AUCKLAND RACES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5235, 3 January 1878, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACES.

(PER PRESS AGESCV.) Auckland, Tuesday. Derby Stakes of 100 sovs.—Venus Transit, 1; Queen Mab, 2. Selling Race, of 50 sova —Isaak Walton, 1 ; Tom Finn, 2. Publicans’ Purse, of CO so vs. Hippocampus, 1 ; Ratcatcher, 2 ; only the two started. Racing Club Handicap, of 20d sovs., with a sweepstake of 5 sovs added—Lara, 1; Elsa, 2 ; Gillie Oallum, 3. Venus Transit and Ros die also ran. This was a capital Ace, and was won cleverly by a length. Grand Stand Handicap—Hippocampus, 1 ; Lara, 2 ; Perfume, 3. After this race 5 to 1 was the longest odds against Hippocampus for the Dunedin Cup. Auckland, Wednesday. PRODUCE STAKES Of lOOsovs. Mr. Walter's Venus-Tr mat, Sst 101 b .. .. 1 Mr. Auckland’s Queen Mab, Sst 51b 2 This was a close race right through, the jockeys working hard. There was a splendid finish, ending in favor of Venus by a neck. French, her rider, lost his stirrup in the race. STEEPLECHASE Of £l5O, added to a sweepstake of £5. Distance, three and a half miles, o, cr a fair hunting country. Mr. McGee’s Perfume, 12st 41b ] Mr. Stephen's Don Juan, 10st 111 b 2 Mr. Auckland's Butcher Boy, list 91b .. .. 3 Mr. Horsefab’s Whitefnot, lOst 111 b, and Mr. Edgar’s Don, 10at, also ran. Tom Einn was scratched. Don refused the first hurdle. Whitefnot retired at the second up the hill. The order was Don Ju m, Butcher Boy, and Perfume, all three within 20 yards. Down the hill past the stand, Butcher Boy and Don Juan were side by aide, and Perfume about 4 lengths in the rear. Round they went, fencing beautifully, taking stone walls, fences, hedges, and ditches as easily as shelling peas. Rising the hill for the E-cond time Perfume began to g.» up, and loud shouts,were raised in her favor.

At Elierslie House she raced up to Butcher Boy, who was leading ; but at the next, jump her jubilant , partizans were suddenly cast down by both Perfume and the Boy coming a cropper. It now looked as if the race was a certainty 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 going up hand over fist.' Down the hill they came, having only the third of a mile to go, and still there was a space of 50 yards between them. There was a splendid race, and the excitement on the stand was tremendous. At the last jump but one, a quarter of a mile from home, only 20, yards intervened, and Don Juan tired, his • jockey riding him hard. The shouts ami cheers increased to thunder as Perfume, about 300 yards from home, sailed by her gallant opponent. She came on at the last jump as strong as a lion, talcing it splendidly, and ■won the grandest steeplechase ever seen in Auckland by five lengths. Hudson, her rider, was much cut about the face by his fall. AUCKLAND PLATE, Of 100 snvs, added to a sweeust ikes of 5 sovs each. Weight for age. Distance, two miles. Mr. Walters’Hippocampus, 9st .. .. .. 1 Mr. Bucklan i’s Magician, 9st 7!b .. .. 2 Mr. Hills Golden Crown, 9st 71b 3 Golden Crown made the running, attended by Magician. Hippocampus went up on the far side the second time round, and won hard held by a neck. stewards’ handicap, Of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 4 sovs each. One mile and a distance. Mr. Walters’ Izaak Walton, Bst Sib 1 Mr. Bolton’s Lara, 8-u 12lb 2 Chanticleer and Ratcatcher also ran. Lara started with a lead of two lengths. Izaak Walton overhauled him in the cutting, and continued to increase the lead, winning by three lengths ; the others nowhere. CONSOLATION STAKES. Mr. Stephen’s Don .Tuan, 7st 11b 1 Mr. Buckland’s Magic.au, Sst 12lb .. .. ..2 Mr. Hill’s Golden Crown, Sst I2lb Z A protect was eu' ered against Lanv in the Racing Club Handicap yesterday, which was sustained, and the race awarded to Elsa.