SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6697, 4 October 1882, Page 3

SPORTING.

HAWKB’3 BAY J.C. SPRING * MEETING.

(UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) . Hastings, October 3,

The Spring Meeting of the . Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club came off to-day at Hastings.; The weather was dull but fine,, with a light breeze blowing. About 2000 persona ware present on the coarse. The betting fraternity was fairly represented, and there were two totalisitors, which latter did not appear to work; very smoothly at first. The first event, Hawke’s Bay Guineas, brought out a field of seven horses, Kiugat-k, Raugipo, and Te Ata being the favorites. The following are the results Handicap Hubdle Hack of 60sovs ; distance, about 2 miles. X.O. .. .. •• 1 Morning Star : 2 A field of five faced the starter. Borneo was scratched. A, G. led off, followed by Morning Star. Loneband qame to grief at the first hurdle, and rolled byer, throwing his rider. Tartar missed the hurdle at the back of the course, leaving the race 1 to Morning Star/ A. G., and Rualunej who ran in the order named. The second time round Bnahipe ran behind a hurdle near the,judge’s box, thus reducing the race to two,competitors. Morning Star, who had the! race apparently all bis own way, fell at the last' hurdle,’ the’ bit getting out of his mouth, and did not finish, A. G. coming in an easy winner. Tartar, Lone Hand, and Morning Star were the favorites in the totalisator. -• >■ /j? , Hawke’s Bat Guineas, of 105 save, with a ■weep of 5 sovs added; for three-year-olds \ - distance, 1/mile, i Kingask, Sat 101 b... . . .. .. 1 Ranglpo, Sst 61b ... . .Tanksa, Sst 101 b.. j .. 3 : A difficult start was effected, Yankee loading off in grand form, arid maintaining his 1 position for nearly halt way round the course. Ta Ata, who was rather refractory, ran off the'course at the start, and Carmen followed suit. At the back of the course Yankee, Kingask, Rangipo, and Mahanga'were all well together, in the order named, with Laribaudiere, who was never in'the race l from the commencement, far behind. Coming into tbs straight, Yankee rushed forward/but was'soon : cbllared by Kingask, who was in turn deposed by Bangipo. An exciting race tock place between the last-named pair, Kingask winning by scarcely half a length. Yankee and. Mahanga made a good third and fourth, respectively. , , Spbing Hand cap, 200 so vs; 1J miles. MartinM Mavis,*6yrs, Bit Elb ~ McLean's Louie, 4yrs, Sst .. J .. •.. ! McLean’s Virginia Water, Syrs, lit 121 b . . 3 Jones’ Prim, 7st 101 b ; Stock’s Lode; Hand, 7at 111 b;, .Wheeler’s Merlin, 7st 61b; Broughton’s Otupoi, 7st Hb J Chit Ham's Dan, fiat 71b, also, started. It was 1 a grand racej and coming into the straight .the three -leaders together finished all in a cluster, arid the race was won by- a bead. _ ' ' ‘ f Tbial Plate, 30 sovs : J mile ; 2 year-old colts, Sst 101 b • fi lies and geldings, Sst 51b. McLean's b I Kobena, Klngsbornugh—Etlonetta.. 1 Donnelly’s hr f Waewae Hapi, Musket—Aconite.. 2 Douglas’ b I Nymph, Patriarch—Nymph .. j .. 3 No others started, and the race was won easily..- 1 Maiden Bace, 50 bovs. One mile and a j quarter, r> ! Captain Russell's Leonora, Leolins—Gossip , .. 1 Wehlna’sKunl .. .. ... ~ ..i ..2 McLean's Kingask .V‘ .. .. 3 Smythe’s Yankee, Donnelly’s Waewae lika, Douglas*'Mahanga, McX-eau’s Lubra, and Butler's Te Ata also ran. Won easily. ■ * Flying Handicap of 75 sovs.J mile. Martin’s brg Mischief, Syrs, Bat' r .. 1 Russell's hr g Kincralg. 4yrs, Tat 1ib..,, .. 2 Chitham’s b g Dsn, iged, Bat 81b .. .. .. 3 Donnelly’s Kangioo (6st 121 b), McLean s Frederica,(6st 51b),' Wheeler’s Merlin (7at 91b), also ran, " Won easily. j 1 The* Hack Race was won by ’ Heretaunga, 1 and concluded the day’s' proceedings. I '- ’