RACING AT GISBORNE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 171, 22 July 1931, Page 13

RACING AT GISBORNE.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW

THE FIELDS REVIEWED.

The steeplechase meeting of the Gisborne Racing Club will open at Gisborne to-morrow. The fields are not very large in some instances, but, nevertheless, there is sufficient material to make the various events interesting. The following may form the favourite divisions in their respective races:— Park Hurdles — Princess Elizabeth, Battlement, Blacksmith. Maiden Race—Lady Vane, Honowai, Aiguille. Flying Handicap—Hunting Day, Freehold. King Wanga. Gisborne Steeplechase—Handy, Kaiucliameha. Hack Flat—Malahat, Huntingdon, Bob In. Tramway Steeplechase—Purseful, Tall Timber. Winter Oats—Valsier, Autumn Sun, Autumina. The acceptances are:— PARK HUKDLES of l.'JOsovs. One mile and three-quarters. Princess Cynarta ..90 Elizabeth 10 2 Masher ... 9 0 St. Ames ... 9 l'-> Whakaaii . » 0 Battlement .99 Owairaka , . !) 0 Coonurdoo . 9 9 Blacksmith 9 0 Simeon ... 9 0 MAIDEN RACE of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. (Weight, 0.0.) Hinetewai Bird Call Lady Vane Lordly Knight Sunny iking Leighcata Sunny .Sky Black Songster Nuki Boy Hunting Star Megaphone Nightbloom Sublimate Veloce Tarcha " New Star Aiguille Trustee llonowai FLYING HANDICAP of 120sovs. Six furlongs; Hunting Day 10 5 Autumn Sun 9 2 White Fang 10 5 King Wanga 9 2 Freehold ..95 Helium ... 9 0 GISBORNE STEEPLECHASE of 150sovs. About three miles. Handy ... 10 5 Rigoletto : 9 0 Kameharaeha 911 Cloyne ... 9 0 Garzon ..95 HACK FLAT of HOsovs. Six furlongs. Huntingdon 10 4 Sunny Sky 9 0 Malahat . .10 3 Golden Area 9 0 Bob In . . 9 3 Erin's Boy . 9 0 King Peg . 9 3 Primax ..90 Nahi .... 9 2 New sS-tar ..90 Outfit ... 9 2 Liona ... 9 0 Tarukeru . 9 0 Trustee ~90 Little Wonder 9 O TRAMWAY STEEPLECHASE of 120SOVS. Two miles. Purseful . . 10 3 Rigoletto . 9 2 Tall Timber 9 8 Cloyne ... 9 0 WINTER OATS of 130sovs. One mile And a quarter. Valsier ... 9 13 Helium ... 9 0 Autumina . 910 Nahi .... 9 0 Autumn Sun 910 Simeon ... 9 0 Kinsel ... 9 4 DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. LOSS ON THE SEASON. (By Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") DUNEDIN, this day. The Dunedin Jockey Club shows a loss on the season of £1050. The totalisator investments for the year amount to £124,612, aa against £206,911 for the previous year. GOLD DAY FOR SYDNEY. LEAVES ON FRIDAY. On Friday next Messrs. D. Jackson and J. F. Eva, owner and trainer respectively of the Day Comet—Poi gelding Gold Day, leave Auckland by the Ulimaroa for Sydney. The intention is to spend a holiday in Australia, but Gold Day will be raced at some of the suburban meetings. He is in nice trim, but may require at least a few sharpening up gallops. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. The Takapuna Jockey Club will hold its annual meeting on August 17, aud nominations for three seats on the committee close at noon on Saturday next with the secretary, Mr. F. D. McVay. A GISBORNE PROSPECT. When Princess Elizabeth won the Hawke's Bay Hurdle Race a couple of weeks ago she registered her best performance to date, and a repetition of that form should find her in the money in the Park Hurdles at Gisborne. This mare has been steadily improving during the past few months and should do -well on the Gisborne trip, where the class is not over strong. FELT THE EFFECTS. Royal Mint only commenced hurdle racing at the Wellington winter meeting, running second in each effort on the first and second day. On Saturday he was in in the picture for a good portion of the distance, but stopped badly over the last three furlongs and finished outside a place. Probably the two hard races he had had previously laft their effects, but by the time the Grand National comes along he should again be at his best, and the experience he had at Trentham will serve him in good stead. This horse can handle heavy going well and he should take no end of heading off the next time he starts, for he Has plenty of pace and jumps •quickly and. ivell.