RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1217, 28 June 1895, Page 24

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLTJB'S STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

By Telegraph. — Press Association. Napier, June 23. Though the weather was cold, it was beautifully fine for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Winter Meeting, and the attendance was very large. The amount put through the totalisator was .£5171. The following are the results -. — Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 sots. About two miles.

77 Mr J. E. MacDonald's b g Kapua, 6yrs, by the Mute, list 121 b (Bedmond) 1 102 Hopeful, lOst 81b (Gilpin) 2 24 Narrate, 9st 41b (J.Morris) 3 111 Couranto, list 61b ; 5 Somnambulist, list ; 38 Auroa, lOst 81b ; 113 Langley the Devil, 9st 131 b ; 7 Water Lily, 9st 21b ; 28 Barman, 9st, also ran. Half way down the straight Hopeful came through with a big rush, and challenged Kapua, but was beaten by half a length, Narrate a good third, Langley the Devil fourth. Time, 4min 21s8C Dividend, JHo 18s. Maiden Handicap Hurdle T?aoe, of 30

sovs. One mile and a half. 77 Mr C. A.Loughnan's b m Tally-ho, list (Mr A. Hyde) 1 10 Boomerang, list 31b... (Mr A. Cowper) 2 63 Mozel, list 81b ... (Mr K. Harley) 3 Also started—37 Piscador, 12st 101 b ; 126 Kaffir, Use 101 b ; 156 Regret, list 41b ; 14 Goldfish, list 31b ;25 Hilda, list; 30 Kaumatua ; 10 Recruit, list. Tally-ho won by a nose on the post fnm Boomerang, Mozel a good third. Time, 3min 18 4-ssec. Dividend, £1 9s.

Ladies' Bracelet, valued at 80 sovs. Two

miles on the flat. 248 Mrs Herman's oh g The Plug, 6yrs, 12stl31b (Mr A. Hyde) 1 141 Mrs F. Reid's b g Kiwi, 6yrs, 12st 31b ' fMr L. Shaw) 2 111 Mrs Paul's ch g Rags, syrs, 12st 31b (Mr R. Shaw) 3 Also started Forest King, 12st 31b ; 188 Nuptial, list 121 b ; 59 Elaine 11., 12st 31b ; 40 Welcome Nat, 12st 31b; 60 Tomboy, 12st 31b; 29 Egmont. 12st 31b ; 22 Valetta, 12st 31b. Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, 4min 24sec. Dividend, .£3 2s. Hawke's Bay Steeplechase, of 300 sovs.

About three miles and a half. 170 Mr S. H. Gollan's ch g Norton, aged, by Ascot—Romp, 12st 91b (Mr Gollan) 1 S 6 Mr R. Burke's b g Bombardier, 6yrs, 10st91b ... ... ... (Morrigan) 2 53 Mr E. Shove's ch g Booties, aged. lOst 71b ... ... ... ... (Gillet) 3

418 Liberator, 12st 121 b ; 76 Roscius, 12st 31b; 250 Tiritea, list 111 b; 89 Mutiny, list 121 b ; 48 Kapua, lOst 131 b ; 26 Austral, 10st41b ; 24 Langley the Devil, 9st 131 b ; 49, Dromedary, 9st; 111 b ; 50 Unity, 9st 81b ; 26 Awarua, 9st 71b; 24 T Rose, 9st 71b, also ran.

Kapua, Norton and Mutiny led the field at first,' but all the horses kept pretty close together until the field rapidly thinned as various obstacles were encountered. At last only the placed horses and Dromedary were left. Up to the sod wall before the last hurdle, Tiritea had a good loading position, but he came down, leaving Norton a couple of lengths in front of Booties and Bombardier. The race appeared all over from this point, and Norton, taking the double in fine style, was brought along over the gorse in the straight, winning from Bombardier by two lengths ; Booties a fair third, and Dromedary a bad last. Of the 14 starters only four finished. Time, Bmin 38sec. Dividend, dB7 7s. Winners op the Hawick's Bat Steeplechase.

Year. Owner. Horse. st lb 1879—W. Douglas Baron 11 12 1882—T. E. Wilson New Year 10 9 1883—J. Pilbrow Clarence 12 12 1884—J. Pilbrow Clarence 13 2 1885-r-W. Profitt Macaroni 12 1 1886—W. Ellingham Denbigh 10 3 1887—G. P. Donnelly Mangaohane 912 1888—A. Ellingham Chemist 12 6 1889—E. McElwain Oddfellow 10 10 1890—W. Barnard Jenny 10 9 1891—J. Eollo Tauraekaitai 10 11 1892—1 t. E. McEae Whalebone 11 5 1893—T. H. Dowry Gondolier 10 7 1894—Collins & Siddle Morag 9 8 1895—5. H. Gollan Norton 12 9 Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase, of 40

sovs. About three miles

106 Mr H. H. Jackson's b g Bepo, aged, by Eonald, 12st 101 b ... (Mr Jackson) 1 75Mozel, list 81b ... (Mr A. Hvde) 2 69 The Shearer, list 131 b (Mr L. Shaw) 3 50 Eegret, list 41b ; 9 Goldfish, list 41b : 27 Double, list 31b; 15 Hilda, list, also ran. Won by three lengths. Time, 7min 27 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 19s. Welter Handicap, of 50 sovs. One mile and a quarter on the flat.

172 Mr G. P. Donnelly's ch g Huatai, 3yrs, by Daniel O'Eorke —Pearl, lOst 71b (Fussard) 1 75 Ua, list 51b ... (Hope) 2 28 Swivel, lOst 111 b (Holmes) 3 Also started —6 Coldsteel, lOst; 25 Triton, lOst 51b ; 6 Erina, lOst; 62 Leontine, list 61b ; 105 King John, list 51b ; 74 St. Anthony, list 91b ; 18 Drury Lane, lOst ; 22 Miss Patriarch, lOst; 145 Sylvinus, list 31b. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 33sec. Dividend, <£4. Maiden Steeplechase, of 80 sovs. About

two miies

99 Mr J. Prosser's br g Chrystal, syrs, by Voltigeur—Maori Girl, 12st (Hope) 1 34 Eags, 12st ... ... (Mr E. Harley) 2 22 Nightshade, 12st 31b ... (Petersen) 3 26 Boomerang, I2st 31b ; 101 Otaieri, 12st 31b; 229 Marechal Neil, 12st 31b ; 12 Conscript, 12st; 54 Egmont, 12st; and 12 Speedwell, 12st 31b, also ran. Marechal Neil looked a likely winner, but at the double took the wrong course, and was out of it. Chrystal was then left with the lead, and, increasing his advantage, won by three lengths. Time, 4rain 57sec. Dividand, .£5 19s.

The Australasian points out that 13 jockeys have been kilicd in the last eight months in Australia, so far as known. Secretaries of racing clubs are reminded that illustrated cards and programmes can be printed at the New Zealand Times Office at two hours' notice. Customers will find it the cheapest printing office in the Colony.