HAWKE’S BAY HUNT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25915, 6 August 1945, Page 8

HAWKE’S BAY HUNT

LIGHTFAIR WINS STEEPLES

(P A.) HASTINGS, Aug. 6. The Hawke’s Bay Hunt, in. association with the Dannevirke Hunt, held its annual race meeting at Hastings yesterday in fine weather before a large attendance. The course was in splendid order. The totalisator handled £35,984 10s, compared with £19.926 last year. The following are the results OTANE HURDLES, Of £l5O. About one mile and a-half. 3/s—Betterman, 10.4 (S. Waddell) .. .. 1 7/6—Peach King, 9,0 (Fagan) 2 9/9 —Gay Rajah, 9.0 (Hewitt) 3 Scratched: Lucullus Boy, First Edition. A length each way. Parekura was fourth. Time, 2min 56sec. OKAWA MAIDEN No. 1. Of £IOO. Five furlongs and a-half. 1/I—Hadrian, 8.0 (A. Waddell) .. .. 1 7/7—Carey. 8.0 (Mudford) 2 2/2—Ritz, 8.0 (Atkins) 3 Scratched: Golden Kea. Five lengths, two lengths. Rangiriri was fourth. Time, lmin lOsec. MEMORIAL STEEPLES, Of £250. About two miles and a-lialf. 2/2-Lightfair, 10.4 (Andrews) . .. .. 1 4/3—Dimvegan, 9.4 (S. Waddell) .. .. 2 1/1— Valky’s Boy, 10.8 (Murray) .. -.3 Scratched: Sir Mark. A nose; 10 lengths. Tideover was fourth. Bravura, Merger, Golden Memory, First Edition, and Taane Pango fell. Time, smln 22-6 sec. ORINGI HANDICAP, Of £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. 6/5 —Sporting Way, 8.0 (Green) .. .. 1 7/7 —Well Armed, 8.0 (Mudford) .. .. 2 3/2—Magnus Lux, 8.13 (Cenna) .. .. 3 Scratched: Dark Morning, Pikopiko, Sunstream, Mr Valiant. Half a head a length and a-half. Solver was fourth. Time, 2min Bsec, MAIDEN No. 2, Of £IOO. Five furlongs and a-half. —Wayside, 8.0 (Aitken) .. . 1 1/I—Lily Ann, 8.0 (S. Waddell) .. -.2 9/8— Negotiable, 8.0 (Ireland) .. .. 3 Scratched: Silver Crest. A short neck, two lengths. Bold Raid was fourth. Time, lmin lOsec

SOUTRA HUNTERS’ FLAT. Of £l3O. One mile and a-quarter.

2/2-Blue Title, 11.2 (Mr Gordon) .. .. 1 2/2—United Nations, 11.9 (Mr Waller) 2 3/3 —Sporting Gold, 11.0 (Mr James) .. 3 Scratched: First Edition. Half a length, one length. Magic Art was fourth. Time, 2min 11 4-ssec.

TIKOKINO HANDICAP, Of £l4O. Seven furlongs.

3/3— Theolateral, 8.10 (S. Waddell) .. 1 —Lord Tlieio, 8.3 (Campbell) .. .. •• 2 8/s— Jonathan Jo, 8.3 (A. Waddell) .. 3 Scratched: Patu-Po. Half a head, half a length. Colais was fourth. Time, lmin 28sec.

WAITANGI HANDICAP, Of £l5O. Six furlongs.

1/I—Observatory, 8.2 (Andrews) .. 1 2/2— Hadrian, 8.0 (A. Waddell) .. ..2 11/11—Gold Lad, 8.0 (Caddy) 3

Scratched: First Footing, Owen's Boy, Ritz, Master Gain, Penwilt. Two lengths, a neck. Pikopiko was fourth. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec.