H.B. Races

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 205, 30 September 1929, Page 4

H.B. Races

[THE COMCLUDING RESULTS Hunting Cry Wins The Guineas A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. Tlie Spring meeting of th© Hawke's Bay Jockey Club was concluded on Saturday in cold "weather. Iii the Glenaray Handicap, C. Davis, the rider of Masher, was fined £5 for not keeping to liis barrier position. During the day the totalisator handled £13,455, as against £15,374 for the same day last year, a deerease of £1893. The concluding results were as follotv : — SPRING HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs; H miles. A KICK OFF— J. S. McLeod's br. g., aged, All Black — Fair Rosaxnund, L. G. Morris, 9.0 ... •.. 1 5 QUEEN'S CHOICE — C. Haldane's ch-g., 6yrs, W. Horne, 7.9 2 4 HIGH COURT — T. White's b.g., 4yrs, K. Voitre, 7.2 3 Also started : 3 Blimp, 2 King's Jest. 6 Mountain Heath. Tlie barrier rose to an even start, and passing the stand Mountain Heath was leading High Court, Blimp, Kick Off, Queen's Choice and King's Jest. This order was maintained to the railway bend, where Mountain Heath was still leading High Court, King's Jest, Blimp, Kick Off and Queen's Choice. Entering the straight Mountain Heath showed the wav to High Court, Blimp, King's Jest, Kick Off and Queen's Choice, but the last two horses came through nicely and in a good finish Kick Off eaught the judge's eye by a bare length, Queen's Choice being a similar distance in front of High Court. _ King's Jest was fourth, with Mountain Heath nest. Time, 2min- 8 3-5secs. NURSERY HANDICAP, Of 150 sovs ; 4 furlongs. 2 SD1BA — J. S. McLeod's b.g., Psychology — Tressida, L. G. Morris, 8.10 1 1 CHRYSOLOGY— T. H. Lowry's br.g., J. Barry, 8.0 2 10 WAR WORN— F. Armstrong's br.c., 8.0 3 Also started: 2 Jennv Diver, 1 Rapallo, 8 Alliance, 7 Kahikatoa, 7 Laconic, 11 Manuire, 6 Arajean, 3 Wedded, 9 Ruby's Step, 4 Princess Betty, 5 Sea Scout. After a false start the field got away to ai fair break with Chrysology,. Sea Scout and Simba in front, but with a short distance gone Simba took the Jead from -Sea Scout, Princess Betty, Alliance, Rapallo and -Chrysology. Entering the straight Simba was still in the lead and stalling off a ehallenge , from Chrysology. OAnt^red. home in easy style to win by four lengths. For the xuiiioi' placiug there was a big contest Chrysology half a length in front of War Worn, wlio came through fast to beat Sea Scont for third place. Alliance and Princess Betty were nest. Time, lmin. 48 3-5secs.

FLAXMERE HANDICAP, Of 140 sovs ; 6 furlongs. j$ POTENCY — W, T. Tliomson's b.g., 4yrs., Potoa — Gravitation, H. Bell, 7.4 1 1 SYLVAN DELL — H. R. Peacock's b.m., 4yrs., A. Fratus, 7.13 2 5 TE AWHA— Miss K. O'Grady's br.f., 3yrs., W. Horne, 7.8 ... 3 Also started: 2 Bernera, 4 Last Mark, 12 Repay, 9 Cuticle, 3 Shot Silk, 10 Malahat, 11 Royal Parade, 5 Te Awha, 8 Keen, 7 Parl. Tbe start saw Te Awha hit the front with Potency and Keen nest, bht with half the journey gone, tlie order was Potency, Keen, Bernera, Sylvan Dell and Royal Parade. At this stage of the raco Parl and Cuticle came to grief, continuing without tlieir riders Entering the straight, Potency took the Jead from Sylvan Dell, Shot Silk, Bernera, Keen and Te Awha. In the race to the post Potency stalled off a cliallenge from Sylvan Dell to win by half a length, with Te Awha three lengths further back. Repay was in fourth place, with Malahat and Shot Silk nest. Time, lmin 14 4-5 sec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 175 sovs ; 6 furlongs. 1 GREAT CHARTER — Mr T. H. Lowry's b.g., 5 yrs., King Jokn — En Parole, J. Barry, 8.7 1 4 ARROW LAD— E. W. Collin's br.c., 5 yrs., A. Fratus, 8.2 ... 2 2 ROYAL LTNEAGE — P. . PNeagle's b.g., oyrs., Iv. Voight, 7.3 3 Also started 3 Toxeuma, 5 Merry Hamon, 10 Goshawk, 7 Huikai, 6 Merry Mint, 9 Break o' Day, 8 Plimmerton. From a long-delayed start. Plimmerton was first to find his feet, followed by Great Charter, Royal Lineage, Goshawk and Arrow Lad. At tlie railway bend, Plimmerton still showed tbe way and Royal Lineage, Great Charter, Goshawk and Arrow Lad following. Entering the straight, Royal Lineage was in tbe lead. with Plimmerton nest, and tlien came Great ■Charter, Arrow Lad, Toxemnra and Goshawk. There was a gond race for ihe post, with Great Charter coniing ^ffirough to win by a gooa length from ■Arrow Lad, who beat Royal Lineage Hby two lengths for second place. ^Kreak o' Day was fourth. with Huikai ^Kfth and Toxeuma nest Tlie winner Mmlleci up very lame. Time, 1.30.