AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14959, 6 January 1919, Page 3

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

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Auckland, Jan. 4. The Auckland Club's spring meeting, posLjjoned from November on account of the epidemic, was held to-day in fine weather, with a large attendance. The track was in good order. Totalisator, £60,408, being an increase of £1904 'as compared with the returns for the spring meeting of 1917. Results: — Maiden Hurdles, li miles: 1 Ditto (Tutchen) 1, 5 Notability 2, 3 Royal Arcli 3. Also started: 4 Penniless, 1 Pendoon, 7 Bloomine, 6 Lady Lyddite. A good face. Won by half a length; third a nook away. Time, 2.48 3-5. Great Northern Guineas, 1 mile: 1 Ulions ][. (Deeley) 1, 6 Kipling 2, 10 Demois&llc 3. Also started: 7 Comedy I'rince, 5 Te Miro, 8 War March, 12 Escaped, Hineamaru, 3 Cherry Mart, 11 Kilbeggan, 4 Principal Lady, 9 1 Piraeus. Won by a length; third a similar distance away. Time, 1.40 3-5. Eobson Handicap, u| fui'ldngs: 3 Queen Abbey (Rennie) 1, 2 Tigritiya 2, 6 Arch Lassie 3. Also started: l'.Bellacity, 4 Happy YaHey, 5 Caballero, 9 Step", 3 Miss* Leslie, 7 General Stephen, !1 Mahzpltov, 10 Monocrat. A head^ three-quarters- of a-length. Time, 1.15 3-5. . Welcome Stakes, 5 furlongs: 1 He■taua (Gray) I, 2 Bindle 2, 4 Canowinj dra 3. Also started: 5 Yankee Dan, 11 Finkop. 10 Heathermoon, 7 Mistian, 8 Prince-Charleroi, Passin' Through, 3 I Parorangi, 1-2-Melting, 9 Negligee. Two j lengths ; tiivee lengths, .time, 1.1 3-5. ! MitclieLson Gup, 1-J miles: 3 Uncle I Ned (Emerson) 1, 1 Teka 2, 7 Gazique j3. Also started: 2 Bedford, 4 Form Up, j 10 Sir Ralph, 5 Blue Cross, 9 Glenopal, ! 8 Vagabond, 6 Ri)ckfield and Ijord Kenilworbli (coupled), 14 Hyllus, 15 Fabriquette, 11 Bingham, 12 Slipstitch, 16 Alf Delaval 13 Windoran. Two and a half lengths. Time 2.9 4-5. Onehunga Steeplechase, about 3 miles: 3 Channel (Flynn) 1, 4 Peneton 2, 1 Tirau 3. Also started: 2 Hautere. Three-quarters of a length; 100 yards. Time, 6.14. Shorts Handicap, 5 furlongs: Silver Link.(Gray) 1, 5 Downiiam (coupled with Happy Valley) 2, 10 Mossman 3. Also started: 2 Rekanui, 5 Happy Valley, 7 Cardrona, 4 King Lupin, 8 Housewife, (J Arran, 3 Slieila, 9 Gaycium, 11 Van Dubhe. Two lengths. Time, 1.0 4-5. Normanby Handicap, 7 fuiiongs: 3 Spanner (Deeley) 1, 4 Independence 2, 1 All Talk 3. Also started: 8 Sanacre, 3 Don't, 6 Singular, 5 Benzine, 12 Mahzoltov, 11 Declare, 7 Debutante, 9 Whitehall, 10 Rangi Aroha. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 1.27 3-5,