SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11530, 17 March 1898, Page 6

SPORTING.

HAWKE’S BAT JOCKEY CLUB, [Per Press Association.]

NAPIER, March 16.

The weather was perfect for the first day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting, but the attendance was xiot so Large as usual. The racing was excellent and speculation brisk, the sum of .£5313 being passed through the totalizator. . . The following are details of the AUTimIN HANDICAP,’of 100 sovs;: second horse 10 sovs from the stake. One mile.’ 214 Mr S. H. Gollan’s h g Xirant d’Faxi, by Jet ■ d’Eaii— Tiraillerie, 3yrs„/st 91b... (Lindsay) 1 120 Hon J.‘ £>.. Ormond’s b ni 87 Mr D. Hepburn’s b f Unique, 3 114 Dottrel 7st 51b, 63 Te Ngaehe 7st, Si Straybird 6st 91b and 56 Whitxrea 6st 7ib also Te Ngaehe made the running, while Tirant d’Eaii brought up the rear. 'At the railway bend Stray bird and Whitirea were in front, while Dottrel, followed by Tirant d’Eau and Martyrdom, wasfasboverbauling the pair. When fairly in the'straight Tirant d’Ean drew out, and won comfortably by three lengths from Martyrdom, who just beat Unique for second position. ' Time—lmin 45sec. Dividend —£3. FIRST HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 100 sovs • seesnd horse 10 sovs from the stake. One mile’and three-quarters.- - 48 Mr S. Messpne's h g Saltador, by Voltigcur, aged,TOst9lb .... •• , 1 107 Mr F. Tuta.ki’s eh g Rhino, aged, Oat lolb ■' (J. Redmond) 2 69 Mr W. Eathbone’s'b g Sylvanus, aged, 10st (H. Moore) 3 307 Plain Bill 12st 91b, 90 Opou Sat 91b and 25 Flirt Sat 9lb, also started. Saltador, Rhino and Sylvanus immediately drew out and ran together the whole way. Plain Bill was moving up fast when he ran round a fence. When the straight was reached Saltador shot to the front and won by two lengths, lime 3min 27sec. Dividend —£12 9s. HAWKE’S BAY CUP HANDICAP, of 400 sovs; second horse 30 sovs, and third 10 sovs from tno

slake. One mile and a half. 308 Messrs Riehardaon and Donnelly’s hr g Douglas, by Crawford Priory—Good Fruit, sjrs, 7st 121 b ... (N. Noble) 1 186 Mr W. Eathbone’s oh m Zanella, aged, BoC 10lb ... v- . - (A, Lord)- 2 221 Mr J. Maher’s b m Primula, Syrs, Bst 3!b (P. White) 3 232 Tire 7st 31b, and 217 Woodstock 7st 31b also started, Woodstock, Tiro and Primula led until entering the straight, when Tire fell back, leaving Douglas, Woodstock, Primula and Zanella all together. Douglas then made his effort and taking command went on and won comfortably from Zanella. Time —2min 39§sec. Dividend—£3 Bs.

HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 50 sovs; second horse 5 sovs from the stake. Once round. 60 Mr H. W. Reeves’s b g To Ngaobe, by Ariel, a«ed,9st3lb (C. Parker) 1 153 Hon J. D. Ormond’s ch f Pansy, Syrs, Bso (F. Davis) 2 322 Messrs Richardson’ and Donnelly’s ch g Golden Plover, aged, lOst 91b (Fuszard) 3 71 New Forest lost 21b, 76 Aphony 9st 71b and 94 Moonraker 9st 31b also started.

Pansy and Te Ngaehe led until entering the straight, when the latter' got his head in front, and struggled home all out by half a length from Pansy, who just beat Golden Plover for second position. Time —lmin 54sec. Dividend—£lo 17s.

NURSERY HANDICAP, of ICO sovs; second horse 10 sovs from the stake. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs and a half. 109 Captain W. B. Russell's ch f Tigress, by Dreadnought—Tigridia, 9at 7lb (x.iudsay) 1 152 Mr T. Conuop’s ch f Victoria Cross, Sst 41b (Counop) 2 87 Hon J. I). Ormond’s ch g Dasher 7st (J. Gallagher) 3

123 Scotia 7st and 21 Jabher 7st also started. Victoria Cross was quickest on her legs, with Dasher and Tigress next. Victoria Cross led to the second stand, where Tigress challenged her, and a capital struggle resulted in Tigress winning by a length from Victoria' Cross, with Dasher, close up, third. Tima—train lOisec. Dividend's Bs. TRIAL HANDICAP, of 30 sovs; second horse 5 sovs from the stake. Once round.

84 Mr A. V incent’s b g Katoomba, by Dreadnought—Katie i'erguson, 4yrs, 7at 61b. • (Noble) 1 276 Hon J, D. Ormond’s b g Nansen, 3yrs, Bst, 51b (Davis) 2 163 Mr H. N. Weston’s b g Coolgardie, Syis, 7st 71b ... . ... (Harding) 3 93 Xdatol Grip Ost 31b, 79 Progress 7st 71b, 17 Bugler 7st 71b, 9 The Monk 6st 12ib, 15 Barbarossa, 3sc 121 b, 23. The Dude 6st 121 b, 10 Tapua 6st 121 d and 45 Gila 6st 71b also started. The leaders continually changed places until ...entering the straight, when Nansen,. Pistol 1 Grip, Coolgardie and Katoomba drew out, and a slashing struggle’ended in Katoomba winning all out by a length from Nansen, with Coolgardie a similar distance away third. Time—lmin 52sec. Dividend —,£8 17s. BAILWAY STAKES HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; second horse 10 sovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 309 lion J. D, Onnond’s ch c Daunt, hr Dreadnought—Orieu tale,'Syr's, £fst (Davies) X 45 Mr 0. Siddell’s hr g Moonraker, 6yrs, 7st 3lb . ... ... (O'Neill) 2 127'Mr-.W. Bathbone’s b c' Amphion, 3yvs, ,7st 1 lllb; '... ... ... ... .(Lord) 3. 61 TOrprna' BSt 101 b, and 114 Unique 7st 81b also started. ' •■.• i ••••■• * The three',plq.ced horses were first away and . were.' never ’■ headed. >' Moon'raker/led into the straight, where Daunt made ; hiseffort ahd after’.a tremendous struggle won by. a <sho l rt. neck, i with Amphion severallengths; behind Moonraker. -Time—lmfn 17i r SQO..- Dividend—£l -19 s. ■ ‘ The; following.! are the acceptances for to-morrow’s races:— ,’ . MARCH HANDICAP, of 100 sova; , one .mile— Zaneila 9st 4!b, Primula Bst 91b, Martyrdom 7st 131 b, Woodstock 7st lllb, Dottrel 7st 41b, Te Nsjaeho 7st 31b, Straybird 6st 71b, Whitirea 6st 71b. SECOND HANDICAP HUEDLB RACE, of 100 sovs; about, two miles—Plain Bill 12st 12ib, Saltador list 31b, Khinq Sst lllb, Sylvanua 9st 101 b,

HAWKE’S BAY STAKES, of 500 sovs; six furlongs and a half—Daunt Snt 111 b, Gold Medallist Bst 111 b, Amphion Bst Gib, Tigress Bst, Scotia Gst alb. PA CTPIC HANDICAP, of SO soys; once round— Pistol Grip 9st lib, Katoomba Bst 81b, Coolgardio 7st 121 b, Progress 7st 111 b, Pansy 7st 101 b, JVieersebuum Gst 121 b, The Dude 6st 101 b, Barbarossa Gst 71b, The Monk Gst 71b, Direct Veto Gst 71b, Uila CstOlb. Bl BICE MEMOEIAL STAKES, of 200sovs; one mile and a half —Primula Bst Sib, Target 7sfe-lllb, Golden Plover 7st 61b, Tire 7st 31b, 'ie Ngaebe 6st 71b. JUVENILE HANDICAP, of 75 sovs; six furi longs—Victoria Cross ?st 121 b, Dasher 7st, -Mb, Scotia GSt 101 b. PAEWWELL HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; seven furlongs—Mnbaki Bst 51b Hr Launoelot Ssc 51b, Moonraker 7st 111 b, Higbthigalo 7st 101 b, Pistol Grip 7st 51b, Unique 7st 51b, Dottrel 7st 51b, Aphony 7st 31b, Nansen 7st. DUNEDIN, Maech 16. The important arrivals for the Cup meeting include An tares, St Clements, St Paul, Prime Warden, Conqueror, Altair andLepanto. St Paul has been restricted to easy work, being light in condition. Good work has been done by Emmeline, Pitch and Toss, Sequin and Euroclydon. This morning, much-needed rain having fallen, the" course was in perfect order. The only gallop of importance was performed by Emmeline, who went the Cup distance strongly, helped along by Decoy and Jupiter. OXFORD RACES. The following are the results of the last three events on the programme of this meeting : PON Y BACK, of 5 sovs, second 1 eov ; five furlongS' T rXit,iloßt6lb, X ; Myrtle, lOst 91b, 2. , , CONSOLATION EACE, of 5 sovs, second 1 sov ; one mife-ABlucher, ,1; Windermere, 2. HTO&T&C,UBEt— 1. , ’<•>

The .Greymouth jockey Club’s. Autumn the following may .riin . prominently' in the; various events :4-Trial Stakes, The Miser and Surrey ; First Hack Handicap, Tonganui and Cactus; Metropolitan Stakes, Haria ; Hurdle Eace, Cheque; Produce Handicap, Silver' Eose;: Second Hack Handicap, Eeveille, or Mias Charm; St Patrick’s Handicap, Crescent or The Spinner. The Ainuri Turf Club’s annual race meeting will take place at Culverden today. The following are suggested as probable winners of the respective events: — Hurdle Eace, Haiti; Amuri Cup, Jewel or Lapidary; Maiden Plate, Golden Legend; Culverden Handicap, Alcestis; District Eace, Jib or Mona; Pahau Handicap, Female Franchise or Alcestis; District Handicap Trot, Lady May. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting will be continued to-day. The following should run prominently:— Maiden Handicap, Jack and Liberia; Pony Handicap, Isabel and Jessamine; St Patrick’s Handicap, Brookholm and Ipswich; Selling Handicap, Autonomy and Hottie; Advanced Handicap, Topsy Irvington and Collector; Avon Handicap, The Frog and Plorrie;—Telegraph Handicap,

Wildwood. and Berlin Abdallah; Final Handicap, Stonewall Jackson and Miss Annie.