AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 33

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.

First Day—Monday, December 27.

Tho first-day of the Auckland Racing Club's Summer meeting was held at Ellerslie course this afternoon. The weather was fine, with a cool southerly breeze, and the attendance waa about 10,000. The track was somewhat hard. Conqueror Bcored an easy victory iv the Great Northern Foal Strikes, tho public recoguising a good thing by backing the winner heavily. The Cop favourite; St. P*ul, succumbed to tha lighlly-fancied Aotares, who came at the favourite below the Derby stand and, after a desperate struggle, snatched a half-length victory. The amount put through the totalisatoc in £1 tickets was £12,734. The following are the results :—: — TRIAL HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. 329 -Mr E. J. Evans's b c Eton, by Caator— Lady Walmsley, 3vrs, 7.5 ... (Creamer) 1 19— Messrs Bkikie and Philpott's Lufra, 6.11 (Stewart) 2 194— Mr Bradley's Svvordflsh, 8:6 (M'Taggart) 3 Also started: 90 Waiorongomai 8.0, 63 St. Gonlon 7.12, 32 Rex 7.11, 91 Woodstock 7.8, 20 Tho Shavper 7.6, 173 Miss Anna 7.0, 4 Tamaki 6.7, 12 Castoria 6 7. At the cutting Miss Anna moved to the front, but at the home turn she gave place to Lufra. Eton then •hofc into the van, and coming away won comfortably by a couple of lengths. Sharper had not reached 'the post when the field was sent away. Time, lmin 30sec. Oa the totalisator, 1017 ; dividend, £2 15s. GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAICES, Of 59Dsovs ; second horse 59covs, third Ss»ovs. Six furlongs. B]S— Mr G. G. Stead's b c Conqueror, by Medallion-Siesta, S.lO (Derrett) 1 S£>— Mi' W. IF. Inder"s Hermosa, 8.6 (Sceatß) 2 Mr G. G. Stead's Altair, 8 7 (Holmes) 3 • Conqueror and Altair were bracketed on tho -machine. Also started : 151 Hylas '8.10, 29 Blue Jacket 8 10. , Hermosa waa quickest away, but ,tbey had not &oup many strides befoi'A Altair fpok charge. Half way down tho home turn Hermosa, Conqueror, and Altair were together, tho first-mentioned pair being the first to show into the straight. Conqueror Jbero moved to the , front, and drawing away won in the easiest fashion by about three lengths from Hermona, Alfcatr third. Hylas was fourth and Blue Jacket last. Time, lmin I&jcc. On the totaliaabor, 1085 ; dividend, £1 Ai. f , AUCKLAND CUP. A handicap of lOOOsovs ; second hone 150jovs and third horse COiovs. Two miles. 179— Mr J. G. Green* b h Antarea, by Castor— • Hilda. 4yra. 7.11 (Sceats) 1 Mr J. Chaafe'K St. Paul, 9.0 ~ 2 Mr_A. E. Byers's N. stor, 9.0 3 Alvo started : Waiuku 9.7, Day Star 8 10, Pauoply 7 3, Coiouel 6.12, Favona 6.9, Anita 6.7, Canopus 6 7, Pyroxylin 6 7, Hardy. - Cftuoj)U3 opened the running, followed cloaely by Nestor and Panoply, while Waiuku and Sfc. Paul huDg at the post. At the cutting Nestor drew on terms with Canopus, and Waiuku closed up, very little alteration being noticeable uut'l the field swept past the stand for the first time, where Pyroxylin, Panoply, Favorsa, and Nestor were bunched, with Day Star, St. Paul, Hwrdy, and Coronet whipping in the Belri. At the bottom stretch Nestor was showing the way, and was jnst in front of W»iukn as they ran into the cutting, and was retaining a »-liglst advantage to the straight, where St. Paul's colours showed to the front.- Jijsfc below the Derby stand Antares come .at the favourite, and Waiuku died away. A ' de»per*te battle home between the two resulted in a half-length victory for Antares, with Nestor third ; tjien Diystar " and Wsiuka, with Pyroxylin iaer. Time, 3min 36sec. On the totaliß&tor, 3217 ; dividend, £16 3s. HANDICAP HURDLES," Of 150..0VS ; over eight flights of hurdle 3. Two miles, 279— Mr A. E. Byers's eh m Miss Nelson, by Nelson— Titmora, syrs, 10.12 (Kattern*) 1 184— Mr Blake's Tally-ho, 11.8 ... (Mitchell) 2 BOS -Mr Gordon's Nor'- Wester, 11.7 (R. Hall) 3 No others started. Nor'-wester went to the front from the jump, but was joined by Tally-ho at the top turn. The pair alternated the running to the sixth hurdle.. Miss Nelson, at all times handy, here closed op, and coming on won as she liked by half a dozen length* from Tally-ho, who beat Nor'-Weiiter for second place on the post. Time, 3min 589ec. On tho totalisator, 1068 ; dividend, £3 Bs. RAILWAY HANDICAP, Of l(.'o.sovs. Six furloDgs. 714— Mr E. J. Evans's b c Eton, by Castor— Lady Walmsley, 3yrs, 7.10 (Creamer) 1 416— Mr Wright's St. Elmo, 7.7 ... (Satman) 2 185— Mr Rae's Bowshot, 7.2 ... (Holmes) 3 Also started : 89 Picklock 8.9, 85 Miss Emmy 8 8, 30 St. Gordon 80, 106 Cuiralba 7.10, 59 Lady Cuisine 7.0, 61 Reaction 6,11, 123 Record Reigu 6.11. Eton and St. Elmo were quickest in theic stride, and the pair raced almost on termo to the cutting. Coming down the home turn Eton went to the front a couple of lengths to the good of St-. Elmo, and, holding the position, came in a. winner by the best part of two lengths ; Bowshot a good third. Time, Imia ' 17£'ec. On the totalisator, 1078 ; dividend, £2 7s. . NURSERY HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Tor two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 116— Hon. H. Mossman's eh f Lady Harriet, by Hotchkiss— Pnngawcrewere, 7.4 (Sitman) I 607— Mr Taylor's g c Dayntree, 7.10 (Coulthard) 2 18i— Mr JLenuard's br f Koxana, 6 10 (Whitehouse) 3, Aleo started : 187 Kettledrum 7.5, 38 Swiftfoot 75, 502 St. Innis 7.2. 47 Bluejacket 7.0, 18 St. Lawrence 7.0, 16 Panacea 6.7, 19 Auriga 6.7, 20 Regulus 6.7, 10 Lord Devon 6.7. Kettledrum was in charge at the opening o£ the straight, but he died away just inside th« 1 distance post, and Dayutree, Lady Hwrietfo

and Roxana came with a run from the Derby stand, Lady Harriet catching the judge's eye a length and a-half to the good of Daj-ntree. On the totalisator, 1760 ; dividend, £13 133. PONY CUP HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. 426— Mr L. Harris's RaDgiuru, 6.10 (Howard) 1 62— Mr Rae's Mavourneen. 9.3 ... (Taylor) 2 277— Mr Hand's Napoleon, 9.0 ... (Sccats) 3 Also started : 65 Miss Rose 9.9, 35 Pororua 8 9, 650 Fair Nell 5.7, 71 Bob 7.0, 6 Shamrock (>.9, 51 Nora 6.8, 15 Topsy 6 7. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 32aec. On the totalisator, 1658 ; divideud, £3 10s. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, Of 150sovs. One mile. 389— Mr Bradtey's br h Swordfi&h, by Hotchkiss—Fishgirl, 4yrs, 8.4 .. (M'Taggart) 1 £27— Mr M'Nicol's Waiorongomai, 7.12 (Holmes) 2 C:5-Mr Stewart's St. Crispin, 5.12 (Smith) 3 Also started : 4J9 Porangi Potae 7.9, 160 Miss A.nna 7.0.

At the cutting Waiorongomai drew on terms with Poraugi Potae, and SwordOsh improved his position. WaioroDgomai and St. Ciispin were together at the home turn, but before they entered well into the straight Swordfieh had taken command, eventually winning by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 44sec. On the totalisator, 1850 ; dividend, £4 ss. TARANAKI SUMMER MEETING. New Plymouth, Df cember 27. ' The first day's racing of the Taranaki Jockey Club's Summer meetiDg was held to-day in fine weather. The. attendance was large and the racing good. The following are the results :—: — Maiden Plate, of 30sovs.— Papakura 3, Bridgclte 2, Ksimate 3. Time, 2min 20§sec. Dividend, £3 ss. Hack Derby, of 150-:ovs.— Okoari 1, Bo\vsprit2, Pohutukmya X An exciting finish ; won by half a neck. Time, 2min 48 <l-ssec. Dividend, £2. Skukry Stakes. — Disraeli 1, Singlejhot 2, Kimua 3. Won comfoitably. Time, lniin 6Jscc. Dividend, £2 (X Handicap Hurdles, of 50sovs.— Adam 1, Clayton 2, King of the Downs 3. Won by a short neck. Time, 2min 57§tec. Dividend, £8 18s. ' Christmas Handicap, of 70sovs.— Crusoe 1, Okoari 2, Tl c Major 3. Won by a length. Time, limn 47 3-ssee. Dividend, £12 18*. Ladies' Purse.— l'apakura 1, Adam 2, Z-phyr 3. Time, lmin 50sec. Dividend, £i Is. Pony Handicap. — Fahy 1, Trooper 2, Clayton 3. Won by a length. Time, linin 21sec. Dividend, £13 18s. Flying Handicap, of 50sovs.— Kalaea 1, Don 2, Lady Helena 3. A close finish. Time, lmin 17?scc. Dividend, £39 lid. 1 MANAWATU RACES. Palmerston NonxH> December 27. The weather was showery in the morning, but cleared up beautifully after luncheon. The attendance was estimated at 5000. The sum of £7932 was put through the totalieator. Reiults :—: —

Telegraph Stakes Saven furlongs.— Cain, 6.7, 1 ; Defiant, 8.3, 2; Indian Shot, 7.0, 3 Also started : Flying ShotS.3 Little Billee 7.13, Golden Cup 7.7. Ampbion C 9. Won by a head. Time, lmin 32|sec Dividend, £11 3s. Handicap Hurdles. Two miles.—RaDgipunahu, 9.13.1; The Artist. 9.12,2; Golden Plover, 11.9, 3. Also started : Missfire 12.0, Dante 11 7, Kalmea 9.11, Ned Kelly 0.0, The Archer 9 0. Won by a couple of lengths. Time, 3min s(s^ec. Dividend, £8 7s. Manawatu Cup. Oce mile and a-half. — Zanellj, 7 7, 1'; Tiraut d'Eau. 6.10, 2 ; Daunt, 82, 3. Aleo started : Lorelei 8.8, Coeur de Lion 82, Quiltiri 7.10, New Forest 7.9, Douglas 78. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 42Jsec. Dividend, £10.

Hack Hurhles. One mile and three-quarters. Robin Hood, 90, 1 ; Plain Bill, 11.10, 2 ; Haybam, 9.2, 3. AVon be a head. Time, 3min 27sec. Dividend, JBB 4s.

Hack Race. One mile and a-quarter.— Daphne, 8.0, 1; Sundia l , 80, 2; Aqua Fortis, 7.8, 3. Won by a bare head. Time, 2mm 16sec. Dividend, £3 11s. * Grand Stand Handicap. One mile. —Crimson Streak, 7.1,' 1; Little Billee, 7.0, 2; Defiant, S.O, 3. Also started: Marino 85, New Forest 7.10. Won easily. Time, lniin 44sec. Dividend, £4 17s.

Ladies' Punsc. One mile and a-half —Thrush, 11.2, 1 ; Plain Bill, 12.6, 2 ; Opair, 12 2, 3. Also started : The Barbarian 12.2, Mongat.inga;oa 11.5, Polly -Perkins 11.0. Time, 2min 4'Jgsec. Dividend, £5 155.

WESTFORT RACES. i Westpoht, December 27. The weather was fine for the first day's racing and there was a large attendance. Results : — Stewards' Handicap.— Bloomsbury (Burns) 3, Yellow ltose 2, Crescent 3. Cheque also started. Dividends, £4 6s and £2 3s. „ Hack Back.— Review ], Reality 2, England's Pride 3. Dividends, £3 16s and £1 18s. Westport Cup, of lOOsovs. One mile and a-hslf. — Return 1, Manawanui 2, Hillstone 3. Dividends. £2 16s and £1 Bs. Trot.— Daisy 1, Poll 2. Dividends, £1 12s and 16?. Maiir Memorial Stakes. — Bloomsbury ], Yellow Rose 2, Rustic 3. Dividends, £2 8s and £1 4s. District Hack.— Review walked over. Pony I?ace.— Rubina 1, Daisy Bell 2, Galtee More 3. Dividends, £3 2s and .£l lls. DuriDg the day £2?30 was passed through ihe machine. - AUCKLAND TROTTING MEETING. First Day— Friday, December 24. The fleet day's races of the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer meeting at Potter's paddock were held to-dty. The weather was fine, and the attendance good. The amount put through the totalisator was £2260, in 10i tickets. Results : — Pony Trot Handicap. One mile and a-half.— Crusty, 30sec, 1 ; Little May, 30sec, 2 ; Sandfly, Msec, 3. Time, 4min 50sec. Dividend, £5 10a. Maiden Pony Handicap. Five furlongs. — Stenson 1, Sweetheait 2, Playboy 3. Time, lniin 7Jsec. Dividend, £1 11s. Epsoji Trot Handicap, of lOOsovs. Two miles.— Duke C, scr, 1 ; La Rue, SJteec, 2 ; Golden King, 32sec, 3. Four others started. Time, smin 7Ksea. Dividend, £1 63. Pony Cup Handicap. One mile.— Bit of Fashion 1, Kit 2, Onewa 3. Time, lmiu 59sec. Dividend, £2 14s. Electric Trot. One mile. — Cobweb, 22sec, 1 ; Charlie, 7sec, 2; Old Judge, 7sec, 4. Time, Jmin. Dividend, £7 12s. Hurdle Handicap. One mile and a-half.— Fauutleioy 1, New Boy 2, Little Tom 3. Time, Jmin. Dividend, £3 ss. Maiden Trot. One mile. — Uric, 21sec, 1 ; Golden King, 16sec, 2; dusty, 15sec, 3. Time, 2min 2sec, Dividend, £4 ss. Telephone Handicap. Five furlongs.— Cupid i, Lena 2, Robin 3. Time, lmin. 6isec. Dividend, £2 193. December (Harness) Trot. One mile.— La Rue, lOaec, 1; Golden King, 16sec, 2. Time, Smin 2Ssec. Dividend, 163.