SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1050, 18 March 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

[B X TEI.EUII A f H .J Hawke's Bay Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting. The first day’s raving of the above Club’s meeting took place uh Thursday Inst at Hastings. There were over 2<Mto persons on the ground, the weather being magnificent, and the coutie in splendid order fur racing, there were two totalizators on the ground, both doing a good business. The bookmaking fraternity were also well represented. The raves all through were very exciting, and there were one ur two buiU over. The puliee did not interfere with private sweeps. The following are the Went* Maiden Plvtk, of Go mns. ; miles. Allan M‘Lvan's Louie 1 Captain Russell’s Kincrrtig 2 W. Broughton’s Ruahine ... ... S This race brought out a Held of six. Thu Laird and Envy filly being scratched. The race all through lay between Louie and Kincraig, the former winning easily at the finish by two lengths. Time, Zinins u.SSi'cs. COKINTIIIAN Cut*, uf 50 sols. ; 2 miles. J. Ellis's Lone Hand ... ... ... | W. Tathum’s Romeo ... ... ... 2 ’lhere were only two horses entered for this race, both coming to the post. Lone Hand was the favorite, and justified the confidence of his backers by winning in a canter.

Napjeu Handicap, of 500 sovs. ; .1} miles. Allan >PLean’s Louie, Gut bibs ... 1 P. Butler’s Luna, “st 51 bs ... 2 P. Martin's Mischief, S»t 51bs ... 3 Ten horses faced the starter for this event, which resulted in a complete boil over, even a surprise to th» owner himself. On entering the straight, Louie vNiin« awa.t and won amidst great excitement bv a length and u half j she was Well ridden. The favorite, l<adv Eibhui, cried enough aftsr sha had gone uolrf. Time, Zinins

As much as 50 to 1 was freely offorrd agst. the filly and refused by a good niany uf thu “ knowing ones.” In the totalisai-urs she was scarrely baek.-d, in the inside tut abater unly two shares at £1 being taken up | and 11 at £ I on the outside one, a handsome dividend being on both. NI’KHKHY PIATK, of lOOsovs. ; 6 fur. J. Munn's Rtuigipj ... ... 1 P. Butler’s \mazoii ... .., ... 2 J. R. Jones’ \ ankvc ... ... 3 Seven buivcs came to the post. Orphan and Armourer boing scratched. After two falsw starts, they gut well away together, Rangipo at once taking the lead, and was never once passed, winning easily in a canter by folly four lengths. Time :—1 min. 6 sees. ’ Hack Rack, uf 20 govs.; 1 mile. Nancy ... ... ... ... ] Inanga ... ... ... ... ... 2 I’ive horses started* Won easily bv two lengths The winner was sukl to Mr J. Gallagher for 39 guineas. Railway Stakkm, of 125 suvs.; I mile. P. Martin's Mischief J Hon. \V. Robinson’s Lady Emma ... 2 Hun. W. Robinson's Envy Filly ... 3 Dan and Sotikar also started. The start was a very inferior one. Dan showing first to the front, but. was soon (liftuiaced bv Ladv Emma and Envy Filly. On entering the straight Mischief came at them with a rush winning easily by two lengths. Time : ~ 1 min. IS sees. SECOND Tn it attendance xit the races to-day was far smaller than that of t e first, day, the wtnther was most inviliiig. The first event of the day was the Proihce Shakes, ©f GO so vs. j 1 mile. Captain Riisselis K.iumig ... ... 1 Allan M‘Lean's Th©Ltlßl ... ... 2 Mr Reihanft’s Kuni ... ... ... 3 This race brought out a field nfi S. At the ►tart the Laird led off, but was booh collared by Kuni at the back of the course : when the railway turn was reached Kincraig raced up and won s got al race by a lengt i. Handicap Hurdles, of 150 sovs.; 2| miles J. Gallagher’s Te Whetu ... ... 1 J. H. Lunn s Clarence ... ... ... 2 J. Kilis's Lone lln nd ... ... ... 3 Tc Whelu made all the running fur this race from the jump, Ulniencw came up well, but failed to get alongside the old chertnut, who won hard h<*ld. Tradesman’s Handicap of 200sovs. ; 2 miles P. Butler’s Luna ... ... ... 1 J. It. Jones’ Prim ... ... ... 2 Allan M‘Lean's ... ... ... g This race was mthrr a surprise, Prim being most fancied, Louie also had a few admirers after her performance the previous day. It was won easily by a length. Hawke’s Bay Plate, of 100 sort.; Z miles* P. Martin’s Virginia Water ... 1 Won by a length, hard held. Consolation, of 50 sort.; 1 mile, J. Munn’s Soukar ... ... ... 1 A good race. Won easily.