AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 47

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Ut Taihoa. March 17. The Co ro man del Racing Club's annual meeting «?s held o;i ■Wednesday and Thursday last, but as on!j about o'ie thousand pounds passed through the tote, ths meeting cannot lie regarded a<* a success. The idea of holding a two-da\"3' meeting at these country places is absurd, and possibly when the small receipts at Coromniidcl and liotorua are taltcx into consideration next year, there may be : redistribution of tote permits in the Auckland province. Papakura has a stronger claim for a permit than several of the country clubs at present licensed.

At C'oromandel Frank Ross put up sciSx thing like a record, ps hi* representatives woa nine out of the 16 eiento on the two days. He hes already proved that he is wonderfully, clever with cripples, for the past two seasons lv has surpused everyone by the way he has kept o'd Voltigeur on his pins. Ao Coromande! the game old z rr: 'S waj agah 1 in. evidence, winning both hurdle raceß. Aftaithe l??t Takapuna meeting Voltig^eur was s \ lame that it was thought probable h-\ would not race again. Ross also won the twtr principal events of the jneet-ing, the Coronian-

3el Cup and Visitors' Handicap, with another ] jpatched-up cripple, the erstwhile Dunedin- ; .owned horse, Red Lancer. | Scout, another cripple, who has been on the : shelf for some time, ■won the Flying for Boss, | and the Seaton Delaval pony mare -won four | laces for the same stable, two on each day. | tßoss trains his teanr on Takapuna beach, and they have to do a lot of swimming. ;' Another record at the meeting was made by "35. Abbott, who rode seven winners out of «ight mounts. He is a promising rider, but a ■Jbit precocious. A sister of this lad is a, splendid horsewoman. It is understood tthat she was an unsuccessful applicant for a gockey's license, the jockey club drawing the Sine at the sex; but she often rides her own Ihorße Tuirne ov-er the steeplechase country. | Belfast fell in the Visitors' Handicap at jCoromandel, and tEe jockey M'Kay was rather seriously injured internally. He is now in liospital. ! The P*eroa boat was crowded with passengers last night for Ohinemuri races. It is Tumoured that Lady Avon has been Bold and will change hands after the autumn aneeting. A half-brother to this ms>re was /badly injured at Sylvia Park the other day. After the declaration of Easter Handicap .weights the general 'opinion was that the bsst--.iieated local horße3 were Val Rosa, Nonette, and Hohoro, whiie the best-treatad visitor i& Os- - The stallion Castof, owned by Mr Hbrrin, of • Park, has been Tfestroyed. The '- Biorse had become paralysed, and one fetlock •was fractured. The horse was insured with the Horse Agency for £1000. ' Nonfitle and Beddington arrived back from IWan»R!Hii on Tuesday. Both are well. Some very good polo ha* been witnessed at {Potter's Paddock during the week, and the eymkbana, on Saturday was mv.eh enjoyed. /Wee Tottie, by Waiuku, won the principal event, including Hurdle Race, Polo Cup, and Steeplechase. Representatives of the nmtli contingent were present m force. Vctp-mary-Bieutenant Franks won the race for officers -on Taffy. Chaplain Bates was a competitor, " /but his'horse bolted, and he fell off. Private O'Neill, on the racing pony Venus, won .he event for the mer.