AUCKLAND RACES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XX, Issue 2, 3 January 1885, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACES.

Auckland, Friday. Everything conspires this afternoon to render the races a complete success. The turf is in capital condition, the weather agreeable, and the attendance very large, in fact the largest of the entire meeting. Several thousand people are upon the course, whilo both stands are thronged, and the saddling paddock is full of eager metallicians and enterprising speculators. The attendance of people cannot be much short of 5000. Newmarket Handicap — Mitrailleuse, 1 ; Wood Nymph, 2; Ugly Buck, 3. Sou'wester, Irishwoman, Thc Painter. Witiora. Victoria, Tigredia, Minerva, Telford, and Fish Girl were scratched. Betting, 5 to 2 against Mitrailleuse and Sou'wester ; 5 to 1 against Ugly Buck and Administrator ; 7 to 1 againso Wood Nymph nnd Witiora ; 10 to 1 against the others. After considerable coquetting at the post, in which Ugly Buck nnd Mitrailleuse took the greatest part, the field were despatched to a fair start, Ugly Buck htiving a slight advantage. At the four furlong po:;fc Mitrailleuse had taken up the running with Wood Nymph and Witiora in close pursuit, and Administrator and Sou'wester last. On entering the straight Mitrailleuse still led the pace with Ugly Buck coming up hand over hand upon the second and third horses ; at; the entrance to the straight Wood Nymph displaced the leader, but was quickly supplanted again by Mitrailleuse, which won e-isily. Ugly Buck was a length and a half* behind Wood Nymph. Totalisator dividend, £2 16s. (Continued on Third PageA)

x (Omtintied from Second Page.) Auckland Plate. Welcome Jack 1 ; tigly Buck \2 ; Minerva 3. . -Necklace was scratched. Betting, any odds on Welcome Jack. Tneraee was Jack's from start fo finish, and the only interest in it con* ' utrated upon the contest for Becond mowc,) . For the first time round Minerva was half a length behind Jack, while Ugly Buck tailed off some half dozen or so lengths to the rear. On turning into the Btraight for the last time Jack ;was a length ahend hard held, and tbe Buck was coming up with a rush. Clifford rode past the Staud standing straight in the saddle -while Buck followed bglf a length ahead of Minerva whom he passed in capitai style. Time 3min. 42secs. Totalisator dividend £1 7s. Nursery Handicap — Derringer, 1 ; Rosebud, 2; Slander colt, 2. Musk, Nemesis, and Lioness also ran. Betting, even mon&y on the Slander colt ; 3to 1 against Derringer, and Rosebud ; 5 and 6 to one againsf the others. This race was rendered dpubly interesting by the fact that with the jingle exception of Nemesis all the competitors [were Musket's progeny. Nemesis went off \vrth a lead and led the way to the four furlong .post, closely followed by Rosebud. From' this stage Derringer went up and dispossessed Nemesis ; at the entrance tq the straight the Slander colt worked up amid loud cries from his friends, but Derringer had the race in hand and won by a length from Rosebud, while the Slander colt was an equal distance behind Rosebud, the remaining- trio Jin a ruck several lengths distant.. Totalisator dividend, £4 45. . ■ . '