AUCKLAND RACES.
Auckland, Dec 27.
The first day of the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting at Ellorslie took place to-day. The weather was fine aud the attendance 'about 10,000. The sum put through the totahsator during the afternoon was £12,734. The following were the results:— Trial Handicap, lOOsovs, 7 furlongsEton, 1; Lufra, 2; Swordfieh, 3. Time lmin 30seos. Div £g 15s. Great Northern Foal Stakes, 500sovg six furlongs— Conqueror, 1; Hermosa, 2; Altair, 3. Time lmin 9secs. Div £1 4s. Auckland Ctjp. lOOOsovs, 2 miles. An tares ... i StPaul 2 Nestor 3 Time 3min 36secs. Div £16 3s. Won by half a length after a great struggle. Handicap Hurdle Race, 150sovs, 2 miles— Miss Nelson, 1; Tally Ho, 2; Nor' East, 3. Time 3min 58secs. Div £3 18s. Railway Handicap, lOOsovs, 6 furlongs —Eton, 1; St Elmo, 2; Barshot, 3. Time lmin ll^secs. Div £2 7s. Nursery Handicap, lOOsovs, 5 furlongs —Lady Harriett, 1 ; Dayntere, 2; Roxana, 3. Time lmin 6secs. Div £13 13s. Pony Cup Handicap, lOOsova, 7 furlongs — Rangiuru, 1; Mavourneen, 2; Napoleon, 3. Time lmin 3£secs. Div. £3 10s. Chribtmas Handicap, 150sovs, lniile— vSwordfiah, 1; Waironongomai, 2; St Crispin, 3. Time lmin 44secs. Div £4 ss.
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West Coast Times, Issue 10672, 28 December 1897, Page 4
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199AUCKLAND RACES. West Coast Times, Issue 10672, 28 December 1897, Page 4
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