SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 6

SPORTING

ASHBUPvTON RESULTS.

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ASHBURTON, June 27. The Ashburton winter meeting concluded to-day in cold, raw weather, a drizzle falling at intervals. The tote took against last year s £W,042|. The attendance was good. Th© course became heavy as the meeting progressed. The results are: Second Hurdles.—3 Red Sol 1,2 Kaikahu 2; 1 Tenterfield 3. Also ran : 4 Nautical. Won by a neck; third five lengths away. Time 2.47. Winchmore Hack. —4 Fairy Tidings 1, 1 Olympia 2, 6 Sarty 3. Also ran: 2 Solfello, 7 Guy, 6 Bonnie Waif, 3 Elba. Won by a head; third two lengths away. Time 1.2 3-5, Winter. Steeples.—l Charlatan 1, 4 Aurere 2, Windmere 3. Also ran: 3 Kipling, 2 Cashman, 6 Red Sol, 7 Mainspring. Won by a length and a half. Time 4.30 2-5. Melrose Trot.—lo Succession 1, 4 Rufine 2,2 Tetrachord 3. Also started: 8 Grey Cloud, 1 Gift of Song, 6 Airman, 12 Gold Piece, 7 Biddy Logan, 11 Betty’s Boy,_ 13 Tommy Bells, 9 Honour Bright, 3 Dillon Gold, 5 hour Bells. A good finish; won by a neck • ’third fifteen lengths away. Time: 2 • 57 2-5. County Handicap. —6 Solferite 1,2 Cochy Bondhu 2, Castellan 3. Also Iran: 7 Ferino, 5 Kilbirnie, 3 Gpld Town, 8 Quality, 4 Ophir. Won by two lengths; tim'd a neck away. Time 1.30 2-5. Moreton Hack.—2 Solway 1, 3 Flam, ing Ray 2, 1 Uleaborg 3. Also ran: 4 Gay Life, 6 Adopted, 5 His Majesty, 7 Loch Weir. A good race. Won by a short head; third four lengths away. Time 1.17 3-5.

Wakanui Handicap.—l Dancing Days 1, 3 Clontarf 2, 4 Mythology o. Also-ran: 2 Clareina.i W,on by live lengths; third . ten . lengths behind. Time 1.16 3-5., ‘'i '' ~

NOTES ON THE RACING,

(Special to “Star.”)

ASHBURTON, June 27. Charlatan was a good favourite in the Winter Steeples, but his jumping in the first mile did not put his supporters in a happy mood. He then set. tied down and went better at every fence as the race proceeded. Cashman repeated his first day’s performance of running off at the fence entering the back stretch, and Red Sol again extinguished his chance at the same fence. Windermere jumped much better than on the first day, and was perhaps unlucky that he did not return one of the dividends. A bit of trouble occurred at the last fence, and Windermere, being the sufferer, was beaten into third place by Aurore, the margin separating them being only a head. After the race, an enquiiy was held, but no action was taken except that Peart, the rider of Charlatan, was reprimanded for the _ unsatisfactory way in which he gave his evidence. The journey was hardly far enough tor Kipling, nevertheless the Demosthenes gelding ran a good race under 11.12. Mainspring was prominent till two fences from home, but was tiring and fell heavily at the last jump. His rider had an ugly fall and was removed to the hospital suffering from concussion. Full apprentice allowance was claim, ed for Solferite, bringing his weight down to the minimum for the County Handicap. He won well, but owed much of his success to the. fact that the track suited him better than most of his opponents. Castellan ran eno of his usual solid races, but Cochy Bondhu always was a good beginner and lasted just long enough to keep him in third place. Ophir dropped back quickly in tlie first furlong, and it'transpired that his rider, R. Choat, had been struck in the mouth by a. stone thrown up by one of the horses in front of him, inflicting rather a painful injury. Only the placed horses were sighted in the last furlong, Gold Town, who finished fourth, being some lengths behind Castellan, with another interval separating him from the remainder.

HAWKE’S BAY RESULTS.

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HASTINGS, June 271 Tlie Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club’s annual meeting was held to-day in showery weather, the course being heavy. The attendance was good. The tote handled £18,246, compared with £16,991 last year, an increase of 5.j?55. Warner, rider of Luke, broke a collarbone. The results are : — Hunters' Hurdles: 7 My Hobby 1, 1 Lady Comet 2, 9 Rebuff 3. Also ran: 2 Woden, 6 Gab Bobbie, 3 Projector, 3 Silta, 12 Mountain Gun, 10 Chatham, 6 Hillation, 11 Pilot, 5 v Eirjinase. Won by half a length; third four lengths away. Time 3.4. Apley Hurdles.—l General Carrington 1, 3 Haligan 2, 4 Birkie 3. Also ran: 2 Molyneaux, 5 (food 7 Mixed Heather, 6 Admiration. Won by two lengths; third four lensiths away. Time 3.1. Hack Scurry. —3 Nine of Spades 1, 1 Olympic 2, 6 Wartaumaha 3. Also ran: 2 Master Beckwith, 9 I\cmcn, 4 Serenade, 8 Lady Waterloo, 7 Alestern Boom, 5 Vetogne. Won ty half a length; third'two lengths away. Time 1-7. Kawera Handicap.—l Tuamne 1, 6 Battle Knight 2,4, Strategy 3. Also ran: 3 Tari, 6 Lady Joyce, ? Jubilee. Won by lengths; third a head behind. Time 1.28 1-5. . Hunt Cup Steeplechase.—6 Ttniopi m 1, 5 Kovno 2, 7 Khyber Pass 3. Also ran: 1 Luke, 2 Waikaika, 3 Birk_ enella, 4 Silta, 8 Aotearoa, 9 Curve 11 Master Oriflamme, 10 Tamanu. Avon bv ten lengths; third a furlong away. Time 6.36.. . , - „ Hoi’onui Hack. —1 Gauntlet 1,2 The Strand 2, 4 Killoch 3. Also ran: — 3 Alabama, 7 Kilmere, 5 Martona 9 Royal Song, 6 Whariti, 8 Shake Hands,- 11 Stymie, 10 Betty Bums. Won by a neck. Time 1.29. Soutra Handicap.—l Kendal 1, 4 Tikama 2, 6 Rebuff 3. Also ran : 3 Lady Comet, 2 Tawhei, 5 Gay Bobbie, 8 Padraigh, 9 High Time, 7 Blue Star. Won by a head; third three lengths away. Time 2.11. An enquiry was held into Kendal’s boring on to Tikama in the straight, and the decision was that the placings were reversed. The interference was unintentional, being due, to a lost iron.