HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 693, 18 June 1903, Page 14

HAWKE’S BAY.

Napier, June 16. At the Park course this morning Oracle, Inspan, and Talune had a trial over a mile and three-quarters over the hurdles, Inspan pulling off after going a short distance. Talune, when leading Oracle by ten lengths up to the last jump, fell. Oracle, who finished by himself, was bleeding pretty freely from the nose. Kohupapa and Opal had a six furlongs go, the former having the best of it. Urutonga (full sister to Boreas), Collelos, the Captain Webb—Lady Florin gelding, and First Foot traversed the same distance, Urutonga finishing in. front on sufferance, with First Foot second. Great Shot and Eclair did long half, pace w(o(rk. Frost did the circuit three times at half-pace. Pilmer’s aspirant for jumping honors in the hunter events went th)ee times round, and Bushwhacker and Robin Adair did steady work. As the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club races are drawing near, the number of touts and onlookers each morning is becoming

more numerous. This being a jumping ; morning, saw quite a large number out. • The tracks and course proper have never looked so well at this time of the year, j and if the rain keeps off it will be very ; fast going for Wednesday week. j “ Jerry ” Coghlan is busy with the steeplechase fences, which he is building in his usual first-class style. This year the water jump in front of the stand will be done away with, and replaced by a good substantial brush fence. | Jim Munn was the first out this morning with Kahuwai, and a very handsome colt by Gold Reef from a full sister to Brooklet and The Brook. This pair on the plough gallop were restricted to a couple of rounds at a good strong halfpace. Kahuwai is improving very fast. : Quira, in the siame stable, did some serviceable work three times round 'the plough’ finishing the last half-mile fast. Ontario and a mare out of Mystery galloped three furlongs, and finished to- : gether. ; White Squall, and a half-brother to ; Baldie, spurted half-a-mile. White Squall seemed to have all the best of it at the finish. Waireka (Tate) and Sloightear (Wool- '; ley) were given a mile on the grass gallop , over three fences. They both jumped well, and finished together. ’The latter mare ; has got over a slight injury she received ; to her knee the other day. i Defoe, Ogle, and Evening were tried t< j gether over one circuit of the plough. Defoe, on the outside, had all the best of a good gallop, finishing strong, with Evening beaten off. A couple of Gooseman’s two-year-olds, Tattle (Mahaki —Whisper filly) and Freeland (Wonderland —Mystery colt) spurted three furlongs, finishing together. Roseshoot alone on the outside of the course proper, galloped once round with a light weight up, and finished in a very determined style. This horse is looking and going very well. Melodeon, Cobra, and Kowhete were restricted to slow pacing three times round, as was The Gryphon, Garnet, Hokowhatu, Starshoot, and Modesty. Eland, on the course proper, galloped four furlongs in fine style, running it in good time. Minerve and A.B.N. in company jumped off once round with two light-weights up. The first-named won at the finish by about a length, both all out. Tradewind (Watt) alone jumped twice round the grass gallop over six hurdles, running a good sound pace all the way, and jumping faultlessly. Eucharist (Petersen), Counterbine (Mr Marshall), and Cronje (Hutchison) in company were sent out over the schooling fences. This wasi the most interesting go of the morning. Eucharist only went once round, but was pulling very hard, and had a lot the best of the go. Counterbine went on with Cronje the next round, and then Cronje went on alone for the third round. All three horses fenced very wqll. Meteor, in charge of Quinton, arrived from Auckland by the Tarawera last night. The gelding left for Hastings this afternoon.