THE STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3730, 29 June 1883, Page 3

THE STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

J When sportsmen of European and colonial /experience were heard to say that the mooting yesterday at Hastings was equal to anything of tho kind they had Hcen, there is no room left for doaDtrtliat tho Hawko a Bay Jockey Club scored the greatest success in their steeplechase meeting of any club in «b W Zealand. From the first to the last pnt of tho day tho racing was excellent, and in the great handicap it rose to the superlative of superb. Our telegraphic report yesterday gave the bare results of the three first events, and it was our intention to-day to furnish our readers with a "sportsmanlike" report of the day's proceedings. Unfortunately our sporting , contributor has failed in his engagement, and, waiting to the last moment for his promised letter, no time has been allowed us to adequately mako up his deficiency. For tho Maiden Steeplechase there- were ten acceptances, out of which eight went to the post. For the Ladies' Bracelet fourteen horses faced the starter. In tho Hawke's Pay Steeplechase, in a field of sixteen, thirteen passed the winning , post. The Hack Steeplechase was one of the surprises of the day, Mohaka's win landing a dividend of £41 8s to tho five lucky investors m the totalisaior. The Consolation brought a grand race meeting to a close. To add to tho pleasuro of the day the weather was splendid, and the attendance very large, both stands hardly affording standing room for tho spectators. Mr Watt catered for the grand stand in a stylo that excelled fill his previous efforts, and Mr Vaughan in the outside booth furnished a refreshment table that left nothing to be desired. The liquors and viands being both pleutiful and excellent in quality, the weather beautiiul, and the sport first-class, a more pleasant holiday has never boforo been furnished by the Jockey Club. > lii continuation of our report of yesterday wo give the results of the folio wing events :— HACK STEEPLECHASE, Of 20 soys, once round and a distance. Mr Morris's b g Mohaka (owner) .. 1 Mr A. Campion's b g Spartan (owner) .. - '" Come Again, AVaitai, Sussex, and Wue•waotika also ran. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, A handicap of 80' soys, about 2 miles. Mr' tfohn Lonnnrd's eh g Chandler, aged, i2st (J. 1 Rao) '.. .. .. 1 Mr A. J. Keith's g m Lady Bab, oyrs, list 21b (W.Edwards)'.. .. . .. 2 "■*■ Mi" Montaguo H. Smith's ch "g Fear '' Hot, 3yrs, lOst (P.'&'Coy) ~ " . 0 Mr W. Douglas , !} cli g A.Cr., oyjrs, list

31b (A. Lyford) .. ... ~ .. 0 Loch Lomond and Dhudeon entered, but did not accept. Chandler came in an easy winner, after a good race with Lady Bab and Fear Not.