HAWKE'S BAY J. C. RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1987, 24 March 1892, Page 29

HAWKE'S BAY J. C. RACES.

First Day — March 17.

The weather did not favour the first day of the Jockey Club's Autumn " meeting. In the morning it was showery, but notwithstanding the attendance was large. The racing was splendid, the fields large, the starting good, and finishes close. The sum of L 6704 was put through the machines, an advance of L 1207 on last year. Results :—

AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of 7530v5 ; second horse to receive lOsovs from stakes. One mile. Mr D. M'Kinnon's b g Scot [Free, by Sterlingworth—Dainty Ariel mare, aged, 8.4 (Gall) t Mr Jas. Reid's b m Dreamland, by Cadogan — Siesta, 7.8 t Mr J. F. Macandrew's b h Kupenga, 7.4 ' (Wright) 2 Queen of Trumps 8.0. Cretonne 7.4, Hakimana 7.2, Ranee Nuna 7.0, Merganser 7.3, Bay Bell 6.10, Patience 6.7 also started. Soon after the start Ranee Nuna and Merganser collided, losing so much ground as to be out of the race. Cretonne led with Scot Free and Dreamland close up, but the firstnamed soon fell back, and at the railway bend Dreamland and Scot Free were together in the lead, Kupenga on their quarters, Cretonne and Queen of Trumps close up. Entering the straight the leading pair were hard at it, and ran a desperate race all the way home, and the judge was unable to separate them at the finish, the verdict being a dead heat. Time, lmin 44 3-ssec. Dividend : Scot Free, L 6 8s ; Dreamland, L 3. _„ ... HURDLE RACK, Oi lOUsovs; second horse 15sovs. About two miles. Mr W. Douglas* chg Waterbury, by Natatoi— Sunshine, 6yrs, 10.0 (Hickey) I Mr John Maher's b g Couranto, 6yrs, 11.7 ■»«• T « ,, T ., (Redmond) 2 Mr Jas. G. Wilson's eh g Hiamoe, syrs, 9.7 (Higgins) 3

General Gordon 9.10, Viola II 9.6, Colonel 9. also ran.

Viola 11, who took the lead, lost her rider at the first jump, leaving Couranto at the head of the field. At the railway bend Waterbury caught Couranto, but the lastnamed was still going strongly, and seemed to have the race in hand. Hickey, however, sat down and drove Waterbury along, and a rattling finish resulted in a neck victory for Waterbury, with Hiamoe three lengths off third. Time, 4min Bsec. Dividend, L 5 16s.

hawke's bay cup, Of 400sovs ; second horse 50sovs, third 30sovs from the stakes. One mile and threequarters. Mr W. H. Marsh's b m Crown Jewel, by Bundoora — Miranda, 4yrs, 7.6 [mc 101b extra] (Kingan) 1 Mr F. Martin's b m Retina, 4yrs, 7.5 (Crook) 2 Mr D. M'Kinnon's br h Lochness, syrs, 7.6 (Gall) 3 Cynisca 9.0, Crackshot 8.10, Morion 8.7 (including 71b extra), Kotuku 7.11, Thame 7.4, Krina 7.4, Pani 7.3. The Dreamer 7.2, Pearl Powder 7.0, Torpedo 6.12, Seraph 6.11, Maid of Lome 6.10 also started.

The large field was despatched to a beautiful start, moving off like a troop of cavalry. Torpedo was first to show in iront, with Retina, Thame, Krina, Seraph, and Crown Jewel all in a bunch, and Kotuku last. At the railway bend Retina took first position and led into the straight, with Thame second, Seraph and Krina together next, Maid of Lome at the head of the remainder of the field in a cluster. Passing the stand the order was still the same, but a few yards further on Thame came down, the field galloping over her. Rounding the turn to the back of the course The Dreamer ran into third place behind Retina and Seraph. Lochness at the same time began to creep up, and obtained fifth place. At the back Pani essayed a run, but failed, and Crown Jewel began to thread her way through. At the entrance to the straight Kotuku made a run, but immediately died away. Retina drew out a couple of lengths from The Dreamer and Lochness, but here Crown Jewel challenged, and coming with a well sustained run caught Retina at every stride, and beat her after a hard race by a bare halflength. Lochness was about two lengths away third, Dreamer fourth, and the others bunched together. Time, 3min 8 l-ssec. Dividend, Ll6. Winners of the Hawke's Bay Cup. Yr. Owner. Winner. A. Wt. Time. stlb in s 1875 MrManey Marquis a 9 8 — 1876 Mr Tangatake Maori Weed a 9 10 — 1877 Mr Waters Maori Weed a 9 0 — 1878 Mr Gee Luna 5 7 3 3 24 1879 Mr Vallance Pinfire 4 9 0 — 1880 Mr Keith Soukar 5 6 4 — 1881 Mr Vallance Randwick 5713 310 1882 Mr M'Lean Louie 368 39} 1883 Mr Martin" Mischief 5 8 10 3 J5 1884 Mr Cutts S.-wester 4 7 8 3 10 1885 Mr Martin Pearl 3 7 0 3 14 1886 Mi- Martin Pearl 4 8 0 3 61-5 1887 Mrßobbett LadyNorah 3 7 13 7 2-5 1888 Mr Clifford Cruchficld 3 7 0 3 6 1889 Mr Kennedy Recluse 3713 3 6 2-5 1890 MrSomerviUe Hilda 4 8 9 3 6 2-5 1891 Mr Hunter Cynisca 4 8 7 3 8 2-5 1892 Mr Marsh Crown Jew'l 4 7 6 3 81-5 NURSERY HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs ; second 15sovs from the stake. For . two-year-olds. Six furlongs.

Hon. J. D. Ormond's b g North Atlantic, by Nordenfeldt— Atlantis, 9.0 ... (Stowe) 1 Mr J. Paul's eh f Variety, 8.4 ... (Derrett) 2 Mr W. Douglas' b f Ua, 6.12 (Price) 3

St. Katherine 8.10, Rangiotea 7.7, and Mystic 8.4 also ran.

Mystic was first away but was soon displaced by Mr -Ormond's colt, who was never after headed. Variety came fast in the straight, but it was no avail, as North Atlantic won with a bit to spare by three-quarters of a length. Ua was four lengths behind', third. Time, lmin 19 3-ssec. Dividend, L 2 9s.

HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of 50sovs ; second horse lOsovs from the stake. Once round. Mr F. Cojlins* b m Link, 4yrs, by Mute— Swiveline,,B.l2 (F. Stowe) 1 Mr Paul Ropiahia's eh h Musketeer, syrs, 8.7 (Gallagher) 2 Mr W. Douglas' b g Kapua, 3yrs, 8.12 (Morrigan) 3 Lochnagar 9.4 ( Eclipse 8.0, Prairie Grass 8.7, La Calomnie 8.2, Disturbance 8.0, also ran.

From a magnificent start Lochnagar cut out the running, Link and Musketeer next. The lastnamed assumed command for a time, all the rest being bunched, but when their heads were fairly for home it was seen that Link had taken first place, and holding her own all the way won with something in hand by a neck from Musketeer ; Kapua a fair third. Time, lmin 57sec. Dividend, L 4 9s.

TRIAL HANDICAP, Of 30sovs ;' second horse ssovs from the stakes Once round. ■

Mr R. ,Gooseman's b m Nemorali", 4yrs, by Gladiator, 6.11 ... (Fuzzard).l Mr Aron's g g Silvermine, syrs, 6.2 (Jones) 2 Mr T. M. Ferguson's b m Como, 4yrs, 8.0 i. (Banks) 3 Kathleen 7.4, Javeline 6.12, Whimsical 6.10, Marked Card 6.7 also ran.

This was another grand start. Whimsical first showed in front, and kept the lead to the railway bend, where she gave way to Silvermine, who was first into the straight, but here Nemoralis and Como both came fast, and the former, running very strongly, outstayed Silvermine, and won by two clear lengths, Como a length behind Silvermine. Time, lmin 56sec. Dividend, L2O Is.

RAILWAY STAKES,

Of lOOsovs j sscond horse losovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. Mr T. W. Hungerford's Wakawatea, 2yrs, by Apremont— Becky Sharp, 7.3 ... (Price) 1 Mr D. M'Kinnon's b g Scot Free, aged, 8.6 (Gall) 2

Mr G. Hunter's blk m Whisper, aged, 9.6 (Clifford) 3 Kotuku 8.5, Torpedo 7.10, Cretonne 7.3, Ranee Nuna 7.2, Triton 7.0, Flaxbourne 6.7 also ran.

This was another beautiful start, though Triton dwelt at the post and lost a lot of ground. Torpedo made the pace from the start, with Scot Free second, Wakawatea third, Whisper lying handy. They ran in this order for three furlongs, when Wakawatea easily displaced Torpedo in the straight. Both Whisper and Scot Free made their efforts, but Wakawatea drew away again and won easily by a length. Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. Dividend, L 2 4s.

Second Day — March 18,

The morning opened gloriously, though it was very hot, for the second day of the Jockey Club's autumn meeting, but shortly before 5 o'clock a drenching rain came on. The attendance was large. A feature of the meeting all through has been the magnificent starting of Mr Sam Powell, who elicited frequent cheers. The sum of L 5908 was put through the machine, making a total of L 12,612 for the two days, or L 2269 in excess of last year. Results : —

BIARCH HANDICAP, Of 75sovs ; second horse lOsovs from the stake. One mile.

Mr W. Rathbone's br f Merganser, by Nordenfeldt—Albatross, 3yrs ... (D.Donovan) 1 Mr W.~ Douglass' b f Bay Bell, 6 7 . . . (Price) 2 Mr R. B. M\Rae's b g Torpedo, 7.0 (Johnson) 3

Heather Bell 8.0, Kupenga7.6, Pearl Powder 7.4, Fleta 6.12, Maid of Lome 6.10, Queen of Trumps 6.9 also ran.

Merganser made her run in the straight, and was soon on terms with Torpedo. When opposite the second stand Mengauser came away and won comfortably by a length, while Bay Bell came with a wonderful rush and beat Torpedo on the post for second place. Time, lmin 44sec. Dividend, L 5 18s. SECOND HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of lOOsovs ; second horse 15sovs. About one mile and three-quarters. Mr R. E. M'Rae's Whalebone,jby Volunteer, syrs, 9.10 (Vine) 1 Mr J. Maher's Couranto, 11.12 ... (Redmond) 2 Mr M'Kenzie's General Gordon, 10.0 (Seccombe) 3 Waterbury 11.5, Worth 9.7, Viola II 9.6, Hiamoe 9.6, Kaimanawa 9.3, Caloola 9.0 also started.

Viola II ran round the first hurdle, Hiamoe fell at the second, putting both out of it. Whalebone and General Gordon led the field into the straight, when Couranto went up into second place, but was unable to get on terms with Whalebone, who won by a couple of lengths. Time, 3min 24 2-ssec. Dividend, Lls 9s.

JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of 75sovs. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. Mr T. W. Hungerford's b g Wakawatea, by Apremont— Becky Sharp, 9.12 ... (Smith) 1 Mr J. Paul's eh f Variety, 7.10 . . . (Derrett) 2 Captain Russell's br f St. Katherine, 8.5 (Brown) 3 Mystic 7.7, Montmartre 7.6, and Ua 6.10 also ran. St. Katherine and Wakawatea led the field — all being well together. When fairly in the straight Wakawatea held a slight advantage from St. Katherine ; while Variety came with a strong rush at the distance post and looked as if she would win, but one cut of the whip was quite enough to send Wakawatea along still faster, and, after a very interesting race, he won by a length from Variety ; St. Katherine a good third. Time, lmin 16 4-ssec. Dividend, L 2 3s.

DURKE MEMORIAL STAKES, Of 200sovs ; second horse 20sovs, and third lOsovs. One mile and a-half.

Mr W. H. Marsh's brm Crown Jewel, by Bun-

doora — Miranda, 4yrs, 8.2 ... (Derrett) 1 Mr Hungerford's b h The Dreamer, 7.0 (Price) 2 Mr Gollan's bm Pearl Powder, 6.10 (Tamplin) 3

The other starters were Whisper 9.0, Lochness 7.11, Queen of Trumps 7.10, Kotuku 7.6, Turehu 7.0, and Pani 7.0. Crown Jewel was favourite.

Queen qf Trumps led for half the distance when The Dreamer shot to the front, Pearl Powder second. Rounding the railway bend The Dreamer still held the lead with Queen of Trumps and Whisper coming fast alongside of Crown Jewel. When fairly in the straight the whip was taken out on The Dreamer, while Pearl Powder was running a great race, but at the distance post Derrett brought up the favourite, and with a well-timed run landed her winner by half a-length from Dreamer, Pearl Powder a length away third. Time, 2min 38 4-ssec. Dividend, L 3 2s.

PACIFIC HANDICAP, Of 30sovs. Second horse, ssovs. Once round. Mr Fergusson's b m Como, 7.0 ... (Banks) 1 Mr Gollan's br g Prairie Grass, 6.7 ... (Tamplin) 2 Mr A. Row's gg Silvermine, 7.9 ... (Lawford) 3

Lopez 7.6, Flaxbourne 6.5 were the other starters. VVon after a pretty race by a length. Time, lmin 54 l-ssec. Dividend, L 2 14s. POST STAKES, Of 30sovs. Once round. Mr Collins' Link, Bst 1 Mr Clifford's eh m Liquidator, 8.0 2 Mr Grossman's b m Nemoralis, 9.0 3 Bronte 9.0, Whimsical 8.0, La Calomnie 8.7, and Musketeer 8.0 also ran. Won with fair ease by a couple of lengths. Time, lmin 55 4-5 sec. Dividend, LI 17s. PLACE HANDICAP,' Of 70sovs. One mile. Mr D. M'Kinnon's br h Lochness, by Ingomar—Albatross, 8.2 ... ... (Gall) 1 Mr Hungerford's b h The Dreamer, S.O (Price) 2 Mr Reed's b m Dreamland, 7.12 ... (Gallagher) 3 Retina 8.2 was the only other starter. There was a fine finish between the field in the straight, but Lochness managed to get home by a shorb head. Time, lmin 49sec. Dividend, L 5 Bs.