AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2027, 29 December 1892, Page 30

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

(Fhom Ova Own Correspondent.) Auckland, December 20,

For the South Auckland races the weather, though not wet, was threatening all day, and interfered with the attendance. The following are the results :— Maiden Plate Handicap, seven furloflgs.— Mr J. C. Booth's vValfczer 1, Mr Slade's Caprice 2, Mr Wright's Marquis 3. This was a good race. Won easily by a length. Dividend, £3 103. Handicap Hurdles, one mile and a-half.— Mr Neal's Tupara 1, Mr M'Namin's Megoulet 2, Mr William's Daisy 3. Won easily by a dozen lengths. The same distance between Megoulet and Daisy. Mr Clement's Scahtleen fell at the second hurdle, and was thrown out o f the race. Mr Neal's Selwyn and Mr Brown's Pretender also ran. Dividend, £2. South Auckland Cup, one mile and three-quarters.— Mr Leonard's "" Ida 1, Mr Wood's Tulloch 2, Glaucus 3. Stranger and Minnie also ran. Dividend, £3 4s. First Handicap Steeplechase.— Tupara 1, Justice 2, Hopeful Kate 3. New Year and Nightcap also started. Tupara led from first to last, but was closely run by Justice, only winning by the third of a length. Dividend, Ilk. Tradesmen's Plate, one mile and a quarter. — Tulloch 1, Glaucus 2, Caprice 3. Memorandum also ran. Dividend, 15s. Waikato Produce Stakes, six furlongs.— All the horses except Mr D. M'Kiucons filly Agate were scratched, and consequently the event was a walk-over. Flying Stakes Handicap, six furlongs.— Mr Booth's Watzer 1, Orina 2, Helen M'Gregor 3. Marquis also ran. Dividend, £1 15s. The following are the results of the second daj :— Christmas Handicap, one mile.— Glaucus 1, Ciprice 2, Folly 3. Won easily by a. length. Dividend, £1 lb's. Handicap Hurdles, two miles.— Tupara 1, Hopeful Kate 2, Megoulet A. Nero fell. It was a close race between the lirst and second horses, Tupara winning by about half a length. Dividend, £2 6s. Claudelands Handicap, for two-year-olds ; hvo furlongs. —Bar Bess 1, Jennie 2. M.C. 3. Publicans' Purse Handicap, one. milo and a-quarter.—iul-

loch 1. Glaucus 2, Ida 3. Won by a head. Dividend, £1 14s. South Auckland Steeplechase Handicap, about three mile's.— Yum Yum 10.10, 1 ; Justice 10.0, 2. Hopeful Kate and Nero also ran, but both came to grief. Yum Yum won easily by a length. The victory of Mr Windsor's mare was the most popular oue df the meeting. Dividend, £1. Novel Race, seven furlongs. —Viceroy 1, Wilfred 2, Toaukau 3. Teaukau was favourite, but was beaten by 30 lengths. Dividend, £1 Us. Railway Stakes Handicap, six furlongs.— Waltzer 1, Peerless 2, Helen M'Uregor 3. Orina, Hornpipe, and Fdlly al=O ran. Waltzer won easily. Dividend-, £\. This was the third race wdn by Waltzer at the meeting. Welter Handicap, one mile and a distance.— lda 1, Stranger 2, Minnie 3. Ida won easily. Dividend, £\. 15s. Ata meeting of the A.R.C. Committee this afternoon the question of the Northern W&lroaßa&Dg Club's meeting (for which we have heard by telegraph that a totalisator permit has been granted by the Colonial bOcretary) came up for consideration, and after some discussion the following resolutidn was passed:— "That a notification be sent to the secretary of the Northern Wairoa Jockey Club that hones, owners, and jockeys taking, part in the races to be held on the 26th and 27th inst. at Northern Wairoa will be disqualified from taking part in all meetings held under metropolitan rules on account of such programme not having been passed and not being in accordance with the rules of lacing." The committee also considered a complaint laid by Major George against the Ellerslie trainer, G. Wright, for insolence on being remonstrated with for leading a horse on the training track to the danger of other horses which were galloping. After hearing the evidence on the matter a resolution »vas passed that the trainer was in error, and warning him against acting similarly in future, and requiring him to apologise to the coniplainanti , , [The above, with a vel : y interesting syiiopsis df the daily gallops in view of the Boxing Day meeting, had to bo omitted last week owing to the crush and the rush.— Ed. O.W.]