AUCKLAND RACES.

Waikato Times, 6 January 1874, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACES.

LAST DAY. The following is a detailed account of the \arimn e?»nt»:— Handicap Hurdle Race of 60 sovi— Entrance fi hoy« ; h. ft. j distance, 2 miles, over 8 flights of hnr.Uos, 3ft 9m. Mr Nemo's b q Skysail (Mai ton— Wetsail), 4 jrs, Bsfc 101b - (Mimn) 1 Mr Kirkwoods bl p Sultan, aged, lOst 7lb - (McCoy) 0 Mr J. McGee's br q Nero, aged, 9st -(Conway) 0 Betting, even on Sultan. The tbreo got anuy u^efclur, I Skysail going at once to tho front, and, jumping the first fence, whs a clear length in advance of the other two. Xt.iv •trurk it very hard, throwing Conway, the hot.-c going on with the race on his own account. At the second fence Sultan backed and ran up the lull, and. before Me Cot emild induce him to negotiate it, Skysail held such a lead that it was Lombard-street to a China orange against his ever being cuught. At tho last fenef but one Nero, who hod been taught and mounted, iov some inscrutable rt'nson again joined in the nice, nivd tho two ran together to ths finish, Skysail, of course, winning easily. Tim"!, 4m 475. f Hack Hdbdlk RACitof 15 soys-— Entrance, 1 s '>v: weight, lOsfc or over ; distanco, once round otoi? 4 llights of hurdles; post entries. Mr Catannga's Count - - (Conway) 1 IMr Wynyard's Main Royal • - - 2 Mr Liiywhite's Tom Tit - - • - 3 Mr Buekland's Kate - - - - 0 Mr Abbot fa Dolly Vardcn - - • 0 Bettng, even on Count against fhr field. Dolly \«rden ! was outpaced at the jum). 'Hie other hows ran prom well together, and all took the fences well. Count li«d tlio foot, however, and won easily by about, three lengths. Tom Tit was a good third.

Sf.llino Hurdle Sack, of 50 soy» — Entrance, 4. soys; welter weights for age. Selling conditions, and allowances the same ns in selling rncw second day ; distance, 1J milera over (i flights of hurdles. Mr J. MeGeehan's b q Nero, by Natwvth, aged 12st libs (Taylor) ■ - - • - 1 Mr Wynyard'n b q Sam, aged, 9st 181b (J. Munn) 2 Mr Kirkwoods blk q Sultan, aged, lOst 91b (McCo}) 0 liftting, 3 to 2 ngainst Nero. Nero was first to s'invr in I front, with Sam next. SulNn refused the first feneo, nw\, \ tilr.hough lie took all tbo next, was never afterwards iv the rnco. Nero mnde the running up to the last hurdle but one, both horsei juici|jiug well Sum now joined issue, and t 1 c two rnferl tojp'Oinr to the turn. Coming up the .straight S,-m del I a aligiil iead,aml jumped the last hurdle a length iv aJwuue of Sam, going in a winner by a short length. Tune, 3m 16j. « FiißK Handicap of 50 son, with a sweepstake of 5 sots ; to iiccepto a uul) ; distance, If miles Mr H. Redwood's b q Ben Nevw, by Dioinede:*, «ged, 7st 3lb - - • (T.Lyford) 1 Mr W ilt'-. hm II itiv 1, 6rr-, 9-t 01b ■ (Uu) 2 Mr Suudish's blk q Bl u k Eigle, Gil 7lb (Sutherland) - - - - -3 Mr Walter* bin Shn lor, aged, S*t - - (Frenolt) 0 B.'lting, e\,n iiioiie.\ on Sl.mlcP) 3 to 2 H.itr.»d ; 2to 1 Ben N. us ; liv 1 Black Ejjj'u. After one false start, the lot got well nwuy toother, Uluk Eagle and Ben Nevis being j th a fi»dt to -iliow to tlie front, IlntieJ tliird, Slander, who g't ttrtuy badly, some distance in the rear. They ran thus in ou,>oaiti> t!io v^taml, wliero LSLiuk Eagle wiis still in comm mil, with Ben NevU on ln» q.ia-terj ; Hatred nbnutt'AO ltj)i^tl>3 behinJ, Slander lulling otf. uommg to the turn Butt Neri* went to the front, an I Hatred drew up slightly, but coming into the straight fihick Eai^lo'i bolt was shot, and Ben Nevis diew mvu), anil >iua utsdj by two lengths; Hatred, second. Slander waa uol persevered with-*-beaten olr'. Ttuvu, !iin. 31s. Co>bOi.Ai'iu.s Handicap of 30 soys ; entrance, 2sors; 1 mile. Mr .f. Watt's bg i\crer Miss (Diomedes — Certainty), 4>rs, 7st 71bi • - - (Brimner) 1 Mr Standisb's blk q Black Eagle, aged, Bst 71b (Sutkerlaiid) - - - - - 2 Mr Q Wynne's b q Flying Jib, aged. Bst lOlbs (Rowden) 0 Mr Kirkwoods bl q Sultan, aged, Bst 51b (Derrett) 0 Jiettmtr, 2 fo I anauist Black Kagle, 3 to 2 against Flying Jib. Never jMisi cut out tbe running, wailed on by the Eagle, the Jib lying about three lengths behind, Sultan last Opposite the Stand the Jib went up, Sultan outpaced and being out of the hunt. The three then raced together to the lnst turn, Never Miss still making play- Hero the Jib was beitcn and Never Miss went on, winning easily, by three lengths, Black Eagle second. HickH ick R*Ci of 15 sov3 ; post entrance, 1 soy ; catch weights; once round. There wvro nino entries, and after a somewhat exciting race Bismark passed the post first, with Eclipse second, dnd Cockcy third The two first horses were disqualified on the ground thnt they were traned, and consequently the owner of Cockey took the stakes. This brought the meeting to a clo'e ; and uln'le congratulitmg the stewards upon a successful termination, we must a'sj express our unqualified gratification that the rival clubs have amalgamated. From w hat we can see we venture to predict that racing will now go ahead in Auckland, and we have little fear of our vaticination being correct.