AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2028, 5 January 1893, Page 29

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

Second Day— January 2. The attendance numbered between 2000 and 3000. The steady rain which fell during the night made the going heavy, and as a result form was considerably interfered with. The following are results of the racing; — HURDLE RACE, Of 120sovs. Two miles. 117— Mr D. M'Leod's eh g Marechal Niel, by Black Rose— Diosina, 9.5 ... (Shaw) 1 83— Mr ilayr's br g Fishmonger, 10.10 (Fergus) 2 338-Mr Paul's b g Mangere, 11.6 ... (Collins) 3 There alao ran :83 Belmont 10.5, 148 Never Miss 10.4, 80 Deceiver 9.4, and 109 Flukem, 9.0. Marechal Niel ran into the (straight with

three lengths' lead, and won easily by about that distance. Time, 4min. Dividends : Inside, £6 8s ; outside, £8 3s. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 333— Major George's b h The Workman, 4yrs, by Robinson Crusoe— The Maid, 9.0 (Golding) 1 261— Mr M'Minamin's b h St. Clements, 8.0 (Gallagher) 2 162— Mr Malcolm's b f Lottie, 8.0 ... (Priest) 3 The other starters were : 142 Warrior 7.2 and 85 Vieux Rose 6.12. St. Clements landed first into the straight, but The Workman, answering a desperate call very gamely, beat him down and won by a head. Time, lmin 18sec. Dividends : Inside, £2 9s ; outside, £2 16s. GREAT NORTHERN DERBY, Of 500sovs ; for three-year-olds. One mile and a-half. — Mr L. D. Nathan's b c St. Hippo, by St. Leger— Hippona, 8.10 ... (Gallagher) 1 120— Mr L. D. Nathan's b f Brown Alice, by Nordenfeldt-0uida.8.5... (Hall) 2 275 — Mr R. Thomson's br c His Worship, by Brigader— Friendship, 8.10 (Morrigan) 3 There also ran : 307 First Nelson 8.10 (Derrett), and 92 The Sharper 8.5 (Taylor). St. Hippo was barred on the totalisators. When the flag fell St. Hippo went at once to the front, and stayed there till the finish, winning as he liked by four lengths from Brown Alice, who was h's nearest follower all the way, while His Worship finished three 1 lengths further off, then ten lengths away came First Nelson and The Sharper quite outraced. Time, 2min 46sec. Dividend paid to the backers of the second horse : Inside, £4- 18s ; outside, £7 9s. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, Of 150sovs. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 154— Mr J. Sutton's br f Eve, by Brigadier— The Jilt, 8.6 (Hodson) 1 164— Major George's eh c Pegasus, 8.10 (Golding) 2 65— Mr J. Malcolm's b f Captivity, 7.11 (Priest) 3 The other starters were: 370 Reflector 8.12, 206 Royal Rose 8.4, 105 Taranna 8.4, 121 Heart of Oak 7.8, and 29 Annabel 6.8. Reflector had the best and Royal Rose the worst of the start. From the distance Pegasus came with a fast run, but he could not catch I Eve, who won by two lengths, Time, lmin 6sec. Dividends : Inside, £5 17s ; outside, £8 3s. COUNTY HANDICAP, Of 75sovs. One mile. 52— Mr R. Thorpe's Jessica, 6.9 (Emerson) 1 133— Major George's Calvi, 6.10 ... (Stewart) 2 129— Mr Ralph's Romeo, 7.5 ... (Hodson) 3 160 Marquis 8.7, 47 King Cannibal 8.7, 60 Octopus 7.2, and 23 Rataplan 7.2, also ran. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 56sec. Dividends : Inside, £8 13s ; outside, £12 Is. AUCKLAND R.C. HANDICAP, Of 400sovs. One mile and a-half. 267— Mr V. Harris' br h Crackshot, syrs, by Nordenfeldt— Pungawerewere, 9.0 (Derrett) 1 361— Mr Bradley's br h Impulse, 7.9 ... (Priest) 2 75— Mr M'Kinnon's br h Lochness, 7.4 (Hall) 3 The other starters were : 143 Morion 7.12, 443 Brigand 7.5, 129 Pinfire 7.4, 182 Coalscuttle 7.0. Crackshot, with Derrett up, had a lead of a length when heads were turned for home, but Impulse came with so determined a run that Derrett had to call upon Crackshot, who responded at once and won by a neck ; Lochness, who came with a great run from the distance, being third a head behind Impulse. Morion was fourth, PinQre fifth, Coalscuttle sixth, and Brigand last. Time, 2min 45sec. Dividends : Inside, £4 3s ; outside, £6 3s. MAIDEN HANDICAP, Of 60sovs. One mile and a distance. 190— Mr Davis' br m Como, syrs, by Vasco di Gama— Virginia Water, 8.6 (Gallagher) 1 89— Mr Paul's b m Woodbine, 8.0 ... (Boyle) 2 357— Mr Windsor's b m Helen Macgregor, 8.0 (Hodson) 3 Six started. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2min l6ec. Dividends : liisido, £3 15s ; outside, £4 16s. WELTER HANDICAP, Of 50sovs. One mile. 116— Mr T. B. Bell's br f Retaliation, 3yrs, by St. Leger — Reproach; 9.2 ... (Owner) 1 159— Mr Williams' br h Glaucus, 9.7 (M'Minnamin) 2 263— Mrs Lennard's b m Ida, 10.6 (Absolom) ... 3 These were the only starters. Retaliation, coming very fast at the finish, beat Glaucus on the post by a head. Time, lmin 53sec. Dividends : Inside, £6 Is ; outside, £6 13s. Third Day, January 3. The ground was very heavy, and the saddling paddock was a sea of mud. Results :— GRAND STAND HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. One mile and a quarter. 108-Mr W. Walters' b h Pinfire, 6yrs, by Torpedo—Yatterina, 7.0 (Emerson) 1 133— Mr Nathan's Brown Alice, 7.6 (Gallagher) 2 198— Mr Bobbett's Morion, 8.0 ... (Taylor) 3 The other starters were :— ll4 Tit 6.12, 44 Coalscuttle 6.12, and 46 Glaucus 6.10. Tit made the running for about threequarters of a mile, when Morion shared the lead, but Pinfire, coming on approaching the home turn, was first into the straight, and, beating off a great rush by Brown Alice, won by a head, Morion two lengths away third. Time, 2min 18sec. Dividends : Inside, £5 155 ; outside, £6 6s. SYLVIA HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs."' For two year-olds. Six furlongs. 38— Mr G. Burkes br f Annabel, by LionelAnna, 6.7 (Emerson) 1 166— Mr Malcolm's b f Captivity, 7.7 ( W. Smith) 2 106— Mr Fraser's eh c Royal Rose, 7.10 (Gallagher) 3 There also ran : 314 Eve 8.9, 89 Acone 7.0, and 119 Heart of Oak 7.0. A false start took place in this race, all the horses except Annabel completing the course, Acone coming in first, Royai Rose second, and Eve third. In thfi race proper Heart of Oak was first away, but his rider fell at the cutting, and Acone took the lead, only to give way at the half-mile post to Annabel, who came on full of running and won very easily by three lengths from Captivity, Royal Rose being close up third, and Acone fourth. Time, lmin 24sec. Dividends : Inside, £28 7s ; outside, £18 17s. AUCKLAND PLATE, Of 200sovs. Weight for age. One mile and a-half. 105— Mr L. D. Nathan's b c St. Hippo, 3yrs, by St. Leger— Hippcma, 8.7 [inc.. 71b penalty] (Gallagher) 1 39— Mr Harris 1 br h Crackshot, 9.4 (Derrett) 2 St. Hippo had the best of Crackshot all the way, and won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min 46sec. Dividends : Inside, £1 3s ; outside, £1 6s. AUCKLAND STEEPLECHASE, A handicap of 300sovs. About three miles and a-half. 331— Mr Paul's b g Mangere, by Billingsgate— Pastmere, 10.9 (Collins) 1 336 -Mr Boyle's blk g Aorere, 10.7 (Redmond) 2 289— Mr Hayr's b g Fishmonger, 11.0 (Fergus) 3 The following horses also ran :— l3B Tupara 9 11, 140 Nero 9.10, 201 Flukein 9.7, and 223 Business 9.7. After going two miles Mangere took the lead, eventually running home a winner by five lengths from Aorere, who made a determined challenge half a mile from the post but diod away iv the straight, Time, 9min 30£ec. Dividends : Inside, £6 4s ; outside, £4 7s.