WAIRARAPA AND OTHER MEETINGS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1326, 2 January 1912, Page 6

WAIRARAPA AND OTHER MEETINGS.

THE THIRD DAY AT ELLERSLIE.

COUNTERFEIT WINS THE DERBY.

MISS MISCHIEF AND MAXWELL RUN DEAD :• X. HEAT IN THE HANDICAP.

(By Telograoh—Press Association.) Auckland, January 1. Beautiful weather prevailed for Derby Day at Eilerslie, and by tho time the great, race of the- day was duo the attendance must havo approached tho Boxing Day record.. ,Tho course and griunds .were in .excellent order. The largo sum of JJSL6S9 10s: was. invested-on the totalisatbr, compared with .£'.'3,141 lust New making .£133,247 10s. for threo'idays, against .674,260 10s. for the lirst three (lavs of the last summer fixture,', when iiiSSO 10s. was received in bookmakers' foes. Tho results are- as follow:— —■'•••- FERGUSON' HANDICAP, cf 125 sovs. .■;■.- Six furlongs. .'..'.; Mr. J. George's Grown Pearl, by Coro- ■ ,- (Oliver) 1. Hon. >J.-J).-Ormoud's Outward, Sst. ... 2 Mr. Geo. Hvdo's Caedmon, 6st. 101b. ... 3. Also'started': Bogey, 7st. 131b.-; Manu-reic,-7st. 101b'.; Blue :Mount, -7st. 101b;; -Watch .Chain, 7st. 71b.; Tipperary, 7st. 51b. j--Harenoii-,-7*t.v 41b.; -Tangewai,- -Gst. • 101b.; Cuckoo, fist. 101b. At t.hq distance Crown Pearl shooting in front, stalled off." n strong challenge from outward, and won by a neck. Caedmon, who finished,fast, was t«;o, lengths iiwav third. Timo.-lmiu. 15sec. XEW.'iYEAE'.S'.inrRDL.E,ItACK, of 200 ,'j sovs. ' -Two miles. Mr. A; Alwoocl's- br. ; ,gVßeitniac, by Ex- , ■plbsion-rrStedfast.'.aged,-, 31st. 31b.. . •>' ' .;-.. .;:,.,''" (Futcher) 1 Mr.' W. AYa!ltc'rs's".'b';AC.-'General. La-.-. Mr. W..C.'.Morgan's;Sol,"list::.... 2 Mr. \H. •.8.-vMaqkenzie.'s"' Black North- - era,hlOsV: i aA;V<v.^;:;;/.^ r '■ 3. Also 1 s'tavf«"'l': : ijfc. ; Delegate,--12st;-21b.'; DonOii.ex,.'rst..G b.; Prophet, list/flfcf iUo'nrigb,'lust. 1211).; Blue 'Mountain,-' "■ lOstWilb.";' -■••'i£uni.kiha, Ost. lib.; Master/William, Osi. Continuance was "ViVateh at tbo home turn, Eeuraac taking, charge, and joined by Sol, the.pair raced to the lust tence together,-'anil a desperate'race homo ensued, Reumao staying--the..longest, and. winning by a length. Black Northern was two'and-a-half lengths away third, just in.front of Continuance.

GREAT NORTHERN D'ERB;?, of 1000 govs. Ono mile- and it l.aif. Sir Geo. Clifford's b. f. V.ouutcvfcit, .; by Treadmill-Delusive, 3yrs.-,/.Bst.; .. (Emerson). 1. Mr.'W. Waltcrs's 1). c. General - Lit- •' tour, by'Soult-Merry; : Nil Vrv ayrs., Sst. 1011). ......... v . vv . (Brady) 2 Mr. E. J. Walt's br. c.„Mrdnight 'bvMultiform-LK^otteriiJ'rsY^t-.—.-jjjib ,'. .'.:..'.;.. (Jenkins) -If. \!;o 'started: Masterpiece.;-Bst. --.101b;:sUa6onii't,"B#. 101b.; St. Petersburg, Bst., The ania.li 'field' Was'troublesome at llto Tiost, but eventually .they were lined up, and tho barrier lifted. . Miscount was miicke-t'to begin, Counterfeit being his .General' Latour. was "oing easily in front-when, they turned for home, and his""vic'tbry"V»s loudly; proclaimed, but at the distance Midnight Sun came at him, .btiWailed to-sustain his challenge, and, just'when it appeared that General Latour had prevailed Emerson brought Counterfeit.along on tho out r side with a.great run, and though Brady rodo General Latour desperately the task" was too niu'cTT for" him,-Counterfeit -beating him a distance from the post, and winning bv a length" and a quarter. "General La'tour bea,t Midnight Sun by a neck for second honours'. ' Miscount was last. The race.*as run at a pretty solid pace as the.times supplied by Mr. Jack Douglas showed: Three furlongs, -Usee; four, furlongs;- - 53 2-ssec; live furlongs, lni n. 7 2-ssec;-olio mile, lniin." 461-ssec.; mile niut'.a half,'2min.',Msec. The last•■.four furlongs'were-'run-in 4!)4-sse'c.; and the «ix.furlongs in lmiu,.lGsec, Time, 2hiin. 3Gsec. '■•■ ■' ■ ■" .'■■-■• ■ • ■■ • — COUNTY HANDICAP, of'3oo. sovs.-. Six '.'-.. ~' •" .' -",furlong's.' ■-.:'.,. ' '.. : Messrs'W.G. and-G.L. Stead's br'.-.f. ' Culprit, bv -Charlemagne It—Ciil- '•' T0y,.3yr5.,.85.t. 3lb. (Gray). 1 Mr. E.-Langton's Jack Delaval;-7st;lib.- 2 Mr. J.'H.. ; Aralteis's..Gol'dsize;.Bst.llb.';:j Also 'started; Nyhind, !)st.; Dawn,. Bst' 71b.; Taunus, 7st. 131b.; Kakaiha,- 7st. lllb'.V Ireland,' 7st. 101b.;:.Dearest,,: 7st. Mb.; -Miss Livania, 7st. lib.; Hohungatah'i, 7st. 41b.; Lucille, fjst.."B[b'.v,'' Culprit had ;tho advantage as. ~they turned for -home, where Goldsize-- and Jack Delaval were together, just clear of .Ireland, Hohnngotahi, and Lucille:-At the distance Goldsize and Jack Delaval .challenged, but they 'could not .make; the slightest impression. oil.Culprit,, who won with the greatest of ease by two lengths and a half from Jack Delaval, who beat Goldsizb by si- nose for second honours. Ireland was fourth, and then cahie Nylarid. Dearest, and Hohungalahi, the last to finish being Miss Livonia. .'Time, Imin. It 4-ssec. PACING CLUB HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs. Ono mile and a half. ■ . ■ ■' Mr. G. V., Greenwood's b. m. Miss Mischief, by Treadmill—Delusive, Gvrs., Bst. lib.- :.'. (Grav) * Mr.. J. ■ M'Nicol's br. -g. ; Maxwell, by SouK—Crtstorline,' avt-5.,. fist. 1211 i.' '..'.' .:(£.■ Morris). * Mr. T. H. Lowry:s blk.- g. Bobrikoftv by Finland-Gossip,, aged, '..!)st.- (lib. (A.-Oliver) 3 f.Dead-heat for first place. Also started; Waimangii,- Sit. 71b. (.!'.' Conquest); Domino, B.st; lib. (A. Whittaker); fist.' (B. Deeley); Goldfinder, 7§t. Ulli. (.T. .liuehjtiniii) ;*C'oroinau-il<-l, 7st. 81b. (Cu'rraii); Cheddar, 7st. till). (Emersonh . Ngapuka, Cst. 121b; U O'Khea); L'hlando, fist.'7lb. (J. .Stockley). At the cutting .Miss Mischief arid. Ngapuka w'ere o.ii terms, with .Coroniandel and Maxwell next. Miss Mischief showed the way. rounding tho. homo.turn, but when heads were, in line for I ho final run up the. straight, the field closed up. Inside thedishince Miss Mischi»f- was resolutely challenged, by Jlaxwell,. Domino,.'.Bobrl-koff,-'andCoroninlidel, and .an', exciting struggle ensued opposite.-the stand, i Maxr well appeared/to get thedinttor. of it, while Bobrikoff. was finishing fast .on the-out-side, and,-with half-a^dazen.horses almost in : passing' the .winning poAt, "the judge's placius-was. awaited with interest. When, the numbers, w.eiit up it was seen ' that MNs Mischief and Maxwell had deadheated for first place, a rieck'fri front of PobrikAff.'aiieck a.fter whom, coiiio Domino, with Cpromasdel-close up fifth. Nga--ptika. wa'Sv'sfxth,. Goldfimjcr and Snultbrin together next, and -then: followed■ Waimangii, Uhla'ndo, and Cheddar.; The times for'tho'-various stage.s wefe-.. Three, fur : long?, 39 'S-j'sec.;. five. ■'. furlongs, imin. 8 3-ssfc.; six furlongs! lmih. 20 2-jscc; seven furlongs, Imin. 33,4-ssec; one mile, Imin. 40 3-ascc.; arid.oho mile aud.it half, 2min. 35 4-ssec. MiDsUMMER HANDICAP, of 250 sovs.; for two-year-olds. Five "furlongs. Mr. .G. p. Greenwood's b. f. Lady Getirgia, bj Obljgado—Kiter,oa. 7st.. 131b (H. Gray) 1 Mr. P. ..Hall's Bleriot, ,7st :,...;.... 2 Mr. Highden's Ermengarde, -fist. 1ib.... 3 Also started: Monoline, Bs.t. (B. Deeley); Haskayne, 7st. 131b.' (L. Wilson); Monorail, 7st. 131b. (F. D. Jones); Dido,.7st. 131b. (WTiittakcr); Tact,' 7st 101b. (C. Brown); Antiphone, -7st. 10ib, : (Buchanan); Hazelton, 7st. 101b. (C'urran); princo Merriwee, 7st. 2lb. (W. Satmaif);"Maii- : etlc, 7st. (Hiimphevs); -Iride.sccDce, 7st. 31b. (CVinquest); Lady Olads.toiie.-'Bst.'lSlb'. (Mooro); Scottish Star,.-(ist. 121b. (Emmerson); Geneva. (Ist. 101b. (Morris); liinnacost, fist. 101b. (flail); Errv Oge, fist. 71b.. (Stnit"ford);:Kaleato. G'sT..7lli. (Stocklev);- Alhvortliy; 71b;..(C(inipbell). ■; Ay Running along truly, ]/ady ; Gp/irgia secured tho-verdict bv.two lengths from Bleriot, a similar distance after .whom camo Ermougarda. ..Dido.was-fourth,-and thea .finished. Eri-y. Og*j Monoline, AU-

.worthv, Tact.. Hajelton, Prince Merriwee,-Kaleato.-Scottish Star, Lannacost, Haskyne, and Monorail, with Antiphone last. Time, Itnin. 2=cc. MAIDEN HANDICAP, of 125 sovs. One , , mile. Mr. .1. George's br. g. Royal Arms, ■fvrs., bv Royal Artillery—Barley Brco. Sst. 121b. ...'.... (Oliver) 1 Mr. It. it. Dudcr's La. Reina, 7st. 111b. 2 Mr. .1. I). Kemp's J olic Kile, Ost. 21b. 3 Also started: Cloy. Sst. 121b. (F. D. Jones); Fuss. Ssl. lib. (Cut-ran); Sea' Pink, 7st. Mlb. (Tricklebank); Tiresome, 75t...81b. (0. Brown); Blue Mount, 7st. 71b. (Whittaker); Bum:'., 7sl. filb. (O'Shea); Kuatangala. (ist, 121b. (Conquest) ; Pyralis, 6st. 12lb. (Morris).- .. . Over, tlio concluding stages Hoyal Arms outpaced his opponents and ran in a comfortable winner by two lengths from La Reina, who-was. three parts .of-a length in front of Jolie i'ille. Time, lmin. 42sec. .'■' GLASGOW-. HANDICAP,-of 200 sovs. —■: - Seven furlongs. Mr. T. J. B. Stewart's br. m. Wee Olga, Ivrs., by Merriwee—St. Olga, (ist. 9Mb (L. Mon-is) 1 Mr.'Donald M'Lcod's Miss Winsome,. -7st. 91b;....; ..-..; ~•.••— 2 MK S. Bradley's First Wairiki, Ost. , 101b. : 1 3 Also started: Sir•■Avteg!il,- : 7st. 101b. (O. Drown); Captain Soult, 7st. Bib. (O'Shea); Avarhte, 7st. (Emmerson); Admiral. Soult, (ist. 81b. (Stratford); Master Jack, b'st. 7st. (Tricklebank). ■ At the cutting First.Wairiki took second place behind -Wee Olga, with. : Miss Winsomo in third position, and thus they ran along (lie top.. Prom' this on- Wee Olga held her own, and although -Miss Winsome challenged in the straight, won by -three.'lengths,. Miss Winsome beating First Wairiki by a similar distance for second money. 'Captain Soult was fourth, Avarice fifth, Admiral Soult sixth, and Sir Artegal last. Time, lmin. 28sec. - A