RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 78, 23 June 1927, Page 6

RACING

MANY HORSES DROP OUT USUAL CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS OVER HASTINGS FENCES (Special to THE SUN.) HASTINGS, Wednesday. After several wet days, to-day was line for the Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting, held at Hastings racecourse. The course was very heavy, and only £ 7,664 passed through the machine, a i< crease of £4,407 on last year’s turnover. CALLUNA’S FIRST HURDLES Arataura and Alaric were favourites for the Hunters’ Handicap Hurdles. < alluna moved away best from Sweet Heather and Arataura. At the fence at the bottom of the straight The Curragh lost his rider. Passing the stands the order was Arataura, Calluna, Maidos and Alaric. At the next fence Arataura -hit hard and dropped back, but was up behind Calluna, the leader, running along the back. At the next fence Alaric, who was making up ground, hit hard and was pulled up, and Humourist fell at the next hurdle. Calluna then went away from the rest ’of the field and won nicely by six lengths. Oak Rose and Arataura fought it out for second place, Oak Rose getting up in time by a ne&k. Maidos was fourth. NOVICE JUMPER SCORES Peshwa and Peneus carired most supporters in the Apley Hack Hurdles. When they were let go Peneus showed j the way to Pshwa and Perle de Leon. Passing the stands, where Mountain I Top ran off, the order was Peneus, Peshwa, I J erle de Leon, Rangi Sarto | and Lombardo. Along the back Peneus was with Peshwa, and then ! came Perle de Leon and Rangi Sarto. Perle de Leon moved up rounding the home bend and was first over the last hurdle from Peshwa and Peneus, going on to win comfortably by two lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Rangi Sarto was fourth, well back. INNER HARBOUR AGAIN In the Hack Scurry, High Heather was first out, Timipouri being left. High Heather led into the straight from a bunched field. At the distance Inner Harbour came away and won by two lengths. There was a great race for second place, five horses passing the judge’s box locked together. Eloquent was given second place from Coot and Abisogne. DISASTROUS RACE The Hunt Cup was a chapter of accidents. Handy came down at the first fence, and Pototau at the double brush. Fairfield toppled over at the sod wall, Roman went at the back fence, and Merry Singer ran off at the first fence —all in the first round. In the second round Scornful came down at the fence along the back, and Master Blue pulled up. Ban juke and Woden raced together throughout, well clear of Lupineel. Banjuke was over the last fence just ahead of Woden, who faltered on landing, and won by a neck. Master Blue was a bad fourth. SPRiNT TO HOARIRI From an even break in the Kawera Handicap, Huikai, Hoariri, I-lipo and Buoyant showed out, and ‘the order was much the same to the home bend, where Hoariri was leading from Huikai, Royal Diadem and Hipo. The favourite had plenty in hand and won by one and a-half lengths, half a length between second and third. Popoff was fourth. Buoyant bolted a round before the start, but competed in the race. CRACK AMATEUR ONCE MORE Backers went for Ramblin’ Kid and Toka in the Soutra Hunters’ Flat Handicap, an event for gentlemen riders. Arataura, Toka, Belgian Queen and Ayunkara were all prominent at various stages of the race before reaching the straight, but no matter what was in front Ramblin’ Kid was always in behind the leaders, and in the straight he came away to win by a length from Ayunkara, who beat Toka by two lengths. The Curragh was fourth. The winner had the services of Mr. J. Morris, who rode a great race. ON THE UP GRADE In the Horonui Hack Handicap Romantic, Xastori and Grand National were the first to move, and Essential was slow to find his feet. Boy ran to the front along the back, but Romantic joined him at the home turn and beat him easily by three lengths in the run to the judge. Grand National and Essential were next. HACK SCURRY 5 furlongs S—INNER HARBOUR, 10.4 1 7—ELOQUENT. 9.8 2 4—COOT. 10.0 3 Sc.r.: Greengrocer. Won by two lengths, a head separating second and third. Time, lmin. 5 3-ssec. HUNT CLUB CUP 2\ miles. 2 BANJUKE, 10.1 1 3 WODEN, 10. S 2 1— LUPINEEL, 10.10 3 Scr.: Oak Rose. Won by a neck, 100 yards separating second and third. Time, smin. 21 4-ssee. KAWERA HANDICAP 61 furlongs. I—HOR AR I, 10.8 . .. .. 1 2 HUIKAI, 9.13 ?..... 2 4 HIPO. 10.1 3 All started. Won by half a length; the same distance separating second and third. Time-, 1.26 3-5. SOUTRA HUNTERS’ FLAT Imile 1 furlong 1— RAMBLIN' KID, 11.2 1 5 A YUM KARA. 10.12 2 2 TOKA, 10.12 3 All started. Won by a length; a length and a-half separating second and third. Time* 2.6 1-5. MORONU I HACK 1 — ROMANTIC (L. G. Morris), 9.12 1 3 STEIR’S BOY, 9.0 2 2 GRAND NATIONAL, 9.12 3 Also started: 4 Nastori, 10.4; 6 Grishina, 9.5: 5 Essential, 9.5; 7 Clavers, 9.0 Won by two lengths. Time, 1.26 1-5.