HAWKE'S BAY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 248, 21 March 1888, Page 7

HAWKE'S BAY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Cup, of 500sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Mr Clifford's b q Crucbfiold, 3yrs, 7at (McMorrin) 1 Mr Stead's b h Beresford, 3yrs, Bst 21bs (Huxtable) 2 Messrs Stock and Conroys b q Salisbury, syrs, 7st4lb (F. Stowe) ... 3 Pearl, 6yrs (Bsb 71b), Wood ; Rivulet, 4yrs (7sfc 51b), Vaile j St. Clair, 4yrs (7st}, Buddicombe ; Falconet, 3yrs (6st 61b), Myers, also ran. Tetford, Sextant and Tongariro were scratched. Cruchfield and Rivulet were the first on their feet, the next being St. Clair and Beresiord, whilo Salisbury and Falconet were slow to move, and were ; some lengths away. Cruchfield made tho running, closely attended by Rivulet, with Beresford next. These positions were maintained until coming into the straight for the run home, where Rivulet fell away, leaving ( Beresford to, fight bub the;issue with Cruchn'old, but the result was heVor in doubfc, as the favourite won, untouched by , the whip, by a good length from Beresford, j who secured a place irom Salisbury by )

nearly a length. Rivulet finished fourth, Pearl fifth, Falconet sixth, and St. Clair last. Time, 3min 6sec. dividends, £2 Is and £2 4s. j Nursery Plate, of I2osovs. Three-quarters mile. Mr Butler's oh q Adulation, by Ajoremont—Flattery, Bst 51b (Huxtable) ... 1 Mr Ttttham's b c Man Friday, by Robinson Crusoe— Charity, Bst 101b (Clifford) 2 Mr lied wood's eh c Redwood, Natator—Rosalind, Bst 101b (11. Thompson) 3 These were the only starters. When the flag fell Redwood had hy? head turned the wrong way. Wan Friday had a bit the best of tho tussle until the turn for homo was i cached, when Adulation went up to him, and holding him safo all the way to , the post, won easily by three lengths ; Redwood was not persevered with. Dividends, £2 6s and £2 16s. Wjxtkr Handicap, of SOscvs. One mile and a half. Mr Martin's br q Silence, 6yrs, list 71b (Clifford) 1 Mr Jluntci's b q Biown Duke, 3yrs, 9&t 121b (McTaggtut) 2 Mr Munn's br c Waterfall, 3yis, 10&t lOlb(Hiekey) 3 Tetford, Clyde, Premium, and Armourer also started. Won hard held by a length. Time, 2min. 52 3-sth sec. Dividend, £1 Ba. Railway Stakes Handicap, of 150so\s. Mr C. H. Clifford's eh f Golden Crest, 3yrs, by Apremont— Aurifei'a, 6st 12lb )(McMorrin 1 Mr .1. P. Belcher'b b q Tongariro, 4yrs, Bst7lb (Belcher) 2 Messis Stock and Conroys eh m Miss Dargon, Bst 51b (Woods) .. ..3 Cinderella, Whisper, Iliko, Audacity, and Kupe also started. A grand race down the straight resulted in Golden Crest landing the stakes by a bare half length from Tongariro, who was a neck in front of Miss Dargon ; tlien came Cinderella fourth, Whisper next, and tho otheis all well together. Time, lmin 18 1-osec. Dividends, £7 19s and £10. Grand Stand Handicap, 125&ovs.— Mile and distance. Tongariio 1 Whisper 2 Cinderella ... ... . . 3 Dividend, £6 3s. St. LixiKK, 300sovs. Sextant 1 Waterfall 2 Golden Crest 3 Dividend, £1 3s. Hurdle Race. Three miles. Chemist 1 TresSec 2 Germain 3 Burke Memorial Stakes of 250sovs. One mile and a half. St. Clair, 6st 71b (McMorrin) .. .. 1 Silence, 9st 51b (Clifford) 2 Whisper, 6*t 131b (Peters) 3 Rivulet, 7st (Lindsay), also btarted. A ding-dong finish down the straight resulted in a victory for St. Clair by a length, a head dividing second and third. Time, 2min 40 2 sths sec. Dividend, £17. Juvenile Handicap of lOOsovs. Three quarters of a mile. Redwood, Bst (McMorrin) 1 Fair Eillon, 7sc 41b (Kidd) ... ... 2 Adulation, Bst 13Lb (Huxtable) 3 Redwood won easily. Time, lmin 19sec. Dividend. £4 3s. Consolation Handicap of 50sovs. One mile. Antelope, 7st 51b (Williams) 1 Cinderella, Bst 111b (Clifford) 2 Waterfall, Sat 101b (McMomnt . . 3 Sylph and Bit of Blue also ran. Sylph led for half a mile, with Antelope rext. Nearing the straight Antelope ran forward, and stalling off a good challenge from Cinderella, won by two lengths. Time, lmin 44 4-sths sec. Dividend, £3 Bs.