TURF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue XXIV, 11 June 1904, Page 17

TURF NOTES.

F. Stennlng has Cuiragno in work at Ellerslie once more. Khama is slightly amiss—this time in one of his forelegs. Jewellery, though recovering, is not expected to race again. The Brigadier—Barmaid colt, owned by Mr T. Armitage, is being broken. F. pfenning has taken Mechanic up again. The sou of Hotchkiss has had a long spell. Mr Hugo Friedlander will be a visitor to the Auckland Racing Club’s Winter Meeting. Mr K. Allan, of Christchurch, is on a visit tn Auckland, and will stop over the A.R.C. Winter Meeting. Ou Friday next nominations will be taken for the Auckland Trotting Club’s June Meeting. Little Marine changed hands after the Selling Steeplechase. Mr Crosbie being the purchaser. w Ilntana arrived from New Plymouth on Friday, after a rough trip, and is putting up at J. Rae’s, Greenland. Haydn and Princess of Thule are probably the worst horses the pencillers have to carry forward in their doubles. It was a bit of hard luck for Tupara to Injure his Stille on the eve of the A.R.C. Great Northern meeting. Kanaka and Ilyins were schooled over some of the Ellerslie fences on Saturday, and their display was satisfactory. We read of big profits being made at race meetings in Australia where clubs do not have the totalisator. McGregor has had a lot of bad luck, and it was pleasing to see him get home on Cavalry ou Friday. Mr O'Connor received a bonus from the Geraldine racing Club for services rendered at the spring meeting of that club. Gipsy Grand does not claim many winners. but Mariposa, one of that sire's gets, scored last week at Dunedin. The American turf rulers are trying to make all jumping races steeplechases, aud abolish hurdle racing entirely. Regulation came as a strong tip from Otaki on Saturday, and had a good following for rhe race she won there. George Ahsolum is steadily on the improve. and it is hoped that he will be able to get about soon. The Geraldine Racing Club have fixed September 29th and 30tb. subject to confirmation by the Racing Conference for their Spring MeetingOn the opening day of the Takapuna meeting. St. Rowan, Hippo wa I. and Crespin, winners of the jumping races, each carried 10.0 iu their engagements. Full Cry’s full brother. Tlakirla, who did some racing on the Wanganui-Taranaki coast some time ago in hack events, has joined D. Moraghan’s string at Ellerslie. liauiapn and Princess of Thule, two of the starters in the Great Northern Hurdle Race and Steeplechase, are half-brother and sister. -It is under stood that a Southern horseowner priced Wairiki during the week, and that <3OUO guineas was asked for him. No business resulted. Wairiki will not he nominated for the New Zealand Cup. He has been nominated for the Melbourne* Cup. and may be sent over for that event. Mr W. Lyons, who last year won Sydney TattersaH’s Billiard Tournament; Is in the handicap for this year’s event, as usual giving away long starts. Clio la. winner of the Maiden Plato at Otaki, is a daughter of bt. Cyr and Gondola. by • Nelson from Florence. She was well supported away from the course. Tne scratching of Killarnoy for the Great Northern Hurdle Race came as a surprise to a good many, but his owner would not risk starting him In the heavy going. Mr Evett must have felt mightv pleased with the fields he get for both the Great Northern Hurdle Race and Cornwall Handicap, and particularly with the result, of the last mentioned event, which ended in a dead heat between Durable •nd Newtown.

The Guesser is getting on at the hurdle racing business. Sixty-three horses started at the opening day of the A.K.C. Winter Meeting. Victor Cotou was riding at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s White** Meeting last week. Mr W. Davis, owner of Kohunui, arrived in Auckland on Friday last to see the A.R.C. Winter Meeting. Mr T. Scott, who brought Plain Bill to Auckland two seasons back, is here with Hutamt. Le Beau keeps up his reputation for running seconds. Two seconds in one day at Otaki went down against his name. ■Aka Aka.. Newtown. and Lady lluno. three winners ou Friday, were trained by C. Weal. Newtown, who dead-heated with Durable, is an own brother to that good performer Lottie. It is said that Marion's foal by Multiform was stolen ou the morning it was dropped. This is an item of news that so far as I know has not appeared in print. Sceptre was evidently beaten by a useful one in Ziufaudel, in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Thursday last, as Kock Sand was third. Had Waimoe started better in races at Wanganui, he might have won there. The Raukawa Cup. at Otaki, saw the son of Somnus in better luck. The Auckland bred mare Athol Brose is a long time losing her maiden status. She has run into a place frequently in hack company down Wellington way. Some of the winners at the Otaki meeting cost Auckland and visiting penci Hers considerably more than they got out of the losers that were backed with them. It is authoritatively stated that there is as much betting on the big English races in South Africa as upon their own home events. The stewards of the English Jockey Club nave withdrawn the sentences of disqualiupon Lester Reiff and F. Rickaby. Is It not extraordinary that most of the various pamphlets and lectures upon racing and gambling are by those who know the least about it?—“The People.” Mr J. King, the popular caterer for Auckland racing clubs, has been asked to accept the duties for two Southern clubs of prominence in the racing world. Klatere, Aka Aka, and Marine, winners of three of the four jumping events at Ellerslie on Friday were hunted, and properly qualified for hunters’ races last season. Cavalry’s win at the first time of asking over hurdles must have been pleasing to Irwine, his trainer, who has stuck to the son of Light Artillery with a lot of bad luck. An English sporting writer says: “The present-day craze for instantaneous photography in scenes upon racecourses, etc., makes ft very awkward for some people at times.” J. E. Watts, the English jockey, is reported to be running to weight quickly, and will not for long do much under Bst. His luck came at the right time to make him always a much-employed jockey. C. Weal, trainer of Aka Aka. has a good wager with C respin for the Great Northern Steeplechase, having coupled the pair iu a double at 10UO to 3 some time back. West Australian racing clubs have the totaiisator. but they are registering bookmakers, through the Western Districts’ Racing Association, which was formed for the purpose of control in such matters. While some of the handicaps oa the first day of the Otaki meeting were easily picked, the winners were well concealed by Mr Follock in others, and the fields generadly were very good there. “The worst weather experienced *at race time during the first week in June.’’ said an old resident at Green Lane with a good memory, in summing up on Monday«* A visitor who was present at the second day’s racing at Wanganui, says he can only remember one heavier and more continuous downpour on a race day. ami that was on Glenloth’s Melbourne Cup day. The Recluse gelding Reclaimer is belief ng trained by Millen at Norm an by. who lias several other horses in hand there. Millen appears to have got Reclaimer very well. Several Auckland pencriters are now round on their double lutoks. and can take no harm if they get struck. It will l*e the first time fur some years if Hie doubleevent ers escape.

The Dunedin Jockey Club has taken a freak lease of life. The meeting last we*k wm an iiapi«>Yemen( uo**n the corresjxjnd In* one of ItMM. Slow Tom ran a fair rare In the Great Northern Hurdle Karr for one that had been idle a week. He jumped well, but was hanging lu towards the rails, and did not like the right-handed course. It Is surely not seriously Intended by the Taranaki Jockey Club to recommend the rutting off of the telegraph office from their course. This would be an act of retrogression indeed. Mr James Impey’s band rendered a goad selection of music at Ellerslie on Friday, but even the most inspiriting strains won! I not keep the people in good heart on such a day. Hunc. who won the Ladies’ Bracelet on Friday at Ellerslie, and Albuera. who ran in the Malden Writer and Cornwall Handicaps. were the only horses that started twi :? during the day. On Wednesday the Cyrenlan Ally Eljen. from Rarer*. by Cuirassier—Albatross. won a race near Melbourne. This is one of th* lot Mr H. Friedlander’s agent sold to Mr Leslie some few mouths ago. The practice of playing what is known as ('hliimuuii is rarely heard of nowadays, but It would have resulted in a profit of £l4 16/ had anyone put £1 on each of the starters iu each of the races at ICller.die cu Friday last. A Home paper asks how it Is that although jockeys are not allowed to bet. one hears on a racecourse—both before and after a race—how much certain horsemen have or have had on? Thirteen is generally referred to as an unlucky number. There were 13 starters in the Great Northern Hurdle Handlap. Roseshoot’s number was 13. and he was the ouly oue of rhe starters to fall. It is back to old times, says an English writer, to see events titled a Hunteis’ Maiden Steeplechase or Open Farmers’ Steeplechase, for nowadays such a thing as a “racing hunter” is almost unknown. Frank Lind has had more than his share of bad hick lately. Comfort’s fall in the Maiden Steeplechase was the third in succession that this game horseman had met with, but Slow Tom broke the spell for him. Aka Aka. winner of the Great Northern Hurdle Race, was named after a swamp at Waruku. Most people call the son of Hegel Ake Ake, by mistake. It was betittiug that a horse brought up in a swamp should win ou such a wet day as Friday. Southern hurdle horse? are poor. All the more reason for giving big prize money, to attract horses from the North. This appears to be the policy of the Canterbury Jockey Club, who conduct their racing on broad lines. Straybird Is troubled with shin-soreness. What a pity that anything should be wrong with the old bird just when the time has rolled round for his annual trip South ’ Without Straybird some of the jumping meetings will seem dull. The writer witnessed Fortuna, the great grauddani of Aka Aka. win her maiden race —the Wanganui Produce Stakes —in 1872. This was through a telescope at a long distance from the course, and she made an exhibition of her field. The “Australian” says: Hitherto bookmakers' strikes have been failures. There have always been two or three of the fraternity unable to resist the opportunity of taking advantage of the absence of the majority. Taranaki. Puffing Billy and The Abbot wore sent for a school over the Ellerslie country on Saturday. The two first named went round all right, but The Abbot got hung up on the first of the double, and a rail had to be removed to extricate him. In proportion to the number of his starts during the past season or two. in important races, Canute Chiel has been placed more often probably than any other horse racing. The son of Clanranald has done a lot of travelling. When beaten, he is sei-

<lc»oi beaten badly. and bo has froqu*ntty wuu iu kol.'ow fakbiou, as he did at Dunedin on Saturday. At the Waugaaui meeting. Powell. who had s fall iu one of the Jumpinc evewta. had a narrow escape through another horn* jpmping so close as to rut away s«mu* skin from his ear. As Doctor Tripe put it. ‘‘He was saved by the skin of iua The Hawke's Bay npnrtKman. Mr K. J. Watt, before ever ttoarahoot had raced over hurdles, predict rd that he would win a Grand National Hurdle Bare. lie has not done so yet. but 1 should not put even a Grand National Steeplechase past one of his sort. Ihc Scottish Grand National was "won a short head.” Tn Ik about Jack boating his master! Toni Loader, on Mr 11 .i st I ng's own (unbacked) honce. whacked the amateur on his stable <»nipani«»ii (the favourite* a h ad. They now spell Wroughton "Wrath ‘un — “The People.” A home paper is responsible for the statement that Auruiu JI. is the most cosmopolitan sire of the present day. having successful representatives in Kugland. Gw many. Franco. America. India. South Africa, and New Zealand. There is sum* mistake here. The imported standard-bred American trotting stallion Sacramento, who had a good record in New Zealand. was offered for sab* by Messrs and Sons at Kirk's Bazaar. Melbourne, and. after some spirited competition. was knock<*d down to Mr J. C. Ware, of Buangor, for 250 guineas. If a brief period of suspension suffices for a jockey convicted of pulling a horse, how long should a jockey, proved to be desperately keen on winning a race (and his own money), stand down. Answers ure not to be sent to Tod Sloan, says the propounder of the question, iu a Home paper. A public Dial was given in connection with rhe Bayview Handicap nt Williamstown. In Victoria, recently, of one of llig gins’s starting machines, which have been used with some success In the country. The action of the machine is outwards, and Mr Godfrey Watson effected an excellent start with It. Waitarere. who beat Le Beau, Stariua, and others iu the Otuki Handicap, and won also on the second day. is by Torpedo from Rivulet, therefoie full brother to Brooklet The Brook, The Shannon, and other good performers, lie Is a good shaped one. and is evidently coming into form. Fancy Hr. BUI being awarded top weight in the Orakei Hurdle Race, in which 1» horses were entered. Dr. Bill has represented very nearly the worst hurdle form in the Wellington Province, and it was a compliment to place him above even a moderate lot. Calle Iris is by Strowan from Opaque — not Opaki. us reported recently. Opuque. it may bo mentioned, is owned by Mr N. G. Nasmith, secretary to the Gisborne Racing Club, who has some more of that mare’s progeny. Opaque was got by the stuisa t tonal dividend payer, Kale, from the Auckland mare May Moon. The continual dropping of water will wear a hole in the hardest stone, but continual appeals have not yet softened the adamantine hearts of Victorian and N.S.W. legislators sufficiently to get the totalisu tor legalised in those Stales. The totalizator question has been und *r consideration a long time over there, but still the automaton system of betting do's nut appeal to a majority of the powers that be. After all. the French bred celt Gouvernant did not even get a place in th* Derby, for which he had for some time past deposed Mr L. de Rothschild’s St. Amant from the position of favourite. St. Amant won handsomely, we are told, and not only must the Frenchmen have suffered much disappointment, but the do feat of M. Blanc’s colt must have cost them, and bat kers generally, who pLi«*cd him where he was. tit the bead of the betting, a lot of money. St. Amant ha# re-established his right to Ho classed the best colt from th" ranks of performers at awo years old. This victory will be particularly pleasing to those who have stock by San Francisco, full brother to St. Frusqtiiu, sire of St. Amant.

Considering the raring Haydn baa done, hr has a very draw >*et of lags, a cWkrac* t< rietle of the Sou -wester family gc airft »lr. • tine of his joints looked just a trifle fall on tbe outside when he neat out to run in the Greet Northern Hurdle Race. nit Hm* swelling not one of unbound lies*, a mI Haydn's legs look like carrying him a long time. Haydn has a big heart, too. The late Sir Blundell Maple s two training establishments. Falmouth House and Zetland iAMlge. Newmarket, as also the M bite Meadow Stud Farm in Derbyshire, were tu have t»een sold by auction last month. Where is it powdbie to look for a successor to the late baronet? asked a Home paper, in making this announcement Mr John Oswald, of f’orowa. lost a two-year-oid colt by Mikado 11. in a strange manner, says the "Australasian.’’ With four other young horses he galloped over a rope used in drawing water from a well, and • he rope, twisting round the near hind hoof. •nt it hs cleanly off as though it had been done with a guillotine. The colt had consequently to be destroyed. Our hurdle and cross-country races are rarely won by horses known to Im* absolutely dean-bred ones that is. of thoroughbred origin on both sides, though an ounce «f IdCMMI goes a long way further than the pound of bone when it comes to real business. either in jumping or Hat contests. It is the exception rather than otherwise for any but clean-bred ones to triumph in eur most important flat races. People who were at the post for the start of the Cornwall Handicap blame Marshall Boult and Float for al! the trouble. Mr • •’Connor being in no way at fault. Persistent bad actors might woi! be placed a length or two behind the other horses. St. • >lga was started without difficulty. Patent blinkers were used with good effect. F. Johnstone was for once in a way a b><»k»r-on when the Great Northern Hurdle Hare was being run. Had Tupara not gone kune through striking a hurdle in schooling the Taranaki horseman would have been in the saddle on that gelding. Prior to that mishap several owners wen* looking for riders, and Johnstone, who lias Lad so many rides in this parttcular event, missed several chances uf a mount. The schooling hurdles along each side of the approaches, to which a railing had been put up recently, have been made stili more inviting for the particular purpose for which they have been constructed by the erection of guard rails. Horses that may show a disposition to run off or down their fences will now have no inducement which* a low fence offers to shirkers to get out of going straight. I have always contended that the starting of the Forbnry Racing Club would help the Dunedin Jockey Club along. Good progress has been made by that club without the aid of the totalizator. The Dun- • din Jockey Club will now recommend the •Tub for the first available permit, though at one time they showed no intention to assist that club. The Press Association agent at Dunedin, apparently in all seriousness. told us v. hen sending his report of the Dunedin Jockey • ’tub's meeting on Friday that rhe meeting "opened in weather cold enough for whiter." "Orh. sure, and whin do they have wiuther in Dunadeu?” asked au Italian recently arrived from Australia, in Auckland, on hearing someone reading this piece of intelligence. The racing season at Home has brought w hole columns of thoroughbred nomenclature, and naturally lhe Japan-Russia war claims its quota of titles. "Admiral Togo" is smart for a colt by St. Serf- Worth. Recently a colt by Seaton Delnval—Leocant ran iu Auckland in the name <»f Togos, and I notice the name Togo has been claimed for one of Mr Ormond's lot. In handicapping for the second day of the Wanganui meeting, for the May Hurdles, which was inn for over a distance of two miles, or 24i» yards shorter than the Century Hurdle Race. .Mr Evitt piit 171 b more on Roseshoot. 71b each more on Otairi and Aka Aka. and 4ll» more on

Banana, these horses having finished first, second, third and fourth, hi the orde r named. Roaesboot - a».d • Otatri were non starters., and Aka Aka had the easiest ot w ins. Waiwera was dropped 71b in weight, ami Levant and Koller were similarly rcduved. The had weather along the coast, east and west, has driven seabirds inland, and thousands of gulls have been on and hovering alMMit th»» Ellerslie racecourse for days past. Ou Sunday almost throughout the day there seemed to be an unusually large number about this cosy quarter, and long stretches of the course itself, and the centre of the grounds, was literally white with them in the afternoon. It was feared by many who left Auckland by race train ou Friday that they would get stuck in the tunnel, as the engines did their work of haulage with much hesitation, and came almost to a standstill, the fumes of coal smoke being almost suffocating to many of the passengers. How they would have fared had the ♦‘jigiues taken longer to come through their spasmodic efforts is really too serious to think of. The Bentinck Benevolent Fund was urinated with the sum of £3OOO, which the Jockey Flub committee of its day raised by subscription as a testimonial to Lord Geo. Bentinck. which he refused to accept. The Distressed Jockeys’ Fund in New Zealand will have been increased fr om various sources this year very considerably, and ihe Accident Insurance Fund established this year will Im* nearly £2OOO strong at the close of this season. The Jersey Betting Bill, confirmed by the Privy Council, prohibits betting in any office. road, or public place, under a penalty of £5 for the first offence, and not less than £25 nor more than £IOO, with the alternative of six mouths’ imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any subsequent offence. Advertisers of betting and the publisher of any newspaper giving an address where l»etriug is earned on are also liable to a fine of £5. Kef erring to a meeting at which three races were won in one day by horses in the nominations of ladies, a Home writer says: • ft was quite a lady’s day—unusual ou the fiat. At jumping no end of lady owners are represented — especially in Ireland. Many a good sportsman—for fun or luck — likes to run a horse occasionally in his wife's name—but there are at times other reasons.” Umana is one of the soundest, horses racing, yet he has a big hind fetlock just now as the result of sti iking some of the fences at Wanganui. About three years ago he cut that leg so badly that he narrowly escaped Tieing destroyed, as it was thought unlikely that he would be able to use it again, and there was some talk of shooting him. Better counsels prevailed, however, and this fine fencer was spared, and has won a number uf races since. Sylvia Park has left some rare-shaped representatives, and they keep getting home In races and paying good dividends. At Wanganui. lngiewo<»d paid £.**.2 17/, and the same owner s Farkshot at Otaki paid £l4 15,. and in the dead heat with Newtown at Ellerslie on Friday last, in the I'l-rnwall Handicap. Durable paid £l9 S/«. Followers of Sylvia Park's gets this season would have done well, as also backers of Soult's gets. one paid handicapper does almost all the work for clubs in South Australia. Mr Henry Hughes, who adjusts the weights there, is said to l>e the senior of all paid handicappers in Australia. There are three paid handicappers in West Australia.where there is much more racing. In Victoria iliv main work is done by two men—Messrs Menzies and Maitland —but several of the suburban clubs near Melbourne have other men. Mr Menzies acts for the V.K.C.. and Mr Maitland for the V.A.T.C.. the leading Whey dealing with a meeting at Manchester at which Moifaa ran indifferently, •Larry Lynx” in “The I’eople’’ said:— • At Manchester the National form (:) was smashed up—and even in speculation Moifaa and The Gunner were not considered. So again we saw proved what a different

game steeplechasing at AiiHrce ia; Moifaa, then always in the-van. feeing ac far ’behind as to be pellet! up. ’ But at i.iverpwi- ami nowhere else—the big Australian would bv 'thereabouts* again.*’ The- accident to Haidy. known aa “Sceptre’s rider.” has been ‘the subject of much comment at home. One writer, icferring thereto, said it was wicked to hare racing under pre-historic conditions at a reputed first class mooting. That such a thing should l>e possible for a horse in a big race to run 4 'inside’’ the track was monstrous, and would hardly be suffered at a bush track in Australia. When the Northampton • "racecouae” (’ *i disappears from the map we can ail wish bad luck to it. - It Is a good thing that we are to have very little more of the dangerous Northampton course, says a writer in the "Hally Express.” Accidents have been frequent, and another serious mishap occurred, poor Hardy breaking his thigh by the appropriately named Traitress colliding with a post in the Kelmr.rsh Viale. it is very bard luck, just at the start of the season, for the popular light-weight. He is such a nice lad, and how it is feared that he will not be able to ride again this season. I suppose this will be an argument used against racing in Holy Week. Primrose. the dam of Roseshoot, has produced no fewer than 17 foals, and 13 have raced more or less successfully, and some of her daughters have become dams of winners. Montrose and L’enrose performed With credit «n the flat and over hurdles. ITiinrosc herself won races, and being by 1 he Mute (sire of Mutiny. Dummy, and other National winners!. she had strains of good jumping blood, and she will go down to be remembered in turf history as one of New Zealand's great brood mares, for she shares the distinction with Kosalind and . Xivandiere of being one of the most piolific and winner-producing matrons tn the colony, and it should here he record- <'<- that, like those mares, her pedigree cannot be fully traced. As Mr Jeffrys has claimed a stake won i».v Bagpipes, in which she was ridden bv Jyncs- then an apprentice without license, auu in winch his mare Vetrovna ran secyud. it will be interesting to learn how he .anterbury Jockey Club will dispose of the matter, for in the procedure under the ruies of racing the t ail, must deal with the claim. There is no rule binding upon any ’ . ” to accept as a precedent any ruling gnen by appeal judges in ether cases. If there was such it would be unnecessary for owners to do more than make a formal request for clulis to recover the moqev for tneiu. It will be interesting to leara’wlicther other owners similarly placed to Mr Reid, can make nut a better defence in the event of clults deciding either for or against them. Up to the present no claim has been made in Auckland for any nionev won by horses ridden by Jones at the A.U.C. summer meeting. The following appears in the anecdotal °» ‘The People": "goon after King Edward VII.. then Prince of Wales, had ''■on his first Derby, he. in company with a friend, hailed a hansom in Piceadillv, and gave instructions to drive to Whitehall. M hen they alighted, the friend, in presenting the driver with half-a-crown. inquired whether be was aware whom he had been driving. "Now. don’t come it, mister, please.” remarked cabby. "There ain't a day pass but what somebody tries to kid me ;JS ’ow the Shah of Persia or the Hemiwror William's bin a-riding in my keb.” ui a,n not 'vas the smiling reply. Ihe gentleman who just alighted is the J mice of Wales. "Wot OI” came from cabby, with an incredulous wink. "Then you can tell the gentleman what just alight<ml as ow ilie ’orse wot’s bin a-pullin’ ’im along is Persimmon. Gee up, Persy.” It was well, perhaps, that Mr C. O'Connor started the field for the Great Northern Hurdle race well down the straight, as it gave the horses a chance of racing into position to take the first hurdle, which had been erected on the top of the hill near the old mile post, on the bend, certainly not a good place. It was stated In the programme that the race was two miles and a quarter, hut by starting the field so far back Mr O’Connor tacked quite another 150

yards on to the distance, which made little UlSoeeoee to the result ho far as tbe-wlu-■er. Aka Aka. was concerned, but to boreee li*e Haydn, who stay ou the longer Journey the better. Hautapd, Slow Tom and Hlppowai. <m running, woiild hare been better suited had the distance been 15<> yards short of 24 miles instead of so much over it. Starters should be careful to get their fields away as nearly to the correct distance as possible at all times. Many races have been lost and won through the starts taking place too far Imbind the advertised distances, and owners who have lost races through that sort of thing have not been slow to complain. . r * f « T1 “K to the recent win of the hor . s< ’ t-ord James. in the Lanca- *.*'* r ® Steeplechase, the Special Commls--f. v “ f .the London "Sportsman'’ said:— it has been often alleged by Australian wnteis that none of our modern English horses will stand riding under the whip for n very long distance as will the old colonial breeds.- and the stock of Trenton Us instanced as Illustrating supreme tiowers of • ndurauee in this respect. There ean be no doubt that Lord James may be cited as a * ase in point, for sheer bull dog determination could not further go. He was receiving 14. b from John M.P.. it is true, but the iatter could smother him for speed, and the struggle must have felt almost hopeless until he had fairly run the other to the length of his tether. Theie could be uo iieiler exhibition of pure stamina, and another year Loid James if suitably handicapped, will play his own part in the Grand National. ’ Mr Scott (manager of the Wellington Branch of the National Bank of New Zcaiand) when proposing a toast at the annual dinner vi the staffs of the several banks doing business in Wellington, spoke in commendation of sport as a healthy hobby for men in sedentary occupations: the man who followed some form of sport generally went to work each morning in good health and with clear brain. Rut sport, he contended. should be followed for its own sake; there should be no betting in connection with it. Any bank inspector knew that where shortages of money were concerned. investigation nearly always proved that betting was at the bottom of the trouble. Mr Scott sets up an ideal of a high standard. We should have little racing without betting, and the ranks of owners would not be increased by non-betting men. who do not race under existing conditions. Most of the leading owners in New Zealand invest money on the chances of their •horses, cither through the totaiisator or with bookmakers. Those owners who do not bet themselves get prize money or a laige proportion of it from funds which come out of the pockets of those who do. An English paper writes: “The improvements at Liverpool effected twelve months ago came not a moment too soon, and if crowds of the magnitude of last Friday’s are to foregather in the future at Aintree more stand accommodation will be necessary. Doubtless many colonial sportsmen who visited Liverpool thought that the Old Country might well take a leaf out of their book as regaids. racecourse management. When Lord Rosebery went to see the Melbourne Cup he observed of the gathering at Flemington. ’This is more like a garden party than a racecourse.’ And it is precisely this ‘garden party’ element which makes such places as Kempton and Sandown so popular and pleasant. But Liverpool. it must be confessed, in spite of the fact that England’s biggest steeplechase is run there, is veiy much ‘in the rough.’ An admission fee of £2 10/ to Tattersall's ring, which Is charged on the ‘National’ day, will strike most people as being sufficiently stiff in return for the accommodation furnished. And it is extraordinary that, with the railway companies running cheap trains to the scene of action, the racecourse executive should deem it nocessaiy to charge visitors preposterous prices.” Shortly after the Grand National of 1873, Captain Machell purchased Reugny from Lord Ay leaf ord. At that time the unfortunate animal was so chest foundered that he was scarcely able to walk. Mr Richardson. then known to fame as a gentleman rider, took charge of this equine wreck, which he placed in a paddock and kept without corn until the autumn, when he was given one meal of his old food as a treat. Towards the end of November he

was removed from his solitary abode, looting more like a cart horxe than a thoroughbred. but perfectly sound. Though given a thoiough preparation, Keuguy looked lusty, and on the day previous to the race a well known breeder of horses who saw Mr Riehardson riding him In a gallop expressed hintself to the effect that he never saw an animal that was at all fit look so big. On this occasion the going was the rovers** of heavy. By skilful riding. Mr Richardson managed to avoid the crowd, and when he jumped on to the racedouise found that only Merlin and Chimney Sweep had the least chance of beating him. So leg-weary was Reugny that he rolled about alarmingly, and upon reaching the last fence did not attempt to rise at it. In some manner tie crashed through the obstacle, nearly falling ou the landing side, a calamity which was avoided by the rider’s superb horsemanship. Though dead brat. Reugny was not tn worse case than his opponents, and. struggling gamely on. he wou by half a dozen lengths.—Exchange. . Thus the “Daily Express ’:—A remarkable instance of a premonition being justified was the accident which happened to Hardy, the jockey, at Northampton. He had dreaded that some ill-fate would be fall him if he atended the race meeting. Unfortunately, others were also Injured who appear to have had'no such warning. Hardy, who was riding Traitress, had the inside berth in the race for the Kelmarsh Plate, and the danger point for him proved to be the awkward curve close to the spot where S. Loatea broke his thigh in the autumn of 1901. Traitress slipped, and in its struggle turned a somersault over the rails, falling among the people. Hardy was left lying unconscious on the course. The horse, regaining its feet, began careering in the crowd, 'and a wild stampede ensued. The people scampered away ia all directions, but Traitress, who was dashing along at almost racing speed, knocked down several persons and perambulators before being caught. Four persons were taken to the hospital, and other victims were treated nt neighbouring surgeries. One man, on .whom the horse fell, had his ribs broken. Hardy regained consciousness at the hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a simple fracture of the right thigh, and that his other leg was badly bruised. Kempton Cannon, who rode alongside Hardy and won the race, said that personally he doubted whether the course was fit to ride upon that day. By a coincidence, Hardy’s younger brother, who Is also a Jockey, is also laid up Ln Newmarket Hospital with an injured thigh. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE MEETING. The Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern Hurdle and Steeplechase Meeting commenced on Friday. Prince of Wales’ Klrthday, as only a race meeting which had been immediately preceded by variable weather of the worst possible sample coujd. With frost, sea fog. rain, hail, gales, thunder, lightning, and little sunshine, all waft ed to us in the short space of a few hours, sufficiently distressing influences may be said to have been at work to cause the best planned and most promising of meetings to fail far short of the highest expectations. Much was anticipated a few days before the opening of the three days’ campaign. but the weather with its kaleido-scope-like changes was simply cruel, and must have caused hundreds of people who had intended being present to remain away, some perforce being unable to reach th* scene through stress of weather. As might have been expected under the circumstances, the racecourse was in a heavy, sloppy condition, though when the business of tic day commenced, covered with a fine, clean green sward which speedily became cut up and wore a different complexion as the day’s doings were brought to a close. II ul the meeting come only a few days earlier, racegoers would have fouud the race grounds in perfect order, and the enclosures, which never looked so nice at this season of the year, most inviting. As it was, the lawn and paddock were too damp and wet under foot to lie pleasant, even to those who had gone there well prepared, and what else could happen when matters overhead were so persistently bad? It was a very rough sample of winter weather, even for Auckland at its worst, and as a consequence the Auckland Racing Club, horseowners, and the public were sufferers, and the racing was divested of a lot of interest and dash which is usual at these gatherings when people can get about. The wet day was bad enough, but the cold that accompanied it was what most people complained of. The totalisator investments fell short of the opening day of last year by £938, which is not surprising considering the surrounding circumstances. The total investments amounted to £8175. The induagement was all that could be wished. The starting of Mr O’Connor was satisfactory, as also the judging of Mr Lusk. The catering was carried out in Mr King's usual style. The field for the opening event, the Maiden Steeplechase, was reduced by two. J .adv Bell and Kuranui being withdrawn during the morning, leaving half a dozen runners, of whom Moccasin was made favourite on the totalisator. Comfort was nearly as well hacked through the same agency, however, and was a decided favourite in the bookmakers’ ranks. The totalisator pool, however, was a small one, many people not having reached the course from the city owing to a hug delay In transit, quite an hour being occupied on the journey for some reason, annoying to .tlmsc who went out by it. A lot of money •was probably shut out through this, though the rain no doubt sent many into sheller quarters from which they did not venture. Comfort looked well; indeed, each of the runners with I lie exception of Peter Simple stripped in good case, and old K.ialere, who lias been in J. itac s hands for

some ft Hi** paar, new tanked better. With the exception of Eclair, who ran behind his held for a circuit, all the horses kept pretty, welt together until the old water jump was .*rocaae<l for the flrat time, and then Kelair, making up his ground fast, was taken to the front and remained there till the hii! was being descended for the second and last time, when he wan caught by K latere and dropped bark again. <’omfort. when apparently going well on the lxi.il, slipped on landing and fell at the first fence, but Lind. who has had more than his share of falls lately, was not injured The jumping ail through, with this exception; was good. Kiatere, who is a son <»f imported Castor anti that sterling mar** Victoria thrice placed in the Auckland <’u] » won in good style by several lengths. M«m - easin failing to get up when an effort was asked of him on the home stretch, the going evidently hampering him; while S'ar was some lengths off. Kiarere’s frie'ids got the nice dividend of £6 6/0. There were a dosw»n runners for the Malden Welter 1 laudleap, Rosesbieid, Lady Unno. and Waikato being equally fan -led. WiMxlniouiit and Sergius were next ii favour, also well supported. A surprise was in store, as the St rowan gelding Calle Iris, who Halms Opaque (a daughter of Kata .■Hid the Dainty Ariel mare May Mw.n) ;is his dam. winning practically from < nd to end and in a decisive manner at tlial. from I.ady Hune. who had Woodmount haudv In third place finishing well. Iloseshield tai' into fourth place, and Waikato, who might have done better had he been ridden 7'iii Wa i’-" Pxt ‘ Thp £l3 11 6, on t I 1 ? 3 W; ”* participated in by some WMned Mr f x kS - » I herP thp Kel'l’hg "a< 'tantod. Mr Nasmith, of Gisborne bred fu? W, '° &as 3 "“ c papp a "’ l ls ,;s ' - not « S , ” ,,, P an .’’ he round himself if . >t Hrst-ilass. Calle Iris should make •. si “lever lit S ran<lluotl,pr - Moon, was C - MpGpp " of-StaiU'm GrTarVwth 0 . ' i,P bi ~ eyPllt dav-tae wh“b Ra ' e Handicap. for were -addict I . dozen—nnlnckv number—prised Ind 'll a Very flnp flp, ‘* thev tomvlSTi/k 1 tI e heBt ha,f of tta* tat wore *ery fit horses. The top weight/ WaiXri for°his shin S »l ?d ‘ yO - When 0:1 solid lookin.? iF y substantial proportions, a soitd looking horse he is. and lie h id Ina 'v ea.ned his impost, not. hoievei? oJ anv of his displays at Ellerslie, for he has invariably run badly on our right handed gof'm'i- r th ‘ S f° r the rea3on that thiv?s t?t the way « bee J heav y when he has jisited the north. The people know his 5“ , i “% aud Waiwera went out at a longer « I® T *f no " n to do before at G.lerslie. it is indeed a long time since publ ‘ P ™ ftu ey: as a matter of fa. t. he started at over 60 to 1 Spalpeen, who was known to be manifestly unflt by his track showings, and betrayed his want of form by sweating profusely"before he went to the post, was fairly well supported. but both be and Waiwera finished behind the field. Up to Date, the next lu the matter of weight, looked, and 110 doubt was. very fit. and was so soundly supported that he was sent out so well barked as tn be carrying only £3O h ss inoney ou the totaiisatois than - Roseshoot, the favourite, and exactly £.30 more than Haydn, who had strong barking from the right quarter: indeed. Roseshoot. l’p-to-Date. and Haydn had over one half the tota lisa tor placed upon their chances. I p-to-Date ran a very good race, and Haydn, who was very lit. and who 1 expected to hold his own with Mr Roulston’s gelding, acquitted himself quite as w . 1 as 1 113,1 anticipated; but Roseshoot, who had quire a commanding appearance for a young horse, and whose rendition could not be found fault with, put himself out of court through jumping his rider off at the second hurdle, the only mistake made. Thirteen starters, and 13 was Roseshoot’s unlucky number. Slow Tom. short of a gallop or two, otherwise was well, and ran and fenced well until ho got tired, but he for once in a way found something to gallop and jump as fast as himself, and this was Hautapu. who jumped as well as ever, and looked as well as ever I have seen him, and lasted a bit longer than many expected. Mars, the ancient of the Held, was looking as fresh as a two-yea rold, nice in his coat, and muscular withal. Princess of Thule did not look equal to the task before her, ami was perhaps lighter iu flesh than usual. Rauana was as uncommon in appearance as they are made, for lie is so hollow backed that a large amount of padding has to be used, under the saddle. Ho has a plain head, and though lie presented a more at and less sore appearance than at Wanganui, it is possible may be improved. Aka Aka was turned out by Weal in condition that did him credit. This gelding has gradually raced into form, and as lie revelled in the dirt at Wanganui. and ran two such good races there, it is hard to conceive how people came to support Haydn in preference. I was all along satisfied, and stated so, that he would hold safe all the horses he met at Wanganui. but I felt just as certain that Roseshoot held him as safe as he held others. This, of course, may be called the after game, but Wanganui form was horn out by the running of Aka Aka. Haydn, Ranana, and Waiwera. and why should it not have been in Roseslioot’s case. There is no doubt that Aka Aka acts well in soft going: then* is a suspicion that Rosesboot, who was beaten at Ellerslie last year in the Bracelet, docs not. Flat racing Is one thing: hurdle racing another. Rosesboot was unlucky, and we can leave it at that. Hippowai was very fit indeed, I be day was against him. aud he ran a rattling good race, bis weight helping him through into third place, though be was always prominent. Frances Lovejoy ran well as long as her condition lasted, and was well up to the turn for home, but Aka Aka really had the race won three furlongs from homo, and cam? home full of itinning. Aka Aka comes of a good family, having the St. Leger. Musket, Dainty Ariel, and Painter blood, and his grand dam. Mystery, was a good perfermer in her time. Mr Kidd, his owner, bred Aka Ake, who is au improving horse. ' , .

There were eight competitors for the Maiden Hurdle Rave Handicap. St. Rowan, who has been racing lu similar contests her? about for several years being mad? a rather better favourite than Glasgow. Medallion. Morpeth, and Lady Raven, intel* of which had good followings, <’avalr.,' and Leona being the ontslden*. St. Rowan iared at the head i»f affairs with Cavalry, who did not jump nearly so well, but galloped thc freer between the hurdles, and as two <»f the hurdles in the last five furlongs were down, had no trouble lu disposing of the opposition of Glasgow, who was the oid.v one to make the semblau«s* of a rac? with thc son of Light Artillery in the run from the bottom of the straight, along which the horses wcic stretched out at intervals, headed by Medailius. Backers of Cavalry received the nice dividend of £ls 2/6. Th? jumping of most of the starters was anything but good, and no wonder, for thc ground was considerably cut up by the runners in previous events. There were no fewer than eighteen runners for th? Cornwall Handicap, and Mr n’Coimor bad a lot of trouble in getting thc ibid in order, and the start as far as could be judged when they cam? in sight after going a few chains was strung ouL with Newtown at the head ami Zulieka at thc tail of th? field. Newtown, indeed, led until the last stride, where Durable got through, and made a dead heat of it. At the business end there were several that were running pi eminently, notably Geordle. Geologist. Tukapa, Putty, anrt Elo.t. ana Geologist sennit'll to have ;l bit of ban *•>*■“ in the home run. Newtown is a full brother to that good mare bottle, and keeps on Improving, while Durable invariably races well iu soft going, and he ran a surprisingly -ood race, finishing well under pressure. The field for the Selling Steeplechase was leiluced to a match, and there was little or no speculation on the event. It was an interesting race all the same, and Marine outstayed Maugamahaki. and won by till or a dozen lengths. Going along the back and up the Ill'll for the last time, Mangamahaki went to thc front, and the edort seemed to tire him. as he then compounded. Lady Hmie. nicely handled by Mr Pau . after an interesting race to thc Derby Stand, won the Ladies' Bracelet by several lengths. The following are the details of the racing:— MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of KM,faovs. Distance, about -i nines. (57 Mr Sam Darragh’s b g Kiatere, aged. 11.4 (Howard) 146—Mr W. Morgan’s hr g Moccasin. Gyrs, 10.8 (Quinton) • • • - 71 Mr Norman Banks' br g Star, Gyrs, 10.12 (Selby) ° Also ran: 117. Comfort; 70, Eclair; 2°. I’eter Simple. Lady Bill and Kurunui were scratched. I’cter Simple was first, to show out, ami he showed the way up the hill, the order being Peter Simple, Moccttsin, Kiatere. EHair, ami Comfort. On the level the field was all together, and there was no material difference until they jumped the old water jump, when Eclair rushed to the front and showed the way along the ba< k. At the hill he came away from Peter Simple and Kiatere. with Comfort and Moccasin last. Eclair was still In front as they jumped the second fence on the hill. l»’it Kiatere took them on as they raced on, and was first in the straight. II? had two lengths’ advantage as they jumped the last hurdle, and throwing off the challenge by Moccasin, won easily by two lengths. Star five lengths further back third. Time. 4.54. Dividends, £6 6/ and £6 10/. Comfort fell at the first fence on the top of the hill on the last time round. MAIDEN WELTER HANDICAP of 10) sovs. Seven furlongs. 56—Mr C. Manning’s Calle Iris, 9.10 (owner) 1 1^7 —Mr A. Ludlow’s Lady Hune, 10.0 (Cress) . .N 2 129 Mr T. W. Armitage’s Woodmount. 10.0 (Stuart) 3 Also started: 188. Rose Shield. 10.5; 117. Sergius. 10.2; 167, Waikato. 10.0; 77. Stepney, 9.7: 17, Sir Gilead. 9.5; 59. Certainly, 9.5; .”»2, Lady Lottie, 9.0; 57, Lallali Rookh, 9.0: 81. Albuera, 9.0. La Hah Rookh turned round when the barrier went up. th? others getting away on even terms. Calle Iris was quickly upon her feet, and, passing the six furlong post, had half a length advantage of Waikato, after which came Lady Hune and Stepney. Calle Iris was still in'the lead as the field entered the cutting two lengths In front of I.sidy Hune. which was a similar distance In fiont of Woodmount, with Waikato fourth. Calle Iris was first into the straight, and. drawing away from the field, won easily by three lengths from Lady Hune, which was a head in front of Wood-

mount. Roxrxhoot wan fourth and Waikato fifth. Thur, 1X» Dividend*. £l3 11 d and £1 10/. GREAT NORTHERN HURDLE RACK of filMMovu. Dlatancr, 2i tulles. I.’» Mr A. J. Kidd’s Aka Aka, 9.10 (O’Cutinrlb 1 338 — Meaara Macuiunrmlu and Davla' llaydu, 11.0 (Ferguul 3 117- Mr J. Reginald’s llippowai. 9.9 (McGregor) 3 Also started: 39. Wai went, 12.4; l.'tq, Bpal|>ern. 12.2: .’WK. I p to-Dntr. 11.10; 113. Slow Tom. 11. D; 56, Mars. 1O.9: 81. Princess of Thti’c. 10.3: 132. Ilautapu. JO.O; 67, Ran ana. 9.10: 39K. KuseyliiM»t. 9.10; 39, Glasgow, 9.7; 39. Frances Lovejoy. The Held were dispatched to a splendid start. Ifautapu was first to show out. and was followed by Slow* Tom. Francis Lovejoy and Hippowai. the others being abreast. Hippowai was still in front at the second fence. which Rosesboot struck. and unseated his rider. Going tlirougn the rutting. ilautapu was still leading. Slow Tom. Frances Lovejoy. and Up to-l>atc following in that order. As they raced down the straight, passing the stand th? order was: Ilautapu, Frances Lovejoy. Hippowai. Slow Tom. I’p-to-Datc. Aka Aka. Mars, and they passed the seven furlong post with the positions unchanged. At Ihr next hurdle Hautapu still had charge. Hippowai ami Frances Lovejoy were making a forwmd move, Waiwera last, going through the rutting, and passing the halfmile post Hautapu had half a length advantage of Hippowai. Then came Aka Aka. T’p-to-Date, ami Haydn. At th? last hurdle Aka Aka and Hippowai were together. ami ahem! of Hautapu. Up-to Date, am! Havdn. When finally in a line for home Aka Aka drew out from the field ami won easily by two lengths from Haydn, which was undec punishment a long way from home, with Hippowai three lengths off third. Ranana. Up-to-date, and Frances Lovejoy following in that order. Time 4.32 4-5*- Dividends —>lo 15/ and £1 17/. MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of lOOsovs. Distance, li mile. 44 —Mr A. Champion’s Cavalry, 10.0 (McGregor) 1 155—Mr R. Hannons Glasgow, 10.0 (Quinton) •• • - 155 —Mr G. Oman’s Medailius, d. 7 (Delaney) Also started: 186, St. Rowan. IK3; 159. Morpeth. 10.0; 104, Bother, 10.0; 145, Lady Raven. 9.10. , . , . Cavalrv and St. Rowan were quickest to thc first* fem e, ami St. Rowan jumped to the front on entering the straight. After them cam? Lady Raven and Glasgow. Baling the stand St. Rowan was still in the lead. Going out of the straight Cavalry was on terms with St. Rowan, and passing th? seven-furlong post Cavalry had a length's advantage. Lady Raven third, 10 lengths ahead of Glasgow. At the hurdle at the slx-furlong post Cavalry made ft faulty jump, ami St. Rowan was again iu the lead, but Cavalry took command as they went through the curt lug. where Glasgow ran up to third position. Cavalry still had charge as they raced across thc bottom stretrh.aud although Glasgow made desperate efforts to get on terms it was of no aval!, as Cavalry easily held bls lead, winning by a length, Medailius three lengths away third. Time, 3.34 2-5. Dividends, £ls 2 G and £1 6,6. CORNWALL HANDICAP of .’lOOsovs; second horse 50sovs. third 25sovs. One mile. 53 J. George’s br g Durable. syrs, by Sylvia I’ark Durus, 11.2 (George) * 187 —A.* Ludlow’s b g Newtown, aged, by Muskapeer—Ladybird, 9.12 (Cress) * 132—T. A. Williams’ b g Geologist, 9.7 (Deeley) « Also ran: 78, Scotty, 11.2,Ryan: 242. Float, 19.12, Davis: S 3. Miss Lottie. 10.W, Ring: «♦. Dolores, 1<».5, Jelling*; 347. Putty. 10.2, Julian; 179. Zuleika, 9.12, Quinton; 191, Geordie, in.O. Bird; 69, St. Olga, 9.10, Chaafc; 147, llinekoa. 9.1(», Howie; 327, Marshal Soult, 9.8, Abbott; 63, Solo. 9.7. McLeod; 54. Tukapa. 9.3, Cochrane; 17. Jack Brown. 9.2. White; 34. Yolette, 9.0, Scents; 17. Albuera. 9.<>, Speakman. Marshal Soult ami Float caused a lot of delay at the post. When the field came in sight Albuera was in the lend, two lengths in front of Tukapn; then came Durable and Solo, with the rest of the field strung out. Albuera had'a slight advantage of Newtown as they raced through the cutting, Geordie being third, just in front of Durable. Passing the half-mile post Newtown was in the lead, ami he showed the way across the bottom stretch, the others ail together close up. Entering the straight

Newtown wna »IHI in charge, and he led the diaiam-e, where Durable, Geologist. Geordie. and Tukapa all put in a claim, and an exciting finish resulted in the judge bring unable to separate Newtown and Durable, with Geologist n length away third, just in front of Geonlie, Tukapa and Fiitty next, and Yolette last. Time, !..»! 25. Dividends; Durable, £l9 8/6; Newtown, £5 10/. SELLING STEEPLECHASE of lOOhotS. Distance, 3 miles. 27- I'. L. Armitage* a b g Marine, aged, by Cruiser Unknown, 9.7 1 21 -W* A. Martin's ch g Mangamiihaki, 9.7 (Jones) 2 Those were the only starters. Thia race was reduced to a match between the two above horses. Marine went 1c the front when the flag fell mid kept command for about two ml lea, when Mangamnhaki took charge and showed the way for a couple of furlongs, when Marine got in front again nnd was never afterwards troubled, winning easily nt the finish by J 5 lengths. Timo, 7.0. Dividend, £1 12.?. Marine was put nn to auction after the race, and wns sold for 22gs, Mr Urosbie being the purchabcr. Mr Toonia i die I a ted as auction -cr. LADIES* BRACELET of lOUsovs: second horse 25kovs. One and a-half mile. 321 —Miss Major's b f Lady llune. 3yrs, by Cuirassier- llune, 10.6 (Mr W. Paul) 1 JIM Mrs E. W. Alison's ch g Wellcast, 11.0 (Mr Alison) 2 219 Mrs T. 11. Lowry's Creusot, 11.2 (Mr W. Gordon) 3 Also ran: 214. Tahine, 11.2, Mr F. Yonge; Bonheur, 1<».6, Deeble. W< llcast and Bonheur were first to show <•«t from an even start. Passing the stand Bonheur had a slight advantage of Wellcast; then came Ta lune and Creusot, with I/ndy llune last. There was no alteration In the positions as they raced along the back and through the cutting. Across the bottom stretch Bonheur. Wellcast, Talune, nnd Creusot were abreast, three lengths in front of Lady llune. Entering the straight Creusot was in (he load and led to the distance, where Lady llune came with a run, ami smothering the leaders won easily by three lengths. Wellcast beating Creusot by a neck for second position. Time, 3.3. Dividend, £3 6/. *® ® ® OTA KI RACES. WELLINGTON. Friday. The Otaki Raring Club's meeting opened today. The results are:— Flying Handicap. Parkshot 7. Tomah ini.gi 2. Scrap Iron 3. Time, 1.20. Dividends 114 15/ and £1 «,*. Hack Hurdles. - The Guessor 1. Valkvrie 2 The Dauber 3. Time, 3.1. Dividends, £1 17 ami £2 2/. Raukawa Cup.—Waimop 1. Capulet 2, Regulation 3. Time, 2.18 25. Dividends, £3 2/ and £l3 1/. Otaki Handicap.- Wait are re 1. Le Dean 2, Starina 3. Time, 1.49 A. Dividends, £3 1/ and £3 S'. Maith n Flat. Chola 1. Athol Brose 2. Seagull 3. Time, 1.37. Dividends, £4 13/ and £1 14'. Rangiuru Handicap. Narcotic 1. Matukr. 2. White Ribbon 3. Time, 1.19. Dividends, £4 p,. and £2 7/. Welter Hack Handicap. Elibank 1. Lo Pean 2. Woodleigh 3. Time, 1.374. Dividends, £4 1/ and £1 4/. WELLINGTON. Sarurcay. The following are the results of the second day's races:— Otaki Telegraph Hack Handicap.—DolaThcix* 1, Tambourine 2. Matokokiri 3. Dividends, £6 and £8 9/. Hula Handicap. - Regulation 1, Capulet 2, I’laHlie 3. Dividends, £2 <»/ ami £5 14/. Second Hack Hurdles.—Valkyrie 1, Seaweed 2, Opaewae 3. Dividends, £2 4/ and £1 18/. Stewards’ Hack Handicap.—Waitatere 1. 9*tnri-na 2, Sardonys 3. Dividends, £2 9/ and £1 (». Railway Handicap.—Matuku 1, White Ribbon 2, Waitoti 3. A bad start, but a splendid finish. Dividends, £2 19/ ana £4 3/ • ohnu Welter Hack Handicap.—Prisoner 1, Elibank 2, Slecpwell 3. A straggling race but a good finish. Dividends —£3 6/ and Final Hack Scurry. liinurcwn 1. Merry Lad 2. De Wet 3. Dividend. £2 15/. There wns a good attendance. The rain •‘Oinmenced early in the afternoon ami continued steadily, spoiling the meeting. The amount put through the totalisator < n Friday was £4333, and for the meeting £12.680.