SPORTING

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 February 1921, Page 7

SPORTING

EGMONT RACING CLUB

SUMMER MEETING—SECOND DAY

I The Egmont Itacing Club's summer meeting was concluded yesterday in glorious /weather. An immense "welldressed crowd attended, and the gate showed an increase on last year's figures. All the official s—both paid and honorary—carried out their various duties with promptitude and correctness. The secretary (Mr V. BY Stratton) and his staff had everything right up to the mark , and as a result of this all the events were got off right on time, and everything went without the slightest hitch. In this respect it can be safely said that the meeting has been one of the best held by the club, and has added to the club's -well-merit-ed popularity. In all the events, with the exception of the Stakes, good fields faced the barrier, and some exciting finishes were the order of the day, : v I

An enquiry was held under Part XXV.. clause 1. Rules of Racing, regarding the Tuning of Vespucci in the Hawera Stakes. Mason; the trainer, is reported to have said that 'as Vespucci was sore he instructed the jockey not to push him. The following motion was passed by- the stewards-. "That the commitee are greatly dissatisfied with the instructions given by Mason (trainer) and also the jockey's handling of the horse."

Messrs Dustins Ltd. again put on an excellent lunch, and the Hawera Citizens' Band rendered a programme or good music during the day. /The sum of £46,366 was handled by the totalisator, .which, ,with £44,659 on the first day, made a total of £91,025. On the first day there -was practically no speculation on the Egmont Stakes, and, the totalisator -was not opened for 'the* Hawera Stakes yesterday. It is safe to say that the totalisator retiiriy* were effeqted to^the extent of about £10,000 by these circumstances. The following are the remaining results of the rac- : inß;-i ', •..•.'.-.■''•■'

HAWERA STAKES of 500 soys; second horse 70 soys and third hors« 30 soys from stake. 1 mil*. G. D. Greenwood's b g Gloaming, 5 years, 9.6 (B. Deeley) ......... 1 G. D. Greenwood's eh c Vespucci,

3 years. 8-8 (Mackie)

The only starters. Gloaming wo* with ease. Time, 1.52.. The race was really a farce, as the time shows.

INAHA HACK FLAT of 300 soys ; second horse 50 soys and third horse 20 soys f«Mn stakes. 6 furlongs. R. E. Laurent's blk g Passm' Through, 4 years, 9-8 (H. Robinson) 1 Newton King's b c Stork, 3 years, 9.5 (H. Gray) ; 2 T. O'Dorinell's br g Irapuka, 4 years, 9.0 {R. S. Bagby) 3 (Winner trained by owner.)

Also started: Automoana 8-10 (M. MeCarten),, Valencia, 8.8 (W- H. Copestake), Flying Master 8.6 (P. Rayner), Skylight 7.7, oar. 8.0 (B. Deeiey), Talata 7.7 <J. Conquest)/ Nemalme 7.6, car. 7.8£ (A. Reiuj, Vindictive •7.4 (J V Barry), piano 7-0 (F. N Jonnson), Ladf Pat 7.0 (M. O'Connor), Pouma 7.0, car. 7.1 (Weaver), Master Milck 7.0, car. 7.8 (J. Hockley). Irapuka was first" out, with Nemalme next and Automoana running third. The order turning for home was Nemaline, Irapuka, and Flying Master, watn Pas«in' Through and fcjtork both coming fast. In-a great finish'Passm' Through came away and won a great rce by a neck, a head separating seconds and third, Automoana a head away fourth. Time, 1.16. s

NORMANBY WELIEU of 400 soys ; second horse 50 soys and third horse 30 soys from stakes. 8-J furlongs. W. G. Stead's b f .Delight, 3 years, 9.9 (H. Gray) l Wallace and Spring's b m Railand,

5 years, 8.9 (M. McCarten) ... A. McDonald's br m Rose Wreath,

4 years, 9-4 (Bagby) ............ (Winner trained by G. Jones.)

Also, started: Simon 9.9 (Corlett), 1 Jutland 9.7 (Deeley), Voluble 9-2 (R. j Hatch), Rose Queen 8.11 (Robinson), I Arrowfield 8.3 {O'Shea), Prodigal 8-3 (A. Reed), Trombone 8.0 (Conueet). Delight, Arrowfield and Trombone made the pace past the stand. This i order was maintained to the three furlong post. B,ose Wreath led Trombone into the straight, but once in line for home Gray brought Delight with a great run and quickly hit the /front. The bearer of the gold jacket (Delight) had to be ridden out to beat Railand, who finished exceptionally well, and but for boring in may have reversed positions with the winner, who won by three-quarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.49 4-5.