RACING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24621, 28 June 1943, Page 5

RACING NEWS

HAWKE'S BAY MEETING ABBEY LU WINS STEEPLES (P.A.) HASTINGS, Sunday The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Winter Meeting was held at Hastings yesterday. The going was soft. The totalisator handled £'29,012, an increase of £5734 10s on last year. Results:— HASTINGS MAIDEN, first, in each division £65, second £ls, third £10; special weights; 6 fur.—First Division: I—l1 —1 Camforth, 8.0 (S. Green), 1; 3 —2 Fescue, 8.7, 2; 5 —5 Sun Valley, 8.7, 3. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Time, lm IPs. Second Division: 12 —12 The Grand, 8.7 (V. Sellars), 1; B—68 —6 Silver Coin, 8.7, 2; I—l1 —I Ann Hatfield, 8.0, 3. Length; half a length. Time, lm 17 2-5s Scratched: Leighon Eka, Xalla, Fox Fur, Novocaine. Brackets: Camforth, Griffin and Ann Hatfield; Fescue, Lady Poinbal and Mynet; The Grand, Cantata and Greenfeast; Silver Coin and Prince Alchemic. HAVELOCK HACK HANDICAP, first, £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; 6 fur. —I—l1—1 Killeynioott, 9.0 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 7 —o Crispin, 9.3, 2; (i —9 Kinneff, 9.7, 3. All started. Three lengths; neck. Time, lm 16s. HAWKE'S BAY HURDLES, first £225, second £SO, third £25; about 1% miles.— s—t Talenta, 9.11 (P. McD. Brady), 1; 2 —l Malacca, 9.12, 2; 9—9 Opaltown, 9.0, 3. Scratched: Native Chief, Hasten, Irish Morn, Mimctical, Taharakau. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 3m 18s. WINTER HANDICAP, first £225, second £SO, third £25; 11/I 1 / miles.—l2—l2 Hasten, 7.3 (J. Garth), 1; 5 —5 The Monarch, 7.12, 2; 7—S Clipper, 7.0, 3. Scratched: Noble Fox, Kinsman. Head; three-quarters of a length Time, 2m 10s. HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE, fust £350, second £7O, third £3O; about 2 J / t miles. —2 —,1 Abbey Lu, 9.0 (A. Jenkins), 1; s—l Gar Vaals, 9.6, '2; I—3 Noko, 11.3, 3. Scratched: The Dozer. Five lengths; four lengths. Time, 5m 31s. ROTOPAI HACK HANDICAP, first £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; 1 mile.— I—s Kinsman, 9.5 (R. Shaw), 1; I—21 —2 Crucible, 9.1, 2; 3 —3 Hamish, 8.0, 3. Scratched: Sir Mark, Taharakau. Six lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time, lm lis.

FLYING HANDICAP, first £IBO, second £SO, third £2O; 6 fur.—i—4 Noble Fox, 9.2 (L. Dulieu), 1; 2 —3 Black Robe, 8.11, 2; 7 —7 Cheddington, 8.7, 3. Scratched: Pompit, Noble Eagle Two lengths; length. Time, 1 m 17s.

FINAL HACK HANDICAP, first £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; 7 fur. —5—5 Vin d'Honneur, 8.8 (B. H. Morris), 1; 3—3 Abbey Fox, 9.7, and I—l1 —1 Broivclne, 8.7 (dead-heat for second). Scratched: Killeyinoon, To Kiwi, Retort, Sanger, Kinconda. Half a head. Time, lm 31s. TRENTHAM REHANDICAPS (0.C.) WELLINGTON, Sunday Ttehandlcaps for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting at Trentham on Saturday are:— Mariri Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase.— Abbey Lu. 71b, making 10.5. Woburn Handicap.—Killeymoon, 51b making 9.4. Trentham Hurdles.—Talenta, Gib, making 10.1. Whyte Handicap.—Noble Fox, 21b, making 8.11. To Aro Handicap.—Kinsman, 7lb, making 9.12. SALE OP KRONOS The sale of Kronos from Mr. B. A. Powell to Mr. C. O. Urquhart has been made, at a price of 1500 guineas. Kronos is a four-year-old gelding by Sunflare from Titaness. After a lengthy spell, he resumed racing last March, and he has had five starts this season, running a second and a first in his last two attempts. Kronos is to remain under the care of J. Chisholm at Ellerslic. aud ho is booked to leave for Trentham to-day. in company with Aero King and Landveyor.