POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 35, 11 February 1935, Page 12

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB.

MARCHING SONG'S STAKES. MATA HARI AND BIG DOOK WIN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Saturday. The second day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club's meeting - was held to-day in showery weather. The track was holding. The totalisator investments amounted to £3403, compared with £4033 on the second day last year, making the total for the meeting £5570, a decrease of £820 on the 1933 figures of £0390. Results:— SECOND HURDLES of £70. One mile and a half. I—KAIIUNOKE, 11.0—Home 1 2—COTSFIELD, 10.2—Clements 2 4—CAPELLA ABBEY, 9.S—Dcslandes 3 Also started : 3 Grumpy, 0.0. Two lengths each way. Time, 2.40 4-5. COOK HANDICAP of £G5. Six furlongs. 3—LAVINA. B.ll—Young 1 S—FOREIGN MONEY, B.4—Leach 2 • O—ALBY, S.l3—Walsh 3 Also started : 1 Warvane, 8.11 : 2 Secrecy. 5.7 ; 7 Fortene. 8.4; 4 De Trop, 8.0;; 8 Prince Henry. 7.3. Half a head ; neck. Time, 1.15 1-5. TRIAL HANDICAP of £00. Six furlongs. I—THE GRASPER, B.7—Atkins , I 2—COLLISION. 'B.o—Marsh 2 3—OUR RONNIE, 9.o—Walsh 3 Also started : 3 Lockfast, 4 Blue Vision, S.O. ' ■ Half a length : length. Time, 1.17 1-3. TURANGA STAKES of £140. One mile and a quarter. 3—MARCHING SONG. B.o— Marsh .. 1 I—HUNTING JAY, o.7—Atkins 2 O—BOTIIWELL, 7.O—G. Tattersall ... 3 Also started : 2 Sunny Song, S. 10; 4 Gold Stitch, 7.0; U Quaint, 7.5. '• ;. Half a length. Time, 2.8 2-5. t PUBLICANS' PURSE of £75. Five furlongs. I—MATA HARI, B.o— Sheehan 1 2—HUNTING DAY, 7.o—Tattersall .. 2 2—ASTERISKA, 7.l2—Atkins 3 Also started: 3 Good Hunting, 9.5; 4 Quake, 7.7. Two lengths; head. Time, 1.1 2-5. -ROSELAND HACK of £63. One mile. 2—MEMNON, 7.6—Marsh 1 4—UNEXPECTED, 7.o—McNaughton . 2 I—BOTHWELL, 7.o—Tattersall 3 Also started : 3 Lady Wessex, 8.2; 5 Victor Colima, 7.0. Half a length; neck. Time, 1.43 3-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP of £SO. Seven furlongs. ' I—BIG DOOK, B.o—Atkins ...... 1 3—TAI AO, o.2—Walsh 2 2—SUNNY SKY, B.ll—Stratton 3 Also started: 1 Good Hunting, 8.12 (coupled with winner) ; 4 Gasman, 7.8. Length and a half • half a length. Time, 1.20 4-5. AUSTRALIAN TURF. WILLIAMSTOWN CUP. HALL MARK WINS STAKES. MELBOURNE, February 10. The 1933 Melbourne Cup winner, Hall Mark, showed a return to form at Williainstown yesterday, scoring a good victory in the Williamstown Stakes. Sporting writers declare • that hje is still as good as ever. He carried a 101b penalty, and after being closely pressed by Sylvandale and Farndale, defeated them decisively. The weather was fine. Result of principal race:— WILLIAMSTOWN STAKES of £1500. Three and four-year-olds. Weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances., One mile and a quarter. HALL MARK, eh h, 4yrs, By Heroic Herowinkie (Mr. C. B. Kellow), o.lo— F. Dempsey •• 1 SYLVANDALE, b c, 3yrs, by Silvlus— La Bergerounette (Miss Lorna Doone), B.3—J. B. Pratt 2 FARNDALE, b c, 3yrs. by Curcalis— All Chatter (Messrs. J. Fell and A. G. Hunter), B.3—H. Badger 3 Six started. Length and a quarter ; neck. Time, 2.8. The Marine Handicap of £300, six furlongs, was won by Ogwell, 8-7 (Percival), by a neck from the New Zealand-bred Radiant Star, 7.10 (Cox), with Press Gang, 9.8 (DempseyJ a length away third. Time, 1.12%. Queen Helen was unplaced in the Wyndham Handicap, one mile and three furlongs. CANTERBURY PARK. • . MEETING' POSTPONED. SYDNEY, February 10. The' Canterbury Park races were postponed from yesterday until next Thursday owing to rain. HORSES FOR MELBOURNE. J. CAMERON'S TEAM. • J. Cameron will send Maine, Sir Nig'el, Gold Trail and The Khedive to Sydney by the Wanganclla next Friday, en route to Melbourne. The Khedive, who' was recently purchased by Sir Joseph Robinson, of South Africa, has been entered for events in Australia, but it is likely that he will continue on to South Africa without racing in Australia. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CURIOUS (Huntly).—£l 13/. RUFUS (Otahuhu).—(l) £1 13/; (2) 14/; (3) £2 IG/0; (D £1 12/0, £1 6/.