AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2728, 27 June 1906, Page 58

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

■BrTJimo*. June 25.

Tire Amekland Racing -.Cinb Committee hstvm ' appointed ihe chairman (Hon. E. MitclielsonX ' ana Mr M. Whexa. to represent the club xt' f the 3Sew Zealand "Rgrons 'Conference. Tha } comruittee will submit * couple ot-reaoluiiansj f "tie ■first of which urges (the deletion »of park - 5 of Rule 2, and the substitution of a tuim s empowering :the metropolitan xoKferenee lej appoint an <ate\tms3. far -any race jneott; jng .of -n aflub in ite .metropolitan «rea -when 1 1 deemed advisable, «or on the application cf .a f : -club, tthe lee "to be -paid by ih.e crab xeguirxßg , -the .steward's services. She .steward -- '-> i ' haro power -to demand an invesrigatioi - stewards'.rof Ibe chib on any matter c I during the .race meeting, anft rm«y sit a^.<- - oio *, ' as a steward »t -such investigation. Th«f second, -resolution tra in "ths direction of ait ; addition *o part 6 -of Hole 7, .and -empowers the - 1 -naetropoliltan committee to Tefuse lo- -.^prcett f the prQgramnie<of » .-meeting of *ny tataliektor > club- *rMch >permite *D-j tiaokmnker io bet ors I . its- course. j The- secretary «f the Auckland Club, Mr J. »• 3?. HarShmd, will also go to Wellington, to ) .' .atttod 'the eo'sf arenoa. t ' Biing !&4ml 'hies been shipped -to k Sydn^, Jtn<l will fpreeuniAbJy ibe --enteiKd • fax jiunping -eveatß in ATHtraEn. She »on -of St. Paul i < and 'Coalscuttle showed a good deal of proi] mise imhen the twon over ihrnxlleß in Jiis. first , .attempt fesfApri) at Arondale, hut failed i« I , all enbseguerft -efforts. i ' Axrcklazzii} -uMutszu are«weH represented ia. th« l j leading evei&B of tne 'C-J-C. National jneeting. In the Steeplechase the entries embrac* - ; Sol, {Baritone, 3{«nana, Swimmer. Hakaria, r i Hautapu, fflnydn, and Irish, -while Sol, Con(j ( j <yoy, ?Cni£>gno, Sflicia, itauana^. Oftaralry, Haui' t tapu, and Irish .-are nominated for the Hiudla ). : Itaee. v » „ " t 1 J. Wilson, who for some years has been i , head lad in Frank Ma,cM*neittin's tet«ble, has , 5 accepted an engagement in the ißangitikei -disli trirt. ■ | Proroded tie freights .meet, with j^pproval . Mr J. MnrshaH'e htnsea Gannongnte, Kruger, ■ j jmd Stanl Keoklet will be shipped to Wei- . j ihrgton 4o :fuT£l .«igsgements ,at -Che Welling* : -ton -RIC. tnieeting. • Monoform, the high-pricecl full brotljer io | Janltiform, m&oae rareer nisder silk has -proved- ' disappointing, is %o A j^id ihity this season. The Auckland district feie -contributed 33 to the membership <oi tb* ISorthMsland Horse* 'ownexs* Assocmtion, which is now. 140 strong-. Quaenaland film to "hand faring the new« ' that -the Hon. Hugh Mosman Imb mold the f Audclsnd-!bred stallion 'St. ffippo to Mr W. D. 1 White, of SluS ©owns StaJfeion, Iforth Queensland. St. Hippo is now xising IT> reaxs. •mud lias -not -nrach time to v feae -if he 5 is going 'ta jirove riimsrff as «uccesarnl ct the '. stud a« wiien dip sported siflr. j , 0H» -final* -of the 2forth TrS. Coursing :dttb*a ] Maiden Stake :tojerther nwith a IB^g-feuppl*-J memtary iStaie, wiere rr un on ,'S*tu»aay ,af tei?. i .jftoon *t \UiddlemoM Bark, OUhnhn. Is»er« | Twae a Jargie/aaaemljlage -of coursing *entirosiaats i .iiresent. Strong-^unnfag <hases* *vertly« , inaftched-dqss,-tgood jadging And slipping, to- •. jjß&er fP«ifect conteing «e»ther,' com1 baßtod to ■coxSribnte -what; ••was' •prdbsrbiy ths best »fternowf* of it« idnS , that 3an ypl I>een .Tnteecsed is iLtu3cl»&S. A considor- ; able amount of speculation, 'took >place vuipoa the -various Ariafls, ;«nd out >of :25 .courses <no less than 32 .-favourites suffered defeat. 'The winner of the prinoipal *event, the Msiden .Stake, Mr Middlemore's i and blk /&<% Bftlry Egren, % .fiwidy White, <who,*aiter sei curing a bye in the BBnri-ftnal, went to tlj« slips with Monogram -to contest the deciding , 'hsat. Odds ol 4 snx& sto 1 WBre Ireely ,laid J -on Monognira. to -aqpeotationa ! Bwlly Egren l«a ito his sharue *y length* j and secured -tlr^t turai. 'Seizing b.er opporttf nity lionperam seowrea and .a'ftertwo ofrr«nchcß alto .detained -a turn. In the race for Mpuss" Monogram twas -again sue- ■ ceasCul, and wth the 'lead of two -more cont «ecutive turne wiped out the score of her • opponent, v The finae, -favoured 'BkHjj t I^gven, ana .after wrenching the -big dng rosd« j a splendid drive, finishing hy .a brillutnt 'Jtflh i *nfl ct bus /by <trhe 'narrowest 'of sztaxgins <«e-jured , the tlistinotion of winning the dlub's inHitl ; stake at Miaaißmore Paik. In -Hre final of 1 the feupplemenia*y SWke Iff* G.- /Couglflin'o , blk »nd while b atipp'Bng Wtfter Dent Elkis- ; lie aoitte»vhftt easily after a long the bare -escaping.