SPORTING.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 21 November 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

Per Press Association.

Auckland, Nov 19. Tnu second day's racing of the Auckland Spring Meeting was held to-day-Tho weather was fine, hut the attendance was only moderate, lho following arc the results : Spring Handicap of flOsovs ; seven torlongs.—Antelope, I; Bulista, 2: Lady Alice, 3. Fusee, Bangle, Catesby and 'Gipsy also ran. Antelope won as he liked by two lengths. Time, lmin 31soc. Dividends —inside totalisator, £3 lGs, outside, £3 os. Spring Nurse "f Handicap of fi’l.-ovs ; for two-year olds ; four furlongs.—-Man Friday, 1 ; Braeiriar, 2 ; Hilda, 3. Man Friday lmd all the best of a had start, and he was never headed, winning easily by a length and a-half. Tone, lmin 3}sec. Dividend i—inside, £ l Its ; outside, -C-t Is. Hurdle I!are of (iOsovs ; 1.-Joules. —Peter Osbeek, 12st, 1 : Orangeman, lOst 31b, 2; Coral, lOst, 3. Two others a'so started. Magnesia led until reaching the cutting tho second time round, when Peter Osheck came away, healing the mare at the ■entrance to the straight, and won as he liked. Time, 3rnin 32see. Dividends—inside, £2 8s ; outside. £3 1. City Handicap of 100sovs_; one and n-quartcr miles Antelope, 7st Gib, 1 ; Lady Norah, Bstfilb, 2 ] British I ien, Sst, 3. Friendship, Victoria, Wapiti, Tennyson Floriuo, S’- Walter, Canon and Leoriua ulso van. Lady Nova was favorite at 3to 1. Forina and Tennyson led to the cutting, and was then passed, where the firstnamed d ud away, and tho field closed up on Antelope. Lady Norah, British Lion •and Tennyson were together entering the straight, and here Antelope came away And won without an effort by a length nnd a-half. Time, 2 mins, 12} sees. Dividend, inside £7 7s ; outside, £9 -is. Corinthian Stakes, <3O nova, 1 mile.— British Lion, 1 ; Cinderella, 2 ; Camion, 3. British Lion won easily by a length. Time, 1 min 49 sees. Dividend, inside, £2 Is ; outside, £2 Bs.