AUCKLAND RACES. [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, Tuesday,

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1525, 13 April 1882, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACES. [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, Tuesday,

[The following was published as an extra yesterday morning : — ] The attendance to-day was about 2000.

„ ' ■ -Flying Stakes. Maid of Honor 9st 41b I Virginia Water 9st 31b ... , ... 2 Mischief Bst 21b...' 3 The Maid won hands down by a good length. - ' «

Handicap .Steeplechase. TeWhetu list 71b , 1 Rakau lOst 21b ... ' 2 Catch em lOst 3 Te Whetu landed , an easy winner, with Rakau second, and Catch 'em a bad third. The other horses did not complete the distance. '■ The betting was 10 to 1 agst Catch'em. Matau fell and broke hi* leg, arid has been shof.' Goodman, Matau's rider, states that the horse did not fall, but slipped on a post. Momus collided with him, driving the post into his leg.

Autumn Handicap. King Quail 7st 101b 1 Soukar 7at9lb 2 Mavis 6st 121b 3 There also ran, Maid of Honor, Larry, Lara, Yatapa, Othello, and Luckpenny. This was a slashing >rkc& the 'whole' distance, a sheet might have- covered the ' bunch' with the' exception oi : 'Yatapa; who J was last from start to finish.* Maid of Honor was a beaten^hOTse 'before r> threequarters of the distance was covered. Quail <■ came tip' witfea-rush' lthe ! lafet quarter of a mile, overhauling /Soitkar,' Mavis, Larry and liuctpTgnnyj-Jand 'won iby three lengthar." «-^'' s m *X .'..*>

EllersljeHakihcap, " ' ''<-* ;Yattendeii- r Fanny J^isHet Filly r ... v 3 r Mr Waltlrsiy elated^ Win with' the Fisher Filly/ - i '*"