SPORTING.

Shannon News, 1 May 1923, Page 4

SPORTING.

HAWKE’S bay meeting. CUP WON BY CORRESPONDENT: ' HASTINGS, April 28. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club s Autumn Meeting was opened to-day in cold and showery weather before a good attendance. Th e tote put through. £20,135, as against £19,771 for the first day last year-; an increase of £364. Results:MANGATARATA HANDICAP HURDLES, of 150 sovs.; on e ana three-quarter miles. —Black Art 11.11, 1; Mountain'Peer 9.0, 2; Gladful 12.2 t 3. Also started: Powder King 9.11. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3min. 20 l-ssec. LONGLANDS WELTER, of 12b sovs.; nine furlongs.—Suspicion 8.5, 1 l; Tlieic 8.13. 2; Munus 7.7, 3. Also started: Soldier’s Love 8.11, Rebuff 8.3, Queen’s Ferry 8.5, Moreau 8.3, Master Orifiamme 7.7, Kohu 7.9, Maunga 7.7. Won by a length. Time, 1 min. 48 4-ssec.

NURSERY HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.; five furlongs.—Kilris 8.3, 1; All Gold 7.1, 2; Velvet King 7.0, 3. Also started: Ororfino 8.13, Clandhu 7.5, Pali 6.11. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 4sec.

HAWKE’S BAY STAKES, of 600 sovs.; six and a-half furlongs.—Mireusonta 9.7, 1; Highland 9.8, 2; Misgovern 6.13, 3. Also started: Bumptiom 8.8, Good Sport 8.8. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time, lmin. 22sec.

HAWKE’S BAY CUP, of 500 sovs.; one and a-halJ: miles. —Correspondent 6.7, 1; Zouav e 6.7, 2; Bonetter 8.2, 3. Also started: Kick Off 9.5, Sunart 9.3, Scotch Mixture 8.6, Grotesque S.b, Little River 7.5, The Speaker 6.11, Diamond Ring 6.7, Silver Tongue 6.7. Won by a bar e length. Time, 2min. 37 1 -ssec.

PORANGAHAU HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; six fui’longs.—Joy Ride 8.6, 1; Civilform 7.12, 2; White Hope 6.10, 3. Also started: King’s Trumpeter 5.9, Martian Miss S.l, Barrier 7.11, Haurangi 7.11, Orawia 6.9, Crown Gem 6.7, Mosthenes 6.9. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 15sec. AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.; nine furlongs.—-Kaotane 7.11, 1; Comical 8.7, 2; Golden Light 9.0, 3. Also started: Askari 8.11, liilbird 8.3, Blissfulness 7.12, Zero Hour 7.9, Kaliikatea 7.12, Bodyguard 7.12, Miss Roseland 7.9. Won by a length. Time, 1 min. 58sec.

POUKAMA HANDICAP, 150 sovs, 6 furlongs: Watchman 7.0 1, Arataura 10.3, 2, All Marimba 7.7, 3, Also ran: Slave Mart 7.8, The Author 7.2, Miss Garance 7.4, Merry Imp 6.7, 'Good Mark 9.1, Grace 7.6, Bonomel 7.2, Te Wai 6.7, Soleil d’Or 6.7, Complimentary 6?7, Megan 7,10, Lady Gazeley 7.4, Doleful Ditty 6.7-, Carnbee 6.7, Bezan 6.7. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 1C l-ssec. HAWKE’S RAY MEETING CONCLUDES. ORMOND MEMORIAL WON BY KING’S TE UMPETEE. HASTINGS, April 30. Beautiful weather greeted the .second day of the Hawke’s Bay JoSkey Club's autumn meeting. The attendance was good, and the course provided good going. The sum of : -'1,5C1 was put through the machine as compared with £21,173 for the f!< corn! day last year—an increase of

.'iS’S. The total for the meeting was MJ 696 as against £40,944 for last : ■ ar t an increase of £752. Results: KAEAMTT miles.—Vagabond. 10. 1; Mountain Peer, 9.9, 2; Powder King; 9.7. 3.A150 started: Master Oriflame, ’ Tahumata. ■.Von by lA lengths. Time 3.15 1-5. APPRENTICE PLATE, 125 sovs., 9 I'm longs.—Megan, 7.3, 1; Good Mark,

.‘.o, 2.; Queen’s Ferry. 7.12 ( 3. Also .•farted: Theic, Slave Mart, Maunga, Munus. lioamer, Miss Garance Bonomel. Won by a length. Time 1.57.

JUVENILE HANDICAP, 150 sovs., 5 furlongs.—Misgovern, 8.5, 1; Kilris. 9.0 t 2; All Gold, 7.9, 3. Also started: Orofino. Pali, Clandhu, Velvet King. sVon by 1R" lengths. Time 3.2 4-5.

ORMOND MEMORIAL GOLD CUP, £OS so vs. 1 mile. —King’s Trumpeter, 9.4, I; Sunart, 9 M ; 2; Kick Off, 9.10, 3. Also started: Bumptious, .1 luurangi. Won by a head, Time 1.41. IHJRKE MEMORIAL STAKES 1 j ANDICAP. 300 sovs. 12 miles.— Zouave, 7.3, 1; Little River, 7.9, 2; Grotesque, 8.10. 3. Also started: Correspondent Golden Light, Askavi, The Speaker, Bonetter, Kaotane. Won by thre lengths. r rime 2.0 2-5. OKAWA HANDICAP, 200 sovs. 6 furlongs.—Barrier, 7.9, 1; Civilform 8.4, 2; Miss Martian, 7.12, 3. ‘ Also’ started: Chimera, Miss Roseland, Mireusonta, Joy Ride. Crown Gem. Won by a head. Time 1.14.

OHITI HANDICAP, 150 sovs., 9 furlongs.—Blissfulness, 7.7, 1; Comical 8.9, 2; Kahikatea, 7.9, 3. Also started: Orawia t Queen’s Ferry, White Hope Mosthenes, Rebuff, Ivobu. Won by a head. Time 1.55 1-5.

AKITIO HANDICAP, 150 sovs., 6 furlongs.—Merry Imp, 0.7, 1; Watchman , 7.13, 2; Lady Gazeley, 7.4, 3. Also started: Good Sport, Moreau The Author, Soleil d’Or, Bezan, Western Boom, Arbitration, Carnbae t Te Wai, Tea Leaves. Won by a head. Time 1.15 1-5.

PACING CHAMPION. HAPPY VOYAGE EQUALS RECORD. AUCKLAND, Last Night. Happy Voyage attempted at Alexandra Park to lower the mile pacing record he recently established on the New Brighton course. Conditions were fairly good, and the track was in good order, though a fair breeze was blowing against the horse in the long back stretch. Two furlongs were covered in 30:;, three in 4G 4-5, the half mile in '1.2 2-5, six furlongs in 1,33 and the mile 2.4 1-5. The record was thus ! equalled.