TO-DAY'S RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 230, 28 September 1929, Page 11

TO-DAY'S RACING.

Hawke's Bay J.C. SPRING MEETING OPENS. Royal Elm's Tomoana Hurdles. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") HASTINGS, this day. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's oneday spring meeting is being held ill showery, cold weather, before a failattendance. The track is in good order. Hard Gold was a warm favourite for the Hurdles, but he was never going well, and finished a fair way back. Essential and Tanagra made the early running from Royal Elm, Princess Elizabeth and Alaric. Down the back the leading pair faded out, leaving Alarie in charge from Royal Elm, Peshwa, Jen and Tresham. Porijola became prominent on the, turn, but the order into the straight was Royal' Elm and Tresiam from. Jen, Peshwa* and Alaric. Royal Elin drew* away after jumping the last fence, and wonby just over a length from Treshara, who was five lengths ahead of Jen. Then came Peshwa and Alarie, with Essential further back at the head of the bunch. Royal, Elm was always handy, arid won nicely irom .Tresham, who'ran a, much better race than any of his previous form suggested. Jen, Alaric and Peshwa looked likely at various, stages, but were well beaten. .Essential made a fair showing for a novice. Favourite Dwells at Post. I'm. Alone, with Goldfinch up, was a good favourite for. the Maiden Race, but from No. 13 he dwelt at the start .and was never in the hunt. Tea Taster and King Acre shoved most speed and soon hit the front;. Tea Taster leading round the turn and into the straight from King Acre, Winloch, Manifesto and Best Friend. Once in a line King Acre challenged and got up to beat Te'a Taster by half a length. ■ Manifesto was a couple of lengths back third, clear of Winloch, who in turn was well clear of the bunch, in which San Quex, Merry Melody and Auda were the most prominent. The dividend payers never gave their opponents a look in. Results: — . TOMOANA HURDLES of loOsovs. One mile and three-quarters. 2— ROYAL ELM, 0.7 • • - ; 1 I—TKESHAM, 10.S -' 9—JKN, 10.1 ••-• S Also started: Sunart 10.8; Peshwa, 9:i?>: Hard Gold, 9.10; Princess Elizabeth, 9.7; Ponjola, !).6; Essential, 9.2: Tanagra, Irib 9.0. ",.... . Won by a length and a-qnarter, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3.17. TRIAL STAKES of 125sov*. Five furlongs. 3—KING ACRE, 8.0 1 S—TEA TASTEK, 8.0 -' 10—MANIFESTO, S.O ; 8 Also started: Wliakaue. Auda, Acreline, Cook, Best Friend, Winloch, Havana, Flakewhite, Head Serang, Merry Melody, Trisogne. I'm Aloue, San Quexj Good Cheer, Royal Spark, all S.O. Won by half a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, .1.2 1-5. GLENARAY HANDICAP o* loOsovs. One mile. THE MASHER, 8.0 1 CHOPIX, 7.5 '{ ARROWHEAD, 7.2 3 Scratched: Hard Gold.' . ••-..■■■'