SPORTING. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 98, 18 April 1885, Page 6

SPORTING. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland, April IS, > Evbhythino combined to make the Taka* puna Jockey Club Meeting on Saturday a great success. The attendance was large, the racing of a first-class character! and no accidents of any kind occurred to mar the pleasure of the spectators. All the officers of the Club worked bard during the afternoon, but to the untiring exertions of Mr T. Peel, the Secretary, and Mr S. Vosper, Treasurer, in a great measure is due the success of the meeting. £3,835 went through # the totalisator. Appended are the details of the racing :— FLAT SELLING RACE of 25sovs, the winner to be sold immediately after the race, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the dub. Weight, Bst 71b. Distance, l{ mile. Messrs R. and R. Duder's Alaska (Byers) 1 Mr B. Thompson's Tim (Carey) 2 Mr F. Coe'B Bon Jour (T. Taylor) ... 3 Phoebe (Frewin) and Fusee (McKinnon) also ran. Won by a length. Totalisator dividend, £2 15a. The winner was bought in by his owner for £18. Handicap Hurdle Race of SOaovß, with lOsovs from stakes to second horse. Over 7 flights of hurdles. Distance, 2 miles. Mr A. Barrons q q Director, by Papapa -Lady Grey, aged, list 51b, {VY. Edwards) .. 1 Mr J. Wilson's b q Evening Star, aged, Ost (Miller) 2 Mr J. Chadwick's b q Marquis, aged, 98t(HatReld) 3 Minuet, lOst, (E. Williams) j Pipi, 9st 41b, (Carey) ; and Rawenata, 9st 2lb, including 21b over (Frewin), also ran. Director waß a warm favourite. Minuet cut out the running till about a quarter of a mile from home, when Director, who had been in a good position throughout the race, went to the front, and won by two lengths from Evening Star. Rawenata broke down soon alter the start. Time, 4min, lOsec. Totalisator dividend, £1 18« J. AUTUMN HANDICAP of lOOaova, with Ifrovs from stake to second horse, and ssovs to third horse. Distance, li mile. Messrs Duder's blk q Nigger, by Mangle syra. 6at 101b (Byers) 1 Mr J. George's b q Buzzard, aged, Bst 21b (G. Williams) 2 Mr J. Laings en m Victoria, 4yrs, 6st 101b (W Laing) 3 Rewi (aged,Bot 121b, Hodaon), The Dauphin (aged, Bst 101b, W. Clifford), Libeller (aged, Bst 81b, Hickey), The Poet (aged, Bst 21b, Hickton), Kalo (syrs, Bst 2lb, including 6lb over weight, Sutherland), Sir Bedeverd (4yrs, 7st 61b, J. Thorpe), Nannie (syrs, 68t 7lb, Kidd), Sham (6yrs, list 81b, including lib over weight, Stone), also ran. Betting : 2to 1 against Buzzard, 3to 1 The Poet, 4 to I Libeller, 5 to 1 Kalo, 10 to 1 Nigger. HACK RACJBJ of 20sovs.. for horses that have neTer won a race o£ anadvertteed value exceeding lusovs. The winner to be sold for 15sov«, and any surplus to go to the Club. Weight, not less than 9at. Distance, 1 mite. Mr J. Chadwick'a b m Manaia (Hadfield) 1 Mr F. Burns's b m Mazurka (Burns) ... 2 Mr B. Thompson's b q Bull's eye (Carey) 3 Dido (Whiting), Stella (Hughes), and Disappointment (Hodson) also ran. The latter went to the post without the sanction of the stewards, and although she got home first wa^ not recognised, the stakes being a wauled to Manaia. The totali&ator paid a dividend of £i ISs. Mr McNicol bought the winner for £18 10s. TOTALISATOR CUP HANDICAP, value 20aovs. given by Mr W. Adams, with 40sova added : osova from the stakes to the second horse. Distance, 1 mile. Mr Robertsons b m Mitrailleuse, by Musket — Erycina, 4yr3, 9st (Sutherland) Mr P. Kelson's br m Mystery, oyrs, 7st 101b (Bickey) Messrs K. and R. Duder's blk q Nigger, syra, 7st (Byers) 3 The Poet, Tat Slb(Bicton) ; Buzzard, 7st 51b (G. Williams); Sir Bedivere, 7st (J. Thorpe) ; Revolver, 6st 121b (Kidd) ; and Alpha, 6st 7st (Pearson), also ran. Mitrailleuse won by two lengths. Time, lmin, 47sec\ Totalisator dividend, £4 14s. HANDICAP STEBPLECHASK of 80bovs, with lOsovs from the stakes to the second horse* Distance, about 3 miles. Mr J. Chadwick's br q New Year, by Ravensworth, aged, lOet olb (D Munn) 1 Mr VV. Profit's b q Scrutineer, aged, 12et (W. Edwards) 2 Mr J. Lennard's eh q Chandler, aged, 12st(J. Rae) 3 Sunray (aged, lOst Sib, G. Hope), Julia Ann (syrs, Ost 101b, J. Laing), Tjm (late Frog, aged, 9at 71b, Carey), Marquis (aged, Dst 101b, Hadfield), and Mirza (late Mazeppa, aged, 9st 71b, Frewin) also ran. FBEE HANDICAP of 30aovs," for all beaten horses at the meeting. Distance. 1 mile. Mr J. Sirae's blk h Kalo, by Yattendon — Gipsy Girl, syrs, 7at 71b (Absolum) ... 1 Mr J. Gallagher's br c Revolver, 3yrs Gs 121b (Byers) 2 Mr N. H. Lumsden's bik q Rewi, aged Sst 41b (Hodson) 3 Victoria, 6st 101b ( W. Laing), and Pipi, 7st, also ran. Revolver was the favourite, but a good raco between the pair resulted in Kalo winning by two lengths. Time, lmin. 47sec. Totalisator dividend, £7.

})ou««e to know what she was doin> When tUesa men awoke next, day mid saw the blue 'ribbon on'tbeir ioat* they could not recollect how it camo there, but at last came to the conclusion that thty.ra&st^liave been to a blue ribbon meeting the night before and there •signed the pledge whilst intoxicated* Tne result jy*& th*t.they j;esol vwl, tp,k,eep the pledge they supposed they must have taken, and when the hotel-keeper's wife told thetnJatei-on not to make fools, of themselves, but come and have some drink, and said she had '^nt' the blue ribbon on them for, ;i lark ; t.iey replied it \va3' a capital joke' fbr *>fchen>, a»>i fult very fateful to her for what she had done, and meaiOt to diink no more."' In concluding nejr address^ Mis? 'lM ford gave il as her' opinion that the success of Te Arohtf was assured, as the hot springs must attract very Urge numb«rs of visit irs* The pace was as yet bnt in its infancy, and sho hoped no addition to the number of public houses would be permitted. ( On her return to Auckland she would advise thousands to epme to tlu» wonderful . Te Arpha bath's. * There was a very large»attendance at the above meeting, which was most interesting^ and lasted till about half-past nine oV*lock»