TURF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXI, 25 May 1901, Page 969

TURF NOTES.

Double books over the Takapuna Meeting are a dead letter. The running of Stratlinairn recently in rhe South has been the subject of enquiry. A number of Auckland bookmakers contemplate visiting Sydney after the A.R.C. June meeting. The seventh volume of the Australian Stud Book is to make its appearance about. October.

Harry Underwood was recently cautioned for his inartistic riding of Overwood, a hurdle racer.

Rights and privileges for the Druids’ sports meeting at I’aeroa realised £5B on Thursdav.

Mr George Vovvles, the V.A.T.C. handicapper, is shortly expected back in Victoria from a trip to the Ohl Country.

The amount, won in stakes during the season of 1900 in England was £531,906, or over £28,000 more than during the season of 1899. The Auckland Racing Club will probably lend their bunting to the Reception Committee for the display when the Duke ami Duchess of York arrive.

The Wellington correspondent of the “Referee” states that Mr J. R. Corrigan, of Havvera, offered £5OOO for Advance before that horse was sent to Australia.

“Templar,” in referring to the death of Tasman, mentioned that that horse, before bis worth was discovered, was exchanged for a pair of carriage horses.

The Nelson trotting - horse Honduras was badly handicapped on the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting, ami did not start in consequence.

Mr Aliister Clark, recently appointed Master to the Oakland Hounds in Vic-

toria, received a heavy fall early this month from a New Zealand hunter he had received shortly before. Bacchus was given a jump the other morning and will probably be seen out over hurdles shortly. Jf looks are not deceptive Bacchus should make a useful horse over the little sticks.

Sylvantis arrived from Hastings on Sunday, and is being put up at the Harp of Erin stables. Tukapu arrived from New Plymouth on Friday, and is also located there.

The Derby, to be run for on June sth, becomes more interesting, and by his recent victory William the Third should be a factor in the settlement of the great classic event.

The Adelaide Cup winner Gunga Din <« trained by J. E. Brewer, who was in England for a season or two training, ttnougst other horses. The Grafter.

Gunga Din is spoken of as Carlvon's best son.

It is reported that, the Colonial Secretary is having enquiries made through the Dunedin Jockey Club into alleged irregularities at. one of the country meetings under that Club's jurisdiction.

We have had one Musket running in New Zealand since the death of the great Toxopolite horse. At Brisbane Tattersall's the chief handicap was won by a horse of that name who is evidently useful. A yearling brother to the AdehiideCnp winner, Gunga Din, fetched 360 guineas at. the sale alter the 5.A..1.C. Meeting, and J. Scobie, the purchaser, also gave 400 guineas for a brother to Carleton at. the same sale. The victory of Royal Artillery over Clean Sweep in the South Australian St. Le.ger is regarded as a Huke. Clean Sweep being off on the day. The Melbourne Cup winner is said to have finished the last half mile like a moderate.

On Sunday when out. for a run in tlie pcldoek. Golden Crown, in J. Rae's team, while taking exercise slipped, breaking a small bone below tlie knee. The injured member was set in plaster of Paris, and it is considered probable that the bone will mend.

The ex-Maorilander. The labourer, has been given up as a bad job, and will probably go to the stud. The Labourer is the sort of horse that would lake well in country districts for stud purposes, and on pedigree is all right, but in disposition all wrong.

The Great Northern Steeplechase and North New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Handicap double has beep receiving' attention during the past few days, and there are two bookmakers who have opened out in a big way with £lOOO volumes; two others have £5OO books.

A Wanganui friend, a breeder of horses, and one who has had a long experience in working them and knows his subject, says he has read with much interest of late articles on breeding for utility purposes, and he has come to the conclusion that oui- only salvation is the Arab, if we are to improve ourj hacks and lighft harness horses.

At the. Otuhuhu Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, on the second <lay. February 27, 1901, in the Suburban Trot Handicap, won by Colenso, a protest was lodged by' the owner of the. second horse. Little Agnes, on the grounds that Colenso had been rung in. The club has received conclusive proof that the foreign certificate in connection with Colenso is correct. “The Special Commissioner” of the Melbourne “Sportsman,” referring to the victory of Mr S. Cook's filly The Geisha at one of the suburban meetings, said that a decent hack would have beaten the lot, so moderate are the two-year-olds racing. The South Australian correspondent of the same paper claims that the two-year-olds there arc an exceptionally tine lot; Stuart King, be says, is probably the best. Now that Mr. P. Martin has taken the Hastings Hotel, it may not be long before he will discontinue training altogether. At present he has a couple of three year olds belonging to Mr S. If. Gollan in hand, and one or two of his own. I hardly think it likely that any other trainer will get Mr Golhm’s horses. Mr De I’eleehet, manager of the Mangafarata, will probably hold annual sales of the thoroughbreds bred there. Some of the fillies it is intended to keep may be leased. Horse exercise is admittedly delightful—most beneficial for one’s health and temper, l>oth mentally and physically refreshing- especially in relation to the shaking up of obsti-

nate livers; but it is not pleasant to have a horse on your chest, as happened to Major-General Downes at JRoyal Park last week, least of all when you have the bud luck to have a couple of ribs twisted out of gear. - •\M. Sportsman.” Some Southern trolling trainers and owners arc talking of coining to Auckland to settle, and would bring* with them a few Southern horses and liven up things in Auckland, where new blood is wanted. Unless new men and fresh horses are regularly intro* duced interest in trotting, as in racing, cannot be maintained. It was the presence of a few fresh horses that helped the meeting at Potter’s Paddock along. Queen’s Birthday, whose name has been brought prominently before the racing world as the sire of that good young horse, Santoi. who recently won the Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap, and through the successes of a number of his gets had a prominent place amongst the st mi horses of last season, is by Hagioscope, from Matilda, dam of Nnnthorpe, Uncle. Mac and other good ones. His fee this season is 49sovs.

Fioin now forward to the close of the racing season, which ends in Auckland with the June meeting—lhe leading cross country meeting in the North Island, and fittingly named the North New Zealand Grand National Meeting—we shall have much to interest us. especially those of us who can visit Filers] ie in the mornings and witness the horses undergoing their preparations there. After the .lune meeting things will be quiet for a time.

The St. Simon blood is still in evidence. Tlie Duke of Portland’s St. Simon colt, William Ihe 'Third, by winning the Newmarket Stakes, beating Dorietes, who was placed second in the Two Thousand Guineas to Handicapper on May 1, and Art a, w-inner of the One 'Thousand Guineas on May 3rd, has proved himself a good colt. Last year William the Third only started once in the back end. and finished fifth in a field of eight for Ihe Clearwell Slakes at New market. A rare novelty in the shape of a pure white kangaroo has been purchased, says the •‘Melbourne Sportsman,” by Mr H. Kermode, a wellknown sportsman and horse owner on the mainland, who intends the marsupial to be made a present to the Duke of Cornwall and York. It is a really beautiful specimen, without a blemish. in perfect condition, and standing three feet in height. 'The animal, which has a soft woolly coat, and pink eyes, was caught near Launceston when a “joey” about four months ago. Mr W. Percival, secretary to the Auckland Racing Club, has during the past few days sent out invitations to the stewards and committeemen of all the leading clubs in tin' colonv for the North New' Zealand (hand National Meeting, and no doubt a goodly number will be present. The visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, coining* as it will do, between the second ami third days of the inerting, should attract a tremendous crowd of visitors, and many will doubtless see out. the week, staying over Saturday. The Auckland Racing* Club are to be commended for their business tact. Mr A. E. Glover, the well-known member of Tattersall’s. having headed the poll in the South Ward at the recent municipal elections, the bookmaking members of the club, in order to mark the occasion, entertained him at a smoke concert on Tuesday. 'There was a large attendance of members

and friends, including several members of the City Council. After Ihe usual Joyal toast had been honoured the Chairman (Mr R. Duder) proposed the

toast of the guest, to which Mr Glover feelingly replied. Several other toasts were honoured, and the evening was diversified by music and songs. Later on several members of Dix’s Gaiety Co. arrived, and rendered great assistance towards making the evening one of the most pleasant description. 'The (committee who had charge of the affair are to be congratulated on the complete manner in which the arrangements were carried out. The tracks at Ellerslie are in good condition, and some sound work has been recorded there during the week. St. Ursula. Laetitia, The Needle, Zealous, Formula, Lady Avon, Hastings, Rosel la. Honesty, Balbirnre and Goitzer are some ui those that have been show-

ing g«>od form. Firefly, who had l»een going particularly well, burst a blood vessel while galloping on Thursday in company with Zealous and The Needi*. ami has been eased off. She. however, did useful work this morning. Dayntree, who has been going very short, is on the mend. Solo is still rather sore as the result of over-reaching when he ran at the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting, but will likely be seen out next week at 'Takapuna. A lot of jumping has l>een done. Cannongate and Lieutenant. Nor’west ami Hair Trigger. Reindeer, Fortyseven. Tiki, Royal Conqueror. Punga rehu. Starlight, Plain Jack. Lady Dash, Marine, Swimmer, Natation. Monk. Charcoal, Freewill and Capford are amongst those that have been given tasks of a more or less useful character.

'The Auckland Racing Club have, received a splendid response from horseowners in answer to their advertisement for nominations for the winter meeting, rightly styled the North New Zealand Grand National Meeting. I he general entries are indeed better than the most sanguine coidd have anticipated, and the hurdle ra<*es, steeplechases, and fiat events have all filled so well that the wonder is where. 1 he hoises are to come from. The acceptances for the two leading events, the Great Northern Steeplechase and the Grand National Handicap Hurdle Race, are tip top. 'The presence of the mimes of several horses that have been lame and reported unlikely starters may cause surprise, but Favona is probably the only acceptor that it was considered certain would be an absentee, '.his horst* is working at Ellerslie < very morning, but is still hum*. The Auckland horses engaged arc all doing strong work, with the exception of Dingo and Favona, but the first mentioned of this pair is coming on again. Which is the best mare that ev»*r graced an Australian racecourse? 'This question has not been debated yet. Just now La Carabine is the bright particular star, but what about the Trenton mare Quiver, and to go a long way back to the days when Lurlinr. the New Zealander, was racing, what about that great mare? In Lurline’s time ss( Tib was the minimum, and the handicappers even then used to ask that mare to give away 5s t to horses of her own age. We have had some good ones in this colony . Merganser was an example, and al her age she probably had no superior: then Ijud.y Zetland was a marvel, ami probably no mare has ever raced on to the same age as she did. and finished op a career so brilliantly. La (hhibino :qx*pars to lu* one of the l*ady Zetland sen t. Peeress, Cis>y. H.ild|a ami Bluehre are names that occur to me of good mares. Lurlinr as a three-year-old won the Canterbury Cup and the Christchurch Plate; as a four-year-old, the Canterbury Cup. Christchurch Plate, D.J.C. Handicap, carrying Ost 121 h, 'Town Plate, the Dunedin Cup, St. Ki Ida Stakes; al five years old. the Australian Cup. the A. J.C. All-Aged Stakes, and carrying 9.13 the A.J.C. Plate. These are only some of the performances of that good mare, who, it is said, was always seen to best advantage on soft going. The Great Jubilee Handicap at Kempton Park, won by Mr. George Edwardes’ Santoi, by Queen’s .Birthday from Merry Wife, and in which the American bred Caiman, who has been a fair performer on English soil, was second, has been won by some good horses since Bendigo first captured the stake in 1887. Santoi last year won anmugsl other races the Brighton Cup, 1} miles, which he is reported as having won in 2.4 4-ss, the Lewis Handicap. I A miles, in 2.36 3-ss, carrying 8.2. the Free Handicap Sweepstakes of Ilsosovs, at the Newmarket October meeting, and was placed several times, his last essay in a field of eighteen in the Manchester Cup when carrying 8.1, he ran Lexicon to a head, being a first-class one. Caiman last year won the J/mgfleld Park Stakes of 2420 sovs, was third in the Duke of York Stakes, having previously run third (9.5) to Merry Gul (7.13) and Diamond Jubilee in the rich Prince of Wales Stakes. Santoi has been a most consistent performer. His sire. Queen’s Birthday, stands at 40 guineas, and is prized for the Blackwell blood that courses through his veins. Alveseot has proved a most consistent colt, and has been unlucky in meeting so many good oik's this season. He was third in the City and Suburban to Auslra-

lian Star and Amurath. and second to Little Eva in the IJacolnshire Handicap. It is not often that a horse gains a place in all three of these big races.

All racing is wore or less inconsistent, horses improv e fast or go off fast, they fail to run many races alike, and their gallops are either pleasing or disappointing. Those who have found out by bitter experience that such inconsistencies do occur, and know what changes are brought about by increasing or lessening the weights are the l*est to adjudicate on suspicious cases. They know too that one gallop will sometimes improve horses many pounds, and have the opposite effect on others. Injustices are too often inflicted on owners upon strong suspicion based only on what is certainly inconsistent running. There is a vast difference in inconsistent running, which has been brought about through improvement or loss of form, or an increase or decrease of weight, or the different way in which races are run, as the case may be, or a combination of such circumstances, and running which has been connived at by the owners and riders, Invariably called inconsistent, but which really should be called fraudulent. There is a distinction between inconsistent running and fraudulent running, and unless absolute fraud can be sheeted home owners should not be punished. It is one certain sign of unfitness on the part of stewards for the positions they hold when a horse that has failed to run into a place one day but wins easily the next when very much favoured by weight is disqualified. When stewards appointed to watch the racing cannot detect anything wrong during the progress of a race, it. reads like a reflection upon themselves when because a horse has come unexpectedly to the front the owner or rider as the case may be is carpeted. They do not then act of their own motion, but are too often Swayed by the promptings of the crowd or a protest, of a disappointed owner whose horse may have run as much below form as the horse that has won has shown improvement. It is strongly urged that stewards should not bet, and it would be well if they would refrain, but yet we find stewards too ready to listen to those, who do bet and bet heavily, and to pay too much attention to the protestations of the crowd, who never raise a to do when they happen to have made a right selection by fastening on to a winner that they have discovered has been waiting some time, and has at last got home. The boohoonig is usually heard when the horse they have backed as a body gets beaten. That Mr L. D. Nathan intended purchasing a St. Simon horse in England for the Sylvia Park Stud was not generally known, but that the subject had been talked by the brothers who own the stm ore Mr Nathan’s departure for Ei.J,i:<l, 1 was informed during the we , it did not therefore come as a surprise to me to learn that that gentleman had been successful in securing one. The cable announced simph that Mr Nathan had purchased the racehorse Fitzsimon. There is no horse racing just now of this name, but a now four-year-old. who was racing last year, bears a name so nearly the same that it is thought that it is probable that Fitzsimmons, and not Fitzsimon, may be the horse Mr Nathan has selected. Both are by St. Simon, and both have raced. Fitzsimon, who was foaled as far back as 1888, and has been some seasons at the stud, has a capital pedigree, being from Brilliancy, a daughter of John Davis, from Bright Light, by Bredalbane from Breakwater. by Buccaneer from Surf, by Storm. Fitzsimmons, named after tb<- New Zealand pugilist, and 1 red by errr now King of England, is a four-year-old by St. Simon from Merrie La-s, by Rotherhill, dam Lassie, by Blair Athol, dam Miss Johnston, by Newniinster, dam Boarding School Miss, by Plenipotentiary. If Fitzsimmons, and not Fitzsimon, is the horse selected, the Messrs Nathan will have secured a horse whose breeding may suit the Seaton .Delaval mares well. The respective dams of Seaton Delaval and Fitzsimmons are by the Lord Clifden horse ItotherhilL while the King Tom strain brought into the pedigree of Seaton Delaval through his granddam. Moss Rose, is present in

I'itzsimirens. brought in by St. Angela, ikuu of that horse's sire, St. Simon.- 1 have not extended the pedigree of Fitzsimmons, but on the sire side we have the Blacklock and Birdcatcher strains, and St. Simon's pedigree is to be preferred to that of Melton, while of the resjieetive dams of Seaton Delaval and Fitzsimmons, or their respective granddams. 1 should say. as their dams are by the same horse, most students might prefer the side of Fitzsimmons, for his maternal line has been a prominent one in colonial racehorses, more particularly in Australia. Fitzsimmons has not achieved distinction on the turf, however, his only win being in the Gorse Selling Race of lOOsovs. last year, when the trainer Marsh, who had previously purchased him from the then Prince of Wales, let him go for 400 guineas to Sir Blundell Maple. The Auckland Trotting Club’s Autumn Meeting was concluded on Wednesday under conditions favourable to the sport. The track was probably a little faster than on the opening day, and most of the performers of any note registered better time. The ChildeHarolii gelding Hero won the Trial Handicap from a field of thirteen, Ebonite and Louie finishing close. Ivan literally walked away with the May Handicap, being in front from start to finish, and Huon Leigh had no difficulty’ in winning the Easter Handicap. though The Joker, who trotted in rare style from eud to end. got within a couple of lengths of the son of Huon Junr., covering the two miles in 4.56. J secs, as timed by a private watch. Old Yum Yum trotted well for a mile. The Handicap Steeplechase was deprived of some interest through the early falling of Hinemoa, who was making the pace, and through the saddle turning round on Creel, who was pulled up. The Flower fell at the back of the course, and Little Tom, who led almost throughout, was caught by Fairy coming up the straight and cleverly beaten. Empress got to the front before three furlongs had been traversed in the Autumn Handicap Trot, and mixing her gait led to the finish, closely’ followed by Harold Abdallah, who finished a few lengths away second, having Billy Wilson, who moved throughout in good style, at his sulky wheel when the judge’s box was reached. The Stewards met and very promptly disqualified Empress for galloping, and ruled Harold Abdallah out for inconsisteait running, disqualifying IL Chatteris, the owner and driver, for three months. This decision was at once appealed against. Empress covered the two miles in 4min. 9sec, Hatold Abdallah taking a tick under 4min. bsee, and Billy Wilson 3min 53aec. This was the official time. Albert Victor trotted splendidly, and completd the distance in 3min 44sec. Billy Wilson thus showed a 2.33 gait as against a 2.40 average On Saturday’, while Albert Motor was trotting at a belter than 2.30 gait Harold Abdallah was trotting at an average of 2min 44sec. At the end of the first mile and a half on Saturday, BUly Wilson was leading him about two lengths. There was liiscc. between the pair then, and on Wednesday 14sec. was the handicap, so that there was very little difference in the relative performances of the pair. Each registered better time, but as 3 have shown, so did others. Ivan was penalized Tibs for his win in tiie May Handicap, but was nevertheless favourite for the Farewell Handicap, and ran last all the way to about the distance, where he was coming fast apparently without assistance from his rider, who took mst ters altogciher too easy, his riding being in striking contrast to his opening essay. A good race between Lady Howitzer and Little Wonder took place all down the straight, but The Spray came at them and won after n struggle by a narrow margin. Waitekauri ran away with the Class Trot, covering the mile in 2.395ec, but Albert Victor only made up about half his handicap, and The Joker actually lost ground, his performance being glaringly inconsistent with his trotting in the Easter Handicap. in which he covered the fiiut mile in 2;nin 23sec, and the second one in the same time. There may have been a good reason for the poor display of The Joker, but the Stewards would have been doing their duty had they asked the rider to furnish it. Waitekauri trotted faster on Saturday when trying to catch Honduras, but as he did not encounter serious opposition, in the Class event, he bad only to take things leisurely in the last quarter.

Waitekauri was travelling at a fast elip over the first half-mile, amt is a useful gelding. ® ® ® ENGLISH RACING. From Our Special CorrespondentJ LONDON, April 12. Mr Speneer Gollan, it is understood, landed a very nice little stake at Alexandra Park last Saturday, when his five-year-old son of Australian Peer, the black Australian Star, romped home in the London Cup. a mile and a quarter race worth £ 1564 in solid cash and a hundred guinea cup. There were twelve starters, and of these Merry Methodist, syrs, 8.13, was favourite at 9 to 2, Australian Star, carrying 8.1, being second in demand at 11 to 2; and among the other runners were Sir E. Vincent’s Sailor Boy HI., aged, T. 6, which wa» among the 100 to 7 chances, and Cara Mia, 4yrs, 7.5, which also stood at 100 to 7.

The course was a quagmire, and for that reason Australian Star and his compatriot. Sailor Boy, were presumed to be at a disadvantage. As a setoff, they were both very fit, and it was their fine, condition which enabled them to fill the first and second billets. It was, however, a very one horse show, for Mr Gollan’s colt, after being in the van for the first mile, came right away from his fellow mudlarkers and cantered home the easiest of winners by ten or a dozen lengths from Sailor Boy. this son of Gozo being almost as far ahead of Cara Mia, and so crediting his owner with £2OO.

Australian Star has evidently profited greatly by his work over hurdles during the winter, and if he does not go stale should stand a very good chance of landing the City and Suburban for Mr Gollan. The horse’s weight in this event, though increased lOlbs by his victory on Saturday, is only 7.lo.—[Australian Star won.— Ed.]

Australia was again to the fore at Kempton Park on Easter Monday, Mr Edgar Cohen’s old gelding Oban, carrying 11.12 to victory in the Two Mile Hurdle Handicap, which brought the day’s racing to a close. There were only five starters, and Oban was a warm favourite at 6 to 4 against. The son of Lochiel and Venusta justified his backers’ confidence by making the whole of the running and getting home in a hack canter. The official verdict was eight lengths, and had Keogh desired it Oban could have won by a distance. The value of the stakes was only £ 100. The New Zealand ’chaser Levanter has put his party in the hole every time they have had any money on him, and I should think Major Edwards must be pretty well tired of paying his hay and corn bilk The Gaiety Company, ’tfs said, backed the horse for the National, as if the race was a gift for the expatriated Maoriland lepper. They, of course, “went down wop,’’ but in the Lancashire Steeplechase they thought Levanter would recoup them, and the New Zealand gelding, with the feather-weight of 9.13 up. started at 7 to 1 in a field of fourteen. Once more he flattered but to deceive, and could only •finish fifth to Coragh Hill, which won by half a street, Grudon, the National winner, being broken down when leading a few hundred yards from home. Levanter, I suppose, will come home some day when his sorely tried connections haven’t a penny piece on, but so far he has been a ghastly failure.

® ® ® NORTH NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. Acceptances for the Great Northern Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle Race and general entries for the minor events were received last night as follows:— ACCEPTANCES. THE GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 600bovs; second horse to receive 75sovs, and third horse 25sovs out of the stake. Winner of auy steeplechase of the value of ISOsovs after declaration of weights to carry 51b penalty. About three miles and a-half. (To be run on June 8).

THE GRAND NAUONAi. HANDICAP iiIRDLE RA’’E uf second horse to receive 75sovs, and third burse 2uSuvs out of the Blake. Over eight bights of hurdles. Winner uf a hurdle race after the declaration of the weights te carry 51 b extra; of the Rem u era Hurdle Race, 31b extra. Two inUeo. (To be ran on June 10).

4) ® ® TAKAPUNA JOCKEY’ CLL’B’9 WINTER MEETING. ACCEPTANCES. Maiden Hurdles of 60s ova. One mile and a half and 100yds.—Trifler 11.7, Lieutenant 11.7, Tiki 10.4, Tukapa 10. X Tuirne 10.2, Lady Dash 10.0, Starlight 9.10, Royal Conqueror 9.7, Perseverance 9.5. Pungarehu 9.4. Sudden (late Rangatira) 9.4. Swimmer 9.0. Puffing Billy 9.0, Francis Lovejoy 9.0, Capford 9.0. Handicap Maiden Plate of COsovs. 7 furlongs.—Balbiraie 8.10, Goitxer S .2. Mount Zee han (late Zee han) 8.2, Swiftfoot 8.2, Sly Miss 8.0, Miss Drury 7.8, Belfast 7.8, Khama 7.5, Everett 7.4. Merry Kate 7.2, Corporal 7.2, Apparition 7.0, Francis Lovejoy 6.10, Don 6.10, Na Dhichrimhurch 6.10, Bandolier €.7. First Pony Handicap of 60sovs. Five furlongs.—Orange and Blue 8.12, Lena 8.8, St. Loanda 7.12, Cuisine 7.8, Mamoa 7.5, Mara 7.4, Garnet 7.0, Trooper 7.0, Heliades 6.9, Chief Miss 6.7. Handicap Maiden Steeplechase of 100 sovs. About two miles. — Forty-seven 11.0, Sylvanus 10.12, Kowhai 10.5, Freewill 10.3, Starlight 10.0, Verdi 9.12. Marine 9.10, Bob 9.7. Puffing Billy 9.7, Rufus 9.7, Sudden (late Rangatira) 9.7. Royal Handicap of lOOsovs. Five furlongs.—Hastings 8.8. Solo 8.8, Lady Avon 7.12, St. Olga 7.12, Takapuna 7.9, Balbirnie 7.5, Tiki 7.4, St, Elmo 7.4, Goitzer 7.2, Tukapa 6.12, Lady Dash 6.12, Delia Rose 6.10.

Birthday Handicap of 200sovs. One mile and a quarter.—St. Ursula 8.11, Formula 8.0, Laetitia 8.0, Dayntree 7.12, Firefly 7.8, Volee 7.4. Honesty 7.2, Matamataharakeke 6.7, Regulus 6.7. First Handicap Hurdles of loOsovs. Two inlles. —Cannongate 12.5, Cavallero 12.5, Nor’-west 10.10, Tim 10.10, Voltigeur IL 10.7, Favona 10.6, Forty-seven 10.0» Hairtrigger 9.10, Princess of Thule 9.7, Tiki 9.7, Rufus 9.0.

Handicap Steeplechase of 200sovs. About three miles.—Cannongate 12.8, Nor’-west 12.5, Vcritigeur 11. 11.2, Dingo 10.12, The Trifler 10.2, Sylvanus 10.0, Tarragon 9.12, Forty-seven 9.10, Reindeer &7« Sudden (late Rangatira) 9.7, Rufus 9.7.

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