AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 January 1927, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

FOOTFALL WINS THE BIG, HANDICAP

DERBY TO COMMENDATION

(United Preas Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day

The weather was cool and overcast for the Auckland races. The ill luck of the backers was reflected in the attendance and the decrease in the tote money. . The crowd was not, large compared with.'Boxing Dav and the tote was 598&59,-'. 'a.-.staling off of £12,202. Results: —

Ellerslie of 500 sovs; one mile.—3 Archeno, 7.12, I'j 6 Quondong, 7.0, 2 3 11 Lord Guv, 7.0, 3. Scratched: Bold Front. Won by a length.. Time ■Midsummer Handicap, of 600 sovs; fire; furlongs.—6. Doree. 7.0, 1; 4 Melesia, 7.0, 2; 5 Thaw, 7.8, Z. Scratched: Chelone. Won bv half a length. Time 1.0 4-5. ; \ , - .., ~• '

Nev/ Year Hurdle Race, of 600 sovs; two .rhiles.4-13 Kararnu,, 9.0. .1; 3 Pentagram, 9:4, 2- 12_Daddy's Girl, 9.0, 3. Scratched:■■ "fflenotus. ' Won. by threequarters of a length.; -. Auckland Racing Club Handicap, of 2000 sovs: one mile and a half .—-7 Footfall; 8.6,. 1; 5 Count Cavour, 10.2, 2; 2 gpemonahui, 9.7,-3. Scratched: Eden Hajj.T''Won by three-quarters a lenith.' ■Time 3.34 2-5.. -.;:-.' ' ' ""'Great'Northern Derby,- of 3000 sovs; ono mile and, a half.—l Commendation, ,840,„1; 2 Lysander, 8.10. 2; 7 Alloway, '&TO.-J3.- Scratched:- Flying. Juliet: A fbr a?mile and then Commenjfrhieh was'.... a hot favourite, •fcrokev'away arid won by five lengths. .'-. "' " ! *- Newmarket Handicap, of 1000 sovs; Sirf ftrHorigs:—6 The Hawk. 9.4/ 1; 1 Nancy, Lee, 7.0, 2,-.7. Licinius, 8.7, 3. vKiiig Mary. Won by one rrhd-'a-hialf 'lengths. ' Time. 1.13 3-5. T. Qtasgow .Handicap;,, of 650 sovs; seven forirtnW— I'l King; Smock, 7.4, 1; ,15 S4}glitment;, 7;l v 2.; Scrpehedr Bahama,..Claras, Passionate. Woa4jr;Jiafi, a length r Time 1.27. <? 'NOTES ON THE SPORT

% COMMENDITION,. CHAMPION

*(By Telegraph—Spe'cial to "Mail")

;;. . . AUCKLAND, ,Ist Jan. «In the : A.R.C. Handicap, Eden Hall \yas the only- scratching. Star Stranger .carried £2761; Te Mouaniu £2631, /Desert Glow £ISOB, Day ,-Gijavil was. first plst the stand -from Papa'tu, Oreum, • Clarinda,. Count Cavour, Footfall, Mandane, Barometer, Star Ranger," Desert Glow, TaSadees, and Star Stranger. Along the back, Day Guard was still in front attended by .Oreum, Clarinda, Papatu, Footfall,, Haromete'r, • Count Cavour, Star. .Ranger, Desert Glow, and "Star. Stranger. Crossing the top OMiih ran »tb the front from Day Guard, Clarinda, ■ .Footfall, and Count Cavoitf. Oreum was first into the straight from Clarinda, Day. Guard, Footfall, Count • Cavour, Star - Ranger/ arfd" Desert Glow. Oreum and Clarindabegan to weaken and Footfall, Count Cavour; Desert Glow, arid Star Ranger challenged.... Footfall -was in front in- , side I'the distance . and won a magnificent race by three parts, of a length froBV.-Count Cavour,~ who defeated the Hsy-%pishing. Te Monaniii by. a neck. D'esd-rV Glow was right.up, fourth, with Tahiidees;'Star "Ranger, and Star Strati-

g?t.almost in-line with" "him. : •: For the fifty-second Great Northern Derby. : Cqmmendation (£4865). carriedas .much as Lysander (£2186). Battlement was the next fancied, with £2175. Flying Juliet 'was the only scratching. Seatown lost ground at the start. Just past the Stewards' Stand Lysander was in charge from Commendation, True • Blood, Battlement, Alloway, Cham'our, and Phaola. Along the back Commendation and Lysander led past the five "furlong post from Atetejia, -Alloway, Battlement, and Chamour. Commendation drew out before ;"-aiiother furlong "had been passed and* -led'into. the straight well clear of ..Lysander Alloway', Atereria, and" Sea:itmti:' -Nothing got within striking dis-jtance-of'- Mr Gaisford's champion, who t'jv/on as he liked from Lysander by five Wanganui horse just" beating Alloway by a length for second *;place. Seatown was fourth, followed by !,Battlement. Phaola,.Atereria, and Tino- , ; koa, with True Blood last. Time 2.34.