SPORTING

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

SPORTING

EGMONT RACING CLUB

WINTER MEETING

FIRST DAY

The Egmont Racing Club's winter meeting opened this morning under rather threatening weather conditions. Previous showers and a shower which came over just as the first race was sorting made the track somewhat on the holding side. There is a large crowd present. Results:

TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP (First Division-) of £200; second horse £35 and third £15 from stakes. Five furlongs. C. H. Washer's b g Awake, 3vrs, 7.8 (A. Reed) , *.....• 1 J. G. Collins' 'b g Top Dog, oyrs, 7.4 {McCormack) ..... 2 F. J. Lysnar's eh g Admiral Cod-

rington, 8.2, car. 8.6 (E. Lowe) d Alse started: Active 9:7 (iMcFlynn), ■Seasprite 8.11 ("W. Pine), Nemaline 8.7 (O'Shea), Super Six 8.0 (Goldfinch), Pouma 7.5 (George), Muraahi 7.4, car. 7.6 (Glover), Peggy Paul 7.4 (Hair), Kato 7.4 (A. Dixon), Savory 7.4, car. '7.10j (G. R-eed), -Squireen' 7.4, • car. 7.7^ (R. Hunt). Winner trained by C. Jackson. Admiral Codrington was first to show out, (but the lead was soon taken by Awake, who kept in front and won comfortably foy two lengths. Top Dog, who was going strongly entering the straight, got up in time to snatch second place from Admiral Codrington 'by a head. Super Six was fourth. Peggy Paul, who .previous, to the preliminary unseated her rider, repeated the same thing at the- post and was pulled out ot the race. Time, 1.4. TONOAHOE HURDLES of £320; sec- \ ond horse £60 and third £20 from stake. 1| miles. W. R. Kemiball's b g Lord Nagar, aged, 10.11 (Surt) , ll F. Waller's hr g Rathlin, 6yrs, 10.7 ] ■{Henderson) 2 F. J. Lysnar's ibr g All Talk, aged, 10.4 (Wormald) 3

Also started: MuJtive 11.2 (Clarke), Omahu 11.1 (McDonald), First Line 10.7 (Mc-Sweeney), Simon 10.4, car. 10.6 (Webley), Demagogue 10.2 {'Bracken), uutland 10.0 (Copestake), Sir Agnes D 12 (Cathro), Shell Shock 9.8 (Rennie), 'tunfElon 9.0, car. 9.3 (McDonnell), Trombone 9.0 (R. Hunt), Belle Noire 9.0 (jDillamore). | tfathlin was first to begin, closely ■followed 'by Demagogue and Lord Nagar. Passing the stand the order was Lord Nagar, Rathlin, Munition, First Line. This order was maintained round the back. Lord Nagar entered the straight well in the lead, RathhnJ and All Talk being next in order, with Munition next. The leader went on and won by five lengths, two lengths separating Rathlin and All Talk, First Line was fourth. Multive fell. Time, 3.26 2-5. Winner trained by W. Hawthorn. HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE of £250. 2nd horse £35.. 3rd £15, from stake. About 2 miles: — W. H. Windsor's br. g. John Bunny aged (Rennie) 1 Bob Brown's b.g. Yigilo, 6yrs, 10.3, (Brown) 2 E Joyce's b.g. Silent Dick, 6yrs, 9.7 (West) 3 Also started: Ota'ura KM 11.4 (McSweeney) Te Toa 11.4 (Dillampre), Battletide '16.12 (Henderson), Bill 10.9 (Walls), Daloopm 10.7 (Rowe), Pawerewere 10,6 (McMillan), Sir William 9.7 (Webby), Trucker 9.7 (Howden). From a good start John Bunny and Battletide took the lead, with Daloopin and Otaura Kid next. The two lastnamed came to grief at the first hurdle. Passing; the stand John Bunny was in the lead, with Silent Dick and Vigilo in that order. At the five furlong pot Battletide joined the leaders and soon ran into second place but John Bivnny won comfortably by five lengths, with Vagilo 'next, and Silent Dick a length away third. Pawerewere was fourth. Time, 4.19 3-5. Winner trained by T. Morriss. EGMONT STEEPLECHASE of £650, 2nd horse £100, and 3rd £50 from stake. 2-2- miles. J. B. Gakford's b.g. Mattock, aged, 10.6 (Tricklebank) ". 1 E. W. Allison's b.g. Slowcoach, 6yrs, 11.3 (McDonald) -.:... 2 J. Hook's br.g. Ngakanui, aged, 10.6 (Burt) 3 Also started: Luke 11.0 (Bowden), Foeman 10.10 (McSweeney), Gang 'Awa 11.0 (Ellis), Khartoum 10.5 (Copestake) Sir Fisher 10.0 (A. Ward), Poltho°-ue i 9.7, carr. 9.8 (Webby). i Gang 'Awa and Slowcoach led at the j first fence and were still in the lead at i the double opposite the stand, followed !by Sir Fisher, Luke and Polthogne. i Turning up the back S'r Fisher took second place from Ganjr 'Awa. Slowcoach Khartoum and Polthogue being next, i Coming to the stand the -second time S Gang 'Awa Jed from Sir Fisher, Poithogue, Khartoum and Slowcoach. Polthogue took the lead up the back from Sir Fisher, Khartoum. Gang 'Awa and Slowcoach. A little further "on Mattock joined issue with Polthogue and Khartoum. The fence at the bend brought j Khartoum down, and Slowcoar-h lost ground through interference. Mattock was leading by three lengths at the bend, with Ngakanui and Slowcoach next. The second to last obstacle proved fatal to Sir Fisher. Mattock safely negotiated the last fence and stalling off a determined challenge by Slowcoach won nicely by one and a half lengths with Ngakanui three lengths further back third. Luke was fourth T;ire o.oiH.

(Dixon), Sunny Jim 7.4 (McKegg), j Alice Montrose 7.4 (R. Hunt), Bold Boy 7.4 (A. Reed), Western Morn 7.4 (K. Lambess).

I Loved One was first to show out, next in order being Connemara, Hori and Big Push. Loved One was first to turn for home, with Connemara handy. Straightening up for home leading into the straight Velociform came with a great rush, and won a good race by half a length, the same distance sepa.rating the next two. Time, 1.5. (Winner trained by H. Rayner.) Mcßae Memorial —Malaga 1, Kareao 2, Marqueteur 3. Scratched: Cruc«lle, Stork. Won by a length, two lengths separating second and third. Time, 2.13|.