Hawkesbury Spring Meeting. An Auckland-bred Colt Wind the Produce Stakes. Sydney, Sept. 12.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 120, 19 September 1885, Page 5

Hawkesbury Spring Meeting. An Auckland-bred Colt Wind the Produce Stakes. Sydney, Sept. 12.

grosnnr, Sept. The second day's racing ofHfie Hawlcesbury Spring Meeting tooFplace to-day. There was a very larger attendance/ of% spectators, and the weather f waa moB>faypurable. f The two principal events resulted :— "" '* ' ~ Hawkesbury Pbouuob" Stakes,' of;ssovs. each, with 125 soys. added by.the.H.E.p.,, and 50aovs,-for thabreeder of the*'winning horse. Distancei one mile and'a'qu'arter,' (94 nominations.) ' > > — t. Hon. J. White's br c Nordenfeldt, by r: ? Musket—Onyx , ..•/ 1 ? Mr A. Loder's br c Eagle Grange, .by ' Wild Eagle—Bessie ' ... '2^ Hon. J. W hite's b c Leniiox, by Mariby r- ' - nong—Lady Kingston ... #' Nordenfeldt won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min. 14sec. ' ' [Nordenfeldt was bred by the New Zealand Stud Company, and was purchased, by the Hon. J. White at their first yearling sale in Sydney for 1,250 guineas.- Saturday .was hie 3econd appearance in public, he being left at the post in the Guineas on Thursday last. Nordenfeldt is engaged in the A. J.O. and V.X..C. Derbies and Melbourne Cup.] Hawkesbury Grand Handicap, a,handicap sweepstake of lOsovs. each, with 300 soys. added. Winner 75 per cent. ; second, 15 per cent, j third, 10 per cent. Distance, one mile and a half. Mr J. Mayo's eh h Prince Imperial, 4yrs, by Kelpie - Queen's Head, 6st 121b .. 1 Hon. J. White's gr h Despot, 6yrs, by MaribyrnoDg—Silverhair, 7et 71b ... 2 Mr A. Halinbourg's cb h The Broker, 4yrs, by Goldsborough—Melody, 7st 111b 3 Twenty horses faced the starter, and it was a grand race throughout. Prince Imperial won by two lengths from Despjr, who just beat The Broker by a head for second honours. Time, 2min. 35£ sec., v/hich is the fastest on record for the race. Prince Imperial, the winner, has b:cn highly thought of in connection with the event since the weights first appealed, and at last advices was well up in the quotetions. He was purchased by bis preeert owner from the Hon. J. Eales in December last for 600 guineas, and is a very well-bred animal, being got by Kelpie from Queen's Bead (who ran second to Briaeis in the V.R.C. Derby of 1876), by Yattendon from Gazelle, by Magnus from Atalanta, by the imported Reprieve from Langar Queen, daughter of Langar. His list of previous performances is as follows :— At3yrs-Hawkesbury Spring: 3rd in Maiden Plate, U mile. 7stBlb, -won by T'emando, 7fat Blb ; nowhere in Ladies' Bracelet H mile 55yrte, 78t lib, won by Bosoawen. B*t 7lb. Rand wick Spring: Nowhere in Trial stakes, li mile, 7as Blb. won by Tempe, 7st 31b. No.them J.C. Spring: WonMait'.and Handicap. 1 mile, Bst, lm 48i3, Little Star, 6st 12lb, 2nd, Sir Garnet, 7st. 3rd; 2nd in Duokenfleld Park Stakes. 1 mile 3 furlongs. 6at 10 b, won by Tom Brown, 7st. Hawkesbury Autumn: Nowhere in Autumn Handicap, 1J mile 7st,won by Moonaheo, 7 t lib. Randwick Autumn: jSowh'Tdin Trial Stakes, li mile. Bst 6!b, won by Ma.cblock. 6st 11 b ; inhere in Sydney Oup, % miles, C-t 10 b, w.»n by Normanby, 6 Jt. Vlb: nowhi'io \'\ Welxr H;rdicap. U mile, Bst 21b, won bj Musette, b'st 7ib : third in Rous Handicap, 1 mi ■' 3 iurl ngs, 7st 31b, won by Highland Maiy, 7st 71b. Prince Imperial is engaged in the Great Metropolitan Stakos with G?t 12lb; Caulfield Cup, 7st 71b ; Melbourne Cup, 7«t 3 b (including penalties).