WOODVILLE JOCKEY CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 8

WOODVILLE JOCKEY CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING.

The weather was fine for the first day of the autumn meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club. The attendance was good. The sum of £8754 was put through the totalisators, as against £5661 for the corresponding day last year. Three bookmakers were licensed. Following were the results: —

MAIDEN HANDICAP. —Contour 1, Kelso 2, First Mate 3. Also started: San Jose, Hippolytus, Te Otani, San Lass. Won by a length and a-half. Time, Im. 16 l-ss. HACK HURDLE RACE. —Playmate 1. Concussion 2, Mount Cook 3. Also started: Papatawa, Royal Blue, Te Kainui, The Voucher. Won by a length. Time, 3m. 225. WHARITI HACK HANDICAP. — Merry Zealand 1, Seaton Dale 2, Pearlie 3. Also started: Fulminator, Robin Link. Leathen. Won by a neck. Time, Im. 30s. WOODVILLE CUP. —Loiret 1, King’s Lynn 2 ,Waipaku 3. Also started: Hipporofla, Nova, Aberration, Kairoma, Kurawaka. Rosegrove. Won by a length. Time, 2m. 8 3-ss. COUNTY HACK HANDICAP. —Rangipapa 1, Bluebell 2, Lochiela 3. Also started: Ikon, Green Leaf, Bonny Doon, Yosami, Gatenby, Rose Lethe. Oblivion, Brown Belt, Hydraulic. Won by a length. Time. Im. ss. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP.— Gauze 1, Ballarat 2, Probability 3. Also started: Silvershell, Rangihaeta. Golden Gate, Elfrida. Scotch Reel. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lm. 30 3-ss. VICTORIA HACK HANDICAP. —Somali 1. Ancycle 2, Diplomatic 3. Also started: Clarabelle, Ruabon, Nitchevo, Scenery. Jet de More. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lm. 45 2-ss. TELEPHONE HANDlCAP—Sunbonnet 1, Oxton 2, Cyrene 3. Also started: Aboriginal, Chicane, Supplement. Linkless. Won by half a length. Time, lm. 1 2-ss. SECOND DAY. The weather was fine for the second day of the Wood vile Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting, and the attendance good. Six bookmakers were licensed. The sum of £8302 was passed through the totalisator, making a total of £17,060 for both days. Following were the results:— SETTLERS’ HACK HANDICAP. — Seaton Dale 1, Bonnie Doon 2, Robinlink 3. Scratched: Merry Zealand, Rangipapa, Yosami, Mistleoe, Rose Lethe. Won by a head. Time, lm. 15 l-ss' HURDLE RACE. —Playmate 1, Mount Cook 2, Concussion 3. Scratched: Papatawa. Won by a length. Time, 2m. 51 2-ss. BALLANCE HACK WELTER HANDICAP.—Lethean 1, Diplomatic 2, Ruabon 3. Scratched: Ikon. Won by a length. Time, lm. 31 3-ss. AUTUMN HANDICAP. — Kurawaka 1, Aberration 2, King’s Lynn. 3. Scratched: Loiret, Rangihaetihi. Won by a head. Time, lm. 58s. KUMEROA HACK HANDICAP. —Hydraulic 1, Rangipapa 2, Bluebell 3. Scratched: Mistleoe. Won by half a length. Time, Lm. 1 2-ss. SHORTS HANDICAP—Cyrene 1, Chicane 2, Sunbonnet 3. All started. Won by three lengths. Time, lm. 0 4-ss. SCURRY. —First Mate 1, Dream 2, Kelso 3. Won by half a length. Time, lm. 2 3-ss. MAHARAHARA HANDICAP. — Chicane 1, Rangihaetihi 2, Scotch Reel 3. Scratched: Scenery. Won .by two lenghs. Time, lm. 46 l-ss.