ONEHUNGA R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 413, 23 October 1889, Page 5

ONEHUNGA R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Auckland, Oct. 19. The Onehunga Racing Club's Spring Meeting on Saturday attracted a good attendance, and the gathering passed off without a hitch of any kind. Mr W. -Adams passed £1,832 through the totalisators. Mr Frank Lawry, M.H.R. , gave satisfaction as judge, and Mr J. Wattie effected good starts. The following are the details of the concluding events :—: — Spring , Handjcmp of 50sovs. Five soys from stakes to go to second horse.' One and a-quarter miles. Mr H. Harrisons br c Ragrlan, by Cap-a-Pie— Tenainbra, 4yrs, Bst 101b (Pearson) . ... . ... ... 1 Mr B. Thompson's b m Capella, aged, 7sfc(Piie*t) . . 2 Mr W. Bobbetl's blk c Patchwork, 4yrs, 7st 101b [A. Cook) 3 Also ran : Eruption, 7st 71b (JNeilly), Pi'udcnce, 7st (Dixon), and Orangeman, 7st (S. Cook). When the flag dropped Capella jumped off with the lead, and maintaining her position past the stand and along the back of the course, led into the straight for home by tlnee lengths. The daughter of Cap-a-pie looked all over a winner till near the distance, where Raglan put in his claim aud cutting down Capella in every stride won an interesting race by half a length, Patchwork, a length a.vay, being third. Time, 2min. 16sec. Dividend, £2 I 17s. Novel Rack of 20sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr A. Joseph's blk h Barber, 9st (and 21b ovor, Hawkins) ... ... ... 1 Mr H. Andrews' br m Little Hilda, 8&b 91b (and 31b over, Miller) 2 Mr Hennessey's br q Leo, Bst 111b 3 Little Minnie (Bst 91b) also started. Barber went to the front at the home torn, and won eatily by three lengths. Dividend, £2 ss. Haxjmcap Pony Race of 20sovs. Second horse to receive ssovs from the stakes. For ponies 14.2 and under. One mile. Mr R. Thorpe's blk m Forget-me-not, Bst 21b (Carey) ... 1 Mr W. Greenwood's br q Pica, 7st 12lb (Gallagher) '..2 Mr W. B. Lawsons blk m Grace Darling, Bsb (Murphy) 3 Gamecock, Governess, Fanny Fisher, De nance, and Satan also ran. Won easily by four lengths from Pica, Grace Darling a moderate third. Dividend, £4 Bs. Selling Race, of 30sovs, the winner to be bold for 30p0v3. Top weight lOst ; if entered to be sold for "20sovs, to carry 9st ; if for lOsovs, Bst ; if for nil, 6st7lb. Distance, 7 furlongs. Mr R. William* 1 eh m Dollar, 7st 91b .. 1 Mr Harrisons blk q Black Joe, 7st 111b. . . 2 MrC. Goodman's b m Lady Lonsdale, Bst9ib 3 Sirloin, Capitola, Premier, and Mayflower also ran. Dollar won comfortably by half a length from Black Joe, Lady Lonsdale being a good third. Dividend, £l 19s. The winner was bought in by the owner for £33. Handicap Flying Stakes, of 30sovs. Second horse to receive 2sovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. Mr W. Bobbett's blk h Patchwork, by Pisca lor— Patch, 7st 121b (Cook) ... 1 Mr H. French's eh h Eruption, 7st 101b (Neilly) 2 Mr R. Burkes eh f Dolosa, 7st (Reid) ... 3 Capella, Prudence, and Miss Stead also ran. From a fair etart, Capella led until entering the straight, but Patchwork came with a great rush at this point, and ran home an easy two-lengths winner. Dividend, £5 4s.

Melbourne, Oct. 21. 1 The backers of Bravo are very wroth at the manner OBrien rode him. Rammage declares Boz won comfortably. Although Boz was well supported, he is not a bad horse foi the ring. Cripps, his trainer, won £4,000, but there are no heavy winners. There is a disposition evinced to back Bravo for the Melbourne Cup, buf hundreds to seven is the best offer. ■ Carbine has been removed from Flemington to Caulfield.