SPORTING.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1096, 3 January 1878, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND RACES.

[By Telegeaph.]

[fee peess agency.]

Second Day. Auckland, January 2. Peoduce Stakes of 100 sovs.

Mr Walters’s Venus Transit, Bst 101 b ... 1 Mr Buclcland’s Queen Mab, Bst 51b ... 2 It was a close race right through, the jockeys working hard, a splendid finish ending in favor of Venus by a neck. Frencher lost his stirrup in the race.

Steeplechase of 150 sovs. and sweepstake of 5 sovs.; distance} three and a half miles, over a fair hunting country. Mr McGee’s Perfume, 12st 41b ... ... 1 Mr Stephen’s Don Juan, lOst 111 b ... 2

Mr Buckland’s Butcher Boy, list 91b ... 0 Mr Horsefall s Whitefoot, list 111 b ... § Mr Edgar’s Don, lOst ... ... 0

Tom Finn was scratched. Don refused the first hurdle and gave up; Whitefoot retired at second place up hill. The order was Don Juan, Butcher Boy, and Perfume, all three within twenty yards of each other. Down the hill and past the stand Butcher Boy and Don Juan ran side by side, Perfume about four lengths in the rear. Rising the hill the second time Perfume began to go up. At Elleralie House she raced up to Butcher Boy, who was leading, but at the next jump her chance of success was suddenly cast down by both. Perfume and the Boy coming a cropper. It now looked as if the race was certainly for Don Juan, and his name was in everybody’s mouth, but another cry arose, “Tommy’s up,” “Perfume’s up,” and then the mare appeared over the crest of the hill, about 100 yards behind Don Juan. “ Will she catch him ?” Impossible it seemed. “Perfume,” “ Perfume,” was screamed on all sides as the mare was seen coming up hand over fist down hill. Then a splendid race, and excitement on the stand tremendous. At the last jump one quarter of a mile from home, only twenty yards intervened between her and Don Juan, his jockey riding him hard. Shouts and cheers increased to thunder as Perfume, about 300 yards from home, sailed by her gallant opponent, and the game mare came at the last jump strong as a lion, taking it splendidly, and the grandest steeplechase ever seen in Auckland was won by five lengths. Auckland Plate of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, weight for age. Two miles. Mr Walters’Hippocampus, 9st ... ... 1

Mr Buekland’s Magician, 9st 71b ... 2 A protest was entered against Lara for taking inside position in the Racing Club Handicap, and was sustained, and the si akes were awarded to Elsa.

Nblsok, January 3. M. Alexander McGee, of Nelson, drew First King in Tonks’ two thousand pound sweep.