Second Day.

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

Second Day.

Auckland, Last Night. Tb,e attendence at the races was much smaller than on Saturday. The rain last night made the course somewhat heavy* and this was rather distressing to the horses; 'especial' \\\ *he. steeplechase. J^jSj Excellency. Sir .Wiljiam Jecvois again ' patronised: the meeting by his'preseuce on the course. When the first race was run rain was falling heavily, and tjh.e. prospect seemed of the dreariest dfc&ci'ip.- | tion.; The following \§ a c^eswip^ion of the princmal eveut& j— . >■".■, PiYl^a STAKES, Siesta, Sst ,61b ( Wattie)r /. . ,1* .Smith's Kingask,. SstrBlb ( (L9lng) f.,. ,2. i3ate?a Minerva, jB»t 61b (iN"ewi?ißn)i „.',, 3

, Tim 1 AVihifflerjiiSlsfci/lMb/j/liefiil^rbh, 9st lib; Busc&irtf, ;9s,t Jib ; Lady, Bst 616 ; Leonara, Sst 61b ; Fishwoman, Sat Gib ; Satqrja, S^Glb ;, and Mystery, Ssp 61b were'scratched. " ■* < \ jn > The bnttinp lVas.two, to oae on Siesta. Minerva lecl at the start, with Siesta kst;: j>y she passed; lp»/ga>P }\\ f $\f<f.cut - ting, and was on Minerva's girths like a fiasli. Rouridiilg"th<?h~6ih6Vturn Minerva and Siesta w^re racing neck and neck, but hi the straight Siesta drew 'away, and Kingasknlakinuau effort passed Bate's filly. Siesta won by a length.

/ t ' IXAXDICAP STKKFI/EtUIASJB/ Of JOOSOVS. Keith'f Reform, list 7lb(Rae) ... 1 Keith's £aclysub; lOstf (Keith > H ... 2 Eiulertey's Mount, I2st lib (Edwards) 3 Christmas, 1 ls>t lOlbs ; Sportsman, list '(Wilson) \ Chandlef. 1 1st (Rowlatfd) ; Cock Robin, v los,t (\Villiams) : Pastime, lOst ; Tatters, KM, (Taylor) also nlri." • The betting was 3 to 1 aest Christmas, 4 t'ol Chandler, Pastime' and Ato'iiui/ .^to 1 Reform. 10 to 1 Lady B.ib. Mr Keith declared to win with Reform. After an excellent start Momrtrled-over thedouble jump opposite -the stand, 1 Sportsman second, Reform third, and the rest tailed ,oijt. Cockj Robiiv and >Tat|>ers baulked at the first jump and were afterwards/out of the race. Chandler, baulked at the stone wall and repeatedly I'efused, and was nob got over till, the - others led by half-a-mile. At the back of the course Lady Bab led, Pastitiio next, but coming down the hill Sportsman had taken the load. However; ■he soon baulked, causing Pastime to do likewise. Passing the stand Lady, BBarb r galloped strongly and led, Mount, hard held, second, Reform third, , and Chandler and Christmas several lengths behind. At the top of the hill Lady Bab still led, and other positions still unklterfe'd. lAt the second jump from 1 hortic all baalked ; then Reform , showed , across, his stable companion following, and Mount. "The race finished in this" 6'rdoi', two lengths separating the first and second, and Mount three behind.

AUTUMN HANDIOAV. Poet (Newman) ... ... 1 Hippodamia (Gravelock) ... 2 5 Larry (Taylor) ... .... '3* Tim Whiffler (Wattso)',' 'Merlin (Sutherland), Noriuanby (Williams)', Jack (Dec) Maori (Iriiiuj), Buzzard (Hickcy), and Moonstone '( Byers), also ran. . I Larry got the best of the stirt, . withy Afcrlin last. Passing tlic stand Jack led, Buzzaid next, Nonnauby third. Hijipodamia came up at the back of the course, and at the home timrwas ou< terms with Poet, who led, The two raced tuck and neck up the straight, P'oofc \wrining by a short nose, Larry a length behind.

KI.LEKSLIE STAKES. Mitrallcusc 1 Kubiua ... '2 Victiory ' '... ' 3 .i* i i