LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 29 January 1918, Page 5

LATE SPORTING

THE TAKAPUNA RACES. SECOND DAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Last Night. For the second day of the Takapuna rao.es there was dull weather and occasional light showers. The totalisator put through £47,698, compared with £41,206 "ast. yeur. The totul for the meeting was £88,977, an increase of £13,762 10s. .Results:— Moana Handicap.—l Poi 1, 2 Step 2, 7 New Zealand 3. Also started: 5 Gold Kip, 4 Revenue, 3 Miss Lea* lie, 9 Ma Copper, 10 Shower Gold> 12 Lansannor, 6 Rosari, 11 Lady Bruce, 13 WhitforoT Belle, 8 Debutante, 11 Hibernia. Won by four lengths. (Time, lmin 28 3-ssec. Maiden Hur'dles.—l Ditto 1, 9 Plenipotmt 2, 5 Prosper 3. Also started: 4 Coloraine, 3'The Channel, 7 Wartime, 6 Sylvan Knight, 3 Captain Lock. Coleraino, Sylvan Knight, and Wartime fell. Turner, the rider of „ Sylvan Knight, broke his collarbone. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, 2m in 5 2-5 sec. Suburban Handicap.—l Ring Lupin 1, 3 Lord Kenilworth 2, 8 Juanna 3. Also started: 7 Tatterley, 2 Kitty Bellairs, 6 Alf Defaval, 5 Malaya, 4- ' Rilasea, 9 Miss Thame. Won comfortably by a length and a quarter, the third horse a length away. Time, 2min 2 3-ssec. Jockey Chib Handicap.—7Fionnuala 1, 12 Royal Irish 2, 1 Uncle Ned 3. Also started:, 4 'Mullingar, 8 Polydamon, 6 Colonel Soult, 3 Meltchikohy 5 Housewife, 2 Rebel, 9 British Arch, 10 Sir Ralph, 31 Signo. Won by a length and a quarter,- the third horse being the samp "distance 'away. Time, 2min 12 3-sseo. \ Hobsott Handicap.— 1 Silver Link 1, 2 Canzonet 2, 3 Spanner % Ateo startedi 3 Taianiai, (bracketed with Spanner), 4 Shining Light, 5 Principal Lady, 7 Hessur, 6 Aircraft. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin ' ; 10 2-ssee. '" Rangitoto Hack Handicap.—o Cabello 1, 7 Independence* 2, 14 Lady Lyddite 3. Also startsd: 3 Lough ■ Ennell, 6 Patetonga, 7 Ail Talk, 1 Woody Glen, 4 Thrace, 2 Garrjoweii, 10 Penniless, 1 Blue Cross, 11 Kiriwinning, 13 Silver Lode, _l2 Glen Crispeen. Patetonga and Lough Ennell fell, the latter being destroyed.- Conquest, his rider, broke his - oallarbone .and received concussion of the brain. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, .lmin 16 2-5, . see. , , " , -j - Waiwera Hurdles.— i Tenacious 1,, 1 Glendalough 2, 6 Ulster 3. Also >, started: 2 Tie Onga, S Fisher, 5 . Spalperion. Won by a neck. Time, 3min 18stec., Welter.—-2 Cardrona 1, 6 Waiutu 2, 4 Munster 3. Also started: 3 White Blaze, 5 Rockfield,' 1 Farbiqnette, *8 Te Papapa, 7 Stilts, 12 Kitty Eclairs, 11 Signo, 9 Pendoon, 10 Loyal Arch. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 28 2rssee.