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Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1916, Page 7

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HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. jFIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Hastings, Last Night. Fine, warm weather prevailed for the first day's races of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. The fields were uood and tiie racing interesting. There was~a good attendance. The totalisator handled CUi,O99 as against £13,971 last year. Results: WOODLANDS STEEPLECHASE.-l Nita, 1; 3 Otupai, 2; fi Wirokino, 3. Also started: 2 Paremata, 5 Sleacombe, 7 Korirangi, 8 Precious Metal, 9 Captain Dick, 4 Taihape. Won by a length. Time, 4.24. WINTER HACK HANDICAP.-? St. (;iiier, 1; 8 Maractotara. 2; 11 Amity, .'!. Also started: 4 Goldenlvte, 0 Sir Donald, t Fore, 2 Silenus, 3 War Tax, 10 Colonnade, 5 Dood, fi.4mical, 12 Namur, 13 No Idea. Won by a bare neck. Time. 2.17 3-5. HAWKE'S BAY HURDLF.S.-l Pursefiller, 1; 3 Styrax, 2; 8 Glenorchy. 3; Also started: 5 Tararu Jack, 4 Oladful, 2 Czaronus, 7 Vladian, 0 Crawford, (i .M-uake. Won all the way. Time 5.f19'/:. HAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE.—4 Fagot, 1; 0 Vascular, 2; 11 Lady Bibhero, 3. Also started: 1 Tarero, 8 Jackman. 3 Captain Jack, 7 Naupata. 6 Glenr. ore, 2 Bravest, 9 Sam Pan, 10 Fond Memory. Won by two lengths. Time, 0;45. VVHAKATL* HURDLES.-5 Portland Lady, 1; 3 Multicipal, 2; 1 Bodenham, 3. Also started: 2 Gazette, 7 Sensitive, i Nicomar, fl King of Athol, 8 Beno. Won al! the way. Time, 3.27. LADIES' BRACELET.—I Atuatoro, 1; 3 Multum, 2; 2 The Summit, 3. Also started: S Byron, 4 Flingot, 7 Montreal,. 6 Kurapotangi. Won easily. Tims, 2.51. HERF.TATJNGA HANDICAP.—7 Sea Lord, 1; 2 Goklenlyte, 2; fl Cherry Blossom, 3. Also started: 3 Multiplication, 17 Multifual, 16 Settler, 19 Zeus, fl Mandoline, 8 fneuru. 8 Black Lupin, 2 Black Heart, 13 Hushabye, 14 Mount Victoria, 9 Waiorewa, 1 Clicloma, 0 Step, 15 Immer, 18 Finisterre, 10 Conziska. Won by a neck. Time, 1.20 2-5. SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. KIDNAPPERS HACK HURDLES.--Bon Reve 11.2, Multicipal 10.13, Birkful 10.2, Bodenham 9.4, King of Athol !1.3, Amber and White ft.3, Surtax, Beno, Loafer and Tutahi 9.0. HAVELOCK STEEPLECHASE.—Otupai 10.9, Wirokino 10.3, Waiparapara 9.9. Korirangi, Precious Metal, Captain Dick, Private Webb 0.7. TURAMOE HURDLES.—Pursefiller 11.8, Styrax 11.8, Tararu Jack 11.2, S'r Donald'l 0.10, Goodwin Park 10.10, Kew, Glenorchy 9.11, Czaronus 9.5, Austin. Aruake,'Nicomar 9.0. LADIES' NECKLACE.—Autatoro 12.4, The Summit 12.1, Hylatus 11.12, Byron 11.8, Silenus 11.2, Multum 11.1, Janitor. Montreal, Black Powder, No Idea, San - terre 10.7. JUNE STEPLECHASE. Glennioro 10.8, Bravest 10.0, Idealism 10.3, Nita lil.o, Lady Bibbero 9.9, Goldborne, Parainata, Wooloomooloo, Sam Pan, Fond Memory 9.7. RAUKAWA HACK HANDICAP. -.- Goldenlyte 11.10. St. Omer 11.2, Maraetotara 9.12, Silenus, War Tax 0.8, Amity 9.2, Dood, Amical, Hastie, Namur, No Idea 9.0. FINAL HANDICAP. Multiplication 11.(1, Multipical 11.3, Ladnguer 10.12, Sea Lord anil Goldenlyte 10.9, Settler 9.11, Zeus 9.5, Cherry Blossom 9.7, Mandoline 9.3, lneuru, Black Lupin and Shaki 9.2, Blaekheart, Hushabye, Mt. Victoria, Golden Glade, Waiorewa, Cheloma, Step, Perrier, Immer, Consiiska, Hymen 9.0.

RACING FIXTURES. July I—Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter. July 12, 13, 15—Wellington R.C. Winter. Aug 15, 17. 19—C.J.C. Grand National. , TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa") Concluding <lay at Hastings Grand National entries should appear tli is morning. Weights for the Wellington Winter meeting are due on Monday. The maximum weight in the Grand National Steeplechase is 12.7. What price El Gallo? Tnenni has finished her racing career, Mid will visit Hallowmas this year. Patronale gets over the small sticks safely, but he looks for a dashed long time before he leaps! If breeding counts for anything the youngster by Hallowmas —White Crane should be some good. White Crane is by Royal Artillery—Stressa, and the last- named is of the Bend Or strain. Entries for the New Zealand' Cup are due on Friday next. "Moturoa" cannot pick many Taranaki entrants, and Welcome Nugget looks the best of a bad lot in this province. The owners of Yladian have lost a lot of good money over that prad recently, and someone ought to really tell them that the nag is only good on hard ground. In the mud. Vladian sprawls worse than Charlie Chaplin! Braeburn stands out as the best placed 'chaser of the season. Three wins iiave been credited to the Hawke's Bay jumper so far, and the Wellington Steeplechase will »e the next—perhaps! The weight-limit in the National puts Braeburn out of court, providing Handicapper Henry does not crowd the roughies in under 10st., and the.race is reckoned a foregone conclusion for a certain Aiicklandor, which could have carried his owner when he "walked in" in the Great Northern the other day. Dr. Platt'| stories contain many amusing anecdotese, and one that is worth recording is the telegram sent by an absconding Bar Von to his sorrowing clients. It read thus: "Go Nap on Clean Gone, by Railway Train out of Newmarket." That was only beaten by a layer whom we will call Bill Andrews. Fill had done to death the Thompson Handicap of H)M. and when the good thing scraped home he calmly pasted the following notice on his door: "Thompson Handicap.—Ladoga 1, Haskayne 2, r.lcriot 3. Also ran: Bill Andrews!" The big Australian, Woolloomooloo—or something like, that—is showing; great form over the big fences, and the writer wouuld not he surprised if the big fellow's number was hoisted any day now. Nothing like getting in early! They arc backing John Barleycorn for ihe New Zealand Cup in real earnest down l'."until. The handicapper will be pleased to hear this! j In reply to "Puzzled,": Golden March was first favorite, not tenth, as stated in the Press Association wire. Your dividend was correct. ' The crowd who are using the war as | a lever to work off their uailal "derry" '■■ on racing fell at the first fence tlhi other 1 day, when the Prime Minister stated in ihe House that, "The Government do not consider it necessary to deal by legis-i.-i.ion wltl> iVi« aiiogested curtailment of

racing." Tiro Government knows ofi which side its bread is,buttered, and the Patriotic Funds owe their rotundity mainly to the profits of racing. The kill-joys have not up to the present offered to compensate the Government or the Patriotic Funds for the money that will be lost by the curtailment of racing. It's their move. Manaia Park, n six-year-old chestnut by Maniapoto, out of a Sylvia Park mare, is being boomed in the Wairarapa as a decent hurdler. This "marvel" carries the colors of Mr. C. F. Vallaiiee, and his career will be watched with interest. Portland Lady, one of .T. 11. Prosser's jumpers, showed plenty of pace at Napier, and can be ticked off to win a short hurdle race during the next few weeks. Watch her. Con the Shaughran, who shook the mud of Taranaki off his heels a couple of seasons ago, is being worked again at Riccarton. Never much good, the attempt to turn him into a hurdler proved a rank failure. Hia new owner got a bad bargain. How's this for consistency? In Ave starts Braeburn has won four times, and has been second once. That's something to bray about, for sure! Lady Elysian is doing big things in the pony ranks in Sydney. There is good money to be picked up on the other side with a smart lilliputian.