SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

> HAWKE’S BAY MEETING ■ „ THE FIRST DAY’S RESULTS RED CENT WINS BIG STEEPLES, - By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. The first day of the Hawke’s Bay winter meeting opened to-day in fine, bleak weather, and there was a fair attendance. The totolisator put through £15,648, compared with £23,128 last year, a decrease of £7480. Results WOODLANDS STEEPLECHASE.-—Powder King 1, Goldscene 2, Chillies 3. Also started : Dumper, Reparoa, Native Cali, Hawaiian. Won by four and a half lengths. Time, 4 min. 19 sec. ’ x WHAKATU HURDLES HANDlCAP.—Earthshine 1, Ruatora 2, Royal Gift 3. Also started: Passenger, Hastle, Whizz Bang, Highway, Silk Rein, Won by a head. Time, 3 min. 23 sec. HAWKE’S BAY STEEPLECHASE.—Red Cent 1, First Line 2, Kohu 3. Also started: Oak Rose, Polthoque, Mattock, Calma. Won by three lengths. Time, 6 min. 47 sec. Calma and Oak Rose lost their mounts. HAWKE'S BAY HURDLES.—Ladogeur 1, Matatua 2, Cross Words 3. Also started: Explorer, Kyoto, Spook, Whanako, Penury Rose, Mill o’ Gowrie. Won by three lengths. Time, 3 min. 24 sec. WINTER HANDICAP.—BattIe Knight 1, Antler 2, Pitch 3. Also started: Sweet Song, Kail, Whariti, Suspicion, Grandiose, Marcus. Won by three lengths. Time, 2 min. 2 sec. LADIES’ BRACELET.—BIack Art 1, Sunray 2, Multiful 3. Also started: Woden, Wamba. Misty Wave. Won by a length. Time, 2 min. 55 sec. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP.—Tari 1, Weldone 2, Haurangi 3. Also started: Heather Sprig, Kareao, Terawhiti, Bodyguard, Civilform, Passionless, Hepta, Borealis, Eistedfodd, Taipairu. Won by a bare length. Time, 1 mln. 25 sec. - SECOND DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Napier, Last Night. Hawke.’s Bay acceptances for the second day are:—

KIDNAPPERS’ HURDLES. Royal Gift 11 2 Earthshine 10 Ruatara 10 11 Passenger 10 0 Whizz Bang 10 7 Hastie 9 0 Battle Song 10 4 Silk Rein 9 0 HAVELOCK STEEPLECHASE. Goldscene 11 6 Bill 10 2 Nlcomar 10 10 Reparoa 10 0 Oak Rose 10 8 Silverstride 9 0 Chillies 10 0 Native Call 9 0 TURAMOE HURDLES. Explorer 11 S Matatua 9 13 Spook 10 5 Kyoto 9 13 Ore Oro 10 5 Penury Rose f) 13 Mill o’ Crosswords 9 7 Gowrie 10 4 Ruatara 9 6 Vihanoko Pass in' 10 4 Whizz Bang 9 2 Through 10 1 JUNE STEEPLECHASE. First Line 11 2 Calma 9 ■? Red Cent 10 5 Ethiopian 9 0 Mattock 9 10 Polthogue 9 0 Goldscene 9 10 Oak Rose 9 0 RUAKAWA HANDICAP. Battle Blissfulness 9 13 Knight 10 13 Tireless 9 z Pitch 10 12 Sweet Song 9 0 Antler 10 11 Ruanui 9 0 Talpalru 10 6 Marcus 9 0 Black Art 10 3 LADIES’ NECKLACE. Multlfual 12 13 Day Fly 10 7 Sunray 12 12 Whariti 10 Comical 10 13 Apache 10 ■7 FINAL HANDICAP. Heathersprig 10 13 Weldone 9 10 Civilfonni 10 12 Borealis 9 8 Haurangi 10 11 Taraiwhitl 9 0 Tari 10 7 Hepta 9 0 Kareao 10 2 Whanoko 9 0 Passionless 9 12