Second Day—Tuesday.

Otago Witness, Issue 1797, 30 April 1886, Page 21

Second Day — Tuesday.

Auckland, April 27. At the .second day's racing of the autumn meeting 2500 were present. His Excellency the Governor and suite also attended. The following are the results : — FLYING STAKES HANDICAP, Ot lOOsovs. Mi- JR Duder'a Biigadier. by Musket—Puugawerewere, 7st 111b ... ... (Hodson) 1 Mr Robertson's Mitrailleuse, 9st 61b ... (Taylor) 2 Mr Cliaate's Derringer, 9st -lib ... (Byers) 3 Tetford and Reproach also ran. Mitrailleuse and Brigadier were favourites. Reproach was the first to show to the front, and Mitrailleuse, who was the last to get away, brought up the rear. Brigadier made the pace, and led into the straight, and won by a length from Mitrailleuse, with Derringer third. Time, lmin 17gsec. 1024 £1 tickets on the totalisator ; 269 on the winner. Dividend, £3 Bs. SHORTS HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. One mile. Mr Twohill's Cinderella. Sst 6lb (Sutherland) 1 Mr Jervis lieorge's irniourer, 7st 31b (Woods) 2 Mr W R Carter's Rewi, 7st (slb ... (Williams) 3 Friendship, Victory, Snider, and Kalo also ran. Betting : 2to 1 agst Cinderella, 3 to 1 Victory, 4 to 1 Armourer. The start was an indifferent one, aud Snider and Kalo were almost left at the post. Victory took the lead, aud for a time made himself dangerous. Emerging from the cutting. Victory led, and then came Cinderella, followed by Rewi and Armpurer. Cinderella then took command, followed by Armourer and Rewi, and wou by a length from Armourer. Time, lmin 45sec. 986 on the totalisator; 570 on the winner. Dividend, £2 7s. AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of lnOsuvs. Mr J Williamson's Guy Fawkes, Ost Blb (Edgecombe) 1 Mr Duder's Belle, Ost 71b ... (Hobson) 2 Mr Coldarson's Miss Griffiths .. (Hope) 8 Macaroni (12st), Tiger, Hawthorne (lOst 71b), Mangahone (9st 101b), and Julia Ann (9st 61b) also ran. There was some- betting on the event, but it was not very spirited. Quotations were : 6 to 4 agst Belle, 3 to 1 Macaroni, 4 to 1 Guy Fawkes, any odds the rest. The race was one of the fastest aud most exciting steeplechases ever run in Auckland. The old steeplechaser Macaroni was the first to show in front, but, taking a pull, he allowed some of the younger fry to take the lead, and came back to fourth position. Hawthorne took the lead over the second jump, followed by Julia Ann, Belle, Macaroni, and Mangahone; and this was the order when the top of the hill was reached. Little change was observed until the foot of the hill, but at the stone wall at the base of the rise Hawthorne was the first to rise, closely followed by Julia Ann, Belle, Guy Fawkes, Macaroni, and Miss Griffiths in the order named. The same order was maintained over the sod fence and through the flat to the water jump, which was cleared first by Guy Fawkes, with Macaroni second and Mangahone third, the others in a cluster, and Tiger last. The stone wall was taken in the same order, all jumping splendidly. Belle had made the pace at the back of the course, but here Hobson reined her, and she fell back to fourth position. Hawthorne and Julia Ann led up the hill, with Guy Fawkes third ; and coming down Belle was third, with Miss Griffiths fourth. Coming into th« course Hawthorne still had the lead, followed by Guy Fawkes, Belle, Mangahone, and Miss Griffiths coming up. Then Guy Fawkes came up with a great rush, aud cutting down all before him, rose with a good lead to the double jump in front of the stand, over which he was followed by Hawthorne, Belle, and Miss Griffiths. At the back of the course Guy Fawkes took a commanding lead, followed at long intervals by Macaroni and Miss Griffiths ; but here Belle again closed up with the leaders. Macaroni up to the time the hill was reached had raced well, but here he became pumped aud fell back. Guy Fawkes still maintained a lead, but Belle closed on him, and a great finish ensued ; Guy Fawkes winning by a length, Mangahone ten length away third, and Macaroni close up fourth. Time, Bmin 53sec. 1882 tickets on the totalisator; 314 on the winner. Dividend, £5 7s. ELLKRSLIE PLATE, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Mr Duder's Brigadier, by Musket—Pungawerewere ... ... ... (Hobson) 1 Mr Wright's Tomara ... ... (Taylor) 2 Mr Clarke's Antelope ... ... (Fergus) 3 Catesby, Howitzer, and Rivulet (a filly by Javelin — Cascade) also ran. Brigadier won without an effort by a length, with Tomora second, Antelope third, and Howitzer fourth. Time, lmin 19Jsec. 890 tickets on the totalisator; 458 on the winner. Dividend, £1 14s. 'AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of UOOsovs. Mr Twohill's Cinderella, 7st 131b (A Sutherland) 1 Mr Mium's Waitiri. Bsfc 51b ... ...(Woods) 2 Mr Hedge's Wapiti, 7st 131b ... ...(Taylor) 3 Necklace, Derringer, Clogs, and Victory also ran. Betting : 6to 4 agst Waitiri ; 3 to 1 Cinderella ; 6 to 4 on the field. Derringer was tho first to show to the front, followed by the others in a cluster, and only becoming distinguishable as they raced through the straight and passed the stand. Here Victory was in front, her closest attendant being Derringer, with Clogs, Necklace, Wapiti, Waitiri. At the back of the course Victory was still in front, with Clogs, Derringer, anJ Waitiri in attendance, and Necklace last. At tho cutting Derringer again made an effort and took the load, '.only, however, to surrender it in a very short time to Clogs, who took up

the front runuing, followed by Cinderella. The latter then took up the running as if she meant to win. Waitiri came through in the straight at a tremendous pace, but Cinderella h;:ld her own to the post, and was awarded the victory by the judge. Time, 2min 41sec. 1280 on the totali.sator ; 149 on the winner. Dividend, £7 14s. FREE HANDICAP, Of s'jsovs. One mile. Rewi, 7st ... ... ... (Pearson) I Mitrailleuse, Sst 71b ... ... (.aylor) 2 The Cat, 6st 71b... ... ... (Woods) 3 Victory, Mystery, and Libeller also ran. Rewi won by a length from Mitrailleuse. Time, lmin 45sec. Totalisator dividend, £22 11s. *