RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 20

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND STEF.PLKOHASE MEETING. Saturday— J one 6, The Auckland Steeplechase meeting took place on Saturday at EJlerslip, The weather was magnificont, and about 3000 were present. MAIDEN STfiijII'IiKCHASE, Oi' 109 aovi<. About) three and a-haU miles. MrW Pero'.val's eh g St. Duaatan, a^ed, 12sfc 3.b (li Rio) 1 Mr J D HaWord'a eh g Hawthorne. 12.-* 71b (lueluding 4>b overj • • (0 Uarpei) 2 Mr U Marßhai.'a Mug, aged, 12.it 31b . . (Hope) 3 Comiaaacbe also ran. King was a pronounced favourite. Coniinauche was purchased by Mr Ch-ulwick pievious to sha i&ce for £100 if the horse won. Comuiancho waa troublesome at the start. All got off to a good start, St. Duostan being first, King second, and Kawthonae closo up. During the race the horsaa baulked eovoral tiniws, and at the double in front of the stand King persistently rtfuacd, and had to be led off the cou.ro, At the back of the course Dunatan obtained a lead of a dozen lenpths ; but going up the straight Hawthorne closed, and succeeded in pacing JDunacan, who, however, again took the lead at the bottom of the hill, and won by three lengths. Time 11 mm. S sec. Three hundred and seventy-two iv totaliaator; 85 on winner. Dividend, £3 18a. J\OVEL !lUKI>LB RaCK, . tit 60bovb. Two nilleß &o weiyht under 9st Mftisra JL>U(i<i'B b g Derbi, aged .. (Hods'ii) 1 Mr Cnauwicli'a bg ltt>i.in Hood .. (O Maun) 2 JVliza also ran. Betting : Even on Robin Hood ; 2to I against Darby. Robin Hood weut oil with the lead, iho other two bauiklag at the firi3t hurdle, but quickly got round. Robin Hood mistaking the lenco, jumped into the course, and Derby went to the front, with Miza secend. In this order they went past tho stand afc the back of „he courao Darby motor sed his lead, and cleared the latt hurdle a di ziin lengths in front of Robin Hood, who had again been brought on to the course. Miza was behind Robin Hood. Time, 5 mm. 53aec. Oat of 214 on the totalisator, 86 were on the winner. Dmdeud, £2 11s. Trie winner was bought in by the owner for £11. QRKAT NORTHERN" STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, lit 300 kjvb Aooutthuflaiut a quaifcur tuik's. | McPrcfflU'ejy cvenl. ia>fc .. (Lyfor.J) 1 Mr Oliadwlci'ii W halt bone, lOst 12.b (H«nlk-U) 2 Mr Uaiiiiou'B Fjirpia}, (tat 71t> .. (B Williams.) 3 New Yfar (list 2ib), Quilp (lOst 10ib), Ra\ eiigß (lOat 7Ui), DiomedeH (]oit 4lb), Jnita Anu (9ib lO.b), Nolau (9at 7H:)> Jedw,.ler (fat 71b, deiil&iod 1210 ovei), Nuckleas (9dt 7ib) siiso ran.

Batttug : 5 to 2 Rgast Revenge : 3 to 1 Macaroni and New Ya<*r ; sto 1 Quilp.

Macaroni was iii-bi away when the signal waa givtn, Rivougo bains? second, Julia Arm third, Jodwutor iovu-tb, the othera iv a cluster. Afler vaiying incidents coming into the (straight sor the last iiwo, Ngata, New Year, aud Macaroni were together, with httlo to choose between them ac thoy raced at thelaßt hurdle. But here New STear fell, while Ngata ran round, and tho top-weigh*-, fencing in beautiful style, came home a length in front of Ngata, who finished without clearing the laat hurdle. Frtivplay and Julia fought out a btUey contest for third honours ; but the forrnor bad all tho beet of it «t (ho last hurdle, and hocured tho vordict by a levgth, Tizne, 9 mm. 19 soc. 1052 investors in tha totalisiUor, 161 on the wi.unr. Dividond £5 17s. Aluun, tiio rider of New Year, was only Uightly atuaDod by the fall. H/>NI 10 IP liUnD E RACK, •<f 100 60V8. i'wo ar U a qu/itur cu;\i; over nine fl »hta <.<l tiucdl^s. Mr Uovmri's AlUcd 9>t .. .. (VValtie) 1 »Alr ' hom-o >'■» Pipi, 9i f . 2 h .. (Ho.lEonj 2 Alt Marshall's Ui ou\' er, 9s i 31 b .. (M'Mudd; 8 Kicg also van. Betting : 6 to 4 agol Alfred, 2 to 1 King and Pipi. The turn out for this race was a disappointment, four out of the nine acoeptora ouly otarting. They got away well together, and Alfred led over the firßt hurdlo. At tho bacls of the course Alfred had a good lead, aud held it to the finish, winning aa he liked from Pipi by three lengths. Chevalier wrb third. King falling at the last hurdle his rider waa bruirterl, but not seriously injured. Time, mm. 44^ | Of 54^ on the totalißator 102 was on the \vinpa,r. Pividond, %% Us. SIBLLII>G S^KBPLBCHASB, OJ IOO nova. 'IhXGO milc9 and a-h.ilf. Mr Pcrcival'a Si Danstan (50 soys), i.oa4 (Honor) 1 Mr Brlinbleoomba'a Julia Ann (100 cove), 9^6 3lb (Fergus) 2 Mr Fraaor's Quilp (60 boys), lOafc 101b (J Rae) 3 Oomanoho, Whalebone, and Seagull also ran. Batting : 2to 1 on the field % Whalebone being the favourite. St. Dunutaia waa first away, but at tho first hurdle Qtulp was 38nt to tho front. Whalebone fell at the post-and-rail on top of the hill. In the straight a great raoe ensued between St. Dunstan and Julia Ann, tho former getting home first by a length. C^uilp, after baulking repeatedly finished third, 20 lengths in the rear. Time, 10 mm. 42^ sec. 671 in tho totaliaator, 151 on the winner. Dividend, £4 Bs. Winner bought in for £95.