SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6441, 4 October 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB RACES,

(Per United Pbess Association.)

Napier, October 3rd. The Jockey Club's Spring meeting to-day was very successful. The weather was tine, though windy, and there was a large attendance. Good fields mustered, and there were several close finishes. There were two tetalisators on the ground, but their working gave great dissatisfaction. The machinery of one was so defective that it had to be closed, and it was alleged that the other several times gave false registers in the totals. They are Dunedinmade machines, locally owned. The results were as follow ;— lIAWKE'S BAY GUINEAS, Of lOfi soys, with a sweep of 5 soys for each acceptors added. Colts and geldings, Bat 101b ; fillia-, Bat . 51b. One milo. Mr Allan H'Leans b g Kinjtask, by Hero—ToiToi •.. •.. .. .. .. 1 Mr O. P. Donnelly'sbfßangipo .. ..2 Mr C. G. Smyth's br g Yankee .. ..3

Major Nairn's br a Laribandiere, Mr Douglas' br c Mahanga, Mr Butler's br f Te Ata, and Mr Smyth's Carmen also started. , An indifferent start resulted in Te Ata going off the course, and Yankee going away witn Kingask close up. At the back of the course Carmen bolted, and Kingask went to the front. They ran in this order until entering the straight, when Rangipo challenged the leader* but after an exciting finish Kingask passed the post half a-length in advance. Time, 1 mm. 52 sec. HURDLE RACEj Of 60 soys. Two miles. Mr Douglas' eh gA. Q., 6 yrs, IOBt i)lb .; .. 1

Page's Morning Star (list 31b), Bloomfield's Tartar (list 21b), Donnelly's Ruahino (list), and Stock's Lone Hand (12st 51b) also started. This was a very hollow affair. Lone Hand fell at the first hurdle, unseating his jockey. Tartar soon assumed the command, but he ran round the third hurdle and was out of it. Rua; hine next persistently refused, and the race was thus reduced to a match between Morning Star and A. G. The former had a good lead at the last hurdle, and the Star came down, leaving A. G. to canter in; SPRING HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and shall. Mr Percy Martin's b m Mavis, 6 yrs, Git 81b .. 1 Mr Allan M'Leau's eh f Louie, 4 yrs, Bat .. * Mr A. M'Lean'd br m Virginia Water, 5 yrs, Bit 121b .. 3

Mr Jones' Priam (7st 101b), Mr Stock's Lone Hand (7st 71b)> Mr Wheeler's Merlin (7st 61b), Mr Broughton's Otupal (7st llb) t Mr Chittam'a Dan (Gst 71b) also started. A bad dismissal saw Mavis first away, with all the rest close up, except Lone Hand and Otupai, who were outpaced. Priam took the lead at the half-mile, to yield to "Virginia Water a little farther on, Louie taking second place. On entering the straight Mavis came up very fast, and a magnificent race between the trio resulted in Mavis winning by a head. Time, 2 mm. 46J sec. TRIAL PLATE, Of 30 soys. Half a mile. For two-j ear-o!ds: colts, Sat 101b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 51b. lit 11'Loan'a b f Robina, by Kingsborough Etiquette .. ■■ ■■ ■■ 1 Mr Donnolly's br f WaewaeMka, by MuaketA'conito .. .. .. ..2 Mr Douglas1 b t Nymph, by Patriarch -Nymph .. 3 Robina had the best of the start, and never allowed the others to get on terms, winning easily by 10 lengths. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 50 soVB. One mile and a-quarter. Captain Russell's eh f Leonora, by Leolinm—Go3sip, 3 yrs .. .. .. .. 1 Mr Keihana'a br m Kuni, 6 yrs .. .. 2 Mr M'Lean's b g Kingask, 8 yrs .. .. 3 Smyth's Yankee, Donnelly's Waewaetika, Douglas' Mahanga, M'Lean's Lubra, and Butler's Te Ata also ran. Te Ata gave some trouble at first, and the start was in favour of Leonora and Waewaetika, with Yankee next. At the railway turn Kuni tried to get on terms, but tho daughter of Leolinus and Gossip cantered home an easy winner.

FLYING HANDICAP, 01 75 sovd. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr P. Martin's br sr Mischief, 5 yrs, Ost .. 1 Captain Russell's fir g Kincraig, 4 yrs, 7st lib .. 2 Mr Chittam's b g Dan, aged, 6st 81b . .. 3 Donnelly's Raugipo (Gst 121b), M'Lean's Frederick (6st 51b), and Wheelor'a Merlin (7st 91b) also ran. | Mischief went to the front at the fall of the flag, and was never headed, winning by half a length. _____^_____