SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 December 1927, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND MEETING-. SECOND DAY. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) AUCKLANO, Wednesday. The summer meeting of the Auckland Racing Club was continued to-day in line but dull weather. The totalisator receipts for the day were £72,ddl, compared with £63,494 last year, an increase of £6837, 'Results: —• Fergusson Handicap, lm. —11 Vaqui (J. Cammick) 1, 4 Mervette and 8 Quinsilla, dead heat, 2. Also started: 3 Paper Boy, 1 Saucy Lass, 6 Abbey Day, 3 Singleton, 2 Piet, 7 War Officer, 10 Acushla, 9 Cynthia N. Won by a neck. Time, Imin 41 sec. The' King’s Plate, lm. —3 Aussie (Tinker) 1, 3 Gascony 2 22 Martarma 3. Also started: 4 Grand Knight, 1 Lysander. AVon by three-quarters of a length; two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 38soc. Ponsonby Hurdles, 2m.—l King’s Guard (Rennie) 1, 3 Glcnotus 2, 4 Gold Eep 3. Also started: 2 Beau Cavalier, 6 Slump, 5 Blue Sky (fell). Won by half a length; six lengths between second and third. When King’s Guard was pulled up, it was found that he had broken down. Time, 3min 45sec.

■Summer Cup, ljm.—l Mundane (11. Wiggins) 1, 3 Pcgaway 2, 6 In the Shade 3. Also started: 4 Mosaic, 5 King Lu, 2 Joy King, 7 Battlement, 9 Day Guard, 10 Gala Day, iS Cohesion. Cohesion was first into the straight, but Mandane came through from well back to win bv half a length with two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 2min -6 4-ssee. ' Criterion Handicap, 6f. —5 Patadawn (T. Green) 1; 6 Mauriaena 2; 3 Prodice 3. Also started: 1 Freehold, 2 Marion’s Birthday, 5 Pari, 7 Look-out. AVon by three-quarters of a lcift>’th; half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 13 l-3sce. Waitemata Handicap, l }m. —1 Eoval Doulton (Keesing) 1; 3 Nassock 2; 2 Bold Front 3. Also started: 4 AVhaka King, 6 Frowning Beauty, 3 The Lover. Won by three lengths; a length between second and third. Time, lmin 9 4-ssec.

Electric Handicap, 6f. —2 Cimabue (,R. Reed) 1; 3 Paganelli 2; 4 Paperchase 3. Also started: 1 Eulalie, 8 Royal Damon, 5 Town Guard, 6 Receipt, 9 Kingfield, 7 Dave, 10 Berintliia. Won by two lengths each way. Time, lmin 13 l-sscc. Plunket Handicap, lm. —3 Doree (Keesing) 1, 4 Siaosi 2,2 Ti Tree 3. Also started: 1 Ruanui, 7 Master Doon, 3 Scat, 10 King Smock, 6 Don Jose, 8 Archeno, 9 Front Rank, 12 High Pitch, 13 Nucleus, 11 Serang. Won by a length each way. Time, lmin 39sec.