SPORTING

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12869, 22 September 1904, Page 4

SPORTING

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s! new totalisator was unpacked on Tuesday and placed in position in the totalisator-nouse on the Hastings racecourse. As the machine will be worked on altogether different lines to the ones we have been accustomed to in Hawke’s Bay. numerous alterations have been made to the totalisator building. The machine itself is 9ft 2in long, 7ft 6in high, and 13in deep, and the opening in front of the building lias been made so that the machine fits in nicely. • All the work, ticket-selling, ringing-on, etc., will be done from the inside of the house. The tickets will be sold from windows, three of which are on either side of the totalisator. A separate set of tickets is handed to each seller for every race. These tickets are numbered from 0 upwards. The first ticket sold on each horse is, therefore, I No. 0, and it will he understood that 1 a glance at the ticket racks will enable j the officials to tell at once how many 1 tickets have been sold on the different [ horses in the race. The investments [ will not be rung on singly, hut in tens, I an official being provided for the puri pose of calculating the numbers of j tickets on each horse, and transmit- [ ting the same to the machinist. The * .machinist stands at the back of the 1 totalisator, and by means of a small I lever registers the tens as he is instructed by the calculator. As each number is brought up on the face of the machine, the same figures are shown at the back, as well as the grand total on the race. The numbers are painted black on white metal plates, and are of such a size that they can be discerned from a distance pf over 50 yards , The machine will accommodate 24 horses, there being four rows of six horses each. When the race starts, an electric boll, which has been fitted over the totalis’ator-house, will be rung by the jucjge, and the sellers’ windows will be immediately closed. Telephonic.’ communication between the clerk sf the scales’ room and the totalise! or-fram'-e has been established, so that scratelafngs can be transmitted to the machine staff at once.

A HAWKE’S L’AY STEEPLECHASER, The Pakuranga (Auckland) Point-to-Point Steeplechase was won ™ fas J time by Merry-fire, against a held of fourteen, over nineteen obstacles, including stone walls and four and five railed fences-.- The same horse ran thire,"in the’ Hunt Club Steeplechase, 2i miles. Merry-fire was bred on Ding station, is out of Firefly, and was hunted in Hawke’s Bay the season before last. 1

NEW ZEALAND CUF. [PBBBS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday, Joe Chamberlain, has been scratched for the New Zealand Cup. RANGITIKEI RCAINO CLUB. [PBBSg ASSOCIATION.] MARION, Wednesday.

The spring meeting of the Bangitikei Racing Club opened at Bulls today. Heavy rain fell during the morning, and the course was heavy. The attendance was fairly good. The totalisator handled £4,328, a decrease on the corresponding day of the lastspring meeting of £127. Results ; Flying Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Matuku 1, Auratus 2, Regulation 3. Scratched —Armistice, Jeanne d’Arc, Paria, Bowman and Turepo. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 19 l-ssec. Dividends, £2 16s and £3 9s. Maiden Hack Race, 6 furlongs.—Submarine 1, Sara.bant 2, Rotoairo 3. Scratched —Present, Controller, Bluercck, Immolation, Marimella, Seagull, St. Winifred, St. Joe and Almandinc. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 22 2-ssec. Dividends, £1 17s and £6 6s.

Pukehoe Hack Hurdles, 1 j mile.— Raemn 1, Hokio 2, Defoe 3. Scratched —Valkyrie, Jonquil and Delight. Ontario ran off. A good race; won by a length. Time, 3min 6 4-ssec. Dividends. £6 2s and 17s. Willowbank Hack Race, 6 furlongs. —St. Albert 1, Benmore 2, Maoriland 3. Scratched—Daredevil, Hamua, and Chartreuse. Won by a length. Time, Imin 21 2-ssec. Dividends, £l3 14s and £6 10s. Rangitikei Steeplechase, about 2| miles.—Moccasin 1, Towhatu 2, Union Jack 3. Scratched—Merry Boy. Rhyl, Sabreur and Te Kohau fell. Won by several lengths. No time taken. Dividends, £7 and £1 2s.

Spring Handicap, 1£ mile.—Armistice 1, Halberdier 2, Tercelet 3. Scratched—Convoy and Innl«’”ood. A splendid race. w?--. by half a head. Time, 2min 19 3-ssec. Dividends, £3 10s.

Rangitoto Hack Race, 1 mile. —Submarine 1, Hamua 2, Marinella 3. Scratched —Alas, Sleepwell, Togos, Guelder Rose and Pheinie. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 49 3-ssec. Dividends, £2 2s and £1 Is. ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY. NGAIO HACK HURDLES, Ijj mile, st lb st lb Defoe ... 10 12 Jewel Gun 9 3 Moeraki ... 10 9 Saraband ... 9 0 Hokio ... 9 6 Morelli ... 9 0 Ontario ... 9 5 Intrigue ... 9 0 Delight ... 9 4 TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, 5 furlongs.

st lb st lb Matuku ... 9 0 Sanfoin ... 611 Cats paw ... 7 3 Parkshot ... 610 Auratus ... 7 8 Tambourina 6 7 Promotion 7 2 Maoriland 6 7 CLIFTON STEEPLECHASE, 2] miles, st lb st lb Moccasin ... 12 8 Towhatu 10 11 Eclair ... 11 4 Te Kohau 9 13 Hutana ... 10 13 Uraslopogaas 9 9 WELTER HACK RACE, 7 furlongs. st lb st lb Hamua ... 913 Guelder Rose 810 Defoe ... 911 Rotoairo ... 8 9 Benmore ... 9 9 Peruvian ... 8 8 St. Albert 9 7 Togos ... 8 7 Sleepwell ... 9 7 Queen Bess 8 7 HACK STEEPLECHASE, 21 miles, si lb st lb Te Kohau 11 7 Menaderva 913 Union Jack 11 2 Jonquil ... 910 Peruvian, ... 10 5 Vagrant ... 9 7 Tam ... 10 1 Juanita ... 9 7

SEPTEMBER HANDICAP, 1 mile.

st lb st lb Eoseal ... 8 9 Jeanne d’Aro 610 Full Cry ... 8 9 Hardwork 6 9 Halberdier 8 5 Sanfoin ... 6 7 Armistice ... 713 Tercelet ... 6 7 Lass o’ Gowrie 7 2

KILLEYJIOON HACK RACE, 7 furlongs. st lb st lb Sea Lion ... 812 Te Hauko 610 Hamua ... 8 4 Present ... 610 Sleepwell ... 7 9 Togos ... 610 Tambourina 7 2 Queen Bess 6 7 Maoriland 7 2 Chartreuse 6 7 Marinella ... 612 Jloa ... 6 7

AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB. [PBE3B ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, Wednesday.

Til? Avondale Jockey Club’s spring meeting was continued to-day, when the rain held off well, hut half a gale of wind was blowing, and the course was heavy in consequence of previous rain. The attendance was good for an off-day. ' The sum of £5,100 was passed through the lotalisator. Results :

Handicap Hurdles, mile.—lrish, 9st, 1; Up-to-date, 12st>, 2; Hippowai, 12st 41b, 3. Scratched—Swagsman. Won by six lengths. Time, 3min 41 3-Ssec. Dividend, £9 Is. President’s Handicap, 7 furlongs.— Swagsman, Bst 21b, 1 j Jlaro, Bst 31b, 2; Sergius, 7st 61b, 3. Scratched — Romeo, Marshal Soult and Yolette. Won by three lengths. Time, Imin 38 2-ssec. Dividends, £4 18s 6d and £2 2s 6d. Avondale Guineas, 1 mile.—Gladstone, Bst 101b ,1; Akarana, Bst 101b, 2; Dunmore, Bst 10lb, 3. Scratched— Airgun, Ottoman, Romola, Gweniad, Soult Maid, Waimangu, Lycia, Elspeth and Stromness. Won by three lengths. Time, Imin 64isec. Dividends, £3 9s and £1 Ss 6d. Nursery Handicap, 4 furlongs.—Kilderkin, Bst 51b, 1; Cymbal, Bst 101b, 2; Silky, 7st, 3. Scratched— Grouchy. Won by a long head. Time, 55Jsec. Dividends, £3 4s. Plumplon Handicap, 1 mile.—Durable, Bst 21b, 1; Idnsa, 7st, 2; Avalanche, Bst, 3. All started. Won by a length. Time, Imin 52sec. Dividends, £5 S and £4 13. Kingsland Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Seabird, 7st 61b, 1; Sir Gilead, 7st 81b, 2; Cabaret, 7st 5. Scratched—Baltimore. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, Imin 22sec. Dividends, £4 16s Cd and £1 6s Gd. Second Pony Handicap, 5 furlongs. —Sentinel, 7st 71b, 1; Storyteller, Gst 71b, 2; Little Mabel, 7st, 3. Scratched—Wandering Jew. Won easily. Time, Imin 7 2-ssec. Dividends, £ll Ss and £2 12s, Mount Albert Handicap, 6 furlongs. ■ —Lady Bobs, 7st 111b. 1; St. Olga, 7st 51b, 2; Tukapa, 7st 81b, 3. Scratched—Paratutu and Noleorini. Won by three parts of a length. Time, Imin 23 LSsec. Dividends, £5 19s 6d and 19s 6d.