AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1685, 24 April 1883, Page 2

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

Autumn Meeting. Svtijkimy was the first <lny of the Autumn Meeting, and was an unqualified siiccebs ; in fact, it may be safely, said it was one of the moat successful race meetings ever held on the Ellerslie racecourse. A fiver day could not have been wished for, it being more like summer than autumn weather, and the green and luxuriant pastures for miles around added a delightful freshness to the atmosphere. His Excellency Sir W. Jervois was on the ground, accompanied by the lion, the Premier. Impey's baud discoursed excellent music during the afternoon. The auangements for the day's sports carried out by the stewards was admirable, and although the day was not declared a public holiday the attendance, , especially as the afternoon wore on, was considerable. The racing throughout was fexceptionally good, the fields large, and the competition for honours keen. The bookmakeis appeared in large force, but the public seemed to pin I their faith to the totalisalor, and a very considerable amount of money was invested on the difleienb candidates. The following are tlie details :—

TkvdeshcnV Plvte (Hamhcat). Of lOOsovs. Distance, 1 mile ami 2JLO yards. Mr Vallancc's br f Siesta 3yrs Sat 61b (Clifford) 1 Mr W. Walter's blk f Fisliwonmu, 3yra, 7st Sib (Williams) .. ...2 Mr M. Smith's b y Kingask, 3yi*s, 7sfc 51b (Wjllianis) 3 •Siesta bad the best of a moderate start, but in coming u» the straight all were under the whip. Siesta eventually won bv a nock from irishwoman, whilst Kingask was half a length from Fishwoman.

3M \IIK-i' VHOUVCK ST VICES, A sweepstakes of lOsovs. imc)i, h ffc., 2\ft onlyifdcclaicd and paid before ourlit p. m. on general entry day, ISS3, with lOOsovs added. For two-year-olds : C0I&5, Sst lOlbs ; fillies, Sst Slbs. Distance, G furlongs. The second horse to receive 10 per cent, and the thud horse o per confc. of thf j gross amount ot the stakes. Mr H. Norgrove's eh f Victoiia, by Feve -Memento, Sst Slbs (T. Taylor) 1 Mr W. Adams's br f Mitiailleuse, by Musket— Erycina, Sst Slbs ((Jr. ' L.ung) • 2 Mr H. JN'ornrove's eh c Victory, by Fhvc- Clipper, Sat l0lb&) ,3 Victoiia Avon cle\crly on the post.

(1 I\JM('AI» HVHVIjK HVCK Of SOaovs , with a sweepstake of 3sovs. each ; •unouiitaccniing from swecpstako to no to second hor^e. Instance, 2\ miles, over i) flights of lumllcs. Colonel Frasor's b q Woott pecker, oyrs., Kht Slbs (H. Taylor) . 1 Mr A. J. Keith's br q Refotm, uyia., list 41bs(R,ie) , . ..2 Mr M. Coiqoi ail's br « Riwumta, nadd. Hal lOlbs (T. Hoilson) ...' 3 "NA'ooil pecker won after agivuul struggle f l nin lief oi m and llawenata, Lone Band being fourth.

j:wrru uwmcvr. A sweep of 7sovs each, with 200sovs added, second horse to receive 30&ovs. and third tiorse 10aovs. out of the stakes. Winner of any handicap of the \alue of 200sovs., after the declaration of weights, to cany olhs extra : of lOOsovs. olbs extra ; of the twa, 71b.s extra. Distance, 2 miles, Captain Russell's oh f Leonora, 2yrs., Bstailrt{CHffoicl) . .... 1 Mr A. Standish's h q Nonnauby, 4yr*., 7st 7lbs (McCormick) . 2 Mr J. Barr Brown's b h Maoii, aged, 7st 411) ((.*. Laing) . . ,3 Tun Whiffler, The Poet, Meilin, Liny, Winnie, Moonstone, anil Taupiri also ran. This being the event of the day, great interest was centered in the race. The start was a good one, Larry at once rushing to the front, making the running, closely waited on by Moonstone, whilst the others were in a cluster, At the back of the course tl\e pace began to tell, and Larry propped back ; the favourite and Normanby emerging from the rest and taking up the running. On issuing from the cutting, Normanby held the lead, Leonora being second, and tho others in a bunch, but on en^oiliig the straight The Poet r,nd Maori came though the Jep,flei's, and raced neck and uecK, but on the post Clifford landed Leonora, who was full of running, a winner by a length.

SKLLIXC, KA(JE Of 2sovs. each, with, Bfjaova. added. Paramei^ 1 4aok ' 2 Mackay 3 Won by three-quarters of a length.

PUBLIC VX'.S PURSE Of SOsovs. with a sweepstake o£ '&&va, each^ Siesta ... 1 £,ecjaov* 2 Minerva 3 Won easily.