HAWKE'S BAY RACES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 11

HAWKE'S BAY RACES

STEEPLECHASE TO LUNA LUX (Peg United Press Association.) NAPIER, June 17. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's winter meeting was concluded in bitterly cold weather. There was-a good attendance and the totalisator handled £5891 against £5862 10s on the same day last year. Ihe total for. the meeting was £9889 10s. Last year the. meeting lasted only one day. Results:— NURSERY HANDICAP, Of GOsovs. Five furlongs and a-half. 1/I—FOREIGN QUEEN, 10.5 ..' (L. Morns) 1 3/3—PASSION FRUIT, 8.7 „'.' . „ (B. Morns) 2 4/4—PERIMETER, 8.0 (Anderson) 3 Also started: 5/5' Ralpliyllis 8.11,.2/2 Margaret Rose 9.11, 6/7 Padisham 82, 6/6 All Clear 8.2, 8/9 Eidos 8.2, 7/8 Abbey facie 8.2. •• ■ ' Won by three-quarters of a length: three lengths between second and third. Time; lmin 9 3-ssec. Foreign Queen took the lead from Abbeyfeale entering the straight, where Passion Fruit also made a run; HAWKE'S BAY HURDLES, Of lOOsovs. One mile and three-quarters 3/3—MISS HASTINGS, 9.0 (A. W. M'Donald) 1 2/2—MIA STELLA. 9.13 (Reunie) .. 2 1/I—HIGH FALUTIN', 11.7 (Jenkins) 3 Also started: 6/5 Kinsel 10.11. 5/6 Chesham 9.8, 4/4 Million 9.0. Won by a length; two lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 20sec. Million, Chesham, Mia Stella, and High Faultin' were the leaders for the first three : quarters of a mile/then Miss Hastings moved into second place and led Mia Stella into the straight, High Faultin' making a bad jump. Million was fourth. HAVELOCK HANDICAP, Of 70sovs.. Six furlongs and a-half. 1/I—SLIPPERY, 10.7 (Young) .. .. 1 2/6—SWIFT AND...SURE, 8.0 . o (Anderson) 2 5/S—BRADMAN. 8.0 (Voitre) .. .. : 3 Also started: 3/3 Sabatini 9.1, 4/2 Asterisea 8.10, 5/4 Royal'Dash 8.6, 0/7 Lalla Quex 8.3. 4/2 Sunstead 8.10. Won by a length; a length and a-half between second and third. Time, limn 23 3-ssec. Swift and Sure held the lead until half way up the straight, when Slippery came on fast to win. Sabatini was fourth. HAWEE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE, Of 120sovs. About two miles and a-half. 1/I—LUNA LUX, 10.4 (M'Donald) 1 3/3—REVEL, 9.2 (M'Crae) 2 2/2—RED BANK, lliO (Home) ..3 Also- started: 4/4 Jen 9.0, 7/6 Kaokaoroa 9/0, 5/5 Mon Roi 9.0, 6/7 Lochaby 9.0. . Won by 12 lengths. Time, 6mm lOsec. Red Bank, Mon Roi, and Jen were the early leaders. After the first half-mile, Lochaby and Mon. Roi ran off, and going into the back Red Bauk wa s 12 lengths clear of Jen, Kaokaoroa, and Luna Lux. Coming to the straight for the second time Jen lost his stirrup irons, and Kaokaoroa ran off. At the far bend Luna Lux was on terms with Red Bamc, and both took the last fence together. Red Bank fell, but his . rider, mounted again and got into third money. RUAKAWA HANDICAP, Of 80sov8. One mile. 6/6-CHIEF•MARIONETTE, '0.0 ;. (M Donald) ! 1 1/I—AESCULUS, 8.7 (Voitre) .. ..2 1/4-WALTON PARK, 9 0 . (L. Morns) 3 Also started: 3/3 Princess Bell 9.8, 11/11 Fondle 9.0, 5/5 Gold Ruler 8.13, 9/9 Anemometer 8.7, 13/12 Glenrossie 8.5, 2/2 Bonnie Vale 8.4, 11/11 Lalla Quex 8.3, 8/7 Tarehaß.o, 7/8 Bpthwell 8.0, 10/13 Arabliss 8.0. , . Won by two lengths, and a-half; a length arid a-half between second and third. Time, lmin 45sec. Gold Ruler assumed the lead after the first quarter of a mile, and led into the straight from Aesculus and' Princess Bell. Chief Marionette- came on fast from fifth position to overhaul the leaders. Princess Bell was fourth, . WOODLANDS HANDICAP, Of 70sovs. Six furlongs. 2/2—LADY RONALD, 8.8 (Atkins) .. 1 6/6—SUNSTEAD, 8.0 (Leach) .... 2 5/4—HUNTING JAY,; 8.12 (Walsh) 3 Also started: 1/1 Grumpy 9.12, 4/5 Tudor 8.0, 7/7 I'm Alone 8.0, 3/3 Hybiscus 8.0. '••''■ ' Won by a'length and a-half each Time, lmin 16 3-ssec. . # . : Hybiscus led •'into the straight from Hunting Jay and Tudor, and Sunstead and Lady Ronald came from the back to wear down the leaders. FINAL HANDICAP, Of BDsovs.. One mile. 1/I—COURTYARD, 8.10 (Voitre) .. 1 5/5-ROYAL HUNTING, 8.10 . . (B.Morris) 2 4/4—LADY SPY; B.Q (Jones) .. ..'.. 3 Also started:'2/3 Huntingdon 10.5, 3/2 Navaho 8.12, 6/6 Paleta-8.0, 7/7 False Scent 8.0. : ' ' , . . , Huntingdon led into the straight, but Courtyard came through to win comfortably. Paleta was fourth.