THE RUNNING AT AUCKLAND,

Otago Witness, Issue 2436, 21 November 1900, Page 40

THE RUNNING AT AUCKLAND,

The results of the third day's racing at this meeting are given in the present issue. I find by a count that there ,were 234- starters for the 24- races — an average of exactly 9% per race. This is a good enough average to ensure galloping, and, while the timings were mostly a little slower than those recorded at Riccarton, a comparison of the records is not at all humiliating to the Aucklanders, who were in the main depending upon themselves, this being altogether a different state of affairs to what prevailed at Christchurch, whither the leading stables of the colony had sent most of their fastest horses, or, rather, the horses that in trials had their qualifications for the mission. The comparison comes out like this : — At four furlongs Auckland had two races, the fastest 51 3-sseo (Nonette), aud the average 52Jsec. Canterbury had five races at that distance MenschikofE's 47 3-ssec being, the fastest, and the average 49 3-50ths. At five furlongs Auckland had two. -races, the fastest, Nonette's lmin 4-ssec, and the average lmin 23; sec. Canterbury had five, the fastest Field Battery's GOsec, and the average lmin 2 11-25ths. At six furlongs Auckland had three races, the fastest Hohoro's lmin 17sec, and the average lmin 17 4-ssec. Canterbury had four races, the fastest Pampero's Jmin 14 3-ssec, and the average lmin 15 4~-ssec. At seven furlongs Avickland had one race, St. Peter's lmin 30 2-ssec. Canterbury had three races, the j fastest Glenogle's lmin 29 3-ssec, and the average lmin 30 2-15ths. At a mile Auckland had two races, the fastest Beddisgton's lmin 44sec, and 'the average lmin 44sec 7-10ths. Canter oury had five races, the fastest Cherrystone's linin 42 l-ssec, and the average lmin 43 18-GSths. At a mile and a-quarter Auckland had three races, the fastest La G-loria's 2min 11 4-ssec. Canterbury had no races &t that distance. At a mile' and a-half Auckland had one race, La- Gloria's 2min 40sec. Canterbury had three a-aces, the fastest Strathnairn's 2mm 38sec, and the average 2min 40 4-15tbs ' Here are the averages run out in a form to catch the eye : — Auckbnd. " Canterbury. Four furlongs ... S2Jsec . 49 3-50scc Five furlongs ... 3min Si'ec lnnn 2 11-2o ec Six furlongs ... lmin 17 4-5 lmui 15 4-Dsec sLven furlongs... lmin 30 2-5 lmm 30 2-lgsec One mile.. ... lmin 44 7-10 Imin « 18-ftwec Mile and a-half 2mm 40 sec 2mm 4') 4-15 sec From the above statement I have left out pony and jumping races, and it is to be noted that the New Zealand and Canterbury Cups are excluded, since Auckland had no races at those distances. One pretty plain deduction is that La Gloria would have had a very fair chance of winning if she had ventured the journey to Riccarton, though her owner probably •-found-it pay him -jutit-aa- well to- keep atliome and save risk and expense and be content with the twe races that his mare won". The two-, year-old Nonette would also have had a great chance of winning at Riecarton. None of the two-year-elds at the C.J.C.f meeting had to carry anything like the 9.10 that he had when he won the Musket Stakes. Apart from these, , % I fail to find any particular nieric in the Auckland competition. Hohoro's .series of wins, the last with 10.7, would seem to indicate that the all-aged sprinters up north are a feeble lot, and Nonette was out in a class by himself amongst the two-year-olds. I may here remark that Charente, dam of both La Gloria and Nonette, is not accepted as a real blueblooded mare. On the sire's side she is all right, being by NordenfeMt; but her dam — La Dauphine — descends from a mare of x\nknown blood, hence Charente was clasped in Vol. I of the Stud Book"amongst the "racing hacks and 'chasers." This is a slap in_ the eye to the great figure system. And I don.'t read of much crowing from Bruce Lowe worshippers in respect to Advance, whose deeds have made him the champion of the colony.