Hurdlers Race in Hawke's Bay

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 13

Hurdlers Race in Hawke's Bay

MATU TAKES JUNE STEEPLES RED BANK HAS EASY WIN I Press Association. HASTINGS, To-day. The second day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s winter steeplechase meeting was held to-day. The weather was fine, the course much improved, and the attendance good. Results: HAVELOCK HURDLES Of £150; 1| miles. 1— RED BANK, 9.10 1 2 OUR JACK, 9.0 2 S—DAPPER BOX, 9.0 o All started. Won by five lengths. Time, 3.3 2-5. Favourite’s Win Red Bank was a good favourite for the Havelock Hurdles, with Our Jack and Merle, who was making his first appearance over hurdles, fairly well backed. Red Bank soon took charge from Our Jack, and led through the straight with several lengths’ advantage, Merle lying third and Closefire tailed off. Our Jack ran up to Red Bank along the back, but Red Bank gained at the obstacles and drew away again. Our Jack closed up again at the entrance to the straight, but Red Bank gained again at the last fence and, finishing strongly, won by five lengths from Our Jack, who was three lengths ahead of Dapper Boy. who was ridden out and only just beat Merle. TURAMOE HURDLES Of £175; 1£ miles. 1— PENEUS, 11.5 1 3 TROILUS, 9.7 2 2 GAZE, 11.12 .. . . 3 All started. Won by a length. Time, 3.2. Peneus’s Great Finish Peneus was better backed than Gaze and Troilus for the Turamoe Hurdles. He was early in front and led past the stands from Puwhero, Troilus, Gaze and Braeman. Gaze was moving up along the back when he lost ground at the hurdles there and went back. Peneus led 'Troilus into the straight and Gaze came fast round the field. A great finish ensued from the last fence from home, Peneus winning by half a length from Troilus, with Gaze another half-length back and Puwhero fourth. KIDNAPPERS FLAT Of £125; 6h furlongs 2—LOCARNO, 9.70 1 I—DISHONOURED, 9.10 2 4 ROYAL LINEAGE, 9.13 3 Scr.: Bold Front, Brown Sugar. Won by a neck. Time, 2.27 4-5. Kidnappers Flat Dishonoured, Locarno and Rory Mor were the favourites for the Kidnappers’ Flat. Taku Tama led from Dishonoured, Royal Lineage, Plimmerton and Locarno, and entering the straight the order was Taku Tama, Royal Lineage, Dishonoured, Plimmerton, Locarno and Argue. Royal Lineage compounded, and Taku Tama met trouble, and Locarno finished strongly and won nicely by a length from Dishonoured, with Royal Lineage a close third. Taku Tama was fourth, then Kalos and Rory Mor. JUNE STEEPLES Of £250; 2h miles 1— MATU, 10.0 1 2 ROYAL HEATHER, 10.1 2 4—A WANG A WANG A, 9.0 3 Scr.: Rangi Sarto. Won by ten lengths. Time, 5.27 3-5. Matu’s Easy Win Matu was backed as a good thing for the June Steeplechase owing to the withdrawal of Rangi Sarto. Prince Carol ran off at the first fence and Awangawanga took charge, leading from Matu, Royal Heather and Master Arch. The last named nearly fell at the first fence. Awangawanga led all through the first round and was still in charge, with a breafl of six lengths on Matu, when the last lap was begun. Five furlongs from home Matu outjumped Awangawanga. and from then on quickly overhauled him. He was in charge before the sod wall was crossed and fencing safely ran home easy a winner by eight lengths from Royal Heather, who easily beat life tired Awangawanga by a length. Master Arch fell at the sod wall in the final round and Prince Carol could not be pulled up and was still bolting when the race was over.