Considering thab yesberday was nob a public holiday, bho attendance at Ellerslie was good. The sum of £4,947 was paesed through the totalisators by Mr Blomfield without complaint, making a total of £11,436 for the two days againsb £9,648 lasb year. The racing was interesting and bhe finishes close, bub the greab reversal of form on the two days of the meeting was a puzzler to turf students. Appended are details of the day's racing :—

Spring Handicap of 7030v5, the owner of the second horse co receive lOsovs out of the stakes. Seven furlongs. ■ In. Oub. 19 15-Mr T. Morrin's blk m Hilda, Gyrs, by Musket—Ouida, 9sb 101b (Gallagher) 1 70 45—Mr J. Kean's Dolosa, syrs, Bsb (Lindsay) 2 17 27—Mr L. D. Nathan's b f Roie, 3yrs, 7sb 21b (Gall) 3 2S 25—Mr B. Thompson's br h Warrior, syrs, 6sb 101b (Davis) 0 •S3 18 -Quadranb, syrs, 9sb 21b (Tay lor) ... 0 51 26-Lady Belle, 3yrs, Bsb 41b (Pyne) 0 28 30—St. Michael, aged, Bsfc 21b (Kean) ... 0 26. 33—Master Pat, 4yrs, 7st 81b (Moore) O 15 11—Onslow, 6yrs, 7sb 41b (W. Smibh) 0 9 5— Vieux Rose, 3yrs, 7sb 31b including lib overweighb (Donovan) 0 296 245 Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 33Jsec. Dividends : Inside, £14 ; outside, £14 14s. Hurdle Race of 70sovs, the owner of the . second horse to receive 20sova oub of the stakes. One mile and three-quarters. In. Out. .57 58—Mr A. E. Byers'b g Orakei, svrs, by Billingsgate—Lalla lOsb 61b (Byers) ... 1 102 103-Mr H. H..,Hayr's br g Fish monger, aged, lOst 81b (Fer gus) 2 45 47—Mr J. Rae's b g The Colonel, aged, list 21b (Rae) 3 23 12—Good Day, aged, lOst (Dixon) 0 48 40-Cynical, aged, 9sb 81b (Wil liams) ... .. 0 11 18—Capella, aged, 93b 51b (Cook) 0 19 20—Try Fluke, aged, 9sb 41b (Ryan) 0 28 25—Tawhana, aged, 9sb 4lb (Burns) .- ... ... 0 323 323 Orakei came with a rush near bbc win ning post, and beat Fishmonger by half a length. Try Fluke, Cynical, and Capella fell. Time, 3min 37£ sec. Dividends : In- Bide, £5 2s; outside, £5. Nursery Handicap of lOOsovs, the owner of the second horse to receivo 15sovs, and the owner of the third lOsovs from the stakes. For two-year-olds. Four fur longs. In. Out.
