PAKURANGA HUNT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 220, 17 September 1934, Page 14

PAKURANGA HUNT.

POINT-TO-POINT MEETING. I The annual point»to-point meeting of j tlia Pakuranga Hunt was held at Pigeon Mountain, Pakuranga, on Saturday afternoon. Tlie course, which was about three miles, was a typical one, the hill in the baekgroiuid affording the spectators a fine view of tlie racing. The attendance was up to usual standard and included {visitors from tlie Waikato, Maramarua land the Thames Valley districts. The , open point-to-point race was won by Blooming Heather, who beat Slump comfortably. Results are:— MEMBERS' LIGHT-WEIGHT RACE. Weight 11.0. PINTO (Mr. J. W. Short), carr. 12.0— Mr. O. Tliorburn 1 ALI BABA (Mr.. S. J. Madlll)—Owner 2 LOOM (Mr. P. 11. Smith), carr. 12.0— Mr. W. G. Harper 3 Also started: Beaufort. Blooming Heather. Mashoor, Gay Laddie, Dusky Form, Lady J.D.K.Z., Vilma. Won by two lengths. MEMBERS' HEAVY-\YEIGHT RACE. Weight 12.7. BAMBA (Mr. It. M. Myers), carr. 33.0— Mr. N. Brown 1 TOMBOY (Lieut. 11. G. Wooler) —Owner 2 DOMINICAN (Mr. P. 11. Smith)— Mr. W. G. Harper 3 Also started: Transport. Flyer. Marina. General, Bella, Bizarre, Hassan, Rockct. Won comfortably. LADIES' RACE. Weight 9.7. VILMA (Mr. C. M. Taylor)—Mrs. J. M. Hull 1 ARABESQUE (Miss lloug'iton)—Owner 2| VIXEN (Miss E. Martin) —Owner 3 Also started: Wanganui, Safe Conveyance, Lady Hose, Flash, Dusky Form, Wee McGregor, Rocket. A close finish. FARMERS' RACE. Weight 12.7. GOLD IDEM (Mr. 11. McLennan)—Mr. E. N. McKinstry ...' 1 DARK PRINCESS (Mr. J. Mulri—Owner 2 HASSAN (Mr. G. Chamberlain) —Mr. G. Harper 3 Also started; Chum aDd Flyer. Won by a head. OPEN POINT-TO-POINT RACE. Weight 11.0. BLOOMING HEATHER (Mr. H. Mc-Lennan)—-Mr. E. N. McKinstry 1 SLUMP (Mr. TV M. Short) —Owner .. 2 MASIIOOR (Mr. W. J. Brookes)—Mr. T. . 11. Brookes 3 Also started: Tomboy. Beaufort, General. Loom, Gold Idem, l'into, Dominican. Won by two lengths. ! CHILDREN'S NOVELTY SCURRY. ' A new event was added to the programme this season—the Children's Scurry for children under 15 years, ponies K! n.imls and under. There were a dozen competitors. The race was decided over about a furlong and resulted as follows:—Master Dick Moore's Bubbles 1. Master Graham Guy s Diamond 2 and Master Owen Flnlay s Tainaki Girl :s. ... .> in presenting the trophies at the conelusion of the meeting, the master, Mr. 11. Bullock-Webster, expressed the club s gratitude to tlie fanners who had kindly granted permission to conduct the steeplechases over their land.