SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6567, 4 December 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING.

♦ t AUCKLAND RACING CLUB SPRING * MEETING. * President: Major George. VicaPreeident: Mr. B. Tricks. Stewardi: Mr. J. M. (.'lark. Mr. J. Dickej, Mr Thomas Morrin. Mr. F. W. Hammond, Mr. J Russell, Kr. J. Bank 3, Mr. J. 11. M. Carpenter, Mr. J. Kick'ootl, C»ptain Walmsley. Mr. W. Me- -, L&ugulin. Judge: Mr. Koberi Graham. Starter: * Mr. P. W. Hammond. Treasurer: Mr. Thomas Morrin. Clerk of the Scales: Mr. V. W. Marks. ] Clerk of the Course: Mr. T. A. Brown. Secretary : Mr. Wμ. Percival. The new departure inaugurated by the Auckland Kacmg Club on November 7 was in most points successful. It. brought together a fine class of horses, especially in the juvenile list, and there could be no exception taken to the races ; but there was a poverty of public patronage, which can only be accounted for by the fact that there was bo holiday or half-holiday to enable townspeople to visit the racecjurse, and the country settlers were making the best of the propitious rains which have been falling recently. The improvements recently effected ■were sources of favourable comment. Mr. Impey's band played selections during the afternoon. The police, under the command of Senior-Sergeant White, displayed a moral force, but physical effort was not required except on the part of Trooper Kelly, who assisted the clerk of the course. The whole meeting passed off in a most satisfactory manner. The following are the details of the races i— Tkial Stakes of lOOsovs., with a sweepstakes of Ssovs. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse. Distance, 1 mile, for 2-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Maidens, if 2 years old, allowed 31bs.; 3 years old, olbs.; 4 years old, 71bs.; 5, 6 years, and aged, 101b. The winner of any race (not being a haudicap) of oOsovs., olbs. extra ; lOOsovs., 71bs. extra ; two or more such races, lOlbs. extra. Mr John Simes' blk c Kalo, allowed 51b. 3yrs., 7st. 91bs. (T. Taylor) 1 Mr. K. Wheelers ch g Merlin, 31b, pen., aged, 9st. sibs. (Farrell) 2 Mr. J. Gallagher's b f Amazon, allowed olbs., 3yrs., Tat. 41bs. (J. McGee) ... 3 Mr. J. Balmaiu's br h Billingsgate, 101b. pen. aged, 9st. 51b. (T. Clarke), Mr. J. Balmain's br f Katipo, allowed 51b., 3yrs. 7st. 41bs. <B"en.'us). aud Mr. K. H. Shakespear'e blk f Fishgirl, allowed olbs., Uyrs., oso. Oll>.. (W Jackson), also ran. Lady was scratched, and six were left to face the starter. There was very little monetary interest at first, but after a bit and as the horses showed there .vas some speculation. The betting was 6 to 4 on the field, 6 to 4 against Billingsgate, 2 to 1 against Merlin, 5 to 2 against Kalo, 3 to 1 against Fishgirl, and 5 to 1 the others. Kalo came up with a good stride, collared and passed the others in succession, and fairly cantered home, witming w'thout an effort from the distance-post. The victory was a surprise but it appeared to be a welcome one, for the winner was loudly cheered. The time was lmin. oOisecs. The number of investors in the totalizator at 10s each was 293, of these 45 were on the winner, and the dividend was £2 ISs. • Handicap HrruiiLE Race, of GOsovs., with a sweepstakes of Ssovs. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse. Distance, 2 miles, over S flights of hurdles. Mr. R. H. Shakespear's ch g Harkaway, aged, list. 41bs. (Rowlands) 1 j Mr. Orlando's gr g Chanticleer, aged, lOst. (J. Laiug) 2 Mr. D. Taylor's bgKawenata, Gyrs., list. 211)3. (D. Taylor) 3 Mr. R. Thorpe's b g Angler (aged, list. 121b5., R. Thorpe) ; Mr. T. J. Whewell's b g Sir Wolseley (4yrs., lOst., McEwan, carried 51bs. over), also ran. Betting : Even on Harkaway,G to 4 against Angler, G to 1 Raweuata, 10 to 1 the others. Harkaway won by two lengths. The time of the race was 4min. 45secs. On thu totalisator there were 415 subscribers, of whom 165 were on the winner, and the dividend was £1 2s. Welcome Stakes, of lOOsovs., with a sweepstakes of Ssovs. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse. For 2-year-old colts, Sst. olbs.; fillies, Sst. Distance, 6 furlongs. Major George's b c Waipiti, by King Cole —Realization, Sst. olljs. (Hodson) ... 1 Mr. \V. Adams' br f Mitrailleuse, by Musket—Erycina, Sst. (T. Taylor) ... 2 Major George's ch c Nelson, by King Cole —My Idea, Bst. 51bs. (Kelly) 3 Mr. J. Balmain's b c Snyder (by MusketMaid of Athol, Sst. 51bs., T. Clarke) and Mr. W. Bobbett's br c Musketeer (by Musket—Yatteriua, S3t. 51bs., Farrell) also ran. The betting was G to 4 against Snyder, 3 to 1 against Mitrailleuse, 5 to 2 against Musketeer, 2 to 1 against Nelson, and 10 to 1 againbt Waipiti. Major George declared to win with Nelson. Time: lmin. 21secs. There were 421 tickets on the totalisator, 3'2 only being on the winner, and the dividend was £5 ISs. Spuing Handicap, of lOOsors., with a sweepstakes of Ssovs. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse. For three-year-olds and upwards. Distance, H miles. Mr. li. Vercoe's b h Tim Whiifler, uyrs., Sst. 21bs. (Farrell) 1 Mr. \Y. Adams' br cFitz Hercules, 4yrs., Sst. 41b3. (French) 2 Mr. R. H. Shakesuear's bg Yuba Bill (late My Dream), aged, 7st. 121bs. (Clarke) 3 I Mr. K. R. Laing's ch g Venture, oyrs., Sst. (H. Kelly) ; Mr. J. Barr Brown's b h Maori, . aged, 7st. 131bs. (Currie); Mr. John Len- , nard's ch h Kenilworth, syre., 7st. 121bs. (Lain<r); Mr. \V. Bobbett's br gParamena, age:l,7st. 121b5.; Mr. W. Adams' br hLara, i aged, 73t. Slbs. (T. Taylor) ; Mr. John Simes' : blk c Kalo, 3yrs., 7st. 71bs. (Byers) ; and Mr. James Hunt's br g Yatapa, aged, 7st. 41bs. l (J. McGee), also ran. The betting at the ; post was 6 to 4 again|t Tim Whifller, 2 to : 1 apainst Fitz Hercules, 8 to 1 Venture, 4 to i 1 Maori, 3 to 1 Kalo, 5 to 1 Yuba Bill and : Paramens, 6 to 1 Kenilworth, and 10 to 1 s Lara and Yatapa. Tim finished with a lead , of two lengths. Time, 2min. 45£ sec. There were 336 £1 stakes on the tetalisator, 76 . were on the winner, and the dividend was £3 • 19s. ! Hcrdle Race, of 20sovs. Entrance, lsov. ' to the funds. Distance, li unites, over 6 ' flights of hurdles. No weight under l> lOst. Winner to be sold by auction im- ; mediately after the race for 20sovs.; surplus, if any, to go to the funds. Mr. J. Laing's Chanticleer ... ... 1 Mr. R. Thorpe's Magician ... ... 2 " Mr. J. Davis'Fly 3 1 Mr. Harford's Jack's My Lad, Mr. R. San- ' dell's Dolly, Mr. W. Buker's Akeake, and I Mr. K. Cullin's Bessie also ran. This was won easily by Chanticleer. The horse was \ then put up for sale, and purchased by the owner for £49. He thus won the race, and ' lost £9 in purchasing his own horse. Consolation Handicap of 20aovs. Entrance, lsov. Distance, 1 mile. . Kenilworth, 7st. lOlbs 1 ' Yuba Bill, Sst 2 " Maori, 7st. 121bs 3 Merlin (9st.) also ran. Betting was s even on Merlin and Yuba Bill, f the former slightly in favour, but he was 1 never in the race from the start. There was 1 a splendid race between the other three, e Kenilworth winning by half a length, and n about the same distance dividing Yuba Bill e and Maori. e This brought to a close a very satisfactory i meeting—satisfactory at least in every s respect except iu point of attendance —and t tho public then made their way home by e the various conveyances at their disposal. e TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING 0 MEETING. e The Spring Meeting of the Takapuna e Jockey Club was held on Nov. 30, under exI. ceptionally favourable circumstances, and e resulted in a very enjoyable day's racing. 3 The racing, as will be seen hereunder, was '" very successful, although the first event, the 0 Residents' Place, was rather a disappoint- ■' ment, only two coming to the post. The following are the details of the ' races:— Residents' Plate, of 25sovs.; for two-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Distance, six furlongs. J Mr. R. Whesler's ch g Merlin, aged, 9st. 1 lib. (Farrell) 1 B Mr. Orlando's gr g Chanticleer, aged, 9st. 1 lib. (Laing) 2 '. There were three horses posted, Marquis . being a starter, to the extent that his jockey t was weighed out, the horse saddled and on 1 the course, but the owners, R. and R. Duder, eventually withdrew him. Tho race 1 was a hollow one. Chanticleer took the lead > at first, but Merlin, the favourite, won hard held by a length. Time, lmin. 27|secs. The

)tal number of 10s stakes taken on the jtalisator was 43, of which 23 were on the 'inner, and the dividend was 14s. [andicap Hurdle Rack, of 40sovs., with a s sweepstakes of lsov. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse. T Distance, two miles, over eight flighta of o hurdles. p Iγ. R. Wheeler's gr g Lone Hand, aged, v list. 121b3. (Goodman) 1 A ,Ir. R. H. Shakespear's ch g Chandler, aged. list. 4lbs. (Kowlands) 2 Jr. T. HalsteacTs b g Tricotiu, 6yrs., llstSlbs. (Croft) 3 Mr. B. Blaikie's b g Angler list. * 'lbs., Dug. Taylor), Mr. Graham's White- * oot (aged, lOst., Laing) also ran. Harkaway and Ellerslie were scratched. ' Dhe betting was even on Lone Hand, 3to 1 * igainst Chandler and Tricotrin, 4 to 1 igainst Angler, and 0 to 1 against Whitefoot. Che race was only won by a length, rricotrin being a very moderate third. The < aumber of investors on the totalisator was 1 512, of which 191 were on the winner, and ; the dividend was 24a 1 Settlers' Race, of 20sovs. For all horses the property of settlers in the County of J Waitetuata three months previous to meet- ' ing, and that have never wou an advertised prize of 20sovs. Weight fur age. Distance, two and a half miles. Messrs. R. and R. Dader's Marquis, •iyrs., 9st. (Byers) 1 Mr. R. H. Shakespear's b g Bathurst, aged, 9st. Tibs. (D. Hughes) 2 Mr. Joseph O'Xeil's g f Olivia, syrs., Ost. 61bs. (Wylett) 3 Mr. Thompson's Kakino was scratched. In this race Marquis had been entered on the official cards as a 4-year-old, but his owner denied that that was his age, and rode him as a 3-year-old with 7st. fMbs. up instead of 9st., electing to take the consequences. Tnerc was no betting on the race, the result being looked upon as a moral for the Marquis. The race was won by six lengths, Bathurst being a poor second, and Olivia nowhere from the start. St. Andrew's Ha.xi>icaf, of lOOsovs., with a sweepstakes of 3sovs. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second iiorse. Distance, 1$ miles. Mr. John Lennard's blk in Dewdrop, aged, Tst. 21b. (J. Laing) ... ... 1 Mr. R. Wheeler's g g Lone Hand, aged, 7at. 71os. (31bs. extra) (Farrell) ... 2 Ml-. IX. H. aUakcopur'u t> g Vuha Rill, aged, Bst., (4Albs. extra) (Clark) ... 3 Mr. \V. Adams' br li Lara, aged, Tst. 41bs. (T. Taylor); Messrs. R. andß. Duder'sblk h Nigger, 4yrs., 6st. 121bs. (Byera) ; Mr. J. TSaltnain's br f Katipo, 3yrs., 6st. Tibs. (Fergus), also ran. The betting, as the horses went on the course, was even against Yuba Bill, 2 to 1 against Dewdrop, 4 to 1 Lone Hind, sto 1 Nigger, 6 to 1 Lara, and 7 to 1 Katipo. Old Lara, although, in bandages, came on the course very fit, and gained lavour considerably. Dewdrop looked sleek, well, and fit, and Lone Hand had some friends, including his owner, who had strong hopes of carrying off the handicap. There was some little difficulty at the start, but finally they were sent from the back of the course on pretty ewn terms. To most on-lookers from the stand, the race seemed to have resulted in a dead heat, but the judge decided in favour of Dewdrop by a head. The favourite only made a moderate third. Time, 2mins. SOaecs. The number of subscribers on the totalisator was poO, of whom 152 were on the winner, and the dividend was 30a. Novel Rack of 20sovs. Entrauce, lsov., to go to the funds. Distauce, one mile. Winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race, and the whole of the procseds to go to the funds, Mr. B. Thompson's KaSino (Byers) ... 1 Mr. R. H. Shckespear's bg Day D;nvn(D. Hughes) 2 Mr. S. Willefs c g Stray Shot (T. Clarke) 3 Mr. J. May's Dainty (Crowe) also ran. Olivia was scratched. There was no betting. Stray Shot took the lead, but Kukiuo made the running at the close. Stray Shot made a desperate etlbrt on the post, but was unable to pass Kakino. There were 220 subscribers in the totalisator, 107 on the winner, dividend ISs. The winner was put up to auction, and sold by Mr. A. E. Isaacs for £11 to Mr. T. Barnett. Handicap Stkeplecuase of 50so\s., with a sweepstakes of lsov. each, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second hor. -3. Distauce, about three miles. Mr. 1;. H. Shakespear's ch g Harkaway, ageii, list. 121bs. (Rowlands) 1 Mr. H. N. Smith's chg St. Swithin, aged, list. lOlbs. (Goodman) 2 Mr. R. Blaikie'e b g Angler, aged, list. 41bs. (D. Taylor) 3 Mr. T. Halstead's b h Tricotrin, b'yrs., 12st. lib. (Kraft); Mr. J. Balmain's ch g Ellerslie, aged, lOst. 71os. (T. Williams), and Mr. Orlando's gr g Chanticleer, aged, lOst. Tibs. (J. Laing) also ran. Chandler, Use. lOlbs.; Tempest, lOst., and Miss Walton, lOst., were stratched, leaving C to meet the starter. The betting was 6 to 4 against Harkaway, 3 to 1 against Tricotrin, Ellerslie, and Chanticleer, 5 to 1 against St. Swithen. This was not only the best race of the clay, but one of the best steeplechases that has ever taken place in the province. It was gamely contested by good horses with good jockeys up, and the excitement was very great from start to finish. The winner was loudly cheered on weighing in, and all present were enthusiastic iu declaring the race the best and most honestly contested they had seen in Auckland. There were 459 chances on the totalisator, of which IST were on the winner. The dividend v/as £1 3s. Coxsolatio-V Handicap of lOsovs. Entrance, lsov. Distance, one mile.—There were only two entries:—Zulu Bill, 9st.; Nigger, Cst. The race v-'as wou pretty easily by the latter at the finish. There were 46 chances on the totalisator, 23 on the winner. The dividend was 18s. This brought to a conclusion a very successful meeting, which was carried out very satisfactorily, and the visitors dispersed, the greater number, of course, returning to the city by the ferry steamers.