HELENSVILLE RACING CLUB.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 May 1912, Page 3

HELENSVILLE RACING CLUB.

The anmial meeting of the Helonsville Racing Club was held on tho Te Makiri Course on Friday afternoon last. The weather was ideal for rac^ ing 1, and there was a fair attendance. Owing to the short notice there were very few passengers by the special train arranged by the Club from Auckland, but there was a good attendance of the local public with a number from the northern districts. The racing on, the whole, was good, especially the local races, (the Maiden Handicap and the Hot Springs Handicap) having 6 and 8 starters respectively; Mr F. Dye's Miss Pauline winning the double with Mr J. Flynn's Miss Rena second in both events. The four open events brought out only small fields and were won by outside horses, the local owners scratching their horses as being outclassed with the weights. Mr S. Wilson's Fuss accounted for the Helensville and the Empire Handicaps; Haku for the Publican's Purse, and Don Q,uex for the Flying Handicap. Considering the time the committee had (less than a month after leceiving the permit) to get things into order, the arrangements were all carried out successfully and the course was fairly easy. The officials : Mr J. A. Wilson (judge), Mr ,Tno. Kavanagh (starter), Mr Jno. Stewart (clerk of scales), Mr E. 0. MeLeod (clerk of course;, Mr Gr, Willis (assistant secretary), Messrs Tucker and Coulter (handioappers), Messrs Hill and Tucker (timekeepers), and tho energetic secretary, Mr Jas. Hand gave satisfaction in their differ-, ent positions, assisted by the stewards.

The Course, which is on Mr Jas. Hand's property, is the making of one of the best race tracks in the North, being surrounded on one side by a terrace from which the whole of the races can be seen, and the river rounding along the back, and if the Club can get a totalisator license for future meetings, there is no doubt but that Helensville would have a good race meeting once a year, being the centre of a large and growing district and also so convenient to Auckland and the North by rail, and in easy touch with the Wairoa by steamer, Mr J. Cain supplied the refreshment booth on the ground, and there were several side shows which were patron, ised between the races. A dance was held in the evening in the Foresters' Hall and was largely attended, a very enjoyable evening being spent. The music was supplied by Misses Little and Donovan. Following is the icsult of the ' events: — MAIDEN HANDICAP a G soys: second horse to receive 1 sot. out of stakes. For local horses, within 10 mile radius, that have never won a race. Distance 1 mile. Gentlemen riders ; minimum weight 9st. F. Dye's Miss Pauline, Ust (F. H. Gallagher) . . 1 J. Flynn's Miss Eena, lOst, (/efiFlynn) .. .. 2 T. Hawk's Makutu, lOst, (11. Hunter) 3 Fair start. War-> Paint got the bost of start, but Miss Paulino soon took the lead followed by Makutu, Jackson, and Miss Eena, the other? tailed be-, hind., and in that order they ran to the Home turn \vhon Miss kena put in her bid, outpacing Makutu, but failed to get even with Miss Pauline who wen easily by 1 lengths, hold all the Avay. v" starters, Tirao Im. 50 3 osees. ] PUBLICAN'S PURSE of 7 soys ; sec- ! ond horse to receive 30s. out oi' the ! stakes. Distance i mile. A, E. Watkin's Haku, 9st. (Clark) 1 S. Wilson's Don Qu*:,-, 10.se. (Henderson) .. ~ 2 After one false start lUku got „ the j best of clear, and led all the way l>y a j number of longths, Coming to the i distance for home, Don Quox pulled j up a lot. of ground but i'.iilc-.l to set i within 3 lengths of the winner. Only starters. HELENSYILLE HANDICAP of 15 j soys ; second horse to receive 3 soys, i out of stakes. Distance 1] mile. i S, Wilson's Fuss (.N-1. 'Henderson) 1 I E. Eedforn's Bonny, S-G (Chafe) 2! Addlingtou Bros. Jackson 7-7 i (Munis) , , , . ;; j •Only starters. Eaco between Yuss ! and Bonny, Bonny led to the turn ! for home, when Fuss came out auci ! won by 3 lengths, Bonny making a j game linish. .Jackson, 100' yards away, I third. Time 3m. 17sccs. * I HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP of s| soys. ; second horse to receive 2 soys. i j out of stakes. For local horses, i within 10 juilo radius. Gentlemen i j riders. Minimum weight list. 7 j j furlongs. F. Dye's Miss Pauline, list, ! (Callngliov) ..'. .1 I jJ. Flvnn's Miss Eena, 10-1, : (J off Flying ~ ,', o! I J. Hand's liiu'vum, 10-'j, (Mack) 3 j I 8 stavters. The bunch got away to I 1 a good start. Miss Pauline and Taka- I j tahi taking tlio lead closely followed i by Miss I'ena and Diiikum. and so j they raced till getting to the straight, ! when Mi-s Etna and Dink\i:n ohal- i lengod the loaders r.H'-i passed Taka- ! tah\, bui; could not make any impression on Miss Paulino who won oasilv by three lengths, Dinkuiu, the same distance away, third. Time Im. 42secs. ■ EMPIRE HANPIC'AI^ of 8 soys /second Uorso to reooive 2 soys, out of j stakes. Distance 1 mile. ■ S. Wilson's Fuss 9-7 (rlenderson) 1 E. Red fern's Bonny, 8-10, (Chafe) 2 Addlington Bros' Jackson, Bst, (Morris). . . . . :J ! Bonny and Fuss took .the lead. Bon- j jny luiving the adyuutage. oi a length clear at iUe hack of the course when I Fuss gradually began to overhaul him and passed on the turn for home, wiu-

ning by two lengths, Jackson, a long way behind, last. 3 starters. Time lm. 43 3-ssecs.

FLYING HANDICAP of 6 soys.; second horse to receive 1 soy. out of stakes. Distance, 6 furlongs. S. Wilson's Don Q,uex, 9st. (Henderson) .. .. l A; E. Watkin's Hakit, 9-6 (Clark) .. .. 2 J. Flynn's Miss Eena, 8-2, (Morris) .. . , 3

Also started Takatahi. Haku was last away. Don Quex took the lead from the start, Miss Rena running second, until coming round the back, when Haku gradually pulled up ground and came into second place, but could not get onto terms with Don Quox. Time Im. 20 2-5 sees,