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Scenes of the 1912 Auckland Cup and the crowd in their finery at the Ellerslie race course. The winner of this year’s two mile race was Bobrikoff ridden by F Jones.
0 ft. W.S. of crowds outside grandstand Ellerslie - pan to 'Race Cards' Kiosk.
10 ft. M.W.S. pan. W.S. of crowd - women with picture hats and long dresses, parasols, men in suits (sign at side of grandstand "Ponsonby Club Hold -Joe Molloy).
98 ft. M.W.S. of fountain.
151 ft. 'Parade before cup'.
155 ft. M.W.S. of horses & jockeys parading past group of men.
189 ft. 'At the Post'.
192 ft. M.W.S. Horses line up.
226 ft. 'They're Off'.
229 ft. M.W.S. The race commences ELS of race track - views of houses around it.
412 ft. 'The Finish'.
415 ft. W.S. horses pass the finishing post. E.L.S. of crowded grandstand. M.C.U. of winning horse (Bobrikoff).
459 ft. Finish