HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3642, 15 March 1883, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

FIRST DAY,

[BY TELEGHAPH.] The autumn meeting of the above club commenced to-day. The weather was magnificent, and "the late rains having freshened up the pastures the beautiful appearance of the country was not the least attraction of the day. The course was in splendid condition, and the attendance was very large. The first event on the card was the MAIDEN PLATE, Of GO soys ; distance H- miles ; open to all horses that have never won an advertised race exceeding 23 soys. in value; winner of any such race after entry to cany 71b penalty ; weight for age. Mr P. Martin's cli c Lcomito, •> years, Sst 91b (including 71b penalty) .. 1 Mr Allan McLean's b f Fredcrica, 3 years, Sst . . . . . . - Mr Thomas Gilpin's oh g Pastime, 5 years, Oat 3 •—Two others started. Incense led till the back of the course was reached, when Leonato took the lead and kept it to the finish. Time, -2mins. oOfsccs. WELTEIt HANDICAP, Of 100 soys.; second horse to receive '20 soys. from the stakes ; distance two miles : minimum weight Ost 71b. MrW. Douglas' br g Loch Lomond, aged, 10st 71b 1 Mr Horace Lunn's eh g Canard, 5 years,

list 71b .. 2 Mr James Munn's g g Heretaunga, aged, 9st 101b 3 —Leonato (lOst) was scratched.

NAPIEP. HANDICAP, Of 500 soys; second horse to receive 30 soys., and third horse to receive 20 soys. from the stakes; distance If miles; the winner of any handicap of the value of 300 soys. after the declaration of the weights to carry 101b. extra; of the value of 200 soys. 71b. extra; of the value of 100 soys. 51b. extra, penalties not accumulative. Mr P. Martin's br m Mishief, 5 years, Sst 101b ■. * . . 1 Captain Russell's eh f Leonora, 3 rears, 7st 31b 2 Mr P. Butler's eh m Luna, aged, 7st 101b 3