SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16114, 1 May 1923, Page 7

SPORTING.

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HASTINGS, last night. Beautiful weather greeted the second day of the Hawke's Bay autumn meeting. The totalisatpr handled £21,561, compared with £21,173 for the second day of last year—an increase of £3BB. The total for the meeting was £41,696, as .against £40,944 last year—an increase of £752. Later results:— Okawa, Handicap: Barrier 1. Civilfonn 2, Martian Miss 3. Also started: Chimera, Miss ltoseland, Mireusoiita, Joy Bide, and Crown Gem. Won by a head. Time, 1.14. Ohili Handicap: Blissfulnett; i, Comical 2, Kahikatea 3. Also ran : Orawia, Queen's Ferry, White Hope, Mosthenes, Rebuff, and Kohu. Won by a, head. Time, J. 55 1-5. Akito Handicap : Merry Imp 1, Watchman 2, Lady Gazclcy .3 Also ran : Good Sport, Moreau, The Author, Soliel d'Or, Bcz-an, Western Boom, Arbitration, Garnbee, To Wai, ami' Tea Leaves. Won bv a head. Time, 1.151-5. AUCKLAND, last night. Happy Voyage attempted, at Alexandra Park, to lower the- mile pacing record he recently established at New. Brighton. The conditions were fairly good. The track wns in good order, though there was a fair breeze against the horse in the long back stretch. Two* furlongs were covered in 30 3-ssee, three in 46 4-ssec, the half-mile in 62 2-sseo, six furlongs in 103 4-ssec, and the mile in 2min 4 l-ssee —the record was equalled.