SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 44, 21 February 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB’S SUMMER MEETING.

By Telegraph —Per Press Association. Auckland, last night. "The third day’s racing in connection with the Takapuna Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting was held to-day, when the weather was fine and the attendance good. The sum of £8678 was put through the totalisator. The following are the results :

Marine Handicap, 5 furlongs. Mrs J. Lennard’s Bona Rosa, 8.0, Lindsay ... ... ••• ••• 1 Jessamine, 7.2 2 Miss Lottie, 8.0 3 Also started Liquidator 5.7, Lady Soult 8.0, Sentinel 8.0, Rita 7.7. Won by half a length. Time 1.5 4-5, totalisator 860, on winner 275; divs., inside £2 18s, outside £2 14s.

Second Handicap Hurdles, 1-J miles. Mr H. Moody’s Tim, 11.5, Weal ... 1 Forty-seven, 9.4 ... ... ... 2 Miss Drury, 9.6 3 Also started Hylas 10.5, Adam 9.8, Rangatira 9.0, Clyde 9.0. Won by a length and a half. Time 3.24 3-5, totalisator 1111, on winner 351; divs., inside £2 12s, outside £3 3s. Borough Handicap, 4 furlongs. Mr J. G. Ralph’s Lady Avon, 7.13, Sceats ... A Tiki, 7.0 ... ... 2 St Olga, 8.5 3 Also started —Takapuna 8.7, Clansman 7.7, Blairina 7.6, The Slave 7.4, Nereid 7.4, Moment 7.0, Rosiphele 7.0, Belfast 7.0.

Won by a head. Time 521. Tote 1016, on winner 239 ; divs., inside £3 11s, outside £4 4s.

Summer Handicap, 1 mile. Messrs L. D. and. N. A. Nathan’s Rosella, 8.9, Buchanan ... ... 1 Volee, 7.6 ... ... 2 Regalia 11., 8.0 ... . 3 Also started—St Ursula 9.5, Cavaliero 8.4, Admiral Hawke 7.9, Motor 7.9, Matamataharaliiki 6.10.

Won by two lengths. Time 1.44 3-5. Tote 1162, on winner 398; divs., inside £2 16s, outside £2 Bs.

Devonport Handicap, 6 furlongs. Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan’s Hastings 7.10, Buchanan 1 Moment, 6.12 2 Takapuna, 7.10 ••• 3 Also started —Delia Rose 7.6, Tiki 6.7, Balbirnie 6.7.

Won by three parts of a length. Time 1.17; totalisator 438, on winner 512; divs., inside £1 17s, outside £2 4s. Third Pony Handicap, 5 furlongs.

Mr C. Mack’s First Whisper, 7.7, Lindsay 1 Ivan, 8.0 2 Orange and Blue, 9.2 3 Also started —Lady Avon 9.13, Mamoa 7.10, Texas 7.3, Chief Miss 6.7. Won by two lengths. Time 1.5 3-sths ; totalisator 1208, on whiner 211, divs., inside £5 10s, outside £4 11s. Second Handicap Steeplechase, about 3 miles. Mr F. B. Ross’s Voltigeur 11., 11.7 Mitchell 1 Tarrigan, 9.9, *... 2 Straybird, 11.2, ... ... ... ... 3 Also started: Kowhai, 9.7. Won by five lengths. Time 6.35. Tote 847,. on winner 408 ; divs., inside £1 17s, outside £1 17s. Welter Handicap, 1 mile. Mr L. Quintal’s Corvette, 7.7, Searle... 1 Blaircarrig, 8.0 ... ... 2 St. Ona, 8.7 3 Also started: Regalia 11. 9.12, Volee 9.2, Knight of Athol 9.2, Regulus 8.4, The Waster 8.0, Black Rose 8.0, Crusade 7.12. Won by a head. No .time taken. Tote 1337, on winner 23 ; divs., inside £sl, outside £54 6s.

GISBORNE HORSES AND JOCKEYS,

A WORD FOR BUCHANAN.

(Special to Times). Auckland, last night.

The programme of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting was concluded this afternoon. On a narrow course like Takapuna, it'is virtually impossible for horses when rounding the sharp bends to keep a perfectly straight line of their own, and hence the cause of the alleged bumping in races where a big field are engaged. The public were disappointed in the running of the .Gisborneowned pony Ivan, which was ably ridden by “ Jim ” Buchanan, an ex-Gisbornite. Ivan was made the biggest favorite of the day, and notwithstanding Buchanan’s strenuous efforts to steer his mount to victory, he ouly gained second place after a hard-ridden race. J. Sceats, another Gisborne rider, was successful in riding Lady Avon to victory in the Borough Handicap this afternoon. This is Sceats’ second win at the summer meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club. Sceats will be remembered as having ridden Bluejacket to victory in the Auckland Cup during the past year, and last Saturday he proved victorious on Bluejacket in the Takapuna big handicap. Perhaps the most successful rider at the Takapuna Jockey Club meeting was Jas. Buchanan. He proved victorious in three races, gained second place four times, and had three thirds. This Gisborne boy is held in high estimation by the Auckland public, he being always possessed of fine gentlemanly qualities, both on and off the racecourse. The racing fraternity will not be far amiss in following up Buchanan’s mounts. Tait, the third Gisborne jockey engaged at the meeting,, was unsuccessful in gaining a victory.

HAWERA RACE'S. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Hawera, last night. There is beautiful weather and the attendance is large. Flying.—Okoari 1, Tommy Atkins 2, Eton 8. Won by a length.;-* Time 1.16 1-5; div., £2 14s. vf " _ First Hack Flat,—Siandra 1, Kohina 2, Discount 3. Won by a clear length. Time 1.18 1-5; div., £3 12. - First Hurdles.—Kaivvhakaroa 1, Waiwera 2, Tui 3. All started except Vanquish and Waylay. A great finish, won by a head. Kaimate fell. Time 3.30 2-5. A protest for interference was allowed. The dividend on Waiwera was £8 16s. First Hack Hurdles.—Mammaku 1, Omprah 2, Avant Garde 8. Won by a short neck. Time 2.55 ; div., £2 6s. Sires’ Hack Produce Stakes.—Otaio 1, Sophia 2, Nai Nai 3. All started. Won by two lengths. Time 3.18 1-5 ; div., £5. Hawera Whiter.—Gipsy Queen 1, Bowsprit 2, The Hempie 3. Also ran—Lasting, Brown Bill, and Ascot Vale. Won by a length. Time 1,46 1-5; div., £'2 2s. Second Hack Flat.—Dartmoor 1, Taplow 2, Waiiti 3. Won by a head. Time 2 13-5; div., £6The amount put through the totalisator for the first day was £6700.

Sydney, Feb. 20. Sullivan, who was kicked by the New Zealand horse Boreas, is much' improved in health.