RACING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16376, 25 June 1927, Page 7

RACING

H.8..T.C. MEETING. (Per Press Association.) HASTINGS, last night. At the H.B. Jockey Club's meeting to-day £10,5.13 was put through the totalisator, compared with £17,872 on the first day of lust year—-a. decrease of £7339. Concluding results:— Hastings Handicap, 5 furlongs: 3 F. Armstrong's Coot (A. 6. Dixon) .10.0, 1; 5 S. Thompson's Eloquent 2, 7 H. R. Peacock's High Heather 3. Also started; 1 Inner Harbor, 4 Break o' Day, 8 Arrow Boy, 9 Ay tin Kara, 2 Abisoguo, G Heather Blend. Won by half a length. • Time,, 1.0 3-5. Hcrotaunga Handicap, (>J furlongs: 2 J. McCarthys Hathor (J. Barry) 9.5, 1; 5 S. Spcuee's Pop Off 2; 3 P. F. Wall's Kaiti 3. Also started: 1 Hoariri, 4 Huikai, G Starboard Light, 5 Lipsol, 7 Riverna. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.27 1-5.

OUT FOR LIFE. BRISBANE, June 14. The horse Honor Garde, with A. Alexander and the jockey, C. Hobbs, was yesterday at the Kedron unregistered races disqualified for life. After opening at a short price in the betting, the horse drifted to tens. The stewards recalled it, and decided to change the jockey, but the connections of Honor Garde refused to allow' the horse to start under such circumstances.

There is a possibility that Footfall will be sold shortly, and that he will be racing iki Australia next season. Geo. Pi-ice, who has come to the Dominion on a short business trip, is after him, but lie is the second Australian in the field at. present. Another commissioner lias been negotiating for the Autumnus gelding, and if the deal comes off fall will race in future in the colors of n Melbourne sportsman. Footfall has been on the easy list for a few clays, as the result of a fall in the paddock. He was not. hurt, however, and having got over his stiffness, lie is now in workagain.