SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 86, 7 May 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY MEETING. SECOND DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier. Ivast Night. The second day of the Hawke's Bay Joekey Club's autumn meeting to-day was well attended. The sum Of £10,007 passed through the totalizator, making a total of £16,003 for the meeting, as compared with last year, or an increase of £1.">88. Fifteen bookmakers were again on the course at,a fee of £2O 108 eaeb. Results:— Ohitu Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half-Chicane 9.0 (carried O.4Vi). .1; rapatawa 10.2, 2: Nero 9.0, :i. Also started: Corozon. Aatanui and Lebeccio. Won by a neck. Time, 2niin 52 l-ss'cc. Okawa Hack, seven furlongs—King's Prize 7.8", 1; Gold Treasure 9.0, 2; Illustrious 8.0. 3. Also started: Voetgang. Awha. Pikapo, Polynices and Obscurity. Won by a length. Time, lmin 29 4-5 sec. Hawke's Bay .Stakes, six furlongs and a-half—Provocation 8.7, 1; Xylophone 7.8. 2: Maori King 8.3, 3. Also started: Theodore, F.lysian. Fiddler. Boanerges. Glissade. Bliss and Thistledown. Xylophone led most of the distance, but the favorite easily disposed of him in the straight, winning by a bare length hands down. Time, lmin 25 l-sscc. Burke Memorial Stakes, one mile and a-quarter.—Aborigine 8.10. 1; Sir Tristram 8.3. 2; Sandstream 7.9. 3. Also started: Bobrikon", Tangimoana, Kopu, Waotapu, Tenuku and Lamsdorff. Won by a length and a-half. Time,, 2min Bsee.

Scurrv Hack, five furlongs—Tina Toa , 7.11, 1; Mundic 8.8.2; Cork 7.3 (carried 7.0) 3. Also started: Contendent. The Saint, The Squatter. Andrew Mack, Camon, Waiouru, Rangikara. Magneta, I'kuia. Mayflower. Forest Maid, Master J Stent, and Captain .Tragic. Won by a ! neck. Time, lmin 2 3-ssee. Mangotarnta Hurdles, one mile and thrae-qimrters—Master Douglas 11.10, 1; Gold Dust 10.8. 2; Waipu 10.11, 3. Also started: Kaipetipeti. Aroha and ; Capulet. Won easily by three lengths. ; Time, Sinin 21 3-sse'c. Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs—Dayheain 8.0. 1; Golden Water 8.3, 2; Te ' Puia 3. Also started: Celeano, Stourton, Bridge Seraphic, Ambala, .Scots ' Fusilier. Won by over three lengths. Time, lmin 2 l-ssec. Farewell Handicap, seven furlongs.--Bollin 7.12. 1; Chanteusc 7.8. 2; Suntonnet 7.1.1. 3. Al-'o started: Gold Thread. Vi.~ Wimmern, First Mate. Seaton Dale. Iney. Moscow, Chamois, and Sir Possible. Won by a length. Time, lmin 28 l-ssec.