SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4861, 29 January 1894, Page 1

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLTJB. [Pas Fbkss Association.} AUCKLAND, Jan. 27. The first day's racing o£ the Takapuna. Jockey Club's Bating Meeting was well attended. The following are results:— Handicap Maiden Piate— Acacia 1, Alf 2, Dark Bose 3. Seven started. Won by two lengths. Time— lmin 51sec. Dividend—.£4. Zealandia Handicap— Eve 1, Pearl 2, Markinoh 3. Ten Btarted. A olo3e finish after a well-contested race. Time— lmin 6sec. Dividend — £17. Handicap Hurdles— Tattler 1, Ika Vuka 2, Fright 3: Eight started. Inthestraight Tattler came up and wod easily. Time— 4min 2-iec. Dividend— £l6 16s. Takapuna Cup, of 200 coys ; one mile and a half— Prioress 7at 71b, lj Boyal Bose 7at 121 b, 2; Hiß Worship 7flt 21b, 3. Lottie &t 21b, Ida Bat 41b, Tulloch Bst 21b, Despised 7st 101 b, Coalscuttle 7st 61b, Master Pat 7st 21b and Glaucus 7st also started. Hia Worship assumed command from, the start, but for the first mile Boyal Bose and Prioress were close up. Entering the straight these three were together, but Boyal Bobo stumbled, and did not recover in time to avert defeat, being beaten on the' post bj a head. Time— i 2inin 43sed. Dividend— £5 sb. Calliope Handicap — Lady Moth 1, Anita 2, Krina 3. Seven started. A splendid race ; almost a dead heat. Time — lmin 2seo. Dividend — £5 3a. Maiden Handicap Steeplechase— Bombardier 1, Kildare 2, Cleveland 3. Eight started. Isidore fell, and Patch fell over him. Bombardier went to the front six furlongs from home, and won by two lengths. Time— 6min 4faec. Dividend— £2 14s. Pony Handicap—Silkworm 1, Borneo 2,' Nelly 3. Sixteen started. A fine race j won by a head. Time— lmin 29aec. Dividend— £3 19a. Stewards' Handicap— First Nelson 1, Acacia 2, Prioress 3. Time— lmin 25|aec. Dividend — £15 14s. Over £4000 waa passed through the totalisator.