SPORTING.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9829, 29 December 1900, Page 4

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. SECOND DAY. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND.December 28. j For bho second day's races the weather! | was perfect and tho attendance large- The ; sum of £12,835 was passed through the • ' totalisator. Mr Lovett's gelding Hohoro accounted for the Summer Cup and demonstrated what a lot of pace he is endowed with, in the run home scoring from Tortulla by better than a length. An enquiry into the running of Lady Avon in the pony race resulted in the rider, (Sceats) and the mare being suspended for 1 the rest of the meeting. Results: j

Alexandra Handicap, of 150 sovs, seven furlongs. Messrs Nathan's Laetitia, by Soaton Delaval—Miss Letty, 7.10 (Buchanan) 1 Tommy Atkins. (Miller) 2 St. Pete* (Chaife) 3j Also started: Jabber, Firefly, Military, | Rosiphele, Crusade. Tommy Atkins ac j 1 counted for tho pace till the straight was entered, when Laetitia drew out at tho lawn rails and won by the best part of a length, St. Peter being throe leugths away third. Time, lmin 29 4 ssecs. DM dend, £7 ss> On winner 168. On totaliso tor 1361. . ! Handicap Hurdles, of 100 sovs, one mile and three quarters. j J. Warner's Ciuinongate, by Cannon— ! , Fishfag, 12.5 (Stewart) 1 Miss Drury (R. Hall) 5? i Tii» JCi-eamer) 3 Also started: Forty Seven. Miss Drury wag in front till' the- last hurdle was negotiated, when Cannongate, who was Lying handy, caught her and won by a length, Tim being a couple of lengths 1 away third. Time, 3min 26 15s>ecs. Divi ! dend, £2 2s. On winner 495. On tot«

1162. Criterion Handicap, of 150sovs, 6 furlong* D. O'Brien's Calibre, by Light Artil lery—Sunningdale, 8.0, (T. Clarke) ...1 Major George's Ragabrash. by Strath more—Fragment, 7.0. (Buchanan) 1

Crecy (Ryan) * j Also started: Little Bess, Despatch. ': Ragabriish and Calibre; were practical y in front for the whole journey, and the pair coming into the straight together, ; fought it out stride for stride, a dead 1 heat resulting, Crecy being . two length? away third. Time, lmin 18 3 ssecs. : Ragabrash paid £2 10s and Calibre £1 4s. On Calibre 596, on Ragabrash 284, on tote 160a.

Summer Cup of 500sovs, one mile and quarter. C. Lovett's Hohoro, by Tasman—Lady Mobn } 8.6 (Peiling) 1 Tortulla, 8.10 (Jenkins) ...j> 2 i>»s^..ngton 7.13 (Buchanan) * Also started: Bluejacket, Renown, La Gloria, Coronet, St. Ursuja, St. Peter, Dayntree and The Needle. Bluejacket was in the van till the field drew aiong the bottom turn, where he was joined by La Gloria, but as the cutting was entered Tortulla shot into the lead and showed the fi«. the way into the straight, where she looked all over a winner, but Hohoro coming out at the lawn rails won by a, length and a half, with Beddington close up thira, and La Gloria fourth. Time, 2 min 10 15secs. Dividend, £7 17s. On ■vvinner 290, on totalisator 2538.

Welter Handicap, of 200sovs, one mile. L. Harris' Cavaliero, by Cuirassier— Clio, 11.5 (W. Clarke). 1 Regalia 11., 9.0. (Gallagher) 2 Waster, 8.0. (Uhaafe) 3 Also started: Whitney, Solo, Peerage, Knight of Athol, Motor, Jim Kean, Land lock, Minerve and Paul Seaton. Cavaliero, who was lying fourth at the home turn, came through, and stalling off a challenge from Regalia 11. in the run to the post, scored by half a length, The Waster being three lengths away third. Time, lmin 45secs. Dividend, £4. On winner 386/ on tote 1716. Pony Handicap, of 65sovs, 6 furlongs. G. J. Rae's Blue Paul, by Seaton Delaval—Miss Letty, 9.0 (Derrctt.) ...1 Orango and Blue, 6.7 (Ban-) ..' 2 First Whisper 7.2. (Satman) :.......3 Also started: Lady Avon, Lena, Pipi wharauroa-, Cuisine, Mamoa, Rapit, Chief Miss. Blue Paul came out of the ruck at the Stand and scored from Orange and Blue by a neck, First Whisper being a length away third. Time, lmin 19 4 fisecs Dividend, £3. On winner 570; on tote 1903. Visitor's Plate, of lOOsovs, 5 furlongs. Hon. H. Mosman's Formula, by Hotch kiss—D'orme, 8.9. (Taylor) 1 Hesper 7.4, (McKinnon) 2 Liquidator, 7.4. (Buchanan) 3 Also started: Lady Soult, Miss Lottie, Bona Rosa, Rita. Once in their , stride the field gave way to Formula, who held the opposition safe throughout and won easily by three lengths. Time, lmin 5 sees. Dividend, £1 7s. On winner 568. On, tote 859. Wnitemata Handicap, of lOOsovs," one mile and a half. Alison Bros' Regulus, by Regal— Tamora., 6.12 (Satman) 1 H. French's Defender, 6.9 (Hewitt) 1 Volee 7.3. (Buchanan) 3

Also started: Donnybrook, Black Rose, and Balbirnie. Volee was in the van till the back stretch was traversed, when De fender and Regulus ran to the head of affairs, and the pair battling out a great finish into the straight, made a dead heat of it, Volee being three lengths away third. Time, 2min 42 2 ssecs. Dividend on Regulus £3 12s, on Defender £3. On Regulus 210, on Defender 251, on tote 1694.