HAWKE'S BAY.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9522, 15 September 1896, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY.

Nai'lbr, September 1. Mr W. Douglas left yesterday morning by the Waihora for Sydney. His string of horses con-pri-in;; Brooklet, Penro.e, Waihau asd Nicolo, were taken io Hastings yesterday

by J. Munn to complete their preparation for Spring engagements. Training work has been at a standstill during the last two or three days owing to the heavy rain. The track, however, is in good order, and immediately the rain ceases fast work will be resumed. The New Zealand Cup candidate, Searchlight, caused her trainer considerable uneasiness last week owing'to one of her legs having filled after the mare had performed a gallop. It is hoped that a 6hort cessation from training will have the effeot of bringing the mare round again. September 1. The heavy rain last week interfered with training operations, but the weather appsars to have cleared now, and trainers will begin to send their charges along in earnest again. Mr Collins has purchased the sire Dmry Lane and intends placing him at the services cf breeders during the coming season. Weights for the Woodlands Hunt Club's Meeting will be declared on September 12th, and acceptances, with nominations for the Maiden Steeplechase on September 19th. . The cablegram from Sydney announcing that Donald McKinnon had come to grief while doing schooling exercise, and that Redmond, who was riding him, had an arm broken, aroused considerable sympathy here, both for Mr Douglas and Redmond, who is a favourite joakey with the Hawke's Bay racecourse habitues.

The monthly committee meeting of the Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club was held at the Criterion Hotel on Friday night. Tlie following programmes ware approved:—Waipawa Rj-ciqrf* Club December 2GtVi and May 24th; Napier Park Racing Club October 13th and l.th, March 23rd and 2.th, May 12th and 13th. The following licenses were were granted:—Owner's permits, E. Haviil, G. L. Kabore, C. H. Sutton, Edward McGraih,' C. F. W. Withers, Robert M'Alister, F. K. Simeus, Thos. Jeffare.., H. H. Jackson, W. M. Lemon, H. G. Hunter, Harold A. Russell and Charles Siddells*, Trainers' licenses, H. Alexander, A. J. Banks, Con Boyle, Thos. Jones, Joseph Dougherty, R. Gooseraan, Joseph Stairwood, Robert Connop, P. Martin, Patrick M. Doonan, Arthur Goodwin, Arthur Vincent, Alphonso Atwood, Con Downing, Ben Nichols, T. Quinlivan jun., Stuart Waddell, Alex. Smith, W.C. Edwards, J. Lagor, It. J. Kingan, and Tho.. Green ; Jockeys, Elijah Kemp, H. Alex-tider, H. Fra.er, A. J. Banks, Jamas Donovan, Con. Boyle, Thos. Jones, William Jones. Joseph Lowary, Natl). Noble, W. Whitaker, Chas. Mitchell, Thos. Connop, E. J. Cusdin, Samuel Lindsay, Geo. Dslaney, H. J. Fairbrother, G. J. Phillip., Henry Moore, Atlas White. John Dalaney, Charles Jones, Arthur Lord, Dan McKeague, W. Bird, E. A. Woolley, W. Lester, and R. J. Kingan; Apprentices, Joseph Trevena, W. J. Wood, R. W. Moody, Harold Connop, V. O'Neill, William Wade, Alf. Glass, Alf. Walter Quinlivan, Jap. Murphy, E. C. Neville, Jas. Thomas, and Jas. Madigan; Gentleman riders, D. J. Devine, David Lincola, Leslie Wilson, Frank White, W. Cooper, Robt. McCuHouch, Richard Roake, H. H. Jackson, H. Stanley, A Cowper, Harold A. Russell, Geo. Kabore.

The Town and Suburban Racing Club's Programme for their Race Meeting on the Prince of Wales' Birthday has been issued. The events are substantially the same as on the last occasion on which the meeting was held on that day. There are eight events, as follows-:—Maiden Flat Race, of 25sovs, 1 mile; Prince of Wales' Hack Handicap, of 35sovs, 7 furlongs; Handicap Hack Hurdle Race, of 30_ovs, 2 miles ; Taradale Handicap (open), of COsoys, 1_ miles; Meanee Hack Handicap, of 30sovs, 7 furlongs; Welter Hack Handicap, of 30aovs, _£ miles ; Selling Race, of 30sovs, 1 mile; Flying Handicap (open), of _osovs, 6 furlongs. Nominations close on October 3rd.