AUCKLAND RACES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 432, 28 December 1889, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACES.

AUCKLAND, Last Night. Thertf was a very large attendance at tho races yesterday, and the racing was interesting ; but, strange to say, there' was not a closely fought finish in the whole eight events decided, and in each either the first or second favourites were successful.

Trial Stakes, CO soys, 1 mile. Only four horses fncd^, the flag for the opening event, the Ti%l Stakes, Cissy being 1 withdrawn to favour her 'Derby chance next week, Raglan was selected | as the " pea," but he looked overdone, and quickly went down before Antelope, and the race resulted : Page's Antelope, by Apremont— Miss Kate Byers, Bst 1 lib ... 1 Harrisons Uaglan,9st2lb ... - - ... 2 Kear's Montrose, 7stl lib ... ... 3 Danaher's W.-E. Gladstone also ran. Great Northern Foal Stakes, 300 soys, six furlongs, Harris' Pygmalion, by Aprpmont-'-Nantilus, 3yrs. Bst lOlli ... ] Sotnerville's Mary, by Nonlenfeldt —Frailty, 2)'rs, Bst 71b ... 2 Ormond's Lullaby, by Apromont — Hammock, 2yrs, Bst7lb ... 3 -Major George's Miss Cole, by King jCole-Tenambru, 2yrs, Bst j\b- Meysey Thompson's Sonve'nier, by IngoinarMemento, 2yrs, Bst 71b; also rani' In looks Pygmalion towered head and shoulders above/his companions, and lie was voted on all hands one of the best two year olds that have been seen on the course. Mary's beautiful coat shone like satin, and no 'fault could be k found with -the condition of Lullaby, M 133 Cole and Souvenier*; but all were handicapped in the matter of size. Mary got the best of 1 the start, but Pygmalion shot past her hfter'a' few -yards a'nQMite'rally centered homo.^ ri , t r< X , .- •Auckland CdprSOO-soVs.,^ miles."* ' Beresford's Leopold, by Leolinus-' . LoVeßivd,4yrs.,-7st.i4lb.; ... 1 Bobbett's L'ady'Noralj, liy'Cadogan* S%plo, fiyrs/, 78t'.'8iUs'' :*- /.. 2 Somorville's Hilda, by Musket- ' ; Oiiida, 4yrs., Bst.-^ >..*.] •*! f.j 8, 1 1 Hai'risou'a *RaghtA, 3yrs;i 9sl.>; Gollan'sj llonata, 3yrs , 7st., also ran. Cissy, Fnbnloife, and Lochness, 1 were withdrawn. ' L3opold was Voted best in

condition, but the public made Hilda ' fiinv first favomite nn the totalisators. Leorina led the field a mciry. "dance fdr 'about ,ri ;,mile and *a half, When Leopold, "wfcb _ had, always bcoh,, close •lwin ly," put in jiisi claim qt the' turn, for hnm'tt, ' and was 'in front when, Lady' "Norhh 'came ""with a\ rush, but Leopold 'was full of' 1 running "and had the mice won Half way (Town the straiglit. Hilda melted out of it at the fiVsli, The win was 'popular and loudly cheered. Handicap lluhdlk Race, 100 eovs., 2 miles. Nugent' s Kneecap, by Cap-a-Pie, ,;6y-., o^t, 1 ; /] Crui«'s Hurricane, aged, 109t. 101b. . . 2 Rao's Orangptnhn,aged, 12st. 21b. 3 Ellengham's Chemist. Bell's Rossiter, Major George's dive, also „.,ran._ 'Orangemen led"" the greater 'part of the way, but at the "home turn Kneecap cavie to Ihe frqnt, and won easily, by two lengths. Railw4Y HAJfDfcAr, '70 soys.. | mile. BobbeU's Quadrant, by Robinson Crnsoe— Radiance. Svrs,, Bsfc. . 2ib :. ... i Bcrosford's Coronna, syrs., Sst. 71b.. 2 Dannher's Gladstonp, syrs., 7sfc. 3 Somerville^ TekHura also ran. Coruhna' ran home rather an easy winner by two lengths. , ■ Rellino Handicap. 1 niile. Burkes Sirloin, syrs, Bst, . . ... ] Mnitland's Blarnpy, B*fc. 4lbs. ... 2, Cunhingharii's Nosegay ... ... 3 ■Howard's Johnnie; Carnegies Pretender also ran. Sirloin won by a clear length. The winner was submitted to auction and knocked down for £34 to Niithan; the'Wellingtoh penciller. ' Maiden Steeplechase, lOOsovs., 3 miles. Paul's Meirose, aged, list. 131b. ... 1 E. Maitland's Shillelagh, 6yrs., ■ list. 121b. * ... 2 Lupton's Justice, 4yrs., 1 Ost. 31b=». ... 3 O'Moore's Rory, Jim' Keans Neck or Nothing also ran. This race was purely a match between Melrose and Shillelagh. Rory and Jim both fell. Christmas Handicap, lOOsovs., one and a quarter mile. Antelope, 8?M 01b. I Leorina, Sst. 31b 2 Patchwork, #st. ... ... ... 3 Fabulous and Faiiy Queen al?o ran. There was a pretty race in the straight Iv twe^n the three placed horses ; won; by Antelope by half a lrngth.