NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6280, 3 January 1882, Page 6

NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.

[BY I'HAITON.J The third and last day's racing of the Auckland Summer Meeting takes place today. The first race starts at 1 o'clock, which will be the Midsummer Stakes. The only starters for this event will be Ouida and Yatteudou filly, and I shall look for the result to be Yattenuon filly 1OOIDA ' 2 Steeplechase. The following will most likely be the starters : —Clarence, Lone Hand, King Don. Matau, Hawthorn, Sportsman, Young Sledmere;, Rawenata, and Harkaway. I shall place them: — Clarence ... 1 King Don ... 2 Loxe Hand 3 with Raweuata for a boil over. Auckland Plate. This event will, I think, go to Randwick. Stewards' Handicap. The following were the acceptances for the above event:— Weight. Horse. St. lbs. Jockey. Billingsgate 9 7 ... Wattie Maid of Honour ... 8 11 ... Derritt Tim Whilfler 7 13 ... Maori 7 9 ... Williams Kenil worth 7 6 ... Laiug Lara . ... 6 12 ... Taylor The Poet 7 0 ... Newman Miss Domett 6 4 ... McGee Tenambra 6 0 ... Wood Retriever 512 ... When the weights were issued last night, Maid of Honour was at once declared the favourite, but old Billingsgate was not without friends ; and of course The Poet, after his performance in the Racing Club Handicap, received good support. If Billingsgate wjs in the same form as he displayed at Christchurch, I should look to him to elo the trick, hut as he is not, I shall expect them to finish— Maid of Honour ... 1 Billingsgate ... ... ... ... 2 The Poet 3 LATEST BETTING. Stewards' Handicap.—Maid of Honour, 6 to 4 ; Billingsgate, 2 to 1 ; Tim Whifiler, 2 to 1 ; Maori, 100 to 20 ; Lara, 100 t* 15 ; The Poet, 3 to 1; Tenambra, 20 to 1 ; Retriever, 20 to 1 ; Mis 3 Domett, 10 to 1. Keuilworth was scratched for the Stewards' Handicap at 11.30 last night. Steeplechase. — Clarence, 100 to 50; Lone Ha,nd, 100 to 40 (tk and off) ; Matau, ' 100 to 20; Sportsman, 100 to 20; King Don, 100 to 33 ; Morning Star, 100 to 10 ; Hawthorn, 100 to 10 ; Rawenata, 100 to 25 (tk and oil") ; Young Sledmere, 100 to 15 ; Harkaway, 100 to 10. Steeplechase and Stewards' Handicap. —Clarence and anything, 100 to 20 ; Lone Hand do., 100 to 16 ; Matau do., 100 to 10 ; Sportsman do., 100 to S; King Don do., 100 to 20 ; Morning Star do., 100 to I ; Hawthorne do., 100 to 4 ; Rawenata do., 103 to 20; Young Sledmere do., 100 to S; Harkaway do., 100 to 4. "WAITJKU RACES. The annual races took place on Friday, the 30th of December. The weather was moderately fine. There were about 400 present, and the running was good. The first was the Hurdle Race, of £20, twice round the course, over six flights of hurelles.—Mr. Roulston's Bide-a-wee, McEwen, 1 ; Mr. Abbott's Lady Godiva, Stranger, 2; Mr. Gardner's The Saint, Grace, 3. Rattler, Dart, and Tui also ran. Takapuna Maid was scratched. The late Lark was also entered. This wa3 a splendid race between the first two. On jumping the fourth hurdle Rattler fell, heavily, and it was feared the rider, G. Currie, was severely if not fatally injured ; but he is getting on well, aud will soon be right again. There was some confusion at the start of the race. The starter did not drop the flag although some of the riders say they were told to go, while others say they did not hear. Some went a few yards and pulled up, others went further, and Tui went the whole distance. The committee had a meeting and decided it was not a start, and ran it over to the great disadvantage of Tui. Maiden Pjlate, of 12sovs. 1 mile. — Barr Brown's Sorcerer, 9st. 21bs., Mulgren, 1; Pcne's Charlie, Ust. 2}lis., Watson, 2 ; Wright's Irene, 7st. lllbs., Crawford, 3. Mignonette, Matana, Scarus, and Patfall also ran. Sorcerer winning by a couple of lengths, Irene a fair third. Waioku Handicap, of 35sovs., twice round the course. 1 mile aud 70 chains.— Lusk's Ravenshoe, 93t., Grace, 1 ; Gardner's Orakau, Sst. 41bs., Wilson, 2; Kaihan's Kingfisher, 7st., Wright, 3. Lady Godiva also ran. Lara, Retriever, Bide-a-Wee, Mother Bunches Baby, Sorcerer, Matana, Charlie, Black Gown, and Mignonette were scratched. Kingfisher rushed off with the lead at the start, and kept it for half-a-mile. Ravenshoe and Orakau, with whom it was considered a match, raced from start to finish, and the whip was applied freely. At the finish Ravenshoe wou by a length, Kingfisher a bad third. Lady Godiva pulled up after going once round. Time, 3mins. 45secs. Pony Race, of lOsovs. Only three entries. 1J miles.—McCracken's Nell, Sst. 71bs., Grace, 1; Currie's Black Gown, 9at., Mulgren, 2; Millett's Xanthus, 9st., Rira, 3. This was an easy victory for Nell. Black Gown carried Gibs, over weight. Welter Plate, of losovs.; 1J miles.— Gardner's Orakau, 12st. lib., Owner, 1 ; Brown's Sorcerer, 12st. lib., Mulgren, 2; Lusk's Ravenshoe, 12st. lib., Gallery, 3. Rattler, 12st. lib., Millett, and Icarus, Sst. lllbs., Bilkey, also ran. Charlie was scratched. This was a good race between the two first horses, Ravin four lengths behind. The betting was 3 and 4 to 1 on Ravenshoe, but lie could not or would not do it. Consolation Handicap, of lOsovs.; 1 mile.—Charlie, Sst., Kahu, 1 ; Irene, 7st., Crawford, 2; Matana, 7st., Kelly, 3. Charlie won easily, Matana a bad third. This brought the meeting to a close. A match for £10 was run on Saturday, between Bregman's Dart aud Braun's Tui. The course was same as the Hurdle Race of

he previous clay. Watson rode Dart, and p \l. Hickey Tui, 10sK up. The race was a v iplendid one from start to finish, Dart winliag by a neck. Tui carried several pounds c >ver-weight.—[Own Correspondent, Deccm- J jer3l.] i