RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 195, 16 August 1907, Page 3

RACING NEWS.

C.J.C. WINTER MEETING. SHRAPNEL WINS THE HURDLES. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The weather was fine and the attendance good for the second day of the Grand National meeting. Proceedings opened with the Hunt Club Cup, which was comfortably won by Sir James, with Wahine second. Sir James was always In froot, but Wahine lay a long way out. and only secured 6econd honours through Albury being badly handled.

The Summer Handicap, run over a mile, was voted a good thing for Outer, but Czar Kolohol and Fandango fought out a good finish, Fandango outstaying the Stepniak gelding. Outer came with a fast run at the finish, and had the race been a furlong longer would undoubtedly have won.

In the August Haudicap, .Tolly Friar and Helen Portland were best backed, but neither was prominent during the race. De Witte, who was well away, lost his position early in the race, but coming again at the finish, just failpd to reach Probable, who scored comfortably, paying the best dividend so far of the meeting. Eons, who was practically favourite, made no showing in the race. Of the others engaged, Jack Ashore and Ingleneuk were most prominent.

The Grand National Hurdle Race produced a field of nineteen starters, and the field was an admirable compliment to the steeplechase, all the starters negotiating the whole of the former without a mistake. Shrapnel was one of the first away, and with Lady Hune and Te Uira carried on most of the running, Paritutu lying handy throughout. Turning for home Shrapnel drew out and won -very easily by several lengths from Paritutu. Ability, who finished very fast, was close up. third. Of the others, Ben Jonson. Lady Hune, and Sen Sim made the best showing. Time, 3.44 3-5. Dividends, £6 5/ and £2 107.

The Beaufort Steeplechase was won by Nadador, who easily settled Irish in the run home. Kiatere, who was favourite, fell at the sod wall in trying to jump the wing, aud had he been more diplomatically ridden, he would probably have won. Time, 5.0 2-5. Dividends, £7 6/ and £3 10/.

In the Islington Handicap, Buccleuch won very easily from Medallist, and is understood to have very materially reduced the winnings of the bookmakers over the double. He was well hacked with the layers of odds, and paying a substantial dividend, hit them very hard. Time, 1.43 4-5. Dividends, £4 13/ and £3 5/.

KaipetipetL had no difficulty in appropriating the Spreydou Hack Hurdles, although Waipu was made a strong favourite. Time, 3.21 4-5. Dividends, £3 6/6 and 15/.

In the Woolston Plate, Takaro made hacks of his field. He was in front before ronnding a furlong, and going on kindly, won by half a dozen lengths in the commonest of canters. Jolly Roger was second. Time, 1.18. Dividends. £5 2/ and £1.