SPORTING NEWS. The A.R.C. Spring Meeting.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 178, 13 November 1886, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS. The A.R.C. Spring Meeting.

Auckland* November 6, The Spring Meeting of thejkuckland Racing er&tyon Satutcfa* -£q|j^]ofi^inrtfrQus oesefttlly; and ttfesbpdijt throughput top afternoon was of Ayety interlatin^'cbaracter. The attendance w&B;n,ots»p io WaatTwas expected, and at a%'itim& theafter^ nqon there were not more than 2,000 spectators present. All the officers of the Club worked well, and Mr W Percival is entitled to a meed of jpraise v fqr^tht successful, character of tKe arrangements. " PiiV.dßlo/.WiLEs' Handicap of lSOsovs, added to a eweepetake of 3sovs each ; • second horse to -receive*2osovB and third horse ssovs out of the, stakes. One mile; and a half. t ', " ' ', , j Mr J. Chaafe's blk h Turquoise, aged, " byTubaiCain Topaz,Bst 121b (Kean) 1 Mr W.« T. Raymond's b> m Clogs, 1 '7et } s ,131b (Skirving) ... '<-■■.'..'■, ' ... ...'2 Mr W. Robertsons br m Mitrailleuse, 7at lib (Pearson) ... ... • ... 3 Friendship Bsfc lib (T.'Taylof/, Libeller 7st 61b (Kidd), Victory 6st, x 131b (Myers), Rewi,7st 3lb (Anner),- Reckless 6£t 111b, Thorntoh), Tamora' 6st 81b " (Morrigaii), Aimoe tSst 61b (O'Meara), and Cannon 6sti lib (Mcllroy) ( 'also ran. , ' " When the field were fairly on their legs, Cannon- went to" the' front, but before going 100 yards <hegot command of his rider, and ran out very wide, leading 1 Re wi to take up the running, with Clogs as" his nearest' attendant, Turquois6 lying fifth. In this order .they passed the stand. Rewi continued to lead the field ' round the turn, but nearing the cutting, the field closed up, and excepting Cannon, the proverbial Bheet -would have" covered the let Emerging from the cutting, Aiinee'a colours flashed to the front, while Clogs and Turquoise were most prominent of the otherB.> Clogs was the first to enter the" straight, but 'Kean, who had been biding his time on Turquoiee, now gave him a couple of reminders, and the black horse coming on full of running, 'defeated Clogs easily by about a length and a half. Friendship finished, fourth, Lxbbllor fifth, and Victory si^th. Time, 2rain 42aec. Totalizator dividend, £1 16s. Selling Steeplechase of SOsovs., about three miles and a-half. Mr J. Lenbard'a b q Falcon, aged, list lib (J. Kae) .. .. .. ... 1 Mr P. J. Buxton's b q Huntsman, syrs, ' 9st 9lb (Pell) ... ..;• '. 2 Colonel Fraser'* blk q Fair Play, aged, fetllb (Hadfield) ... .... 3

Aleo started :— Miss Griffiths, lOst 131b (Hope), fair I^lay led for the first half of the journey, but in the laat mile Rae took. Falcon to the front, and although closely pressed by Huntsman, he stayed the longest, and succeeded ( in beating Huntsman rather easily at the finish by a clear length Toftalisator dividend, £2. The winner was bought in by his owner for £S2 10s.

Epsom Platk, of lOOsove, with a BweepBtake ot 3novs each to go ' to second horse. , For two and three year olde. Five furlongs. , , >, Mr W. Robertsons b f Lady Alice, 2yrs, by Mubkeb— Erycina.- 7st 21b (Pearson) 1 Messrs Lyons and Blaikies brcCatesby, 3yrs, 9at (Hodeon) 2 Mr 0. McKionon's b c Scot Free, 3yrs ' 9st (Wilmot) '. 3 Also Van : Howitzer, Feverole, Greenmount, Antelope, Queenie, and Lady Floiin. Lady Alice was quickest away, and led the field till about thodi^tance from home. Here Catesby came with a great runh, and an exciting struggle between the p'.ir resultod in Lady Alice winning by a t-hoithcad Time, lnain ssec. Totalizator dividend, £4 19s Skllixg Rack of 50sovs. Minimum weight, Bst. One mile. > Messrs Lyons and Blaikie'^ br tn Pipi, by Southern Chief, aged (J. Kean) ... 1 Colonel Fraeer's b q Kaiwaka, aged ■ (Stone) ' 2 Mr <T. Millison ns b m Melody, syre, (Skirving) . ... <,^ ... ... 3 Al^o started : — The Scout (Hodson) and Flageolet (Pearson). Kaiwaka was first into tho straight, but Pipi aoon wrested tne position from him, and had no difficulty in winniny by two lengths. Totalieator dividend, £2 148. The winner was bought in by the owneirs for £27 105.