriously, shaken. The rider 'of Omata, J.. Lang,, was fined £ 10,: and ' .disqualified during the pleasure of the stewards for misconductl ' ' - . . , ■; . . . ■ SKLLINQ STAKES, ;~ . • '.. , Of 100 soys; 1 mile. , „ Green Mount ... .... ; ... ... 1 ' Blarney ;,;.. ,v •-. - •'•■ '2 Liojier-. .-...- ' ••• •" d ' — Kewi, -Cannon, . Antelope, The Cat, Pipi, Okato, Sir Bedevere,. Miss Alice, ■and Reckless also ran. ' ■ -•'■'.■', ' ••-' Blarney ciit out the running, followed ' by Green Mount. In the , straight the • latter came away, 1 winning by two lengths. Time, 1 lmin 45sec. Dividend, £5 95. ; The ■winner was bought in, by: his owner for '■'• "£4o; '".■ '.' ,■- ■" v ■ '• . ■ ' - '. ■ ■ SILVIA PARK STAKES, '" •- •. <; Of 200 soys; 6 fnrlongs. '•.■■ Niagara • ... • ■ ..; ... ' ... ■ '••• 1 Lady-FJoiin. ... : ... , •• 2 Bangle- .-.;.- ■■•■...' .:." ■••' : / Niaijara was. the favorite. '.'Lady Florin got the best of the, start, fpllowed by Niagara. In the straight the ,' latter made 'the.rnnning, winning easily , by. a length, Bangle five lengtlis behind. ■ .Time, lmin'lßsec.' pividend; £1 7s. ' ; * r ' VICTORIA HANDICAP,' . . Of 100 sovsj.l mile, . Waitiri. ... ; „'. " ..." .... 1 ■ Mitrailleuse r ' •• 2 ■ Turquoise....:' .... , .... ... ... 3 ' —Cinderella,' Clogs, . Catesby, Tamora, ■. Howitzer, Lioness, and Eewi also ran. • '" - Mih-ailleuse went- to the front at the start, followed by iVaitiri. There was a game finish between them, but the latter woub/a length, Turquoise third, but so ciose'wasClogs that it was almost.a dead ■ " heat, for the placei • Time, lroin 43|sec. £1 11s. ..'.,. '. ' . After the Steeplechase the Governor left . 'for Oiiehunga to embark in the Hinemoa 'for Wellington. . ; '_.•"' • - . > t':\ A \ . ' ' ' '