HORSE RACING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1996, 4 February 1907, Page 3

HORSE RACING.

Press Association AUCKLAND, Saturday. The Takapuna J.C. concluded the Summer Alerting yesterday in excellent weather. There was a good attendance. The sum ot’ £12,135 10s was put through the total isa tor against. £8764 on the corn spending day of last year, making £32,825 10s for the meeting, compared with £25,086 10s for the Summer Alerting last year, an increase of £7738 10s. The results were :

Marino Handicap. Four fourlongs: Waucliope, 7.12, 1 ; Leira, 7.4, 2; Noy, 8.0, 3. Sratehings: Poliutu. AA’on easily. Time, 52 2-5 secs. Dividends, £2 is and £l. AVaiweia Handicap Hurdles: Lautapu, II.S. 1: Silica, 0.10, 2: Soultfisli, 9.6, 3. Those were tho only starters. AVon easily. Time, 3min 20sec. Diviend £1 16s. Borough Handicap. Four furlongs. Black and Gold, 9.10, 1 ; Hiknai, 7.6, 2. Omati, 94, 3 Scratched: Ms? Winnie. Won very easily. Time, g] 2-5 sec. Dividends, £3 13s and £2 15s. Summer Handicap: Syren 1, Lan ilock 2, Loliean 3. Scratchings : Geo>'c!ie. Loch bine, Bully. This was a great race, being won bv a bead. Time, lmin. 44 l-ssecs. Dividends, £7 12s and £1 17s. . , , Pony Handicap. Five and :> hair Fin longs Cyrrina. 6.Hi 1; La Annie, 7.2, 2, Sonoma, 8.8, 3. Scratched: Hopscotch AA'on by a length. Time, lmin 11 4-5 sees. Dividends, £l4 16s and £2 12s. . Devonporfc Handicap • Onati, 9.0, 1. Aliss AA'innie, 9.0, 2; Sweet Alice, 6.12,3. Scratched: Atillie and Engraver. Time, lmin lOsec. Dividends, £3 ss. Poimi Steeplechase. Three miles: I’ierro, 10 9, 1 , Loch Fyne, 10.1-., 2. after an exciting race, by a halt length. Time, Cmiu 17sees. Dividend, £1 16s. AVelter Handicap. One mile; Uranium, 9.12, 1: Bully, 9.0, 2; Freemomit LJ3. 3. Scratched: Akarana, floury ITa*’clock, Syren. Won by tw i lengths. Time, lmin. 45see. Dividends, £3 19s and £3. _ Tho winning double, Black and Gold, ar.fl Syren returned a dividend of 4 it t 16s.