AUCKLAND RACING CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1171, 30 December 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

Auckland, Friday. It rained all the morniug, but turned out fine in the afternoon. "Tho attendance al? the race meeting Avas large. ■ Maiden Plate. Walter's Libeller .. ..1 Lenriiird's Kenil worth . . 2 t Smith's Maid of Honor . . 3 Six ran. Time, 2inins 27secs. Handicap Hurdle. Loch Lomond . . 1 Also ran, Ray's Lone Hand andßutler's Agent The race ended iu tie between Lonehand and Loch. Lomoucl. Tbe fovraei' declined to run ofl ! , leaving- the stakes to go to the latter horse. Time, 4mms. 30secs. Auckland Cup ov 300 Sovs. Edgar's Ariel .. ..1 Butler's Laertes . . 2 Mclvor's Balmoral .. .. 3 Thirteen horses .started. Templeton, Maritina, Pinfire, and five others were scratched. A great race was witnessed. Hippocampus started a favourite, and led once round, but had to succuuib. Lara, another favourite, had a bad start. Ariel held third place till entering the straight, when Mathews brought him to the front, and whipped him first past the judge, with Laertes in company, Balmoral being a couple of lengths behind. Time, 4minß .232secs. The comae was very hea.y, going. Railway Plate. Walter's Billingsgate . . 1 Lcnnard's KenU worth . . 3 Wulinsley's'Maid of Athol. . 3 Six horses ran. Templetot, Harold, Omega, and Edward James were scratched. The Hurry Scurry was contested by six horses, and won by McGee's Old Tim. A landlady of an Auckland hotel, while crossing the course, was knocked over by Gillie Callum, the well known racehorse, owned by the landlord of tho Albert Hotel. The totalisator was well patronised. A Waikato gentleman testing its modus ojicrumli won a good sum on Ariel, and will recommend turf clubs to take totalisator3 under their special patronage pro bono publico, the club to receive a commission.