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Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 5

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NOTES AND COMMENTS [By Pldmpton.J Greyhound racing is still on the up grade in Hawke’s Bay, as the iollowmg results of recent meetings held by the -Northern Hawke’s Bay Greyhound Racing Association indicate. The first meetihg reported below was the fifth held by the above association for the season. Following are the results:— ENCOURAGE STAKE. (Novice Class.) First Division.—Mr S. Simpkin’s Eaper Slipper 1, Mr J. Wells’s Lady Failsworth 2, .Mr B. M'Leod’s Dileas 3. Time, 24 3-ssec. S.econd Division.—Mr G. Wall’s Royal Desire 1. Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s. Bonnie Doone 2, Mr B. M'Leod’s Dileas 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Third Division.—Mr C. R. Hunt’s Master Ryan I, Mr G. H. Kersey’s All Irish and Mr G. Wall’s Royal Mint equal 2. Time, 25sec. j ELECTRIC STAKE. 1 —Limit Class.— j First Division.—Mr E. T. Boyd’s Elk 1, Mr :j C, Erickson’s M,eiry_ Monarch 2, Mr S. Andrew’s Certo 3. Time. 24 3-ssec. Second Division. —Mr C. Erickson’s Merry Monarch 1, Mr S. Andrew’s Certo 2, Mr T. D. Boyd’s Bonny Sovereign 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Third Division.—Elk 1, Mr H. Northe’s Black Comedy 2, Mfss H. Grant’s Gay Peter 3. Time, 24 l-ssec. MAIDEN STAKE. First Division.—Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s Glencoe 1. Mrs U. Seal’s Gay Paphian 2, Mrs J. Wells’s Security and Mr J. Hall’s Eclair deadheat 3. Time, 25soc. . Second Division.—Glencoe 1, Mr G, M‘Gregor’s - Silver Fox 2, Security 3. Time, 25sec. Third Division.—Glencoe 1, Gay Paphian 2, Eclair 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. NOVICE HURDLES. First Division.—Mr A. Long’s Silver Briar and Mr A. Robertson’s Lucky Lou deadheat 1, Mr A. G. Wood’s Master Chang 3. Time, 28 l-ssec. Second Division.—Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s Black Spy 1, Lucky Lou 2, Master Chang 3. Time, 28 l-ssec. OPEN HURDLES. Mr H. Northe’s Black Comedy 1, Miss H. Grant’s Gay Peter 2, Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s Irish Comet 3. Time, 33sec. / PROGRESSIVE STAKE. Junior Class.—Mr J. H. Promt’s King Foo 1. Mr E. Bauckham’s Silver Bat 2, Mr J. Hall’s Victory 3. Time, 25 l-ssec.

PRESIDENT’S STAKE. Open Class.—Mr J. Woodhill’s Bon Ton 1, Mr R. Corcoran’s My Peter 2, Mr D. Smith’s Jean Laurie 3. Time. 24 l-ssec. At the sixth meeting the following results were returned, all events being run over 440yds:— CENTENNIAL STAKE. First. Heat.—Mr G. Martin-Smith’s Lucky Gold 1, Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s Irish Comet 2, Mrs U. Seal’s Gay Paphian 3. Time, 24 4-osec. MAIDEN STAKE. First Division.—Mrs G. \V. Hildred’s Dusky Duke 1, Mr J. Hall’s Eclair 2. Mr H Northe’s Pat Slam 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. Second Division.—Mr P. Madden’s Fresh Footsteps 1, Mr A. H. Janes’s Guiding Light 2, Mr A. G. Weaver’s Ephialtes 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Third Division.—Fresli Footsteps 1, Eclair 2, Mr E. J. Sullivan’s Sovereign Lady 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. ELECTRIC STAKE. —Limit Class.— First Division.—Mr H. Northe’s Black Comedy 1, Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s Loch Lomond 2, Royal Mint 3. Time, 244 sec. Second Division.—Mr R. Corcoran’s My Peter 1, Mrs U. Taking's Now Then 2. Miss H. Grant’s Gay Peter 3. Time, 24 S-ssee NOVICE HURDLES. First Division.—Mr W. Basher’s Bide-a-Wee 1, Mr J. Well’s Lady Fails-

worth 2, Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s Black Spy 3. Time, Slsec. Second Division.—Mr H. J. Nelson’s Pounding Percy and Mr H. A. Fcnn’s Drum Major (dead heat) 1, Bide-a-Weo 3. Time 29 2-osec. OPEN HURDLES. Miss H. Grant’s Gay Peter 1, Mr A. Long’s Silver Briar 2, Mrs E. Harri- ( son’s Lucky Lou 3. Time 27 4-ssec. ; • PROGRESSIVE STAKE. Junior Class.—Mr H. R. Grant’s , Social Gift 1, Mrs J. Hall’s paddy’s Land 2, Mr J. Hall’s Victory o. Time, i 25 4-osec. SPECIAL MATCH RACE. Hurdles.—Mrs A. Seal’s Laes 1,, Mr H. Northe’s Black Comedy 2. Time. 27 3-ssec. ENCOURAGE STAKE. —Novice Class.— First Division.—Mr S. Simpkin’s Black Tracker I, Mrs H. S. M'ClelJand’s Rod's Mistake 2, Mr G. H. Kersey’s All Irish 3. Tune, 25 3-ssec; Second Division.—All'lrish 1, Mr H. L. Tanning’s Harold Logan 2, Rod’s Mistake 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. PRESIDENT’S STAKE. Open.—Mr J. H. Prout’s China Clipper and Mr J. Woodhill’s Bon Ton (d,ead heat 1, Mr E. T. Boyd’s Elk 3. Time, 24 l-ssec. Results at the., seventh meeting ‘‘ "CENTENNIAL 'STAKE. ‘ ' Second Heat.—Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s B ack Spy 1, Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s ulencoe 2, Mr A. Long’s Silver Briar 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Third Heat.—Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s Bonnie Doone 1, Mr A. G. Wood’s Tizzy 2, Mr H. L. Lanning’s Harold Logan 3. Time, 25sec. MAIDEN STAKE. First Division.—Mr H. Northe’s Pat Slam 1, Mr D. B. Hobb’s Lady Flash 2, Mr B. Hawkins’s Choice Terms 3. Time’ 25isec. ’ Second Division.—Mr H. M'Kinley’s Red Shadow 1, Mr A. Robertson’s Star Ranger 2, Mr J. Hall’s Eclair 3. Time. 25 4-ssec. Third Division.—Mr A. G. Weaver’s Ephialtes 1, Mr C. Pfefferle’s Rakahanga 2, Mr J. Hall’s Victory 3. Time, 26 2-osec. Fourth Division.—Eclair 1, Mr R. Croft’s Alfonso 2, Red Shadow 3. Time. 25 4-ssec. ELECTRIC STAKE. —Limit Class.—• First Division.—Mr R. Corcoran’s My Peter 1, Mrs T. E. M'Donald’s Lock Lomond 2, Mr J. Woodhill’s Betty Micawber 3. Time, 24 3-ssec. Second _ Division.—Mr G. Wall’s Royal Desire 1, Mr T. M. Thompson’s Aberdeen 2, My Peter 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. NOVICE HURDLES. First Division.—Mr L. M'Cutcheon’s Irish Comet I, Mr A. G. Wood’s Master ; Chang 2, Mr G. R. Hunt’s Master : Ryan 3. Time 28 l-ssec. • I Second Division.—lrish Comet and i Master Chang (dead heat) 1, Master 1 Ryan 3. Time, 28 4-Jsec. 1 STYLES AND STYLES SHIELD. \ Junior Class (18 months and , under). —Mr L. Patrick’s (jun.) i Packy’s Pride 1, Mr E. Sullivan’s 1 Sovereign Lady 2, Mr E. Bauckham’s Silver Bat 3. Time, 26 l-ssec. 1 ENCOURAGE STAKE. I —Novice Class.— 1 First Division.—Black Spy 1, Harold i Logan and Social Gift (dead heat) 2. i Time 25sec. Second Division.—Mr J. Dooney’a f Erin’s Flight 1, Mr H. Wilson’s Mac’s s Gift 2, Tizzy 3. Time, 25 l-ssec. J PRESIDENT’S STAKE. £ Open.—Mr J. Woodhill’s Bon Ton I f Elk 2, Black Comedy 3. Time, 24isec. 1 OPEN HURDLES. I Gay Peter 1, Laes 2, Black Comedy (10yds behind) 3, Time, 27 2-ssec. (