AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 7

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

SUMMER CARNIVAL CONTINUED

; SECOND DAY'S RAGING THE HAWK WINS ISLINGTON PLATE. The Auckland Racing Club's Summer Cernival was continued at Ellerslie tojjy in sne weather and with a large •ttendance f nr a n off day. The track was in spk™ l " l '""der, providing excellent going- Results:— BOWEN HANDICAP, of aOOsovß. Six rurlongs. uiLATOrB, b g. 3yrs. by Oeneral Latonr W M.rcb (Mr. S. Banks,, 7.1-R. B. Thompson •• ■ * HEISLEB. b g. 4yr« (Mr. A. Cralke), 7"—Stewart 2 NOCTURNE, b f. 3yrs (Mr. .1. E. Thorpe), jO-B. S. Bagby 3 Also started: Sheffield fl.O, Sir Burnett 8.6, bntealo 8.2. rtUagc 8.0. Conneniara 7.11, TSt Glissati 7.0. Smoke 7.6, Potoanui 7.3. c*oke Concert 7.3. Bright Light 7.3, Quaes«r 7 4 Dorinda 7". Bon I'ble 7.0. Bowman TlO Demon 7.1. Flowing Bowl 7.0, Midget <lX John Dli 7.0, Lady Merrlwee 7.0, Wl«n they ' were let go Flowing Bowl aored first, followed hy norinda, but Tillage mob headed them off. only to give way in ton to Heisler which led across the top Mowed by Pillase, Conuomara. Lady GnsM Nocturne. Sir Burnett, Mangawhero, Jrlth Santonio heading a hunched lot. HelsUr still b»d charge as they swept round So Ike straight, where Connemara, Pillage, jjdy Gllesas- and Nocturne were all handy, Jiile the back division bunched up. In tie run home a good race was witnessed, jtalatour coming through over the last half talong to get the decision by a neck from Heisler, which was a half length in front ef XoctuTDe. Connemara was fourth, und toen came Santonio, Quaestor, Sir Burnett, fieofce Concert. Midget and Mungawhero, tfee laet pair being Bon Chic and Demon. tine 1.15 2-5. Santonio was favourite.

ISLINGTON PLATE of ToOsovs. Weight forage. One mile. THE HAWK, br g. 4yrs. by Martian— Sparrowhawk (Exors. late W. ,T. Douglas), B.O—R. S. Bagby I WINNING HIT. eh h. 4yrs (Sir Geo.

Clifford), 9.O—G. Young HIGHLAND, eh g, 3yrs (Mr. T. H. Lowry), B.2—A. Reed

Also started: Solfanello 9.2. Trespass 9.2, Boyal Present 9.0, Raptne 8.2. Solfanello and Tbe Hawk went under the Carrier before they were let go to a dispatch of which The Hawk got the better, but Solfanello was In front at the furlong pest, only to give way to Winning Hit at the end of another furlong, the latter showing the way through the cutting and across the top, followed by Rapine and Solfanello. together, anfl then came The Hawk. Highland, Royal Placet and Trespass, In that order. Winning Hit still had charge as they moved ronnd the turn into the straight. The Hawk moving op second, and the others, with tbe eiceptlon of Trespass, all being handy. The Hawk ran past Winning Hit at the distance and, easily holding bis own In the concluding stages, won by two lengths from Wlnnlnf Hit, which was three-quarters of a lenftb In front of Highland. Rapine, Royal Present and Solfanello were In a bunch, ilmost on terms with Highland. Trespass wm last. Time, 1.38 4-5. Winning Hit was favourite. ELECTRIC WAMDICAP of flOOsovs. Btx furlongs. eOTAL BLOOD, blk g, 4jts, by Our King—Sanguinary (Mr. W. Scholium), 7.ll—Keesing 1 ALPORT, or ■g. Gyrs <Mr. J. Fraeer Smith), B.4—Buchanan a TACTFUL, b g, 3yrs (Mr. J. D. Jones), eil-iWlggins 3 Abo started: Pavo 8.8, Mustard- Pot 8.5. Golden Bubble 7.11, Epitaph 7.11, Killatttadlm 6.13, Martian Miss 7.3, Prince Aroey 7J, 'Landslide 6.7. Shebang 6.7, MndH 6.7, Golden Di\am 6.7, Vlyella 6.7. Here was a tiresome delay of ten minutes at the post Alfort. Golden Bubble Ud landslMe being given a lot of latitude, but the dispatch -was a fairly even one. When the line was broken Epitaph showed momentarily in front, but Royal Blood soon ran into the lead, followed by Eplttph, Alfort, Tactful, KUlashandra. Pavo, Martian Miss. Golden 'Bubble, and Pttote Abbey. In that order, and MustaTd Pot leading the others. Royal Blood still Uβ cbuge at they turned for home, where AWort and Tactful where hlg nearest attenuate, and though the last named pair tnrew out -strong challenges in the run mat they had no chance with Royal Blood, wblch won easily 'by two lengths and «rhalf from Alfort, which -svas three-quarters of a length in front of Tactful. Pavo wee KOrth, and then came Epitaph. Klllartimlra, Martian iMlss. Landslide, and ■Jwittrd. Pot, the last pair toeing Golden gw»m and Sbe-Uing. Time, 1.13 3-5. Koyal Wtod-fts fa-rourltc.

PON9ONBY HURDLE RACE of 6OOBOTS. One mile and three-quarters.

EXPLORER, b g, aged, by Kenllworth— Tiiga (Mr. J. Lovell NicliollS). ll.d— Thompson 1 KKVBK DESPAIR, m g, aged (Mr. 11. Ffrrnll), o.o—Barrow 2 WHAXOKO, br g, aged (Mr. A. R. O. Henderson), 10.8—Ares 3

Also started: Poaiiul 11.12, Passin' Through 10.12, Hygiuas 10.11, .Snake 10.8, •hell gneck 10.4. Maud Wilson 10.3, Guerre • Mort 0.10, Karamu 0.0.

Maad , Wilson yns quickest to the ftrst fence, followed by Guerre a Mort, Never Ompilr, Hyginas and ShelWuock. Maud Wllten going out to moke the running, lending past the stand, followed by Never Desglr, euerre * Mort, SbeUebock, My«ina». Whtnoko. Explorer, Sneke and >Karainu, In tut order, Poaoul being last. Going along tile fotek Never Despair ran to the front, "with Maud Wilson as Ills nearest attendant, *o<l Guerre a Mort Shellshock. Explorer, Wninokl and tinake following, Karaniu fallin* tt f&e olJßtacle Uy tbe six furlong post, mfl Hyginas was pulled up. Maud Wilson ■w»» alongside Never Despair as they Messed the top, where Kxplorer and WbaMlfo moved up, and the pair were handy at tbe last fence. In the run home Explorer •MTVhanokl challenged, a good race seeing Explorer beat Never Despair "by three4nirters of a length, with Whanoko half a length further back, third. Maud Wlison »»• fourth, and then came Guerre a Mort. "Wlshock and rinake. with ■poanui las"t. Xlme, 3.14. Maud Wilson was favourite.