AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1507, 13 March 1919, Page 9

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

AUTC _ MEETING. A signal o£ the near approach of the Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting is given in the shape of a reminder to owners and trainers to the effect that nominations for four of the leading events to be run at the 'fixture namely, the Brighton Hurdle Race, Easter Handicap, St. George s Handicap and Autumn Steeplechase, are due on Friday with Mr. W. Spence at 5 p.m. The meeting is to be held on Saturday and Easter Monday, April 19 and 21, and there is every reason to anticipate a highly successful gathering. The Easter Handicap, of lOOOsovs., is one of the leading mile events decided during the racing season, and never fails to induce a representative entry from all. parts of the Dominion. The Brighton Hurdle Race, of 500sovs., is to be run over a two-mile course, and should be the means of attracting a strong field of capable fencers to Ellerslie at Easter time. The Autumn Steeplechase (second day), of 500sovs., three miles, constitutes one of the most interesting events to be run at the fixture, and a number of, aspirants for Great Northern Steeplechase honours later in the season will no doubt be seen in action at the autumn meeting at Ellerslie next month. In addition to the three events mentioned, three valuable classic events —the Great Northern Oaks, of 700sovs., IY2 miles; Great Northern Champagne Stakes, of lOOOsovs., six furlongs; and the Great Northern St. Leger Stakes, of lOOOsovs., 1% miles —are to come up for decision at the meeting, and will create wide interest throughout the Dominion. A number of valuable handicaps, including the St. George’s Handicap (second day), of lOOOsovs., IV2 miles, add further importance to the fixture, which is in every respect the principal Easter turf attraction in New Zealand. General entries for the meeting are due on Friday, March 28, by 5 p.m.