SPORTING. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Auckland, Dec. 1.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 28, 15 December 1883, Page 3

SPORTING. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Auckland, Dec. 1.

The Spring Meeting of this enterprising little Racing Club is taking place this afternoon under favourable circumstances. The grand stand is graced by the presence of a few ladies, and speculation in gloves and coin is the weakness of the hour. We append, briefly, the results of such races as had eventuated up till the hour of going to press : — Spuing Handicap of -lOsovs. osovs. from stakes to second horso. Distance, (1 furlongs. Mr Robertsons b f Mitrailleuse (Sutherland) 1 Mr J. Balmain's b c Snider (Byers) ... 2 Mr W. Potter's b q Paramena (Ellis) ... 3 Mitrailleuse was favourite. A good start was effected. Mitrailleuse led neck and neck with Snider until the turn from th« straight, when Mitrailleuse went ahead and was never collared. He won eas-ly, hard held. Paramena an indifferent third. Totalisator, 517 subscribers, 2*28 on winner ; dividend, £1. Handicap Hurdlk Rack of (iOsovs.t. he second horse to receive lOsovs. from the stakes. One mile and a-half, Chandler (Rao) 1 Harkaway 2 Lone Hand (Williams) ... , 3 Chandler was backed at C to 4, and the result justified public confidence. He mon a capital race by a length or two from Harkaway. Lone Hand ran inside the post and retired. There were 711 in the totalisator, 346 on the winner ; dividend, 18s. St. Andrew's Handicap of 7osovs., with a sweepstakes of lsov. to second horse. Distance, 1 mile and a-half. Mr B. Thompson's br q Yuba Bill, aged, 7st 41b (Fergie) ... 1 Colonel Frasers b q Woodpecker, 6yrs, 7stl2lb(T. Taylor) 2 Mr J. Lennard's eh h Kenilworth, G vrs, Bst(Farrell) * ... 3 Mr J. Simes's blk c Kalo, 4yrs, Sst 41b (A. Sutherland), C. H. Lushington's gr q Lone Hand (aged, 7st 81b), J. Lennard's br m Dewdrop (aged, 7st 71bs, McNamarra), J. Byers's eh q Golden Crown (aged, 7st 51b, T. McClusky), J. Balmain's b c Snider (3yrs, 6st 41b, Byers) also ran. Time, 2mins. 49secs. There were 549 £1 investments on the totalisator, 85 on the winner, and the dividend was t6 9s. Flat Selling Race of 20sovs. No weight under Sst. Winner to be sold immediately after race. Distance, 1 mile. Mr W. Atkins Stray Shot 1 Mr Treffry's Flutter 2 Stray Shot won in a canter, and on being put up for sale afterwards, was bought bv Mr Reed for £14. Handicap Steeplechase of 50sovs., with a sweepstake of 2sovs. to second horse. Distance, about 3 miles. Mr J. Lennard's eh q Chandler, aged, 12st 51b (J. Rae) ... l Mr Robertsons blk q Christmas, aged, list (H. Taylor) ... 2 Mr C. H. Lushington's b q Fly, aged, 1 1 it ITT *t 1 • v i*f ' Ci ™ list (Williams) 3 Tricotrin (aged, list, Howe) also ran. Harkaway (list 101b) and Chanticleer (lOst) were scratched. This was a capital race, Chandler winning by two lengths, and Christmas beating Fly by a neck. The horses jumped gamely and well. There were 472 £1 investments on the totalisator, 243 on the winner, and the dividend was £1 14s. The betting was 6to 4on Chandler, 2 to 1 against Fly, 3 to 1 Christmas, and 4 to 1 Tricotrin. Stewabds' Plate of 20sovs. Distance 1 mile, ' Mr Thompson's Yuba Bill, aged, Sst 81b (Vaile) i Mr Robortson'sb f Mitrailleuse! 3 vrs Bst(Farrell) ... "' 2 Mr W. Potter's b q Paramena, aged, 7st" 101b (Kelly) 3 W. Bobbett's b, h Maoriland (4yrs., Bst 41b 71b), J. Bahnainfc b c Snider (Byrs, 6st 71b, Byers), also, ran. Kenilworth, (Bst 101b), Woodpecker (Bst 61b), and- Kalo, (Bst2lb) were scratched. Mr T. Brown acted as starter. Yuba Bill won hy a couple 'of lengths, while A.B. bolted.. There were 447 investments on the totaliBatpr,ls2 on the winner, and the, dividenq* was £2 12e. This concluded the meeting, and the visitors at once made tracks for the wharf, Whence they were safely, transported across the water. < . , '

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