SPORTING

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 456, 27 June 1902, Page 4

SPORTING

HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB.

[By Telegraph —l’reas Association.] Napier, last night,

Tiio Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club wore favored with splendid weather to-day for the opening day of their winter meeting. There was a very large attendance, many country visitors who had come to town for the purposo of participating in the Coronation celebrations, being present. The racing was good, but the course was rather heavy, and this partly accounted for the success of the outsiders in the majority of the races. The principal event, the Hawke’s Bay Hurdles, fell to the Wanganui mare, TBe Hempio, and the Hon. J. D. Ormond’s representative, Kelpy, secured the Ladies’ Bracelet. The club introduced an innovation in tbe working of the totalisators, two machines paying out on the first and second horses, while the third machine was reserved for straight out betting, paying out on the first horse only. The now departure was only moderately successful, the bulk of tbe general public seeming to prefer tbe two dividend system. The sum of £5146 was put through the totalisators, of which £1124 was invested on the straight out machine. The following are the results : Trial Steeplechase, about 2 miles. Mrs J. B. Rhodes’ The Phantom, 10.7,

Mitchell ... ... 1 D. E. Hughes’ Eueharis, 10.13, Death 2 Staine’s Tulturangi, 9.10. O’Connell ... 3 Also started : Groat Scott, Mangatera, and Master Model.

Mangatera, attended by Great Scott, led for most of the way, the latter falling half a mile from homo, and Mangatera coming down at the last jump. This left The Phantom to win by two lengths from Eueharis. Time, 4.24. Divs: Straight out, £l4 12s; first and second, £o 12s and £2 12s.

Winter Handicap, once rouud. A. Ellis’ Dexterity, 9.3, Price 1 F. McGovern’s Loch Erin, 9.5, Parker 2 G. P. Donnelly’s Oingo, 10.5, Naylor... 3 Also started: Ideal, Will-o’-the-Wisp, Convoy, Rubin, Daphno, Mongonui, Comfort, Culcita, Tho Pony. Oingo shot out from a oompact field and led into tho straight, but Doxterity and Loeh Erin challenged, and a capital race resulted in Dexterity winning cleverly by a length, the same distance separating second and third. Time, 1.58. Divs: Straight out, £l6 2s; first and second, £9 9s and £1 10s. Ladies’ Bracelet, 2 miles. Mrs Ormond’s Kelpie, 11.12, Mr J. D. Ormond 1 Mrs G. P. Donnelly’s Murallo, 11.12, Mr A. Hyde 2 Mrs A. G. Riches’ Halcyon, 12.3, Mr A. G. Riches 8 Also started: Borax and Placid Joe. Halcyon led for the greater part of the journey, but approaching the straight Kelpie assumed the lead, and won hard hold by a length. Timo, 4.54. Divs. : Straight out, £1 9s. Hack Hurdles, If miles.

J. T, Blake’s Vathek, 9.0, Lowry ... 1 W. Cattenacli’s Ogle, 9,0, Death ... 2 F. Rhodes' Cronje, 9.10, Noblo ... 3 Also started: Lochade, North Star, Clovis, Master Model. Clovis and Cronje wero in the lead for half a milo, when Vathek supplanted them, and holding his position all the way, won easily by two lengths. Time, 3.35. Divs.: Straight out, £4B 19s; first and second, £9 19s and £1 7s. Hawke’s Bay Hurdles, 2 miles. V. H. Callolo’s Tho Hompie, 10.5, Land ... ... ... ... 1 Jas. Beckett’s Rufus, 10.5, McGregor 2 G. P. Donnelly’s Kahuwai, 10.2, M. " Naylor - ... 3

Also started : Moifaa, Gobo, Plain Bill, Dr. Bill, Missfire, Wilson, Keliance, and Sylvanus. Dr. Bill took charge of affairs, and led for a mile and a quarter, when The Hempie made a forward move, and passing Dr. Bill two furlongs from home, led into the straight, where both Bufus and Kahuwai made their efforts, but the sturdy little daughter of Natator kept them at bay, winning by a length from Bufus, who was the same distance in advance of Kahuwai. Time, 4.54. Divs. : Straight out, j£B 4s ; first and second, £5 os and £1 3s. Hunt Club Steelechase, 24 miles.

P. Wootton's Jack-o’-Lantern, 12.3, Mr A. Mitchell 1 F. M. Nelson’s Chance, 11.9, Mr G. Hirst 2 C. Gordon’s Garnet, 11.0, Mr C. Gordon 3 Also ran: Billy, Peter Osbeck, Plokowhitu, Mazzini. Peter Osbeck and Hokowhitu led in close company until half-a-mile from home, when both ran off, and Jack-o’-Lantern won rather easily by a length. Time 6.50. Divs.: Straight out, j£l 13s ; first and second, £1 13s and J 32 Is. Corinthian Stakes, 1\ miles. A. Mitchell's Convoy, 12.7, Mr A. Mitchell 1 Oliver Evans’s A.8.N., 10.2, Mr B. Griffin 2 C. Gordon’s Defoe, 10.0, Mr C. Gordon 3 Also started : Daphne, Daredevil, Legion of Honor, Lady’s Link, Pearl Shot, Aroha, Tukurangi, Ballistite, Hellespont, French Maid, and Shackle.

Convoy led all the way, and won easily. Divs.: Straight out, £5 j first and second, £5 Is and £4 7s.