HAWKE'S BAY SUMMER MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1326, 2 January 1912, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY SUMMER MEETING.

FIRST DAY. INEYWINS THE BIG RACE. .. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Hastings, January 1. The first day of tho Hawke's Bay Jockey Club',* summer meeting was held in perfect weather and before a large altendauce. The racing on'the" whole was good and there were some exceptionally close finishes. The totalisator investment's were jei2,6lG. Results :— MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs. Five furlongs and a half. Mr. E.'J. Collins's San Wai, Bst. 61b. (H. Lorrigan) 1 Mr. A. R. White's Easy, Bst. 2lb. (E. E. Lowe) 2 Mr. G. H. Manville's Lord Kilcheran, Bst. (H. Griffith) 3 Also started: Kirkby, flst.j Divinia, Bst. 31b.'; Chief Marshal, Bst. 21b.; JJotu, 8s(. 21b.; Marble Head, Bst; Arohakau, Bst. ■Kirkby was left and lost, his chance. Easy- went ■ to the - front; followed by San Wiii. This order continued until the straight was reached,, when San Wai reversed, positions with Easy and claimed victory by a short neck. .The third horsb, was .a good, two lengths away. Time, lmin. 9sec. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. • Six .furlongs. Hon. J. D. Ormond's Altcar, 7st. Gib ; (H. Watson) 1 Mr. R. Korehoma's Winning Post, : Gst. 91b (J. Kemp 2 Mr. F. Bilston's SanPluic, 7st. 21b. ' (H, Lorrigan)" 3 Also ■ started: Gold ; Thread',. Bst.; Lord Possible, 7st. 101b.; Cullinan, 7st. Gib.; Seraphic, Gst. 71b.; Remissness, Gst. .71b. ■Altcar, tho,favourite, getting right away, at the start, was never-caught, and got! homo by a length. San Pluio was a length and a half away third. Time, lwiu. 15sec. WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 :sovs. .. Ouco round. Mr. C. O'Donogbuo's Tripoli, Sst. 71b. •■ (W.Kii-k) 1 Mr. U.'Ringwood's Composed, Sst; Slli. ." '■ ■" ' : '11. Griffith) 2 Mr.'. C. Kingston's Stellaris, Sst. • . (S. Brown) 3 Also started; Peacemaker, Bit,,. 121b,;

Ngakau, Bs't. 31b".; "Lady Edna," gst.; St. Goto, Bst.; Miriam, B=l. There was some difficulty in starting, Tripoli and Ngauruhoo being tho chief offenders. Tho latter slipped his bridle off and.displaced his jockey so (he race Stellaris led till tho straight where Tripoli and Composed took command, the former winning by about a length, with a head' between second and (bird. Time, lmin. ftlsec.. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile- arid a quarter. Mr. L. Purr's Inev, 7st. 101b. - (W.Kivk) 1 Mr. G. P. Donnelly's Gold Circle, 7st. (C. Slowc) 2 Messrs. O'Xeill an'l Grenside's .Meremere, Gst. 71b (J. Kemp) 3 Also started: Sir Tristram.' 8?t. lib.; Voelgang, 7st. lib.; Ariom. 7st. lib. Ariom led from tho start followed by Gold Circle, Iney.'-a'nd Voetgang. A real good race, up -the straight resulted in Iney beating Gold. C'irtlo by a short.head. Meremere was almost a lenglh . away third. Time, 2min. Gsec, equalling record. ' . OTATARA HURDLES/ of 100 sovs. One milo and three-quarters. Mr. Fitzpatrick's Donzel, Ost. 21b. (D. Watt) 1 Mr. H. Tupaea's Fond Memory, 9»t. 31b. . . (F. Hulcheson) 2 Mr. Limbrick's All Trumps, 9st. (R, Thompson) 3 Polynices, 10st., was tho onlv other 6tarter. ■' All Tnimns led to the straight (ho first time round, where Donzel took the lead and was not again headed. Fond Memory made' a good run' from the Inst hurdle, but wns beaten by half a length. All Trumps was six lengths awav third. Time, •3min. I Gsec. TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Four furlongs. Mr. R. Kerehoma's King's' Favourite, „ 7st. 101b .....(11. Griffiths) 1 Hon. J. D. Ormoud's Eocene, 7sl. 121b. (11. Watson) 2 Mr. E. J. Watt's Morion, Bst. (W. Kirk) 3 Also started: Elevator, 75t.111b,; Astral, 7st. 111b.; Warlight, 7st. 111b.; Tho Nile. 7st. 111b. . King's Favourite led all the wav; Eocene was second, half a length awajvand Morton three lengths away third. Time, 49 l-ssec. FLYING HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. ■ Mr. A. F. Douglas's Seraphic, 7st. 101b. .- (W. Kirk) 1 Mr. E. J. Watt's Pot Luck, 7st. 31b. ,'',' (K- Lowe) 2 Mr. F.Bilslou's San Pluie, Sst. lilb. .. . , , ■ . (Lorrigan) 3 Also started: \ega,. Sst.; Loch Mabin, 7st. 10lb.; Crown -Battew, 7st. 21b.; First Marshal, 7st.; Otamu, 7st, Pot Luck' was first-awav, followed by Seraphic. Seraphic won by a length and a half. San Pluio was a poor third. Vega, tho favourite, was-last. Time, lmin.' lGsec. ... NEW YEAR HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs. Mr. S. M'Greevy's Cork, 7st. 101b. ,r mt, ■ , c < H - Griffiths) 1 Mr. E. Kemp's Separator, 7st. 71b. _ ■ L _'' . (J. Kemp) 2 Hon. J. D. Ormond's Bootle; Sst. 121b. a'i >' ,a X? '. : TO ffl;'-Watson)- 3 Also started: Golden Water, 7st; 71b.' Bootle got away closely followed by the field. Half-way up the straight the field closed up, and Cork won by tnree parts of a length. Bootle was third, half a length away. Time, lmin. 29 l-ssec.