SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 August 1926, Page 3

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PA KU RANG A HUNT CLUB. DETAILS OF SATURDAY’S RACING AUCKLAND, Aug. 21. The Rakuranga Hunt Club races took place at Ellerslio in fine weather and with a. large attendance. The course was in good order. Results: — GREEN-MOUNT STEEPLECHASE. Of 250 sovs.; about 2\ miles. 3 Dimlight 1 0 Waiau Lad 2 4 Bahadur 3 Also started: Cui Bono, Maua, Sea Comet, Tulls, Gold Curb. Won by 150 yards. Time, 5.21 2-5. HUNTERS’ HURDLES. Of 250 sovs.; 14 miles. 2 Pendavics .1 5 Beau Cavalier 2 3 Mem Sahib 3 Also started: Ulva’.s- Isle, Praiseworthy, Kamaliameha, Mangapiko, Fair Abbey, Master Noel, Night Comet. Won by five lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, 3.0 1-5. SYLVIA PARK HANDICAP. Of 225 sovs.; 1:} miles. 3 Rahepoto 1 1 Dress Circle 2 2 Royal Form 3 Also started: LleweLlyn, Blue Sky, Mahgoloire, Salamander, Quondong, King Selwyn. Won by a- length, a length between second arid third. Time 2.23. JELLICOE HANDICAP. Of 500 sovs.; miles. 2 Lomint 1 1 Lord Star 2 10 Gold Jacket 3 Also started: Desert Glow, Trosham, Pass on ate, Zircon, Boomerda-y, Sir Rosebery, Charlady, Ring Poto-a, Royal Present, Queen Emerald, Gold Rain, Thursby. Won by four lengths, 21 lengths between second and third. Time, 2.18. RAKURANGA HUNT CUP, Of 700 sovs.; about three miles. 0 Beau Cavalier 1 8 Stonewall 2 1 Birkenoso 3 Also started: Hypothesis, Advent, Brown Heath, Bahadur, Pendavies, Lupineel, Dimlight. Won by 2.1 lengths, 120 yards between second nnd third. Time, 6.31. AUCKLAND HANDICAP. Of 225 sovs.; one mile. 3 Chamour 1 5 King Arch 2 15 Plain Pearl 3 Also started: Quinvardia-, Marble Mount, Opaloid, Lady Ci-ntra. Star Comet, Night Comet, KiUptte, Mareta, Bowman, Queeny Latour, Day Lass, Xnssock. Won by three lengths, and two lengths between second and third. Time,, 1.47 2-5. LADIES’ BRACELET. Of 200 sovs.; If miles. 2 Bizarro (carried 10.13) 1 1 Clockwork 2 5 The Drifter 3 Also started : Ulva’s Isle, Syndicate, Lupineel, Edifice, Tulle, Spalpeen gelding. Won by one and a: half lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.26 2-5. DUNEDIN HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs.; six furlongs. 2 York Abbey 1 5 Hoairi 2 0 Claras ...." ...... 3 Also started: King Mer-v, King Lu, Danae, Eden. Hall, Pavo, Barometer, Phaola, Namutore, Chairman, Transfomier, Master Doon. Queen Arch, Day Guard, Gala Day, Flying Juliet, Pompey, Letter of Credit, Gold Fern, King Emerald. Lady Lois, Museari, Hyde Park. Won by a- neck, three-qua v tars of a length between second and third. Time, 1.19 3-5. BETWEEN THE FLAGS. WEDNESDAY’S MEETING. HUNT CLUB AT HAWERA. Good average fields, containing classy performers between .the flags, will provide an attractive programme of eight races at the Egmont-Wangn-mii Hunt Club’s meeting, to ibe held on the Hawera. course on Wednesday. Acceptances in the Cup Steeplechase number 10, while the Flying Handicap has attracted nine, the Ladies’ Bracelet 13, and the Waihou Handicap 11 prospective runners. In each event, as well as in the other four, the aspirants may be depended upon to provide keen sport. Given fine wearier conditions, a large gathering of racing followers should he in attendance. Train) arrangements from the south include a . special leaving Wanganui at 6.15 and arriving at the course at 10.30, while j the usual 8.30 train from Wanganui , will stop at the course. Coming from ; the north the early train, and also the j express, will stop at the course, and a . special will leave Inglewood 'at 9.20. \ reaching the course at II o’clock. .

NEW ZEALAND CUP. FIFTY NOMINATIONS. The following nominations have been received for the— NEW ZEALAND CUP. Of 2100 sovs.j two miles. Rapine Vaward Star Stranger Ivilvox Indian Sage Loughrea Perl© de Leon Boy Gauntlet Heather Lad Beacon Light Alvson Roscday Diogenes Waetea Kilbronsyth Beaumont Kilpcron Ngata Deucalion Novar Count Cavour Bennanee Haze Ravenna Lucinda Overdrawn Opa High Gear Voma Jubilant Full Swing Chickwheat T'anart Rapier Tarleton Pink Note Divinal Shining- Armour 'fan ad cos Eouex Clarinda Kalalcaua Goosestop Mah Jong Desert Glow Seatown Trosham Degage Agitato A total of SO, compared with CO fpr last year. ■ >