AUCKLAND RACING CLUB’S PROGRAMMES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1063, 21 July 1910, Page 6

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB’S PROGRAMMES.

The committee of the Auckland Racing Club have thus early framed and passed the programme for next season’s racing at Ellerslie, and that they view the situation in an optimistic spirit may be gathered from the fact that for the 13 days’ racing which it is proposed to hold, no less a sum than £29,815 has been allotted. This shows an increase of £6OO compared with the sum allotted last season. Most of the additions made are in connection with the classic events,

which had: previously been decided upon. For instance, the Great Northern Guineas goes up from 550sovs to 650 so vs, the Great Northern Foal Stakes being increased from . 650sovs to 750 so vs, the Great Northern unampagne Stakes from 650sovs to 750sovs, and the Great Northern Oaks from 350 sovs to 450sovs. The value of the Great Northern Hurdle Race has been increased by 250sovs, and now figures at lOOOsovs, 200sovs being allotted to the second horse and lOOsovs to the third. The committee also decided to make a further addition to the stake for the Great Northern Foal Stakes, the two-year-old race of 1911-12 being raised to £lOOO. Of this sum £6OO is to go to the winner, £2OO to the second horse, £lOO to the third horse, and £lOO to the breeder of the winner, provided that he is also the nominator. In the event of this condition not being fulfilled it is provided that the £lOO go to the first horse. Altogether, it can be said that the programmes submitted by the committee of the A.R.C. demonstrate very clearly that it is their intention to further strengthen and popularise Ellerslie with horseowners.