EVENTS AT HASTINGS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 309, 30 December 1944, Page 8

EVENTS AT HASTINGS

LIKELY FAVOURITES (Special) HASTINGS, this day. With only half a dozen acceptors for the New Year Handicap, the field for the chief event at the Hawke's Bay meeting on Monday is rather disappointing. The other events have filled well, and one horse which might prove a good proposition is Indian Gold in the First Gisborne Maiden. Horses likely to get support are: First Gisborne Maiden.—lndian Gold, Master Garry, Fosseway. Wairoa High-weight.—Leghorn, Malacca, Royal Pageant. Second Gisborne Maiden.—Grand Coulee, Silver Rod, Master Gain. Napier Hack Flying.—Sorrell, First Footing, Lord Theio. New Year Handicap.—ln the absence of Queen's Charm, Regal Night, Capronella. Waipukurau Juvenile. — Little Billy, Nike. Woodville Handicap.—Poutatau, Royal Heir, Glenfalloch. Hunt Club Handicap.—Takrouna, Silver Ball, Fame Bian. The fields are:— GISBORNE MAIDEN or £130, six furlongs.— Mount Battock, Bonny Crown, Bonnleve, Whangai, St. Nat, Cuba, Panope, Bold Raid, Nlxium, Indian Gold, Indian Sky, Genean, Irumoutu, Master Gain, Onrush, Grand Coulee. Fosse Way, Cinna Bay, Master Gary, Silver Rod. Tasman Taxi, Lucky Tim, Silver Crest, Jane Quex, Stardom, Marua, Misty Night, 8.7. WAIROA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP of £200, odo mile and a. quarter.—Malacca, 10.7; Burma, Royal Pageant, Llndrum, 9.5; Leghorn. 9.4; Interrogation, Jackels, Denny's Gift, Curtail, Grey Spy, 9.0. NAPIER FLYING HANDICAP of £200, six furlongs.—Lord Theio, 8.7; Sorrel, 8.5; Barrosa, 8.3; Walk Oil, 8.0; Gay Rajah. 7.12; First Footing. The Saddler, 7.10; Cathage, Grand Chase, 7.9; Silver Note, Pas de Chevai, 7.7. NEW YEAR HANDICAP of £350, one mile and a quarter.—Capronella, 7.12; Regal Night, 1.8; Queens. Charm, Virtuoso. 7.5? Silver Cbin, 7.3; Lastik, 7.0. WAIPUKURAU JUVENILE HANDICAP of £200, iwo-year-olds, five furlongs and a half.—Little Billy, 8.5; Glaramara, French Count, 8.0; Vassllikos, 7.11; Nike, 7.9; Flying Dink, Kinca, Gay Senorita, 7.7. WOODVILLE HANDICAP of £250. six furlongs.— Royal Heir, 9.4; Poutatau, Glenfalloch, 8.8; Tussock, 7.5; Llndrum, Sorrel, Walk OH, Silver Note, 7.0. HUNT CLUBS' HANDICAP of £200, one mile.— Dark Morning. 9.0: Silver Ball, 8.10; Ame Bian, Burma. 8.6; Takrouna. 8.3; Leghorn, 8.1; Casilda, 8.0: Just Barney. Foss*- Way, Gcncai, Da Vinci, Lady Dash. Master Gain. 7.11.