SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12788, 13 June 1912, Page 7

SPORTING.

.*. GISBORNE JOt'Kl-Y IX AI'STUAUA. At iho. Australian Jockey Club's winter meeting at Handwick, the First Hurdle race was won by Hallmark, ridden by a jockey well-known m Gisborno as a skilful and fearless rider. Jolly Boy was second and Fiddlestring third, the betting on the race was 7 to 2 against Jolly Boy, 5 to 1 Beroll, 6 to 1 Dunloe and Fiddlestring, 8 to 1 Olivenza, 25 to 1 Hallmark, Hallmark and Jolly Boy wero first to show out. and led over the initial obstacle from Olivenza, Dunloe, Beroll, Pakau, and Captain Bell. Beroll lost his rider at the jump opposite the St. Leger, where Hallmark was leading from Joll Boy, Olivenza, Dunloe, Fiddlestring, Captain Bell, nnd Loughrea. The same order was maintained passing the stand. Hallmark led past the mile by three lengths from Jolly Boy, Olivenza, Dunloe, Pakau, Captain Bell, Fiddlestring, and Loughrea. Fiddlestring ran up to Hallmark at the Aye furlongs, followed by Jolly Boy, Pakau, Dunloe, Olivenza, Captain Bell, and Loughrea. Hallmark and Fiddlestring came round the bend m advance of Pakau, Jolly Boy, Dunloe, Olivenza, and Loughrea. Hallmark finished full of running, and won by a length and a half from Jolly Boy, which beat Fiddlestring by five lengths. Then came I Dunloe, Olivenza, Loughrea, Pakau, and Load- ! star. Captain Bell was last. Time, 3min. I Referring to tho race, a correspondent writes from Sydney:— "Paramore left Gisborne and came here about three months ago,' and is riding here with great success, and is now considered one o£ our leading horsemen. Though Hallmark started at 25 to 1, 50 to 1 was laid very freely against him, and- as the connections anticipated the result they threw iii for a royal win. Captain Bell, who ran last, has only been here from Hawke's Bay about four weeks. Boanerges, ridden by A. Oliver, looke-1 all over a winner m the Winter Stakes, when he broke his hind leg. .He was destroyed, after the last race."