HAWKE'S BAY SUMMER MEETING. First Day—Monday,- January 2.

Otago Witness, Issue 2651, 4 January 1905, Page 53

HAWKE'S BAY SUMMER MEETING. First Da y— Monday,- January 2.

The Tlawke's Bay summer'" meeting com_menced to-day in fine weather, "tl&ragh there was rather a strong wind blowing. Tilie attendance was a record one for a summer meeting. TKe sum 0f^£5423 .was invested on the tota,lisator, an increase of £384 on last year's total. The racing was good? The following are the results: — ", Maiden Hack Handicap, of SOsovs. Five and" a-liali- furlongs.— l 44 Tonderghie. 7.5, 1; 40 Cadeau r 7.12, 2 ; 93 Outer, 7.7, 3. Seven .others started. "Won easily by ■* length. Time, lmin lOsec. Dividends, £2 Is and £2 9s. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP; Of 80sovs. Six furlongs. 327— Mr G. Richardson's Whakawehi, by Daunt — Queensborough, 4yrs, 7.0 (Docherty) X VLO— Hon. J. D. Ormond's Perdita, 6.7 " t ' (Lagor) 2 158— Mr T. H. Le-wry's Royal Fusilisr,. 7.13 - . . (Gallagier) '3 Aiso started: 297 Catspaw 7,7, 63 Tattle 6.7. Perdita put in a brilliant run down' the i straight, .and only suffered defeat by a rose Iby Whakawhei; Royal Fusilier, a neck away," third. Tattle stumbled j at the half-mile post, and unseated her rider (R. Gray), who had his. collarbone fcroken. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec. Dividend, £3 , 10s. Welter Hack Handicap, of 50aovs. One nrile.— 3ls Polyanthus, 8.10, 1;" 172 Admiral Cerveraa, 9.13, 2; 141 Pushful, 9.7, 3. Four others started. Won easily by two' lengths. Time, lmin '45 1-Fsec. Dividends, £%r and £2 4a. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of lOQsovs. One mile and a-quarter. 117— Mr G. Hunter's Mystification, by Apremont—Mystic, 3yrs, 6.7 (Donnohay) 1 319— Mr liowry's Madrigal, 7.12 (Galjagher) .2 243— Mr' Richardso'n's Hinetaura, 8.2 (Kirk) 3 Also started: 126. Tyrone 6.2. _ Mystification led all the way, and, stalling off a strong challenge .by Madrigal in, the straight; -Bron all out by a length. Time, 2min 10 l-ssec. Dividend, £6 4s. TW-O-YEAR-OLD-HANDICAP, ©i 60sovs. Five furlongs. 3i6 — Hon. J. ,D. Ormond's blk g Contender, by Gold .Reef— Content,- 6,7 (Tagor) 1 137-J£esßrs W. J..and A. P. Douglas's Wai- - punehu, 7.6- (Holder) 2 90— Mr Tarana'd Te Ua's Moral, 6.7 (Kirk) 3 'Also started: Martyr King 8.0 (bracketed •with Contender), 77 Hurunxta, 6.7, 54 Operetta 6.T, 90 Lairet 8.7. . Tiairet wes left at the post. An interestingrace resulted in a verdict for Contender by a short 'half length; Moral, who came with a great rush at the finish, being a neck away, third. Time, 50 l-sgec. Dividends, £1 19s and £1 7s. Flying Hack Handicap, of 50sovs. Six furlongs.— 136 Gauze. 7.0, 1; 429 Horatitu, 7.H, 3;

' 77 Linklock, 6.7, 3. One other started. Won by a length. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec. Dividend, £4 18s. New Year Handicap, of 70sovs. Seven furlongs.—3s7 Ngatarua, 7.7, 1 ; 163 Rose Madder, 7.6, 2; 177 Mystification, 7.7, 3 Two others started. Won comfortably by a length. Time, lmin 29seo. Dividend, £2 7s.