Auckland Cup Remains at £3,000

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 741, 14 August 1929, Page 12

Auckland Cup Remains at £3,000

‘ OTHER RACES REDUCED 5 _— IPRIZE MONEY STILL WELL UP 1 y The rummitlue of the Auckland il‘lucing Club yesterday passed Lhe pru{gramlncs for the fuur meetings to m: ihcld :1: Ellcrslic during the coxninsl scusun. The sunx allotted in pr'lZu-l imoncy, unmounts to £55.55”). Comb: ‘pared with last year's allotment; (£60,950) this represents at reductionl gut: £23,400. The prize—money allotted2 ‘to the respective meetings is us folv, l lows: Spring. £9,800: Summer. £24,600; Autumn, £10,450; “'intm‘. £13,700. The following reductions were made: I

'l‘hc.Auckland Cup prim—nioncy remains .unehanged at £3,000. Criterion Handicap (for' two-year-olds), distance altered to 5 furlongs. The stakes for the Brighton Hurdles was increased from £SOO to £6OO. It was decided to make the distance for the Hobson Handicap at.the spring meeting 7 fin-longs. instead of ii miles: -and that for the Clifford Plate (summer meeting). 1?: miles. instead of 1;. miles'. weiglit-for-uge. ' ' At the Winter meeting the 141st rue? on the second day will be the Fitzroy Handicap. and the lust race on the third day the Carbine Plate. The weights.for this to he: 43—year-old; list. and 4-yezir-olds list willy. and for hacks eligible at time of nomination. For future classio race‘s'the Royal Stakes is to be £750 instead of £I,OOO.

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J‘ h Mitcholsou Cup. from . . 1.500 to 1.250 King Edward Handicap . . .800 ., 7;,» Muskez Stakes . .. . . 5w ,, 450 (5.x. Foal Stakes . . . . 1,500 .. 1.230 Railway Handicap ‘ . . . . 1,400 .. 1,1350 .\'ur.~:ury Handicap .. . . SI”) ,, 450 Christmas Handicap . . . . 350 ,. 500 Summer Cup .. . .. n 1,251“ .. 1,000 l'llccli'ic_ llamdiL-Hp . . . .. (if-i) ,. 600 l’lunket Mullah-av . . . . . 550 .. 500 Midsummer linudicnp (hm-k conditions. 6 fur) .. .i .300 ,. mu .\.Il.Lf. Handicap . . . . i . 1,751) ,, 1,500 (iluszmv Handicap . . . . i . '35” .. DUU (jumiwood Handicap i L- . . 350 .. In)” Bowen Handicap . . . . . , 5:30 .. .700 President's Handicap . . GUU .. 500 (LN. Champagne Stakes. . 1,500 ,. 1,000 Huia Handicap . . . . . . . . 750 ,. (550 Islinglon Handicap . . . . 5.70 ,, 500 Members’ Handicap i. .. 5.30 ., 500 Visitors‘- Handicap . . . . 550 ,, 500 m.“ ......hu,‘ n. “u...” ”AH“.