SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 81, 20 March 1919, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

RACING FIXTURES. March 19 and 20 —Woodville D.J.C. Summer. March 21 and 22—-Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. March 22—Masterton R.C. Autumn. March 22 and 24 —Thames J.C. Annual. March 26 and 27 —Rangitikei R.C. Annual. March 26 and 27 —Southland R.C. Autumn. March 27 —Gisborne R.C. Autumn. March 29—Poverty Bay T.C. Annual. March 29 —Hororata R.C. Annual. April 2 and 3 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. Autumn. April 2 and. 4—Gore R.C. Autumn. AUSTRALIAN WEIGHTS. Sydney, March 19. Following are weights for the Doncaster Handicap:— Rebus (topweight) 10.0, Biplane 9.12, Arch Marella 8.12, Hymestra 8.10, Briseis 8.6 Bee 8.0, Impediment 7.12, Kilhope. 6.12, Kilmaine 6.10, Scornful 6.10. Sydney Cup.—Rebus (top-weight; 9.10, Biplane 9.4, Estland 9.3, Arch Marella 8.12, Impediment 7.9. Sauei broke down in the near fore leg. Hymestra is absent from the tracks. Snub is an acceptor in the Governor’s Handicap. Gladful is scratched in the Steeples. WOODVILLE RACES. Woodville, March 10. Perect weather was experienced for the opening day of the Woodville District Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting, postponed from December last. The totalisator turned over £23,610. against £21,010 for the correspouding meeting last season. Following are the, concluding results :—- Electric Handicap. — Tigritjya 1, Bonny Briar 2. Torfreda 3. Also started: Sweet Corn, Parisian Diamond. Demos, Inah, Astrophel, Staccato, Sweet Tipperary, As! or. Gold Problem, The Speaker. Won by a neck. Time, 1.0 4-ssee. Flying Hack Handicap.—Old Gold 1. Hymarty 2, Gatherer 3. Also started : Statuette, Lady Kilworth, Utuwai, Toddy. Haversack. Rora. Mon by half a length. Time, 1.14 3-s,sec. Borough Welter Handicap.— Hastie 1, Retard 2, Galore 3. Also started : Paddington Green, Jean Laddo, Silver Tongue, Swinton, Altercation, Abika. Tangihou. Namm. Won by a neck. Time, 1.28 3-5.