Sporting News.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9478, 4 February 1907, Page 1

Sporting News.

TAKAPUNA RACES. By Telegraph'. Auckland, February 2. The Takapuna Jockey Club concluded its summer- meeting to-day in excellent weather. There was a ffood attendance, and the sum of £12,135 10s was put tlvrougn the tota'lisator, as against £8764 on the corresTionding dav of last year, making £32,835 10s for the meeting, compared with £25,006 lCs for the summer meetin<r of last year, an increase of £7738. Additional results: — Boron>h Handicap, 4 furlongs.—Black and Gold (9.10) 1, Hikuai (7.6) 2, Omati (9.4) 3. Scratched: Hiss Winnie. Won very easily. Time, 51 2-sth sec. Dividends, £3 13s and £2 15s. Summer Handicap, 1 mile.—Syren (6.10) ,1, Landlock (8.10) 2, Le Bean (7.3) 3. Scratched: Geordie, Loch Bnhie, and Billy. A great race. Won by a head. Time, lmin 44 l-sth sec. Dividends, £7 12s and £1 17s. Pony Handicap. furlongs.—Cyrona (6.10) 1, La, Annie (7.2) 2, Sonoma (8.8) 3. Scratched: Hopscotch. Won by a length. Time, lmin 11 4-sth sec. Dividends, £l4 16s and) £2 12s. Devonpor.t Handicap.—Omati (9.0) 1, Miss Winnie (9.0) 2, Sweet Alice (6.12) 3. Scratched: Millie and Engraver. Won comfortably. Time, lmin lOsec. Dividend, £3 ss. Ponui Steeplechase. 3 miles.—Pierre (10.9) 1. Loch Fyne (10.12) 2, The Frenchman also started. Won after an exciting race bv half a length. Time, 6mm 17sec. Dividend, £1 16s. Welter Handicap, 1 mile.—Uranium (9.2) 1. Bullv (9.0) 2. Freemont (7.10) 3. Scratched: Akarana, Henry Havelock, and Syren. W 7 on by two lengths. Time, lmin 45sec. Dividends. £3 19s and £3. The winning double (Black and Gold and Syrem) returned a. dividend of £144 16s.