SPORTING.
o I AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING. (PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Friday. The Auckland Racing Club’s Summer meeting took place to-day. It rained in the morning, but was fine in the afternoon. The attendance was large. MAIDEN PLATE. Walter’s Libeller... ... ... I Lennard’s Kenilworth ... ... 2 Smith’s Biaid of Honor ... ... 3 Six ran. Time, 2mius. 27-secs. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Loch Lomond ... ... ... 1 Ray’s Lone Hand and Baiter’s Agent also ran. The race ended in a tie between Lone Hand and Loch Lomond. The former declined to run it off, leaving the stakes, 90 sovs., to the latter horse. Time, Itnins. 30secs, AUCKLAND CUP — Of 300 SOVS. Edgar's Ariel ... .. ... 1 Butler’s Laettes ... 2 Mclvor’s Balmoral ... 3 Thirteen horses started. Templeton, Blaritana, Pinfire and five others were scratched. A great race was witnessed. Hippocampus started a favorite, and led once round, but had then to succumb. Lara, another favorite, had a bad start. Ariel held the third place till entering the straight, when Matthews brought him to the front, and whipped him first passed the judge, with Laertes iu company, Balmoral a couple of lengths behind. Time, 4mi.n. 23isec. Course very heavy going. RAILWAY PLATE. Walters' Billingsgate ... ... 1 Leunards Kenilworth ... ... 2 Walmsley’s Biaid of Athol .. 3 Six horses ran. Templeton, Harold, Omega, and Edward James were scratched. THE HURRY SCURRY was contested by six horses, and was won by BloGregor’s Old Time. A landlady of an Auckland Hotel, while crossing the course, was knocked over by Gillie Callum, the well-known racehorse, owned by the landlord of the Albert Hotel. The totalisator was well patronised at Waikato. Gentlemen testing its modus operandi won a good sum on Ariel, and will recommend turf clubs to take the totalizators under their special oognisauoe, the club to receive a commission. OABIARU RAGES. Oamard, Friday. The races commenced to-day, with a moderate attendance, the weather being fine.
MAIDEN PLATE. Adamant ... .. i Little John .. 2 Sultan .. 3 The race was won easily. Time, 2min. 22aec. OAMAKU CUP Of two miles. Numea .. 1 Soukar .. 2 Vampire .. S Won by two lengths. Timo, 3min. 42secs. SELLING RACE. Deception .. 1 Seven Bells .. 2 Emerald .. 3 WAITAKI COUNTY PLATE. Unknown ... .. i Little John 2 Lucks AH... 3 Won by three lengths. publicans’ handicap. Soukar .. 1 Vampire ... 2
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5848, 27 December 1879, Page 2
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372SPORTING. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5848, 27 December 1879, Page 2
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