WINTER RACING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 June 1928, Page 8

WINTER RACING

HAWKE’S BAY MEETING. MIXED HEATHER WINS STEEPLES HASTINGS, June 22. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) The weather was very cold but fine for the first clay of the Ilawkes Bay steeplechase meeting. The course was o-ood and the attendance larpp. Ihe totalizator put through £9696, compared with £10,533 'last year, a decrease of £837. Results are:— WOODLAND’S STEEPLES Of 150 sows. Two miles. 1 Rangi Sarto (H. Burt), 9.6 ... 1 2 Radiate " 3 Miatu " Also, started : 4 Royal Heather, 10.5 ; 6 Comedy Prince. 9.12; 5 Peep o’ Day, 9.2- 10 Prince Carol, 9.0; 8 Progressor, 9*o; 7 Mastin' Arch, 9.0; 9 Awangawanga, 9.0. . , „ . ~ Won by a. head, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 4.-6. Pregressor fell and Prince Carol ran o. WHAKATU HANDICAP HURDLES Of 150 sows. About II miles. 2 Atereria- (H. Gordon), 10.5 ... 1 1 Patuki. 9.13 3 Our Jack, 9.0 d Also started: 5 Mountain Echo, 9.0; 4 ciasefire. 9.0. ... Won bv one and a half lengths, with eio-ht lengths between second and timid. Time, 3.32. HAWK El’S BAY HURDLES. Of 250 sows. About If miles. 4 Gaze (A. Campbell), 10.12 ... 1 3 Rallyfarnon, 9.2 " 2 Troilns, 9.7 a Also started: 1 Peneus, 5 Braeman. Won bv four lengths with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3.20 2-5. Braeman fell. HAWKE’S BAY STEEPLES. 0(f 350 slows. About three miles. 2 Mixed Heather, 10.1 I 3 Giarzon, 9.9 f 1 Maunga, 11.0 ** The onlv starters, Won by the length of “the straight. Maunga. lost his "rider at the hack fence, but he remounted and rode on for third place. Time, 7.25 4-5. WINTER HANDICAP. Of 125 sows. One mile and a furlong. 1 Ring Mart (I. Reed), 9.11 ... 1 5 No Flavours, 10.4 " 2 The Mug, 9.2 d Also* started : 6 Essential, 11 Grand National, 3 Royail Elm, 4 Merle, 10 Lieutenant Billl, 3 High Heather, 12 Cl a vers, 7 Le Gbfcunp, 10 Gaimint, 13 Jen 9 Pale Star, 13 Rakaroa. Won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.4. HASTINGS HANDICAP. Of 125 sows. Five furlongs, 3 Fee Simple (T.^Green), 10.11 1 1 Dishonoured, 9.7 f 7 Takutama, 10.2 J Also started: 2 Argue, 4 Rory More, 9 Bold Front, 6 Air Force, 10 Alia lama, 8 Nio-ht Witch, 5 Brown Sugar. Won by a"head, with a length^between second and third. Time, 1.5 3-5. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP. Of 150 sows. Six furlongs and a halt. 1 RaiLti (R. Reed), 10.2 I 2 Huikai, 9.12 " 3 Epistle, 9.7 d Also started: 10 Alima r hub a, 9Pita, 8 Kalos, 0 Royail lime, 4 Coot, t Othon 5 Kilmoyler. Won by two lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.26 1-5.

RACING CONFERENCE AT CHRISTCHUBCH.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. Representatives of all the racing clubs have decided to hold the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference on July 13 at Christchurch instead of at Wellington as originally intended. Various committees of tiie Racing Conference will, however, meet at ellington prior to the annual meeting of the conference. It is understood there was some doubt as to whether Sir George. Clifford would be able to attend the conference if it were held at Wellington.