RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 56

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

■ -: .. P.ACES. -Fibsi Day— Sattteday,- Janttaby 11. Eor the Whangarei summer meeting there > ' wis magnificent weather and a "record atteno- ' "ance. Besults: — " " " ' - ' - BAILWAY HANDICAP.— Loch Buhi© 1, r -_-J6lly T«~ 2.- -These were ,the only starters.i Time, lmin-17sec. ' - ..'*-,• - HtrßDLES.— Catch 'Em X Other starters : < •^ ing'Catoa 'Em to fiiiish alone. Lady Lama ,'• -rolled- ;oii her jqokey (Pope), fractuiing -Mb 1 collarbane. - - - * - ■ _ _ "' ! CUP.— Sweet Alice J, Portlight 2, Lady ! Eegel 8. " AJsoi - started : Sir- Gilead and iFrAnklyi. Won. by half a length. ■ • i ffiStfSnSjGrtpOlS sfA&S.-Hopscotclt J^"

Discoverer 2, Eotoiti 3. Also started: Ben Blair, Tufiewha, and Soultstone. Won by half a length. SE'ITLEBS' HANDICAP. — Luscombe 1, Ben Blair 2, Cable Iris 3. Alsa started: Franklyn and Lady Ellen. Won easily by two lengths. PUBLICANS' PXJBSE.— Poif.ight 1, Manapouri 2. These were the only starters. ~ Won by two lengths. - ' • FLYING HANDlCAP.— Hopscotch and Discoverer (dead heat) 1, Loch Buhie 3. Also started : Vivia. There was a great finish. Second Bis— Monday, Jaottaby 13. TBAI>ESMEN'S PLATE.— Sweet Alice 1, Tunewha 2, Frankiyn 3. The only starters. Won by two lengths. SECOND HDBDLES.— Quebec 1, Whangarei 2, Catch 'Em 3. The only other starter ran off the course. An inquiry into the running was hgld by the stewards, who disqualified the jockey Horn for 12 months and *he horse for 12 mon-ths. The owner was exonerated. After the race Neary, the -rider of Whangarei, assaulted Bayner, the- winning jockey, and was suspended during " iho "stewards' pleasure. - SUMMEB .HANDICAP.-Batoiti 1, Jolly . Tar, 2, Discoverer 3. The onlyrstarters. Won -by a length. - " -. - ._,._ ~ . " . PASK HANDICAP.-Portlight I,_ Sweeft Alice- 2,. Loch Buhie 3. 'Also started .--,-Sir "Gilead and Frank.yn: Won- by half a lenefcb - ". MABSI)EN S-TAKEg.^-Manapouiavfuflll wha"2, Ben- Blair 3.. -No othera Btarted.- Won .by^a*"-neck. JJ . " " - " - ".>' -" • -. - -HACK HAKDICAP.-Buahnian 1, Lady Ellen 2, Sapper ,3. - Also started: Vivia, Eva- ' i* n £i, and a . ti ? I1 f 1 League." Won .by , four - FABEWELL HANDICAPJ-Botoiti'l, Hopscotch 2, Discoverer 3. Also started: Soult- . stone and Jolly- Tar.