HAWKe'S BAY BUMMER MEETING. First Day, January 1.

Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 34

HAWKe'S BAY BUMMER MEETING. First Day, January 1.

There was a good attendance, and the weather was very fine. £4075 was put through the machines. Results :—: — New Year Handicap, of SOsova. One mile.— « Nightingale, 7.9, (O'Neill), 1; Tin*, 2; Maid M-iriou, 3 Straybird also ran. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 4-Jsec. Dividend, £8 15s First Handicap Hurdle Race, of b'Osovs. Ona mile and a-half. — Sylvanus 9 7 (Moore), 1 ; Rhino, 10 12, 2. Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, 2min 57sec. Dividend, £2 63. President's Handicap, of 2Uosovs. One mile and a-half.— Tirant d' Eau, 6.10 (Canuichael), 1; Golden Plover, 7.8, 2 ; Cceur de Lion, 8.3, 3. Also started : Aphony 6.12. Won by two lengths ; a moderate third. Time, 2min 38sec. Dividend, £1 17s. '.('rial Handicap, of -lOsovs. Once round.— c Nansen, 7.3 (Mosts), 1; Te Naaehe. 7.9, 2; Cool-

'ardie, 6.12, 3. Also started : Stockville 89, Dottrell 8.7, and Nukurau 7.5. Won by a bare length ; a close third. Time, lmia SOsec. Dividend, £2 11s. TWO-YKAR OLD HANDICAP, Of 60.0V3. FIVC flirlongs.—Tigress, 8.7 (Liudsay), 1 ; Victoria Cross, 5.3, 2 ; Veidandi, 7.7, 3. Scotia 7.7 and Palaver 7.7 also started. Won by a neck ; a poor third. Time, Imin 3sec. dividend, £1 17?, Welter Handicap, of 45suvs. Once round. — Pistol Grip, syrs, !> 2 (J. Donovan), 1 ; Wireta, 8.0, 2; Maid Mai ion, 96, 3. Also ran: Nightingale 10.2, Brenuan 9.5, Coolgardie 8.0, and Pausy 8.0. Won with ridiculius ease by five lengths. Time, lmin 51 2-ssec. Dividend, £i 13s. Chrismias ILuvdicap, of lOOsovs. Three-quar-ters of a mile^-Targef, 8.7 (F. Davis), 1 ; Gold Oup, 7.13, 2 ; Aloonraker, 7.13, 3. Also ran : Iluatai 7.7. The favourite won cleverly by a length. Time, Imin 16 4 sse3. Dividend, £l 7».