SPORTING SENSATIONAL CONTEST IN HAWKERS BAY CUP

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1947, Page 5

SPORTING SENSATIONAL CONTEST IN HAWKERS BAY CUP

The consistent Langue d’Or narrowly won the Hawke’s Bay Cup after a sensational contest on the first day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey, Club’s meeting at Hastings on Saturday. Running out of the straight with three furlongs covered, Matador slipped and fell in a bunched field, and Dark Morning, Night Foe and Capronella were brought down. Several other runners had their chances prejudiced, one being the favourite, Blanket, whose rider, W. L. Aitken, lost his irons. A few yards from the finish, Arco, under a hard ride, bored in on Blanket, and Aitken had the greatest difficulty in maintaining his seat. Inquiries were held into the occurrences, and both were found to be accidental, no blame being attachable to any rider or runner. Leased to Coast

The two-year-old filly Vain Ways, by Coronach—Lady Ripon, has been taken over on lease by the Omoto trainer, C. J. Walsh, When trained at Riccarton by F, D. Jones for Mr H. E. Cook she showed speed enough to make her look a good prospect for a maiden race. Little Known

Hopeful, who won at Awapuni on Saturday, is by a little-known sire,

Hot Point, who is by Travis Axworthy from Miss Spear,’ by Peter the Great. Hopeful is bred to go a long way, for'his dam, Corona Bell, is by Guy Parrish from Bertha Bell, who was a highly successful matron. • Finished Seventh The St Leger winner, Desert Fox, let his admirers down in the Hawke’s Bay Cup. He was hard ridden in an attempt to gain a good position early, but he was back in the middle of the field at the seven furlongs post. He improved crossing the top and was equal fourth turning for. home. He failed to carry on in the run home, and finished seventh.

Impressive Winners Features of the Te Ar oh a Jockey Club’s mid-autumn meeting on Saturday were the return to form of Hippodrome, who won the main event, the President’s Handicap, and the effortless win of Knight Templar, who scored a” runaway victory in the Ngarua Handicap. Hippodrome was always well placed and he finished strongly in the straight to beat the favourite, Swift Quarry, and Gold Dash. Knight Templar smothered his opposition for speed in the open sprint, nothing else looking dangerous in the last furlong.