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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 7

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-iMANAWATU? WINS

HAWKE'S BAY OPENS

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the -"Evening': Post/)

HASTINGS,;. June 17.

y There was fine but cold weather for the •. opening - of ; the. "-. Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Winter. Meeting at Hasbings ■■ today, 'aiter heavy rain during the?p;reyioUi_;24::h6urs.; Thegoing was soft arid greasy,'but it:was:by no means ve£y:. heavy, y ."'',-.:■■ .. y y - : .■■.■'?..• -J

REVELLED IN GOING.

. Jacynth and:'Claver Court were left standing, in, the Maiden yPlate, taking itfKPart iir.tiie: race, and Girl Pat, who was well backed,'was very slow off the mark, to "have;all.her chances extinguisK6d.V -' Stiaiiii, 'the winner, was always well < placed and, revelling in the going, outstayed Joe Louis over the business' end after -'the latter looked all 'over, the winner at the distance. Gletrac,'who'.drew;No.l6 at the barrier;, came: through- the field with a great run'fo r .ga_ri'ithird. .He, appeared to be?thi. uhluc?ky■ contestant. After the placed .horses came Winitangi, Tommy Atkins/and Seattle, all having had every > chance. ■'■-.

ALWAYS HANDY. High-,Grader tried to win the hurdles all the way. but'lack of racing condition saw him stopping just after the first mile. Unexpected was always handy, being favoured by the soft track. He won.easily by the best part of five' lengths from Kentucky Song, who: improved greatly in her fencing since Napier. Blue Tiger.was near the tail of the field; for the first mile, when he gradually improved his position to pass all but the first two horses. It should not be. long: before he wins. Contact; failed to: carry his 11.5 in the going, but is:not-the horse he was 12 months :ba'ck.:

TKUE TO FORM?

The Corinthian-; Plate for amateur riders sawittyahotfavourite, Tail Light, winning most' comfortably after running in ■ third for mo,st:of the way,-but when Mr. Ken Duncan said thei.wQrjd,'jtfie.i'a?ce was over. Bothwell' and. umfjire,; ran; fair; races for-. second and ttiird-pjositjons, but had no: chance of .• defeatingl the j winner. Iddo ran a fair race. tonld 'furlongs? butyfailed to see'th'e^di^tancie' right out.-..The others were' coifipletely outclassed. :

WXKEMIST UNLUCKY.

Manawatu, second favourite in- the Steeplechase,, may have ; been, a little. lucky: in collecting .first prize as.two fences :from home,,: when four lengths in front: and-going easily,: Wykemist looked what may' be. termed a racecourse certainty, but Carroll, the rider, taking that'iobstacle a little too cheaply,' allowed' .His; mount to duck off. Cotsfield andJßiotous, who jumped perfectly throughout, were-beaten into minor placed through ,\\>ai_t■ of stamina. Mitzie and Padhos were?running in forward, positions when-tthey fell.::-. IMPROVESON NAPI3R. ?

- Royal Feast, showing ~ more heart than last" week at>Napier Park, .was always in a hahdy-position in the Winter Handicap, and over the last furltng: Was only'going three-quarter pace. H« scored: a .clear-cut win. -.- -The. run-ner-up. ;Trailer, got into' a- little- bother about five -furlofig?. from, home, otherwise he would-have.ibeenvhardito; beat. Terry and .Silent Acre rah solid races, but' the'former;'was•• not helped with tlie going. Hafearip "ran disappointri| inelyyafter. her'attractive track work. She'is- one that!'goes ::bettery with .a stronger horseman. There was a big gap' back: after the fourth , horse.

CAME AT RIGHT END.

Liane;: winner of the: liack^spiuit, was 'never, near the1 leading diyision until the efitrance.of the.straight, when she made .her ;bid from the middle of the courie, aJnd: handling, the, going better than .the majority of the opposition, went on to .win nicely by a length from Marsyas,--always in the picture, and Gladium, who did >not make an appearance, until the business end^pf the race. ■ Fossicker and Joviality found' their weight,, under, the conditions, more than' they could .contend with. - Royal Minstrel should, improve with the race. Paul Robeson and Buster Brown found the distance just a little, beyond them. '

BRACKET FIRST AND SECOND.

Hunter's Mom .led early in the Heretaunga. Handicap .to.remain there when they swung'into; the straight. Prior to that-Bly Gain, Passion Flower, and Passion Fruit were.in close attendance. GajH jHi^iter was : heavy weather of, iiis.woirk? and Taro was all at sea3nstiielbose'arid'shifty going. When it/'dame-to the :run -home, the pacemaKei?iHuhter's: Morn, was first to cry enoughi-' Passion-Fhiit looked like a winner.' but thisystablemate, Passion Flb'wer. <Jon the.outside, came on to win by.'aV-lehg'tHV with? Gay Hunter a fair third. The latter found, the distance too :■ short Bly Gain was fourth.

RESULTS IN DETAIL.

' Following are the results:-— Maiden Plate, £100; 5_ furlongs.—3 Shani, 8.7 (Gilmore), 1; 2 Joe Louis, 8.7 (B.H. Morris), 2; 9 Cletrac, 8.7-(P. Atkins), 3. Also started: 6 Winitangi 8.7, 15. Defend 8.7, 17 Ohara 8.7, 12 Claver Court 8.7, 11 Tommy Atkins 8.7, 8 Seacourt 8.7, 7 Seattle 8.7, 10 Mon Ace 8.7,14 Panerua 8.7, 13 Marching On 8.7, 4 Girl Pat 8.2, 1 Star Lad 8.2, 16 Fundy Bay 8.2, car. 8.7 i, 5 Jacynth 8.2, and Thala'B.2 (bracketed). Time, lmin 10.2-ssec.:

Whakatu'Hurdles, £125; IJ miles — 4 Unexpected, .9.0 (C. Thomson), 1; 2 Kentucky Song,. 9:9 (W. Grindlay), 2; 6 Blue ' Tiger, 9.13 (C. McGovern), 3. Also started: 4 Contact 11.1, 1 High Grader-11.3, 7-Mahala 9.1, 3 Begorrah 9.<V:car.'9.2_, 8 Puke.c 9.0. Tiifce, 2min 51sec, .■:,."

Corinthian Plate, £100; 1£ miles.—l TaU Light, 11.13,(Mr. K. McK. Duncan), 1; 3 Bothwell, 10.9.(Mr. R. Russell), 2; 5 Umpire,. 10.10 (Mr. S. B. Monteith), 3.. Also started: 4 Pladie 12.8, 8 Mercian Prince 11.9, 2lddo 10.9, 7 Dusky Crown 10:6, 9 Ythan .10.7. car. 11.7,-6 True Shaft ■ 10.7: Time, 2min 47sec. ,

HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE, £200;'2|miles.

2 Manawatu, 10.13 (A. McDonald) .. 1 1 Riotous, 10.10 (W. J. McDowell) .. 2 5 Cotsfield, 9.10 (C. McGovern) ..... 3

Also started: 4 Dozie 10.0,3 Wykemist 9.7, ran off, 6 Padnos 9.o„car. 9.7, fell, 7 'Mitzie 9.0, fell. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, sniin 13sec. '

Winter Handicap, £100; 1. mile.—4 Royal Feast, 8.8 (B. H. ;Morris), 1; 3 Trailer, 9.5" (R. Marsh), 2; .5 Silent Acre - 8.0 (G.R. Tattersall), 3, Also started: 6 Lucullus Lad 10,4,.;2. Hamarin 9.1. L Terry 8.12, 8 Agog 8.0, (I Hunting Tartan 8.0, 10 Tupai <8.0, 9 Golden Time 8.0. ' Time, lmin 45sec.

Clifton Hack Handicap.-fi 100; 61, furJongs.—2 Liane. 8.5 (C. G. Goulsbro'), 1° 9 Mareyas, 8.6 (G. R. Tattersall), 2;.9 Gladium, 8.4 (J. Leach), 3. Also Started: 3 Fossicker 9:7,1 Joviality 9.5, .6 Royal Minstrel 8.13. 8 Buster .Brown 89 7 Paul Robeson 8.4, 13 Blue Shirt BA, 12 Trackman 8.3, 11 Te Toquet 8.0, 5 Perfect Lady 8.0, 14 Claver Court 8.0. Time, lmin 24sec. Heretaunga Handicap,. £120;' 6| furlongs.—l Passion Flower, 8.9 (S. Wilson), 1; 1 Passion Fruit, 9.5 (B H. Morris), 2; 2 Gay Hunter, 9:1 (J. Forsyth), 3 Also started: 4 Hunters-Morn 9.0, 5 Bly Gain 8.9, 3 Taro 8.2. Time, lmin 23sec. .

W'aitaka, a five-year-old gelding by Robespierre from the Martian mare Mazurka, dam of Patuki and Bugle Note, was taken over at the Auckland Meeting by J. S. Shaw, who will train him at Riccarton in future for his northern owner, Mr. E. J. Morrison. Wai'aka has not :figured as a winner sincet ,be; accounted for a-race as a