AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2097, 3 May 1894, Page 31

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Bx Taihoa.

April 25.

About 1200 spectators assembled at Potter's paddock on Saturday at the Onslow Trotting Club's meeting. Mr W. Bloomfield passed the sum of £1338 10s through the totalisators. Mr J. Hayr, assisted by Mr T. Thompson, acted as judge, and Mr T. Foley as starter. Results :— -

Handicap Maiden Trot. One mile. — Nat 1, Mocking Bird 2, John S3. Eleven started. Nat won easily. Time, 3min 4sec. Dividend, £1 10s (10s tickets). Maiden Pony Race. Six furlongs.— Maxim 1, Toitoi 2, Butterfly 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin 33sec. Dividend, £2 6s. *

Onslow Trot.— Peggy 1, Ruby 2, Mount 3. Won easily. Time, 6mm 27Jsec. Dividend, £11 lls.

Onslow Stakes.— The Dove 1, Gillie *. La Grippe 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin 35sec. Dividend, £1 Bs. Novel Trot.— Gwendoline 1, Maud S 2, Sailor Boy 3. Dividend, £3 4s. Handicap Hurdles.— Little Raven 1, Effie 2, Helena 3. Dividend, £4 6s.

Huia Trot.— Peggy 1, Broker 2, Charlie 3. Dividend, £29 ss.

The Autumn meeting of the South Auckland R.C. was held on Monday at Claudelands, and was most successful— a large attendance of the public, the fields large, and the racing good. Results : - •

Trial Handicap. Seven furlongs,— La Grippe, 82, 1 : Rebel, 8.7, 2 ; Irene, 7.8, 3. Ten horses ran. Won by a length. Dividend (10s tickets), £1 14s.

Handicap Hurdles. One mile and threequarters.—Flakem, 11.0, 1 ; Nero, 10.10, 2; Pretender. 10.0, 3. Won easily. Dividend, £1. Waikato Handicap. Six furlongs. — Mavourneen, 8.5, 1 ; Nelly, 6.9, 2 ; Ramrod, 7.9. 3. Nine started Mavourneen, who got all the best of a bad start, won all the way. Dividend, £2 (3s. Resurrection Stak-es. Six furlongs.—Ladybird, 7.3. 1 ; Porina, 8.3, 2 ; Irene, 7.10, 3. Dividend, £2 7s. Handicap Steeplechase.— Yum Yum, 10.7, 1 ; Nero , 11.0, 2. This was a splendid race, the horses keeping together twice round. Flukem 11 7 fell at the jump opposite the station, his jockey (Collins) being stunned for some time. Yum Yum, nearing home, went to the front and won by a length from Nero. Dividend, £1 7s. Publicans' Purse. One mile —Clarion, 7.6, 1 ; Folly, 8.6, 2 ; Ida, 8.12, 3. Dividend, £2 6s. Flying Stakes. Six furlongs.— St. Mary, 7.10, 1 ; Acacia, 8.7, 2 ; Dark Rose, 7.0. 3. Acacia went out a hot favourite, but could only get second. Six started. Dividend, £13 10s.

Mr J. Kean left for Wellington yesterday by the Takapuna with Lottie, who is engaged at the Wellington Autumn meeting. The trotters Yum Yum, Black Oats, Peggy, and Ike were taken south yesterday by B. Edwards.

The stewards of the Thames Jockey Club have decided to remit the remaining portion of the six-month disqualification which they inflicted upon the racehorse Ingorina for in-and-out running at the club's summer meeting in December last, as they consider the punishment already sustained is sufficient to meet the case. Why, I ask, should they let the horse off and not the boy 1 There is a screw loose here. The lad was only a tool, and if the horse and trainer and owner are worthy of the original sentence being remitted, the same favour should be meted out to the lad. I hear the Thames committee is comprised at present of only three members, otherwise things might have been different. '

Mr Morrin is hard at work weaning Wellington Park foals. The strangles have all been safely cured, and -vyithout any exception the whole 50 matrons are in foal.

Frailty visited St. Leger last year, consequently we expect nothing short of another Niagara. While competing in the Hurdle Race at Avondale, Marquis of Tewkesbury again broke down, and his being seen out again this season is doubtful.

Messrs Duder Brothers have taken up a brace of youngsters with a view to their two-year-old engagements next season. Both are fillie3, one being by Cuirassier from Belle, and the other by Castor from Dolosa.

Several horses owned by the late Mr Robert Garret were yesterday submitted to auction by Messrs Hunter and Nolan. Long Roper (by Dilke) went to J. Rae at £19 ss, at which price he was a bargain. Captress (by Captivator -Nellie) went to J. Finlayson for £20. Robert Thorpe has just taken up Stella, four years old, full sister to the flying St. Clements, with a view to our Summer meeting. A fine strapping mare she is, showing heaps of quality, and is as fast as you make them. Conus, a Napier horse owned by F. Davis, the jockey, has, I hear, been purchased for a Fijian sportsman. They have a lot better than him

down there. I should like to have aeon something of better class sent, as he will have no show with the Fiji king's horse Decision, a 12-year-old gelding by Kelpie, and a real flyer. [The above did not arrive in time for last week, owing to the wires being down for a short time.— Ed. O.W.] Mayl. Grand weather favoured the Pakuranga Hunt Club's race meeting in aid of the Garrett fund, results of which will have already reached you. £2165 was passed through the machine. Messrs Hayr and Percival deserve credit for the success of the meeting From a racing point of view it was not a great success. Several races were, to my idea, decided before the. flag fell. I may be wrong, but I have strong doubts. Our first coursing meeting comes off on May 12, and, judging by the number of dogs in training, promises to be a great success. Mr James Kean has an addition to his string in Yattenfeldt— a three-year-old by Nordenfeldt from Yattacy. I expect to see him win a big race when the old veteran puts the polish on him. Mr George Cutts is still keeping his watch over Impulse. This gelding is being given a complete rest, as he showed symptoms of lameness.