SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3828, 8 June 1891, Page 3

SPORTING.

; Auclda&d Wlstar Meeting. Auckland, Jones 6. Auckland Racing Club's T" a ®l«jter Meeting was held to-day at Miserable weather prefilling almost continually. NeveiWelesa the racing was good, and the Great Northern Steeplechase was one ofthe best seen in Auckland the horses keeping well together and jumping in excellent style. Sentinel andTakapu received the largest share of public support on the totalisators, Pamell being one of the outside #5 division * but both the favourites came to grief/ The winner is trained by J. B. Williamson. Following are. the results of the racing:— Hobdle Back, of 100 sovs. 2 miles C K Hewitt's b 'g Sentinel, by Cap-a-pie—Duchess, 6yrs, list 121b (C Weal) 1 S Caulton'ffb g Cloth of Gold, syrs 9st 101b ... " ... (A Williams) 2 D Hepburn's ch g Criminal, 6 yrs, . j 105t... ;i..... (A Williams) 3 Time, 4min lOsec. Div. £4 5s and £4,58 6d. A • protest was lodged against Sentinel, on the ground that he had crossed Cloth-<sfGold, but it was dismissed. V Maiden Steeplechase, of 80 sovs About two miles apd a half. Cr Heaton's br g Neck or Nothing by Gladiator, aged, list 21b (Dawson) 1 Bradley's ch g Justice, 5 yrs, ll3t 91b ... ... (Ryan) 2 Dennis' b gDan, 6yrs, list 121b (Bay) 8 Time, 6min 86tJec. -Div, £lO and ,Bs. " " ' -

Winter Welter Handicap, of 80 govs. One mile. A. E. Byers' b g Orakei, by Billingsgate—Lalla Rookh, aged, 10st. ... •• (Owner) 1 Laurie's b f Priscilla, 3yrs, lOst 91b (Collins) 2 Fletcher's ch m Ingormia, 4yrs list 61b ... (McMinamen) 8 After a splendid race in the last half mile, Orakei won by a length. Time, lmin 52sec. Dividend, £2468 Great Northern Steeplechase, of 300 sovs, miles. J. Maitland's Parnell, 9st 111b... 1 A. McMillan's Bit o' Blue, 9st 101b 2 Mr Heaton's Neck or Nothing, 9st 71b 3 Seven others started. Sentinel (12st) was the favorite, with Takapu (10st) next in demand. When the flag was lowered Yum Yum went a once to the front, only to yield tlie command at the first hurdle, where Takapu came away. Omata assume® the lead at the top of the hill, and at the fence had fully two lengths advantage of Takapu, and leading first on the flat, drew up to the sod wall four lengths in front of Takapu, Pamell, Neck or Nothing, Yum Yum and Ingorangi, running in a group behind the leader. The horses jumped the double hurdles and the stone wall almost together, and when the back of the course was again reached, Omata, Parnell, Neck or Nothing and Yum Yum were running abreast, Takapu having fallen away nearly last. Parnell and Omata made the running up the bill and down on to the flat, where Takapu and Sentinel fell and were thus out of the race. Parnell was still leading at the back of the course, where Bit o' Blue commenced to improve his position, gaining second place from Omata at the top of the hill, but though he made a great effort in the straight to reach the leader, Parnell never allowed him the opportunity, and coming on full of running won by 10 length, Neck or Nothing being about 20 lengths behind Bit of Blue. Nap was fourth and Omata fifth. Time, 9min 16£ sec. Dividends LlB 15s 6d and Ll6 10s. Selling Steeplechase, of 70 sovs. About 3 miles. St Clair's b g Begorrah, by Woolbroker, aged, 9st 71b (Wright) 1 A Eaynes's g g Jim, aged, 9st 71b (Marshall) 2 Bradley's ch g Justice, 5 yrs, lust 131b (Byers) 2 Begorrah led throughout, and won by five lengths. Dividends, L 7 18s 6d and L 7 4s 6d. Ladies' Bracelet, of 40 sovs. 1 mile. Mrs Laurie's b f Priscilla, Syrs, lOst 101b (Mr Edgar) 1 Mrs Adama' ch m Leorina, aged, 12st21b' (Mr ED O'Rorke) 2 Mrs Fletcher's b b Ingorina, 4yrs, list 51b : (Mr Bray) 8 Won by two lengths. Dividends, L 4 l fifl an< i L 3 19d 9d.