Sporting News.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10011, 30 November 1908, Page 2

Sporting News.

TAKAPUNA RACES. (Per Pkess Association*.) Auckland, November 28. The opening day's racing in connection with the Takapauna Racing Jockey Club ■spring meeting took place on the Club's course at North Shore this afternoon. The weather was fine, and nothwithstanding the strong counter-attraction of the Show, there was a good attendance. The sum of £7727 10s .was invested on the totalisator. Additional results: —

St. Andrew's Handicap, 1.1. mile.—Advocate and Pohutai (dead heat) 1, First Gun 3. Also started: Tui Cakobau, Millie, Star Rose, Landloek, and Kimlock. At the distance Advocate was the leader, but a little further on Poliutai dashed upon the outside and, catching Advocate a short distance from the post, the pair flashed nast locked together, the judge declaring a dead heat; First Gun a length and ahalf away third; with Tui Cakobau fourth. 2min 12 l-sth sec. Handicap Maiden Hurdles, mile and 100' yards 1, Carlylet 2, Mark Time 3. "Also started: Waitekau, Post Haste, San Paulo, Mozart, Darkness, and Kotitil Won easily. ' Time, 3m£n ISsec, Cheltenham Handicap, 5£ furlongs.— Waihuka 1, Lady' Frances 2, Wauchope 3. Also started:- Miss Annie, Devonport, Tarina, Lady Dot, and Rarata. Won easily. Time, lmin 9 2-sth sec. Melrose Handicap.—Escamillo 1, Master Crispin 2, Biddy. Curran 3. Also started : Lord Crispin, Mentiara, Watershed, Fideles, 'Ngataringa-, Analogy, and Crown R-ose. Won by a length. Time, Imiri Usee. Tiri Hurdles, 1J mile.—Luscombe 1, Okaihau 2, Hautapu 3. Also started: Creusot. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 22 l-sth sec. 1 First. Pony Handicap, furlongs.— Glenlora 1, Mahin'a 2, Carmania 3. Also started: Imprimus , Quadroon,. Glenore, and Rio Grande. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 11 l-sth sec.

FEILDING RACES. (Per Pbess Association.) Feilding, November 30. There is perfect weather for the Feilding Jockey Club's spring meeeting today and a very large attendance, quite up to those at previous meetings. Twentythree bookmakers were licensed. Results : ■ Flying Stakes.—Golden Eagle 1, Muskerry 2, Ballarat 3. Scratched: Crucinella. Time,, lmin 14 l-sth sec. . St" Andrew's' 1, The Lark 2, Moral 3. Scratched:' Sxmglow. . Aorangi Hack.—Shuja 1, Eclogue 2, Coy 3. Scratched: . Windage, Burton, Longner. Time, lmin 28 l-sth sec.