SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 18 June 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

iJAWKK'-S JLU WINTER JlliElTNti. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. Per Press Association. Hastings, Last Night,

The Ilawke's Bay Jockey Chub's winter meeting opened to-day' in line weather. The attendance was a record for the winter meeting. The course waj in good order. The totalisator 'handled £14,105, as compared with £12,087 on the corresponding day of la-st year. Several spills occurred during the day. Mulca.hy, rid.ir of The Chief, in the Hawke'si Bay Steeples, injured his knee. Marchant, rider of Parewanui in tlie W'hakatu Hurdles, sustained a fracture of the case of the skull, and at 5 o'clock was still unconscious. R. Gray, rider of Jessamine, ;n the Hunt Cup Steeples, sustained a fracture of the skull, and H. Coker, rider of Pelican, in the same race, received an injury to the small of his back. All were sent to the hospital. Castle H'antcr broke his neck in the big Steeples, but Flyiin {the rider) was Mt hurt. Results:— WOODLANDS HACK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of 120 sovs., about two miles—l Daylight Bill, 10.10 (H. Coker), 1; 5 Passive, 9.9, 2. Also started: 4 Kelp, 2 Stroller, 3 Mollington, C Paramata. Stroller led for a mile and a half, and fell at the sod wall. Paramata and Kelp came to grief in the earlier stage?, of the race, and Mollington ran off. Daylight Bill won easily by three lengths. Time, -Imin 22 3-osec. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP (on the flat), of 100 sovs., iy 3 miles—fi Banian, 11.10, 1: 7 Byron, 13.3, 2; 1 Settler, 12.2, 3. Also started: 2 Odessa, 3 Tfce Hague, 8 Eorelight, 5 Me.rrio Lad. 9 Lord KibhcTim, 10 Blue Diamond, 4 St. Columbm : Banian was always in '.lie lead, and von. easily by a length, a 'head separating ?pcond and third. The Hague was fourth. I'me, 2min 43 sit.

HAWKE'B BAY HURDLES, of 300 ■/Kvs., two .nl'ts —6Aruake, 9.9 (A. J. Fivnn), 1; 2 Cloudy Dawn. l'J.ii (A Julian), 2; 3 lu alism, 10.2 (W. McCa,be), 3. Also started. 4 Flingot, 5 S;mii Phi. 1 Mescal, 7 I'reak. Aruak'- led from .end to end and won wiv.'i something to spare by a length, two lengths between second and third. Sam Pan was fourth, and Plingot fifth. Time, 3min HAWKIE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of 'SOO sovs., about three miles--5 Exotic, 10.3 (Meagher), 1; 3 The Spaniard, 11.8 (A, Julian), 2; 4 Gondolier, 10.2 (A. J. Flynn). 3. Also started: 1 Peary, 8 Sir Lethe, 2 Waterwonks, 7 The Chief, 0 Castle Canter, 9 Kaipetipeti. Only the placed horses finished. Peary and Castle Oantcr fell at the second hurdle. Sir Let/he ran off at the double, in front of the stand the first time round, and The Chief fell at the sod wall. Waterworks lost his rider, Kaipetipeti fell at the next double. Exotic led for the last two miles, and won by half a length, four lengths between ' second and third. Time, Omin 24 3-oscc. WHAKATU HACK HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 100 sovs.—lo Lapiiki 9.11 (Edwards), 1; 9 Lumsdorlf, 0.5, 2; 7 Glcnorehy, 9.5, 3. Also started: 2 Sunbeam, 3 Mcrecombe, 4 Parewanui, 5 Immensity, 11 Bracken, 1 Matawerewere. 9 Sir Donald, 11 Trojan, 13 Ultimatum, 8 Pikiho, 12 Blue Mount, fi Grey King. Parewanui i'A\ at the first fence. Morecombc a'.irt Sir Donald fell on tihe flat. Leapuki led from end to end, and won Iby 'half a length, three lengths .between second and third. Sunbeam was fourth. Tims, .'>min 23sec. OUP OTEELECHA'SE HANDICAP, alio is 2'/. miles—l Lady Bibbero, 11.1 (J. ycLcan), 1; 2 Avon, 10.7, 2; fl Defeat, 10.7, 3. Ak'O started: 4 Pelican, 3 Jessamine, 7 The Pebble, 6 Stormy IVtrel. The Pebble ran off, anJessamine fell. 'Later, Pelican fell when leading, and Lody Bibbera was left in command, whirling iby a length, with two lengths between second and third. T me, 4min 25 l-ssec.

IIIORETAUNCiA HANDICAP, of ISO sovs., seven furlong.-:) 3 Mysteriarch, 18.3 (B. Dceley), lj 1 Fair Rosamond, 10.2, 2; 0 Mount Victoria, 10.1, 3. Also started. 11 Red lioolc, 15 Sir Daniel, 2 Black Lupin, 13 Redloh, 4 Day Fly, 10 Epworth, 8 Eocene, 5 The Great Mogul. 1Q "Negative, H Amber and White, 17 Andrea, 7 Portraiture, 15 San Pluie, 20 Matabele, 18 Amalo, 1(1 Cullman, 17 The Summit, 10 Chatino;<. Won I>y half a length, tlie same between second ami third. Time, lmin 40.-:ec.

SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. Hastings, Last XigM. The following are the acceptances for the second day of the Hawke's Bay winter meeting:—■ KIDNAPPERS HACK HANDICAP, li/ji milos—Sunbeam Jo.(i, M-anitau, Diavolo 10.3, Parawanui, Otatara M.2, Braebiirn !>.13, Lamsc.oru 9.11, Immensity 9.9, Glcnorcay 9.7, Bracken ft.fi, Matawerewere 9.4, Sir Donald 9.2. llock Terry, (Jlen Nevis, Grey.King, Pikiho, Ultimatum, Hereford, Eosemark, Kouvangi 9.0. HAYELOCK HACK STEEPLES, two miles—Lady Bibbero 10/5, Stroller 10.3, Kelp 9.W, Pelican, Paremata, Defeat, Jessamine 9.7.

TU'RAMOE HANDICAP HURDLES, 1»', miles—Aruake 10.11, Flingot 10.0, Sam Pan 10.0, Idealism 9MI, Golden Water, Ha tana 9.7, Mescal 9.2, Freak n.o.

(LADIES' NECKLACE. 1% milc.<+Danian 12.9, Settler 12..'1, Tetikura 11.10, The Hague 11.7, Amato 10.10, Foi'cliglit, Lo'd Kilclicran, 'St. Columbus, Bransfield 10.7.

JUNE STEEPLES, 2'/. miles-Exotic 11.-2, Mu- Lethe 10.10, Eldorado 10.fl, Kanroa 10.."), Morihiko 9.12, The Chief 9.9, Cousin Jack, Kaipetipeti 9.7.

EAUKAWA HACK HANDICAP, seven furlongs—P\ivse(iller 10.9, t>ir Alba, JlLnemamu, Amitv 10.2, Microbe 9.12, Player 9.10, Matawerewere 0.7, Portraiture 9.3, The Summit, Andrea 9 2, Pei'haps, (Roster, Amical, Mysteriirm, Bodenhani, Oliatinoss 9.0.

FINAL HANDICAP, six furlongslied Book 11.2, 'Misnomer 10.10, 'Mount Victoria 10.3, Sir Daniel 9.12, BlackLupin 9.11. Eedloh fl.lo, Day Fir, Eocene O.fi, Erworth 9.5. The Great Mogul 9.3. Agarma, Negative 9.2, Amber and Wiliite, Cullinan, Alcea 9.0.