Auckland Spring Meeting.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4323, 8 November 1882, Page 2

Auckland Spring Meeting.

(Peb Pbess Association.) Auckland, Yesterday. Spbing Handicap, lOOsors, H miles — Vercoe's Tim Whiffler, 1; Adams' Fitzbercules, 2; Shakespeare'a Yuba Bill, late My Dreaua, 3. Venture, Maori, Kenilworth, Paramena, Lara, Kalo.andYattapa, also ran. Angler was scratched ; Yattapa itad Yuba Bill each declaring 31bs over.

This was the principal racing event of the day. A start was effected with some difficulty* owing <o the f'ractiousness of Kenilwortb. who wanted to get away. When the flag dropped, however, he was left at a disadvantage in spite of his eagerness, and Yattapa sprang to the* front. All were in it. On passing the j stand for the first time Paramena bad a nose ahead, and the tape might have placed others. Venture soon forged ahead, and had a lead at the back of the course, but in the cutting Tim Whiffier came up and Venture gave place to Fitz» hercules A grand race between these two ensued in the straight, but Tim finished with a lead of two lengths, Yuba Bill making a goed third, Kenilworth fourth, and Venture and Maori a dead heat for fifth position. Halo ran a very poor horse in this race, and finished last. Time, 2mins. 45secs. French lodged a protestagainst Tim WhiiHer on the ground tliat the latter crossed Fitz-hercules twice on the turn into the straight, but the evidence entirely failed to sustain the protest, and it was disallowed. Selling Hurdle Race, £20 :— Chanticleer, 1; Magician, 2. Five entries ; won easily.

Consolation, £20 :—Kenilwortb, 1; Maori, 2 j Yuba Bill, 3.