TO-DAY’S RACING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 175, 9 July 1932, Page 7

TO-DAY’S RACING

HAWKE’S BAY HUNT CLUB WINTER MEETING AT HASTINGS SOME EXCITING FINISHES

The Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club hell its winter meeting at Hastings to-day in light showery weather. There was a good attendance of the public. The course was in splendid order. The arrangements for the meeting were ably carried out by the various officials, and all the events wore run without delay. Good fields faced the starter in the various events, and the public were treated to some exciting racing.

lu the running of the Hunters' Hurdles, Royal Flyer, going wide on the turn, was pulled up by his rider. Tho proceedings were enlivened by selections placed by tho Hastings Citizens’ Band. The following are the detailed results: — HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES of £5O. 1J miles. 2 Mr. G. W. B. Green's b g, Manuiri, by Lord Quex —Headache, 4yrs. (R. Miles) 11.0 .... 1 3 Mr. J. Hollis’s ch g, Kinross, 6yrs. (P. McGuire) 9.2 2 5 Mr. B. Burgess’s b g Atholspear, aged (J. Mcßae) 9.13 3 (Winner trained by owner, Hastings).

Also started: 6 Callapat 10.2, 1 Clopton 9.11, 4 Kaiti 9.4, 7 Royal Flyer 9.3, 9 Gold Medal 9.0, 8 San Quex 9.0. Kaiti was first away from Sau Quex and Callapat. After clearing the first jump Callapat took up the running from Kaiti, San Quex and Kinross, with Clopton the best of the others. Passing tho stand Callapat still had charge from Kinross, San Quex, and Kaiti, with Atholspear and Clapton handy. Racing into tho back stretch Callapat and Kinross still had charge, with Atholspear heading Kaiti and Royal Flyer three lengths back. At this stage Manuiri was sighted for tho first time, he running in behind Royal Flyer. Passing the five-furlong post Kinross wont to the front from Callapat, Manuiri and Atholshpear. Rounding the Railway road bend the order was Kinross, Callapat, Manuiri, Atholspear, Kaiti and Clopton, Royal Flyer losing bis rider at this stage. After clearing the last jump Kinross looked liked the winner, but in c desperate finish Manuiri, who was running wide out, came up to snatch victory from Kinross by a head. Atholspear was three lengths away third, and Clopton was fourth. Time, 2.48. RIVERSLEA HANDICAP of £5O. One mile.

5 Miss G. M. Groves’s b g, Primax, by Lord Quex —Shinto Shrine, 6yrs. (8. Anderson) 8.0 1 1 Mr. H. M. Campbell’s b f Court Lady, 3yrs. (P. Atkins) 9.6 .. 2 6 Mr. G. Clifton’s blk m, Fondle 4yrs. (W. Horne) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Gisborne).

Also started: 4 Air Laddie 9.8, 3 Lady Spy 9.3, 8 Monarchy 8.13, 2 Anemometer 8.12, 9 Golden Shadow 8.8, 7 Journel 8.4, 10 Menaderva 8.0, 11 Chesham 8.0, 11 Puketo 8.0. Journet refused to line up, and the field was despatched without him. When the tapes rose Monarchy jumped out best from Lady Spy, Chesham and Menaderva, Primax and Golden Shadow being the best of the others. Racing past the five-furlong post Lady Spy took up the running from Monarchy, Court Lady, Chesham, Air Laddie, Primax and Anemometer. At the Railway road bend Lady Spy was clear of Court Lady. Turning into the straight Lady Spy load by two lengths, Primax now having run into second place from Menaderva, Anemometer and Chesham. In' the run for home another desperate finish was witnessed. Court Lady came through and Fondle made a run, but in the last few yards Primax, in a sensational dash, got home by half a neck from Court Lady, Fondle being a length back third. Lady Spy, who made most of the running, was a head' away fourth. Time, 1.43 1-5. OKAWA MAIDEN. Of £4O; 5J furlongs. 1 Mr C. Twist’s br.f. Grumpy, by Lucullus—Unreasonable, 2yrs., (H. Wiggins), 8.2 1 2 Mr C. Haldane’s b.g. Swift and Sure, 2yrs. (P. Atkins), 8.5 ... 2 3 Mrs IV. Paul’s b.g. Joe, 4yrs. (K. Voitre), 8.10 3 (Winner trained by owner, Greenmeadows.)

Also started: 9 Te Aute 8.10, 7 Arabliss 8.7, 4 Chatteron 8.7 6 Blue Boy 8.5, 8 Jaquette 8.2, 5 Marais 8.2. Chatteron made the best jump out, but after a few yards Grumpy went to the front, leading from Chatteron, Swift and Sure and Arabliss. Racing across the top to the home bend there was no change in the order, and the favourite led into the straight from Swift and Sure, Joe and Arabliss. Once the field was straightened up, Joe made a run, but at no time was the tanourite in danger, and she went on to win easily by two lengths. Over the last few yards Swift and Sure gathered on Joe to beat him for second place by a head. Chatteron was close up foui'th. Time, 1.10 1-5.