SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 August 1924, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT SYDNEY. Aug 3. At the W arwick Farm races the steeples resulted: Grand Urchin 1, Royal Abbey 2, Bonnie Russell 3. Eleven started. A great finish. Won by half a head. Time, 4.404. MELBOURNE, Aug. 3. The Australian Hurdles resulted: Roi.sel 11.2 (Murrell) 1, Menmea-r 10.13 (Boyd) 2, Sir Blackney 9.7 (Gray) 3. Also started: Groganite and .Taso. Groganite lost its rider in the early stages. Jaso led in the first round, and then the others alternatively took charge. Menmear was in front, at the home turn, but once over the last hurdle Roisel went ahead and wop by a length, Blackney being three lengths away. Time, 6.404. POVERTY BAY HUNT MEETING. GISBORNE, Aug. 2. The annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held in fine weather. The going was good. The totalisator put through £11,812, compared with £10,623 last year. Results : —■ Hunters’ Hurdles.—Mahia (Nixon) 1, Patetonga 2, Manutai 3. Also started: Fiddlestring, Cuvier Light, Whispering Sam. Won by five lengths, two lengths between .second and third. Time, 2.58. Handicap Trot.—. General Mac (Farquhason) 1, Miss Marvin 2. Gladys Cole 3. Won by half a length, four hundred yards between second and third. Time, 3.9. Hunters’ Bracelet.—Eucalyptus (Mr. E. R. Black) 1, Pavilion 2, Kings Up 3. Also started: Oak Rose Potaua. Won by half a length. Time, 1.47 2-5. Hexton Handicap.—General Carrington (Heath) 1, Hyrax 2, Jovial 3. Also started: Barrier, Lord Muskerry, Kilroe, Royal A!f. Won by three-

quarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Time 2.14 3-5. Hunt Club Steeplechase.—Mahia (Olive) 1, Gold Point 2, Whispering Sam 3. Also started: Radio, Tarakeie, Fortunio. liaclio fell and brought down Fortunio, and T’arakete stopped owinojito a ibroken stirrup leather. v\ on by four lengths, one hundred yards between second and third. Time 5.44. , ’ Swarthmoor Maiden Hack —Welcome Sound (Dixon) 1, Only Hope 2 Manu Pango 3. Also started: Castanea, Polydamus, Blue jay, Manutar Won by a nose, three-quarters or a length between -second and third lime, 1.5. Hunters’ Flat.—'Waioeka Jack (Mr E. R Black) 1, Pavilion. 2, Oak Rose 3. Also- started: Iving-s Up. Won by three-quarters of a. length, half a Jength between, second and third Time, 2.20. Rapanui Hack Handicap.—Mountain lop (Dunn) 1, Matin Bell 2, Esquimaux 3. Also started: Cairo, GarT>* n ’i Fnncess Fort George, Perle de Leon, Tecbir, Royal Wther Won by halt a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third, lime, 1.33 2-5. CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUB. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 2. ihc Christchurch Hunt Club’s steeplechase meeting took place to-day. The weather was fine, and there was a good The totalisator handled £1r,693, compared with £14,012 10s last year. Results:— Lawford Steeplechase, about two mdes —Clmiiatan (J. R. Kaan) 1, Blue streak 2, Intolerance 3. Won by a furlong. 4min. 2sec. Kennels Hurdle Race, about 14 miles r—Adjutor (A. E. Ellis) 1, Swindessa. 2, Grim Joke 3. Won by two lengths, lime, 3min. 7sec.

Biiabazon Welter Handicap, seven furlongs.—Broadwood (L. G. Morris) 1 Ravenna 2, Wlmrfedale 3. Won bv two lengths. Time, lmin. 30sec. Rornbv Steeplechase, about two miles —Passin’ Through (A. H. Burt) 1. Cara week 2, Mettle Drift 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min. 54see. Open Hurdle Handicap, about I.‘. miles.—Lochson (.1. R. Ivaan) 1, Santiago 2, Sir Rosebery 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min. 584-sec. Hunters’ Plate, one m’ile.—Bullforcl (A. McDonald) 1, Ca.irnrnuir 2, Came. Arable 3. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 41 4-sseo. I* lying Hack Handicap, six fuirlongs. \\ a etc a (V . Young) L, Moorland 2. Ruby Ring 3. Won bv half a length. Time, 1.15 1-5. Maiden Stakes, 5 furlongs.—Rawere (E. Ludlow) 1, Chickwheat 2, Winkie’s Best 3. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 4sec. RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 2. The weather was fine for training operations this morning. Most of the work was done on No. 1 grass track, hut with a large number of horses due to race at the Christchurch Hunt meeting later in teh day, there were not many left to go through strenuous tasks, and proceedings were dull. Winning Hit and Rivalry occupied 53 2-osec over half a mile. Red W r ink, The Polymnian and Lucinette started off quietly from the five furlongs mark, but they were doing their best- in the straight, finishing up in 1.6 1-5. Bonita sprinted half a mile nicely in 50 l-ssec. Palestrina covered a mile in 1.47 3-5. Income went twice round, the first at half pace and the second a little faster. Lochella was given a similar task, finishing with a rattle down the straight. Tifi was given a working gallop over a mile. Barn Owl ran the last five of six furlongs in 1.2 1-5, Rich Prize accompanying her over the last half-mile. Omahu strode out freely over a circuit on the sand.