AKAROA MEETING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 7

AKAROA MEETING

There was a record attendance at.tho 'animal meeting of the'Akaroa- County Racing Club, held on Saturday in perfect .weather. Results:— .• MAIDEN PLATE, ,of GO sovs. Six fur- ' '■■.. longs; 2 Mr. H. A. Boyle's, b. g; Cerberus,, by Menschikoif—Malevolence, 3yrs., fcf 51b, .....,..:.;.......:.... (P. 'Ellis) ' 1 i Mr. W. J. Doyle's Nauty Queen, .Bst. •111b ....; • (J: l'ine) 2 6 Mr. H. Nurse's 'Sniper, Bst. lllb. • (L.. Hagerty) 3. ■ Also started:' 5 Morisco,'■ Bst. lllb; (C. Emerson); 1 Immense,.Bst. 01b; (IV Bejel). Prom a straggling start Morisco was badly left, while Cerberus lost, several lengths. Nauty Queen and Sniper led into the-straight, with Cerberus'malting up his ground in good style. At.the;distance Nauty Queen.was in cliargo, but by a well-sustained effort Cerberus..just fot up in time to win by. a neck, with niper six lengths away. .Time; lmin. losec- ■„

WAIHOWA PARK HANDICAP TROT (haniesß); of 75 sovs. Two miles. 7 Mr. R. J. Taylor's b, a-' Uiidcrscrub, by Underwood, 4yrs., 108yda. behind ..v (H. Cairns) 1 1 Mr. P. Johnston's High Admiral, 81 ' yds. behind (J. Bryce) 2 6 Mr. P. Priest's Bogash, scr. (Owner) 3 Also started: 5 AVeo Bell, scr.; 2 Major AYilkes, ficr.; 12 Warfare, scr;; 13 Randolph, 12yds. behind; 3 Sunred, 12; 11 Athos, 12j 15 Agasinia, 72; 8 Sweet Nut, 81; 10 Stormy Way, 81; 11 Hoymetta, 108; 14 Erleun, 108; 4 King Lear, 120. Woo 801 l and Major Wilkes showed the way .for half a mile, but at. the stand Sweet 'Nut was in front, with Warfare and High Admiral handy. Oping along the back High Admiral and Underscrub drew light away, and the latter won comfortably by a down lengths from • High Admiral. A length back came Bogash, followed by Sweet Nut and Erleen. Tiine, tain. 50sec.' WELTER HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs. Ono mile and a quarter. 2 Mr. li, E. Hall's ch. in. Missuori, by Danube—Miss Mischief,' 4yrs., Bsl. 51b.' • (Ludlow) 1 1 Mr. J.' Bait's Sisyphus, Ost. 711). * (G. Pine) 2 3 Mr. C. P.- Buckehhain's Bombproof, Bst. 31b (Ellis), 3 Also started: Minsk, 7st. 71b.; Bombproof and Missouri made play for most of the journey.- Half a mile from home Missouri drew right away, and lasted long enough to win by ban a length from Sisyphus. Three lengths farther back came Bombproof. Time, 2miu. 10 2-ssec. The Cup was won by Sir George Clifford's Lionskin, by Kilbroney-Counter-feit (G. Young}.