GREENFEAST SCORES
MAJESTIC WINS STAKES
P. A. . HASTINGS, September 30. The Spring Meeting of. the Hawke's t Bay Jockey Club was held in pers feet weather, and the track was fast s There was a large attendance, and f some keen finishes were witnessed r The'totalisator handled £39,959 (aii j all-time record), compared, with i £29,365 10s last year. f■ A surprise came in the Hastings c Spring Handicap when Greenfeast won in a tight finish with Bunsby and : Alchemy, it being the winner's first i success since October of last year ,_ Bunsby suffered a check at a critical" 1 stag?. In the Flying Handicap the t .brilliant Skyhawk dashed to the front [ to hold off a challenge from Royal j -Heir, .with Glenfalloch finishing on i for third. & >■> A at the start of the Hast- , ings Stakes resulted in A. Messervv , the rider of Provider, being caught by a wire .attached to the uprights of the barrier, and he was thrown He sustained lacerations on the shoulders and -neck. The favourite, Sona appeared to suffer by the incident. Having his first outing in public, Majestic the brother to Subdued, won the Stakes in good style from Gigli, thi MearS dS e °V *™^ wti The detailed results were* HollyQom.be -Hurdles, £150; about iy. mi i es -2-2 Golden Tide, 9.5 (C. Bowry)', 1-3.3 XiK i' o;c a*sa 94n(_ A--. 813i i? p)' r- *-s ****. |2a/ C5-6Sa^Ln a; 4^d£Sff ! K SJ T Blue Title, 10-10 Dozle Boy, 9-7 KilmanaJh (lost rider). 6-8 Black Saint (lost rider) n.?i Xh a S/ 2 . fs° 2 Ur ieDSth3' '-- Flaxmere Hack Handicap, £150; 6 furlongs -2-1 Ramlcourt, 7.13 (J. Campbell), 1; 1-2 Golden Souvenir, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) 2- ii Tussock, 8.8 <W Broughton), 3. Also started : 9-11 Sorrell, 4-4 Jiarrosa, 11-8 Roto Parera 8-13 Seropurl, 6-6 Haughty Queen 7-7 Pit.. Plko 12-9 Gold Quest, sg-sGaysg -sGay Faicon, 14-14 »f| 10-10 Lady Dash, 10-10 St 8i11.... 15-15 Yarrow, 15-15 Laurium, .13-12 lr%ir°S_: 13;12^lne^ oy- Len<*h each "ay. bt. ..Bill .was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5 Plate, £130; 6 furlongs.—l'-l Royal SAhf-1^- B™«*htoii).l; 14-12 Thebrist ; a'L'-%rMdrews), 2; 2-2 Silvestre, .8.0 (W , Aitken) .3., Also started: 8-8 Irish Rose, 14-12 1 Strategical, 13-12 Stardom, 12-12 Treasure Tee. ' 3-3 Sisu 3-3 Sanger, 6-11 Venatrix, 6-11 Bonny Crown, IJ.-9 Jingle Jangle, 11-9 Master Gain, , 5-0 Daniel Haigh, 4-4 Glen Urquhart. 4-4 Master Gary, 16-15 Silver Crest, 15-15 Peter's . Girl 8-6 Misty Night, 8-6 Gynette, • 2-2 United : Nations, 1-1 Nlxiura. 6-10 Indian Sky, 6-10 Denny's Gift 10-7 Kaheka, 10-7 Don Mac. Head; TT; 2 ien^ h- Master Gary was fourth. Time. J.V: ,?•'■■ brackets: Royal Duce and Nlxlum; Theorist and Strategical; Silvestre and United Nations.
HASTINGS SPRING HANDICAP, £325; 1« miles.
7—7—Greenfe^st, 7,0; (H. Pearce) 1 2—2—Bunsby, .7.12 (W. Broughton) 2 4—4—Alchemy, 7.2, car. 7.0 (J. Kendall) . 3 Also started:. 3-3 Yogi, 1-1 Regal Night, 6-6 Virtuoso, 5-5 Fiddler's Green. 8-8 Lastlk. Head each way. Fiddler's Green was fourth. Time
HASTINGS STAKES, £250; for two-year-olds 4 furlongs. ,
? —2—Majestic, 8.5 (W. Broughton) .... i 4—s—Gigli, 8.5 (J. Forsyth) .......... I 6—7—Merciful, 8.5 (J. Campbell) ...... 3 Also started: 11-12 Vassllikos, 8-8 Controller, 5-4 Little Billy, 2-2 Lord Coronach, 4-5 Provider (lost rider), 3-3 Twitch, 6-6 Castlemaine, l-l Sona, 12-11 Blue Moon, 9-10 Duplicity, 10-9 Gay Senorita. One lengthfour. Little Billy was fourth. Time, 49sec. Brackets: Majestic and Lord Coronach; Giell and Provider. y Glenaray Hack Cup, £225; 1 mile.—3-4 Dark Morning, 8.4 (W. Carter), 1; 6-6 Magic Art. 7.7 (A. Waddell), 2; 11-11 Dashup, 7.11, car! 7.6 (A. Bishop), 3. Also started: 10-10 Silver Coin, 1-1 Joseph Conrad, 4-5 Singing Hills 8-8 Royal Pageant, 7-7 Fame Bian, 5-3 Da Vinci, 12-12 Master Meruit, 9-9 Nlghtward, 2-2 Sival. Half a head; half a length. Fame Bian was fourth; Time, 1.39 2-5. ■: FLYING HANDICAP, £225; 6 furlongs. I—l—Skyhawk, 8.1 (P. Atkins) 1 2—2—Royal Heir (L. Clutterbuck) ...:.. 2 s—s—Glenfalloch (L. Hare) 3 ; Also started: 3-3 Kol Ragl, 4-4 Poutatau, 6-6 Lindrum. Half a length; four. Poutatau was fourth. Time, a 1.12. Epsom Hack Handicap, £175; 7 furlongs.— 4-4 Walk Off, 7.9 (L. Clutterbuck), 1; 2-2 Magnus Lux, 8.0 (S. Waddell), 2; 1-1 Matador, 8.8 (W. Broughton), 3. Also started: 5-5 Capronella, 7-7 Klncrop, 6-6 Ngahape, 3-3 Hula Chief, 9-9 Alondi, 8-8 Sol Lux, 10-10 Sanger, 11-11 Curiality, 12-12 Silver Ball. 13-13 Leghorn. Half a head; half, a length. Hula Chief was fourth. Time, 1.27 1-5.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 80, 2 October 1944, Page 8
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