SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5162, 8 June 1891, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE AUCKLAND WINTER MfIETIfITG. (BX TiSLEffBAPH.) AUCKLAND, JrjflE 6. The winter meeting of the Auckland Bacing ' Club was bold today st KUerslie. There ■ was very unfavourable weather, rom fulling • almost continually. Tho racing, however, was good. The following are tho results : — 1 HtTEDtE Hack ; 2 miles. Bentinel, llfst 121 b (Weal) 1 Cloth of Gold, 9st 101 b ... (Williams) 2 Criminal, lOit (Williams) 3 Four others started. Won oasily by three lengths. Time— 4min lO:eo. A protest entered against Sentinel on the . ground of crossing was dismissed. Dividends— £4. 5a and £4 5s 6.1. Maiden Stbeplecitase, 2i miles. Keck or Nothing, list 121 b ... (Daweon) 1 Justice, list 91b (Ryan) 2 Don, list 131 b (Rae) 3 There wero four other starters. Justice led for about a mile and a half, when Neck or Nothing took tho load, and was not afterwards hoaried, winning by about two lengths. Wikieb Welter Handicap ; 1 mile. Ornfci, lOat (Byers) 1 FriscUla, lOsfc 21b (Collins) 2 Ingorina, list 6lb (McMillan) 3 1 Eleven horses started. Oraki won by a length and a half, aftor a splendid race m the straight. lime — lmin 52seo. Gbeat Nobthben SiEBPLECHAaB ; about 3£ miles. . Parn«ll, 9st lllb „. (MoMinamen) 1 Bit of Blue, Ost lOib ... (Marshall) 2 » Neck or Nolhing, 9st 71b (A. Williams) 3 t The other starters were Sentinel 12st, In- [ gorangi Hat 61b, Nap lOst 71b, Omata lOafc 31b, Takapau lOat, Yum Yum 9jt 10lb, and J Duadine 9st 91b. t Takapau led over the first hurdle but gave l way at the top of the hill to Omata, who was first on to the flat and had a four lengths lead at the Bod wall. Takapau, Parnell, Neck or Nothing, S"um Ynm, and Ingorangi running m a group behind him. Parno!! md Omata then made the running until the latter was beaten three quarters of a milo from home, and yiolded second placo to Bit of Blue but the latter could never reach Parnell, who won by ton lengths j Neck or Nothing being about £0 loncths behind Bit of Blue. T Time— 9min 16isec. Dividends— £lß 15s 6d and £16 10s. Selling Steeplechase ; about 3 miles. Begorrah, 9st 71b 1 Jim,9sb7lb 2 9 Justice, lOst 131 b 3 . Six started. j Dividends -£7 13«6a and £7 43 6d. j Ladies' Beaoklbt ; 1 mile. . # Pnsoilla, KM 101 b 1 Leorina, 12st 31b , ... ... 2 ' Ingorina, list 51b , 3 r Two others also started. , Won by two lengths. t Dividends— £4 16s and £3 190 6d. i : .Li... 1 ■•_:■■.'.-'