SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2547, 27 June 1895, Page 3

SPORTING.

HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB’S STEEPLECHASE MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, June 20. 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 toialisator was .€5171. The following arc the results : Handicap Hurdle Raoe, of 100 soys. About two miles. 77 Mr J. E. MacDonald’s b g Kapua, Cyra, by the Mute, list I2lb (Redmond) 1 102 Hopeful. lOat 81b (Gilpin) 2 24 Narrate, 9st 41b ... ... (J. Morris) 3 111 Couranto, list (Jib ; 5 Somnambulist, list; 38 Auroa, lOst 8lb; 113 Langley the Devil, 9st 131 b ; 7 Water Lily, 9st 21b j 28 Barman, 9at, 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 21sec. Dividend, .£5 18s. Maiden Handicap Hurdle Race, of 30 sovs. One mile and a half. 77 Mr C. A.Loughnan’sbmTally-h0,113t (Mr A. Hyde) 1 10 Boomerang,Hst3lb... (Mr A. Cowper) 2 C 3 Mozel, Hat 81b ... (Mr R. Harley) 3 Also started—37 Piscador, 12st 101 b; 126 Kaflir, Use 101 b; 156 Regret, list 41b; 14 Goldfish, list 31b ; 25 Hilda, list; 30 Kaumatua; 10 Recruit, Hat. Tally-ho won by a nose on the post fnm Boomerang, Mozel a good third. Time, 3min 18 4-ssec. Dividend, .£7 9s. Ladies’ Bracelet, valued at 80 sovs. Two miles on the flat. 248 Mrs Herman’s oh g The Plug, Gyi’S, 12sfc 13lb (Mr A. Hyde) 1 141 Mrs F. Reid’s b g Kiwi, Cyrs, 12st filb (Mr Xj. Shaw) 2 111 Mrs Paul’s ch g Rags, syrs, 12at 31b (Mr R. Shaw) 3 Also started Forest Ring, 12st 31b ; 188 Nuptial, Hat 12lb i •59 Elaine 11., I2at 31b; 40 Welcome Nat, 12st 31b; GO Tomboy, 12at 31b; 29 Egmont, 12st 31b ;22 Valotta, 12st3lb. Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, 4min 24aoc, Dividend, .£3 2s, Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, of 300 sovs. About three miles and a half. 170 Mr S. H. Gollan’a ch g Norton, aged, by Ascot—Romp, 12st 91b (Mr Gollan) 1 86 Mr R. Burke’s b g Bombardier, Cyrs, lOst 91b (Morrigan) 2 53 Mr E. Shove’s ch g Booties, aged, 10st 71b (Gillet) 3 418 Liberator, 12st 121 b ; 7G 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, 9sk 131 b j 40, Dromppary, 9sc HJb ; 50 Unity, Ost 81b ; 2(j A'Wfirua, 9qt 71b; 24 T Roso, 9at 71b, also run. 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 wore encountered. At last only the placed horses and Dromedary were left. Up to the sod wall before tho last hurdle, Till tea had a good loading position, but ho camo down, leaving Norton a couple of lengths in front of Booties and Bombardier. Tho race appeared all over from this point, and Norton, taking tho double in fine stylo, was brought along over tho gorse in tho straight, winning from Bombardier by t\yo lengths; Booties a fair third, and Dromedary a bad {nst. Of tho • li'ptfirtprs only.fopr finished. Time, Bmin 38seo.- Dividend, <£7 7s. Winners op the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, Year. Owner. Horse. st lb 1879 W. Douglas Baron 11 12 1882 — T, E. WUson Now Year 10 9 1883— J. Pilbrow Clarence 12 12 1884— J. Pilbrow Clarence 13 2 1885— W. Profltt Macaroni 12 1 1880— 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. Rollo Tunrnekaitai 10 11 1892 R. E. Mcßae Whalebone 11 5 1893 T. H. Lowry Gondolier 10 7 1894 Collins & Siddle -Morag 9 8 1895 S, H. GolUtu Norton Q Hunt Oluc Cup Steeplechase, of 40 soys. Abopt three miles, 106 Mr H. H, Jackson’s b g Repo, aged, by Ronald, 12st 101 b (Mr Jackson) 1 75 Mogcl, Hat 81b ... (Mr A. Hyde) 2 69 The Shearer, list 131 b (Mr L. Shaw) 3 50 Regret, list 41b; 9 Goldfish, list 41b: 27 Double, list 31b; 15 Hilda, list, also ran. Won by throe lengths. Time, 7min 27 2-ssec. Dividend, £2 19s. Welter Handicap, of 50 sovs. One mile and a quarter on tho flat. 172 Mr G. P. Donnelly’s ch g Huatai, 3yrs, by Daniel O’Rorko—Pearl, lOat 71b (Russard) 1 75 TJ4, ;isfc Mb * (Hope) 2 28 Swivel, IpstHlb.V (Holmes) 3 ' Also started—6 Coldstqpl, lOst; 25 Triton, lOgf 51b6 Erina, lOst j 62 Leontine, list 61b ; 105 King John, Hat 51b; .74 St, Anthony, IJst plb j 18 Drury Lane, lOst; 22 Miss Patfiarph, lOst; 145 Sylvinus, list 31b. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 33sco. Dividend, £4, Maiden Steeplechase, of .80 sovs. About two miles. 99 Mr J. Prosser’s br g Chrystal, syrs, by Voltigour—Maori Girl, 12at (Hope) 1 84 Rags, 12sfc (Mr R. Harley) 2 22 Nightshade, 12st 31b ... (Petersen) 3 26 Boomerang, 12st 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 tho lead, and, increasing his advantage, won by throe .lengths'. Time, 4miu 57seo. Dividend, £5 19s,

NAPIER PARK WINTER MEETING. By Telegraph,—Frees Association. Napier, June 26. Tho following weights were declared tonight for the Napier Park Racing Club’s Winter Meeting:— • • ! ■ Winter Oats. Kapua, 12st 41b; Ua, list 101 b; Aphony, ~Hst 91b; Huaiti, list 71b; Blarney and King John, list lib; Welcome Nat and Mystical, lOat 131 b; Swivel, lOst 121 b; Leontini, lOst 71b; Miss Patriarch and St, Anthony, lOst 61b; Princess May, lOst 51b ; Elaine 11., lOst 41b; TallyHo, lOst 3lb ; Drury Lane, lOat lib , Victor and Cold Steel, lOst. Napier Steeplechase. .Norton, 13st 41b; Liberator, 12st 71b; Roscius, 12st; Tiritea, list lOlb: Mutiny, list 31b ; Kapua, list 31b; Bombardier, list lib ; Booties, lOst 121 b Chrystali lOst 71b; Strephon, lOat 51b ; Hopeful, lOst 31b; Austral and Somnambulist, lOat; Langley the Devil, 9st 131 b; Dromedary, 9st 121 b ; Aorore, Otaieri, Raven and Sproydon, Ost 101 b ; Unity and Mozel, 9st 91b ; Seddon, 9st Sib ; T Rose, Awarua and Kaika, Ost 71b. Hunters’ Steeplechase. Lascar, 12st 101 b ; Mozel and Egmont, 12st; Boomerang, list 121 b; M;B. and ; Piscadot, list TOlb ; Shearer, list 71b ; Regret and Hjlda 11., list lib ; Double, Kaumatua,' Recruit and Goldfish, Hat,' ’ Trial Handicap Steeplechase.—Marechal Noil, 12st51b; Chrystal, 12st ; Hopeful, list 71b ; Langley tho Devil and Rags, list 51b ; Nightshade, list 21b ; Boomerang and Unity, lOst 13lb ; Seddon, lOst 121 b ; Conscript, lOstSlb; Egmont, lOst 51b; Otaieri, lOst 41b ; Shearer, Oat 121 b; Water Lily, 9st 101 b ; Regret, Oat 81b; Speedwell and Hilda XL, Ost 71b. Hurdle Handicap. —Liberator, 12afc 121 b ; Kapua, 12st 911}; Couranto, 12st 3lb • Tiritea, Hat 131b';'Hopeful, 4 Hat 21b; Revolt and Strephon j lOst 7lb i Auroa, lOst 51b ; Langley the Doyil, lOat 31b ; Somnambulist, lOst; Dromedary, Ost 181 b; Spreydon, 9st 91b; King John, 9st 71b; Conscript, 9st 61b ; St. Anthony, Ost 51b; Narrate, Oat 31b ; T Rose, Water Lily, Kahuranui and First Light, Oat. At Wanganui Mr C. Kettle, S.M., gave judgment in the case of Cotter v. Boss, claim .£l5O for the alleged negligent treatment of tho mare Caller Herrin and foal in defendant’s charge. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for .£4O, with costs.