SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5434, 9 December 1895, Page 4

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Dec. 7.

The spring meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club was held at North Shore today. About three thousand people were present, and the sum of .£998 was passed through the totalisator. The following are results: —

HANDICAP MAIDEN HURDLES, of 35 soys ; one mile and a half— Knapsack 9sfc, 1 ; Economy 9st, 2; Mozel lOst, 3. Won easily by two lengths^ Time— 3min lsec. Dividend— £'£ 6s. ' .

HANDICAP MAIDEN PLATE, of 30 aors ; one mile— Lord Dunluce 7st 41b, 1 ; Miss Nelson 7ab 21b, 2; Frontignae 6st 101 b, 3. Won by a length. Time— lmin 48sep. Dividend— £ls.

HANDICAP HTJBDLB EACE, of 50 soys; one mile and three-quarters — Belmont iOsfc 71b, 1; Ditto 9st, 2 ; Bombardier list 131 b, 8. Won by three parts of a length. Time— 3min SOaec. Dividend— £211s. ' '

ST ANDBEWS HANDICAP, of 100 soys ; one mile and a ' quarter— St Begal 7st 41b, 1 ; First Nelson 7st Blb, 2 ; Scot Free 7st 121 b, 3. Won easily. Time— 2min 13sec. Dividend— £ll 9a.

HANDICAP PONT RACE, of 35 soya } five furlongs and a half— Kit Sat lib, 1 ; Kathleen Sat 41b, 2; Rodney Bat 41b, 3. Time— imin 16sec. Dividend — £4 9a.

DEVONPOET HANDICAP, of 50 soys ; for two-year-olds ; five furlongs — St Elmo 7st 81b,' 1 ; An. tares 7st 121 b, 2 ; Poronjri Potae 7at 21b, 3. Time— Iminßsec. Dividend— £lo l4s.

HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of 100 soys; three miles and a half— Fishmonger list 41b, 1 ; Ika lOst, 2 ; Chester 9st 121 b, 3. Time— 7min 30sec. Dividend- £7 169. ' I

SPRING HANDICAP, of 50 soya ; five furlongs and a half— Hazelmere 7at 71b, 1 ; Miss Nelson 6st 101 b, 2; St Eegal Bst lib (71b*exfcra), 3. Time— lmin l^seo. Dividend— £6 lßs: •

Mr G. G. Stead's team, consisting of Bloodshot, Musketry, Mauser and the twoyear olds Uniform and Epaulet leave for Auckland on Thursday in charge of R. Mason, to fulfil their respective engagements at the' Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting.

"What a funny little man you are?" These "were the now historic words used by Lord Alfred Douglas in reply 1 to his father, the Marquis of Queensberry. So much was elicited by the recent sensational trial of Oscar Wilde. The same remarkable words are found in that remarkable book, "The Green Carnation/ and in this case are used by Lord Reggie Hastings. , Now, it is rather an open, <ju.esti.on as to wliether Lord Douglas quoted the words of the novelist, or whether the hitter utilised the reply made to the Marquis by his prodigal son. That the father fully deserved such an epithet is clearly shown by the fact that he chose to make his own cigarettes, when he could obtain Indian Chiefs at sixpence a packet.