POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 184, 7 August 1933, Page 12

POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB.

CHRONIC'S GOLD CUP.

BRACELET TO MERRY DAMON.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

GISBORNE, Saturday.

In wintry weather with a bitterly cold wind and occasional showers,' the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held on the Park racecourse to-day. The going was very good for the winter season, in spite of the recent heavy rains. The totalisator handled £2904, compared with £3799 last year.

Million (Awapiini Hurdles) and Brown Abbey (Whatatutu Hack) were the opening victors. Later results: —

HENTON HANDICAP of COsovs. One mile and a quarter. . G—S —PETER PAUL. B.o—-Marsh ... 1 3—3—AIGUILLE. 9.2 —Mclnnlly .... 2 2 —2—VALSIER, 0.(5—. T. Walsh 3 Also started : 1-1 Royal Bengal, 9.7; 5-G Bothwell, S. 10; 4-4 Kinsel, 8.7. Two lengths, three-quarters. Time, 2.14.

FERGUSON GOLD CUP STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of (iOsovs. Two miles and a half. 2—3—CHRONIC. 10.7—11. Dulicu ... 1

fi —S—JANE.5—JANE. 10.7—Clements 2 4—4—NEW FERRY, 10.7—Tinsley ... 3 Also started: 1-1 Ironic, 10.12 (fell); 3-2 Jim Quin, 10.7 ; G-G Lezetta, entered as Flying Narci, 10.7 (fell). Chronic won by 40 lengths from Jane, 20 lengths. Lezetta, who was running fifth, struck the last hurdle and came down. Time, 5.3G 4-5. SWATHMOOR TRIAL of 35sovs. Five furlongs. 3—a—HUNTING STAR, B.s—Atkins . 1

I—I—HUNTING MARS, 9.10— J. Walsh 2 2—3—VANESTEP, S.o—Callahan 3 Also started : 4-4 Miss Hornet, 5.3 : 5-5 Musgo. 8-8 Stitchbird, 7-7 Kentucky Song. G-G Mister Tom, 9-9 Tino Waiata, 10-10 Kahariki, 10-11 Sweet Joy, 8.0. Half a length; one and a quarter lengths. Time, 1.4. HUNTERS* BRACELET of 3550V8. One mile and a quarter. I—I—'MERRY DAMON, 13.2—Mr. H. Dods 1 4 —2—TAMA WAIATA. 11.7, car. 11.8] —Mr. C. Parkinson 2 2—4—ROSY MOR, 11.10—Mr. E. Thomson 3 Also started : 3-3 Capella Abbey, 11.3 ; 5-5 Some Watch, 11.0. Head; one and a half lengths. Time, 2.21 4-5.

RAPANUI HACK of 35sovs. Seven furlongs. I—I—GAINSPID, 0.7—X1. Dulieu 1 S—S —BROWN ABBEY, B.lo—McInally 2 2—3—KIND WORDS, B.9—Atkins ... 3 Also started : 3-2 Sunny Bachelor, 9.7 ; Sunny Song nnd Merry Melody, S.O (bracketed); G-<> Hunting Jay, 8.12; 4-4 Sunstead, 5.4; 7-7 Isms, 8.3. Half a length each -way. Time, 1.32.