SPORTING.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6343, 17 June 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S WIN TEIt MEETING.

(.BY TELEGRAPH—PJE.ESS ASSOCIATION);

Auckland, last night This meeting which was adjourned owing to bad woather came off yesterday. The course was heavy owing to the resent rains, There was a good attendance, The following were the results

Handicap Hdbdle Race, of lOOsovs secood horse to receive lOsovs out of the stakes, Over eight flights of hurdles. Distanc*, 2 miles. Mr E. MoElwain's b g Oddfellow, by the Painter—Silver Cloud, aged lOat 121b (Redwood) 1 Armourer (Johnson) 2 Don (Collins) 3

Also started: Kangaroo, 9st 71b (Fergus), Carronade, Bst (Williams), Le Clair, Bst 71b (Burns). The flag fell to a straggling start, Carronado being the first to show in advance, followed by Don and Armourer, with the favourite last, As they raced to the first hurdle Carronade was still in front but a little further on Don was on termß. Armourer closing tip, the three were almost abreast at the next obstacle, the favourite being still last, As they swept round the turn Don got his head in front, and pasbing the stand he was half a.length off Carronade, with Armourer lying well up; the others being in a cluster three lengths behind. Going up the back Armourer drew to the front, and as they swept into the cutting his victory was loudly proclaimed, but as tbey raced across the top stretch Redwood gave Oddfellow his head, and the Wanganui horse was the first to' land into the straight; At the Derby Stand Armourer came again and he was tho first to land over the last hurdle, but Oddfellow soon asserted himself again, and coming on full of rnnoing won by a couple of lengths. Time, 4min 4sec.

Dividends .• Inside, £119s; outside, £1 16s,

1 Maiden Steepi/chase, of TOsovs, second . borae to receive lOaovs out of the stakes. i Four-year-olds, list; five-year-olds, list 121b ; eix and aged, 12st 41b: About two and a half miles. Mr McAlfltet's br g Huiricane, by Roveaworth (Frewin), list 13ib 1 Mr A. Henwood's Musb&telle (Green. wood) (2 Also started: SirloiD, list 71b (Rae), and Draper, 10st 91b (vVau-eo), Hurri cano was. quickest over the first obstacle, and was never headed throughout, winning easily by 100 yds. Sirloin and Draper refused at the old water jump at the first round, Dividends: Inside, £113s; outside, £1 17s. WiNTEit Handicap, of 80sovs. Second horeo to recoivo lOaova out of thostnkos. Die tanci', ono mile and a distance. SigneßF, Get Bib (Gallaghor) 1 Eruptii'.n, 4yn., Gst (Golden) 2 Tetfonl, Bst Gib (Carey) 3 Also started : Loorina (Hadfiold), Fusee 7st 91b, (Wright), Prudonce, Gst 101b, (Cook), Capella 9st 71b, (Priest), Gatesby Gst 71b, (A. Cook). Great Northern Steeplel sb H; idioap, of 200sovs, addod to a sweopsiako of ssovs each. Socond hoi. :to receive 3Jsovs; and thiad lion; > lOaovs out of the stakes. About throe uud a half miles, Don 1 Shillolagh ... 2 Orangeman 3 Oddfollow refused the jumps. Ariisl foil. | Ladies Bracelet. Leorina ... l ! Bigness 2 [Eruption,,, ,j, 3