SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13779, 18 June 1908, Page 8

SPORTING.

lIAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB'S | WINTER MEETING. FIRST DAY. _ I — ■ ' :'-.! POSTE-HAs'TE WINS THE STEEPLECHASE. i 1 [3T TELECRAJ'a.—PRESS iMOCIATtOS.) j N-vriEß, Wednesday. j The first .lay** racing of the tUwke's Bay Jockey j Club's: Winter Meeting was held to-day in cold, j unsettled weather, which affected the attendance, I . Among .those present were the Governor ami I ..Laity Piiinket. The course wan ill good order { ami there were very jew scratehings, and tat- I lacing generally was of an interesting: notutc. j The miittun! put through the totaUs.itor was | £6153, .1- against £8024 en the corresponding j day last year. Twelve bootmaker's paid Rei-ia* ; loos totalling £246. The u.-tdtsUf Hie raring I un: as follows . WJIAKATU HACK HANDICAP HURDLE RACK i of IGOsovg. . One mile ami three-quarters. Mr. .1. Gelhor's. b g Whatuktmr, Syr*, by j Lethe, 9st 13lli (H. Cairns) •■■ M Mr. .1. Maber's Orient, 9st 121b (J. Lyford) ... £ ; Mr. P. El-ingham's Ruabou, 9*t (D. "Watt) ... 3 ] Also started: Letherin, lOst 9ib; Noteoiini. lOst j Sib: Top Rose. 10*1 51b; Statu. 9*t 81U: Wulhe- ! Uau, 9st 61!.; Clarabelle. 9.-r; Lady Adair. 3*l. i Noteoriiii was lift oil the mark, followed by i Lady Adair and Defeat. This order was wain- ! tained til! rounding the l end leading out oi lire i straight, where Whatakura took command and I to.' never headed, winning comioitatoy by a couple, oi lengths. Ruaboa being a fair third. Top Rose struck tiro hurdle entering the straight j and dislodged his rider. Time, 3m. 245. WINTER. HACK HANDICAP of eOsovs. Once round. Mr. 11. i! Pho-razvn's br i: Comedian, 3yi a . by j Mcrriwee—Variety, lOst lib (P. D. Jonesl .. I Mr. H. Gaisford's Illustrious, 9st 711. (11. Hatch) > j ■Mr. .1. Evans' Motukawa, 9.«t (T. PritcbaTd) ... 3 j Also started: San Jose, 9*t 71b: My Darling, j 9« lislb: Buoyant, 9st 7!b: Robin Link. 9«t. Buoyant was first to show out in from, but J was quickly supplanted by Comedian. Ac the I back .San '.lose and Illustrious ran up to '.he j leader, and they entered the straight in the. j same order. In the run home Illustrious came ' tip to second place, but was unable to reach Comedian, who won by a clear length, Motukawa being a, couple of lengths back third. Robin Link spoiled his chance by turning round at the. post. Time, lm. 55 l-ss. LADIES' BRACELET of lOOsovs. Gentlemen riders. One mile and :r-half. Mrs. Davis' 1. c Ahei, 3yr*. by The PossibleFair Nell, list "lb (Mr. G. BeatsoiO ... 1 I Sir?. A. 0. Filmcr's Himipai, lOst 12>1> (Mr. 11. Pilme.r) 2 Mrs. F, King's Commander, list, 61b (.Mr. • A. Best) ' .. ... ••• " j Also slatted: Bose-al, list 121b: Polyanthus., list, HP.; Dan Leno, list 51b; Prizehloom, lost 131b; lligbden, 10.- 121b; Repute, lOst 71*.; Ancycle, lOst 71b; Olvirspus, lOst 71b; Northern .Star. lOst 71b. The field pot. awav well together and raced in rt bunch till passim: the stand. Highden here drew out, followed bv Commander, Unseal, and Humpar. Repute being last. 'Hi del- was pire- j tieallv the same, entering the straight, but hall- j wav "down Ahei fame with a grand run and j passed the post a length ahead oi Hinupai, ("in- j wander being halt-a-lenglh c.if third. Time. cm. j 47 2.55. I HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE Of 3Cosovs. ! About three miles. j Mr. 11. Hassnirs br g Post-haste, aged, by ; Sou'-wester—Progress, 9s( 71b (F. (Jrcyland) 1 j .Sir W. 11. Russell's Xadador, lOst 131b j (J. O'Coimell) - Mr. J. O'Neill's Valium, 9st 71b (C. O'Neill) ... 3 Also started: Loch Fvne, 12s t: Faro. lOst 51b; j Pushful, lOst 41b; Miss King, lOst 31b; Pierre, j 9st 911.. I ; From a fair start Valium, Nadador, Miss Kimr, ' and Post-haste took the Hist, jump in that order, ] ! the rest of the Held beinst strung out. The order i ; over the double in front of the stand the first I time round was Valima. Xadador, and Pierre, I Loch Fvne being last. Coins; round the back ; the same order was maintained, Euro running oft' at the manuka fence. Jumping the double the I second time round Valima and Xadador took it j together. Miss King here pulled up and Pierre ! ran on", but was re-started again. Pushful fell | at the sod wall, and Post-haste ran -tip to the. ■ leaders. He was first, over the post and rails, and I coining along lull of running' flew over the gorse j jump, and ran home, about nine lengths in front of Xadador, Valima being about' the same distance behind Xadador. Loch Fyiie was fourth. Time, lm. 45s'. SCURRY HACK HANDICAP of 80sovs. Five, furlongs. Mr. C. L. Lagor'i eh « California., 3yrs, by Sati Fran—Dazzle, 9st 41b (W. Whit-taker) ... 1 Hon. ,T. U. Ormond's Mistime, 9st, 31b (F. 1). Jones) ■ ... ... . ... 2 j Hon. J. Carroll's Miss Advance. 9st 51b (A. Olliverl 3 1 Abo started: Cbrysoprase, lOst 51b; Maiora, 9si 131b; Sand .Stream, 9st 91b: Canon. 9st Sib: Iraiiui. 9st. 71b; Minister, 9st 6I1>: Utopia. 9st 31b; Muritai, 9st : Waiariki, 9st ; Whaieponga, 9sl. Iraiiui led for a few lengths, when Mistime shot out and established a good lead, which she held till almost, on the post. California, then j crime through with a. rush and scored by a | couple of length.*. -Miss Advance being a good | third. .Muritai was left at the. post and took no part in the race. Time, lm. ss. j HAWKK'S BAY HURDLE RACE of 200»ovb. Two j miles. j Mr. A. Hall's b g Lull, aged, bv Handsome j Zephyr, lOst 51b (F. bind) , 1 Mr. J. Beifitt's Repulse, 9st (W. Higgius) ... 2 Mr. T. A. Williams' Shrapnel, list 91b (Young) 3 Also started: Black Reynard. list. 51b; Gold. Dust, list 51b; Asteroid, lOst Tib: Prospector, 9sr. 13lh; Showman. 9st 91b: Monaroue, 9st. Repulse was first away, followed by black Rev- . nurd, Shrapnel, and Lull, and the order was "much the same, (ill rounding the bend the first time round, with the exception that Repulse had dropped back to third place. Shrapnel was in command along the back stretch, but at the railway bend Lull took the lead and was never afterwards caught, winning by two 'lengths from Repulse, with Shrapnel a., good (bird. Prospector and Mouarque fell at the hurdle at the top of the straight the first time round, though neither horses nor jockeys were injured. Time, 3m. 545. UERETAUXGA HANDICAP of 120s,ovs. Once round. Mr. <;. Hunter's eh h Mystification, 6yrs, "by Apremont—Mystic.. lOst "91b (F. Davis) ... 1 Mr. E. G. Harris' Narcotic, lOst Gib (F. Langstone) 2 Mr. F. J. Bassett's Millennial, Sst (W. Kirk)... 3 Also started: Erl King. 9sf 91b; White Lie, Ssfc 81b; King Post. S>t 716; Reudrock, 9st 41b; Mussel. 9st 31b: Uoldfield, 9st; Ballyneety, 9st. Ballyneety. White Lie. and Goldlield got the worst "or tile start, being left by several lengths. King Post, Erl Kins- ami Mussel led out. of the straight and round the back to the railway bend. I Here Muss-1 took up the running, the others clts-ing up on eniering the straight. About halfway down Mystification came, with a rattle on the outside and 'scored a win by luib'-a-leiigtli. about the . same distance separating the second and third horses. Time. lm. 555. SECOND D.W. The following acceptances have been received for the second day's raring :—, KIDNAPPERS HACK HURDLE RACE, one mile and a-half.— Pretty Maid 11. Letherin 10.13. Wliatakiua 10.13, Commander 10.9, Xoteorini 10.0, Top Rose 10.5, Whakawelii 10.3, Xogi 10.3. Papatawa- 10.2. Defeat 1C.2. RaMhiti 9 1,-;, Oacis 9.3. RiKilion 9.0. tVaihekau 9.0. WiAi'ATIA HACK HANDICAP, six furlongs Waikaraka 10.13, San Jose 9.10. Sand Stream 9.6. Mistime 9.5. lranui 9.4, Highdcu 9.2, Waioraki 9.2. LADIES' NECKLACE, once round—Chatterer 12.3. Roseal 11.13. Commander 11.9, Hinupai 11.8, Prizebloom 10.13, Ancycle 10.9, Utopia, 10.7. Olympus 10.7.- Merry Tiger 10.7, Muritai 10.7, Northern Star 10.7. Espertcro 10.7. JUNE STEEPLECHASE, about two miles and' a-half.—Nadador 11.3. Faro 10.12, Te Kohau 9.13, Pierre 9.13, Haerekimoa 9.12, Arohar 9.9, Clarabelle 9.7. RACKAWA HACK HANDICAP, seven furlongs King Post 10.6, Wsipuneliii 10.6, Illustrious S-tO, Buoyant 9.5, Niwani 32. (totuka.wa. D.O, Merrv Tiger 9.0. Adventun' 9.0. TURAMOB HCiUJLI-; HACK, one. mile and three-quarters.—Blank Reynard 11.6. Prospector 10.3, Showman 9.11, Repulse 9.9, Top Rose 9.8, Monarque 9.0. FINAL ILVNDIC-AP. six furlongs.—Erl King 9.15. 'Hie. Seer 9.13. Finerv 3.13, Lirik.Vss 9S, i. Millennial 9.2. Keudrock 2.0. Mussel 9.0. Goldfield 1 9 0. Ballyneety 9.0. NORTH NEW ZEALAND COURSING CLUB. Nominations for the All-aged Stakes and Maiden Stakes to he decided at the above club's meeting close to-night at nine o'elck.