POINT-TO-POINT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 143, 5 July 1937, Page 15

POINT-TO-POINT

Enjoyable Hunt Fixture at Mangateretere SATURDAY'S RESULTS A most enjoyable afternoon's sporfc resulted at the annual point-to-point race meeting held at Mangateretere on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Hawke's Bay Hunt.. All the events were contested with the utmost keenness, and the public were unanimous that this meeting was perhaps the most succesgful for many years. The attendance was much below last season's record, but the weather was such that enthusiasts from a distanqe were absent; also, non-hunting people were not tempted to make the trip out. Fortunately no rain fell duting the afternoon. The track was in exceiient condition, which was surprising after the week's rain, but in the haystack paddock the eontestants were "hock deep" due to the pasture just being put down in grass-seed. The Hon. H. A. Russell made quite a success of the starting with Messrs Duncan Holden, judge of the trails, and Oswald Nelson, judge of the racmg, giving entire satisfaction. At the conclusiOn of the last event the crowd gathered to fiee the presentation of trophies, beforo which Mr Russell, after thanking the people for their attendance and the owners of the properties raced. over i'or their kindness in again placing them at the dispos?1 of the hunt, called upon Mrs T. Sherratt, wife of the Master, to present the trophies to the successful owners. Eaeh recipient was loudly appluuded. Kesults : — LlGHTWEiGHT STEEPLECHASE About 2^ miles. PHRENOLOGY, Mr N. Loisel's b.g. (S. Bridgie) X TALLY-HO, Mr 1J umish Wilson's b.g. (owner) 2 ROB1N HGOD, Miss J. Rutledge'# br.g. (A. W. Symes) ... 3 Also rau: Offa (W. Johnston) and Pardpn (Wai. .Ormond). Phrenoiogy went to the lead early, \vas never headed, and won easily by lour lengths. HUNTERS' TR1AL FOR LADIES ^'J.'ELLA, Mr H. Hassell's b.m. (Miss J. Rutledge) 1 LLLADlN, Mr D. H. Newbigin's blk.g. (Mjss Freda White) 2 I'AR X, Mrs J. N. Lowry's br.g. (Miss Freda White) 3 i'wenty-one competed EIEAVYWEIGHT STEEPLEGHASE, About 2^ miles JACK, Mr Fred Hansen's b.g. (J. Sullivan) 1 .illlGHT LIGHT Mr J. J. Gatenby's b.g. (owner) 2 .USKY, Mr J. N. Lowry's blk.g. (F. Marquant) ... ... ... 3 Also rau: Bowyang (A. P. White), , i a rkaway (F. Bruse) aud Kiug Kong A. W. Symes). l'his was a thrilling race from start, to 'hnish. Bright Light made the rtinuing i'or jusj on two miles, when he was joined by the Gisborneite, HarkawUy. This pair came to the last jump Under puuisliinent, They negotiated it as one and collided slightly in the air, out both recovered on ianding, and in a ding-dong finish Harkaway just beat liright Light. Both, however, had fintshed outside the fimsbing red flags. Mr i uatenby, on being acquainted with tbe | tact by a niember of the crowd swooped i fuund agam to finish on the correct course, but was a little late to win as Jack had aiready crossed the lin«i. However, he secured second trophy. it was bad iuck for the Gisborne visitor td be robbed of the fruits of vio tory on a techuicality.

OPEN POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASE About 2^ miles. COUNT W1LLONYX, Mr Angus Dods' ch.g. (Duncan Holden) ... 1 FADGHA bALLAHj iVlr Jtl. Sutherlands ch.g. (owner) 2 DOZIE, Mr C. E. Twist's br.m. (T. Mcr ariane) 3 Also rau: Eidos (J. Bibby), Hint (A. W. Symes), Sabatim (L. White). This proved to be a real thriller. After the first fence had been negotiated Faugha Ballah rushed to the front and over the second was a good dozen iengtl^ in the lead. Then he went ' a little wide about a chain over the fence and got on the edge of a gully. into which he tumbled. He waS plUckily uiounted again, but by this tixhe was ft quarter of a mile to the bad. Over the newly-sowu grass paddock the eontestants were puiled up almost to a walk. with Count Willonyx well out in front, but at the fence just before the first round Dozie, E'ido?, Hint and Sabatini all baulked to allow the whipper-in, vaugha Ballah to run into second position, but a long way behind Oount Willonyx. These two were the only ones in the race for one part of it and carried on as named over the next mile to thC winning-post, where the Count had a big winning mafgin ;o uevertheless, the Irish-named gelding put up a fine p'erformance. jDozie, well back was third, and the only other finisher, Eidos, fell twice before completing tbe cours«

HUNTERS' TR1AL FOR MEN S'l'AR X, xMrs J. N. Lowry's br.g. (J. Hiurup) ... L STELLA, Mr H. Hassell's b.m. (owner) ... ... 2 Jimtnie, Mr F. W. McKuudie's b.g. (itoy Gallien) ,J i'wenty-one competed I'hey were ! practically the saine teu.m that contested the Ladies' Trial, but tbe exhibituju oi juihping, taken as a wbole, was not of tbe saine stAndard as when bhe weaker sex had the reins, especi nlly that of Alladin, who gave M Harry Rathbone a "deiiglitt'ul" ride. Eves ure the most deceitful organs «jf tbe hmian body. That is why it t'reqiiently happdns that niysterious symptoms are duc to eyestrajn.-^ H M. Bonnett, Optician, opp. Plaza i Tbeatre, Hastings street, Napier.