Auckland Races.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1873, 4 January 1875, Page 2

Auckland Races.

Auckland, {Saturday evening. The races were attended by fifteen hundred people, and were generally well contested. ' In the vDEEBY Stakes, of 100, soys, with a sweep. of 10 soys added, Medea was scratched, and Bang! and Toi came to the starting £ oint. Kangi, in a preliminary center,, bolted off/the course, and jumping a ditch fell heavily. Adams, the rider, escaped unhurt. Bangi, it was at first feared, was seriously injured, but it seemed soon to recover from the shock, and walked off the course. The race was • thus left to Toi, who cantered round,. Handicap Huedle Bace of 50 Soys. Kate, 9st 91b 1 Stranger ;., • ... ... 2 Six horses- raft. Kftte went off with the lead, but was soon overtaken by Arrow, which*'maintained first place until the Seventh hurdle, but refusing that, fell behind, and Sate kept the lead thereafter till the close. ' " -- Hack Hubdle Bace, 15 Soys. Stranger ..." ...; " ... 1 Doctor - 2 „„ -% CrBANSD SqUJD HaWHCIP. , » ; , Templetdn... ..... "... T" ; Pavawhenua - .-;. -.-.;-, -. 2Yat'errina '.',';- ... -..; 3 This was a capital race,. and was won > only by half a ntck. • The Caledonian Sports were thinly at- , tended. : , . TWO.HUNDBED YABDS BACE. | T. Henderson 1 | Donovan ... ... „, 2 __— HUBDLH-ILuiX! O'Haire ... - 1 * Tanner , ..... 2 . ' Mile Handicap. ; Tanner ... ... „ ,, , 1 Sewell .... , ..V , ... 2 Qfabteb-kile Donovan ... '..'. ... 1,. . Kelly' ..;. j. ./.,-, ... 2 . THIS DAY. At the races this (second) day there was a moderate attendance. For tne Free Handicap'four started. Parawhenua led all round and won ; ' - Yatterina 2nd, Belle 3rd, and Never Miss 4th. It is feared Bangi's accident on Saturday un«, fits her for ever running again. "Wellington; This day Judge Johnston, after charging the Jury this morning,"'addressed a few farewell remarks to the court, the bar and the public, saying he might not have another opportunity of doing so. He displayed some emotion ia bidding farewell to a place where, he said, he had spent so many happy years of his life. Ltttelton, This day; Yesterday the Magellan Cloud arrited from the Chatham Islands. No observations were obtained by the transit party. Dunedin, This day. The sailors on the Taranaki struck on Saturday, on the ground that their articles had expired, and they refused to sign fresh ones at the reduced rate of wages, eight pounds a month. ■ The Janet Cowan, which arrived yesterday, made the passage out in seventy days. She brings with herihree Catholic Ministers and four Sisters, of Mercy.