RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1211, 17 May 1895, Page 26

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

EGMONT WINTER MEETING. Hawera, May 9. The Egmont winter meeting took place to-day. The weather was very wet during the early part, of the day, but cleared up during the afternoon. The course was very heavy. The attendance was very good. Owing to the number of mishaps, the steeplechase events were very uninteresting. The following are the results : Handicap Hurdle Race, two miles and a distance. —Langley the Devil, 9sfc 51b, 1 ; Narrate, 9st 91b, 2; Belle, 9st 101 b, 3. Rangipai, Ebor, Oakland, Natatorial and Prospect also started. Won all out by two lengths. Time, 4min 21 2-ssec. Dividend, <£3 4s. Hack Hurdle Race, one mile and a half. —Conscript, lOst 91b, 1; Nugget, list 21b, 2; Leander, lOst, 3. Tangaroa, Merman 11. and Juanita also ran. Merman 11. fell. Won by a bare half-length. Time, 3inin 51isec. Dividend, £6 17s. Trial Steeplechase, about two miles. — Mollyhawk, lOst 71b, 1; Spreydon, lOst 71b, 2; Langley tlie Devil, lOst 71b, 3. Also started Egmont Kaffir and Kiora. Langley the Devil and Spreydon refused, but made up the lost ground very fast. Time, 4min 55:}-sec. Dividend, .£6 18s. First Hack Flat Race, one mile and a half. —Man o’ War, 7st 81b, 1 ; Ascot Yale, Bst 51b, 2; Starlight, Sst 81b, 3. Also ran —Hark, Nugget, Disraeli, Clayton and I Clematis. Y7on by half a head. Time, I 2min 53see. Dividend, <£6 4s. I Egmont Steeplechase, about three ( miles. Mr H. Alexander’s ch g Roscius, by

Gladiator —Swindle, 12st 81b ... 1 Booties, lOst 61b ... ••• • •• •• ••• 2 Raven, 9st 81b ... ... •••■ V ••• 3 Union Jack, Parnell and Austral also started. Union Jack fell in the second round, and Parnell and Austral baulked. Raven and Booties fell at the last jump, when the latter was leading. Booties was remounted by Mr J. J. Russell, and beat Raven (who was remounted) for second place. Time, 7min 21 3-ssec. Dividend, A 3 3s. Second Hack Flat Handicap, six furlongs. —Lord Vivian, 6st 91b, 1 ; Man-o’■ War, 7st 91b, 2; Tonganui, 6st 131 b, 3. Also started —Bowshot, Dummy, Starlight, Disraeli, Voltigeur, Ulster, Golden Lock, Secrecy, Buckley’s Chance and Blue Bonnet. Won by half a length. Time, I min 2-i-scc. ' Dividend, All 9s. Final Steeplechase, two miles. — ! Rambler, lOsfc, I; Egmont, 9st 131 b, 2.

! Also started—Mollyhawk, lOst 'Tib ; Spfbyj don, 9st Sib; Prospect, 9st '7lb. The three latter fell early in thg race, leaving only Rambler and Eguioht irL tlie rabe, aiid. the lattet faUitig at the iast jump, Rambler vs on easily. Egmont was remounted and got second money. Time, 4min 88sec. Dividend, £o 6s.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB; Auckland, May 13. The Auckland 'Trotting Club’s Autumn M'e'etihg was concluded on Saturday, about 1800 peoplegbeing present. The Stewards’ Handicap Trot, two miles and a quarter, was won by Ingai’, 60sec; Three Cheers, scr, running second, and Morning Star, 54<sec, third. Dividend, <£3 9s. Minnie won the Selling Trot Handicap and the Maiden Trot Handicap; for the former race the totalisator was not opened, and in the latter the dividend was .£35 15s. Kit won the Maiden Pony Handicap, paying .£1 14s. The Steeplechase, about two miles and a half, was won by Butterfly, Fauntleroy second, and Little Raven third. Dividend, <£l Is. Little Ben won the Second Harness Trot, the dividend being 15s. The April Handicap was won by Kit, who paid <£3o 12s, and the Class Handicap by Hurricane, who paid ,£2 Bs. All totalisator tickets were 10s each. The starting was very unsatisfactory. When Minnie won the Maiden Trot, paying =£3s 15s for a ten shilling ticket, there was considerable excitement over an allegation that another ticket was rung on after the race. Two had been taken inside and two outside, and the fifth ticket could not be accounted for. The proprietor found only four were sold, and accordingly only four were paid. There was another scene later on owing to a number of false starts in the Stewards’ Handicap, and much disorder ensued.

The stewards of the Auckland Trotting Club met to consider a letter from Mr George Mcßride complaining of the conduct of the starter in regard to his horses at last Saturday’s races. He stated that in the Easter Handicap his horse Duke C. was on the 36sec mark, 16sec behind the limit horse, but was not permitted to start till 25sec behind the limit horse, and that in the Harness Trot the limit horse was 4<Bsec, but ■ Three Cheers, the scratch horse, was started 38sec after the limit horse. After some discussion it was resolved that the accusations made by Mr Mcßride against the starter, Mr Caulton, had been entirely disproved, and that on account of these statements being so completely disproved Mr Mcßride be disqualified during the pleasure of the stewards. AucKLAND.May 14.

Mr Mcßride states that he has instructed his solicitor to take proceedings against the Auckland Trotting Club for defamation of character. He also claims first money in the Easter Handicap, as it is alleged Edwards, the owner of Three Cheers, has been disqualified for one month by the Canterbury Metropolitan Trotting Association. The totalisator dispute in the Maiden Trot is to be enquired into.