Racing Results.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 456, 20 April 1899, Page 12

Racing Results.

AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING First Day—Wednesday, April 19. Fine weather showers and sunshine were the conditions that prevailed on the first day of the meeting, and the attendance was fairly good. Results : — Miaden Plate, seven furlongs. Moment 8.3 ... ... ... 1 Auld Reekie. 8.6 ... ... 2 Canopus, 8.7 ... ... ... 3 Other starters—The Needle. Puhia, Minola, Joan of Arc, Donnybrook, and Castaside. Won by a clear length. A length between second and third. Time, Imin 33Jsec. Dividend, £4 18s, in £1 tickets. - Handicap Hurdle Race, two miles. Shylock, 9.0 ... ... ... 1 Kapai, 9.7 ... ... ... 2 Dentist, 9.0 ... ... ... 3 Other starters —Opou and Dingo. Won by a dozen lengths. Time, 4min, Dividend, £2 15s. Avondale Handicap, one mile and a quarter. Firefly, 8.0 ... ... ... 1 Admiral Hawke, 7.12 ... ... 2 Lillie, 7.6 ... ... ... 3 Other starters —St. Ursula, Merry Maid, Porangi Potae, Boadicea, and Hylas. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 13|sec. Dividend, £4 ss. Pony Handicap, six furlongs. Lena, 8.7 1 Pipiwharauroa, 6.7 ... ... 2 Lady Howitzer, 6.7 ... ... 3 Other starters —Leona, Roy, Edison, Bavaria, Lady, Topsy, and Botfly. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 19isec. Dividend, £5 17s. . . Hack Handicap, five furlongs. Solo, 7.3 (31b over) ... ... 1 Corporal, 7.0 .. ... ... 2 St. Jack, 8.12 3 Other starters —Minola, Dorothy IL, Ruru, Telegraph, Emu, Puriri, Central, Wellington, Castaside, and Native. Won by a length. Time, Imin ssec. Dividend, £9 14s. High -weight Handicap, one mile. Auld Reekie, 7.10 ... ... 1 Boadicea, 8.8 ... ... ... 2 Canopus, 7.12 ... ... ... 3 Other startera —-The Sharper, and Lobelia. Won very easily by four lengths. Time, Imin 46sec. Dividend, £2, Railway Handicap, five furlongs. ’ St. Elmo, 7.9 1 Cuirassette, 8.4... ... ... 2 Moment, 7.0 ... ... ... 3 Other starters —St. Clements, Sultan, Partan Jeannie, Blairina, St. Innis, Cannongate, Manutake, Brilliant. Won by a head. Dividend, £2O 19s. MARLBOROUGH RACING CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING. Second Day—Wednesday, April 12. Again fine weather prevailed, and the attendance was good. The following are the results : — Handicap Hurdles of 40 sovs. Gladstone ... ... ... 1 Legrande ... ... ... 2 Conservative ... ... ... 3 Won by a couple of lengths. Time, 3min Isee Dividends, £2 2s and £1 Is. Handicap Trot of 20 sovs. Tracy Queen ... ... ... 1 Blackpool ... ... .. 2 Brockleigh ... ... ... 3 Time, 6min 20sec. Dividends, £24 2s and £l2 Is. President’s Handicap of 60 sovs. Ruby Twist ... ... ... 1 Ejector ... ... ... ... 2 Lady Helena ... ... ... 3 Time, Imin 46sec. Dividends, £6 12s and £3 6s. Scurry Handicap of 20 sovs. Midday ... ... ... 1 Hotu ... ... ... ... 2 Single Shot ... ... ... 3 Time, 52 l-ssec. Dividends, £l4s 10s and £7 ss.

Grandstand Handicap of 25 sovs. Vollev 1 Lady Helena ... ... ... 2 Ejector ... ... ... 3 Dividends, £1 12s and 16s. Farmers’ Plate of 20 sovs. Omega ... ... ... 1 Madcap ... ... ... ... t Czarina ... ... ... •••. t A dead-heat for second place. Time, Imin 21|sec. Dividends, £5 14s and £2 17s. Handicap Trot of 20 sovs. Paddy ... ... ... 1 Blackpool ... ... ... 2 Star of Honor ... ... ... 3 The owner of Blackpool protested against Paddy for inconsistent running, and the protest was upheld. The owner of Paddy then protested against this decision, appealing to the South Island Trotting Association. The stakes and totalisator money are held over, pending the result of the appeal. The dividend on Paddy would be about £25, and on Blackpool £2. At the starting post for the Scurry, Price, riding St. Finebar, was kicked by Hotu, sustaining a very bad broken leg.