POVERTY BAY RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 12

POVERTY BAY RACES.

LORDLY KNIGHT SHINES. STEEPLES TO ROYAL SWIFT. DE FRIEND'S TRAMWAY HACK. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Thursday. The Poverty Bay Turf Club's steeplechase meeting opened, to-day in springlike weather. The going was good, but holding. The investments amounted to £3956, compared with £3178 for the first day last year.- /

Results:— , PARK HURDLES of £00. One mile and a half. , I—GOOD HUNTING, 0.10 —J. F. Fergus 1 2—S UM M E RII ILL, 9.5 —C. Zuppicicli 2 B—EMOTION, E. Home ... 3 Also started : 4 Evermore, 9.0. Two lengths; five-lengths. Time, 2.53 2-D. ' HACK FLAT of £55. Seven furlongs. 7—MINNOW. B.2—R. Marsh 1 2—FOSSICKER, 8.0 —P. S. Atkins ... 2 I—HAWTHORN, 8.3—0. Melnally . . 3 Also started: 4 Ruinette, 8.3; 5 La Femme Noire, 8.2; 3 Ua la, 6 Flying Mimic, 8.0. Half a length : neck: Time, 1.33 1-5. MAIDEN. RACE of £50. Five furlongs. 4—PENNYCOMEQUICK, B.O—P. S. Atkins 1 10—FINE STITCH, 8.0, car. B.3—C. G. Goulsbro . V.'. 2 2—LOCKNIT, B.O—A. G. Murray ... 3

Also started: 12' Hunting Crop, 8 Ace Willonyx, 9 Hine Pit, 7 Miss Blue, 6 Hunting Step, 5 Bold Bruce and Joe Louis (coupled) ; 11 Aceful, 3 Jay Bird, 1 TauYtlri. 8.0. One length and a half; half a length. Time, 1.3 4-5. HACIi AND HUNTERS.' STEEPLES of £ 70. Two miles and a half. 2—ROYAL SWIFT, 9.O—J. Walsh .. 1 4—DARK PRINCESS, 9.10—C. Zuppicich 2 3—CAPELLA ABBEY, 10.7— F. A. Dunn 3 Also started: 1 Cotsfleld, 10.13. Ten lengths; three lengths. Time, 5.28 4-5.

PUBLICANS' PURSE HANDICAP of £55. tone mile. —BOTHNVEIx; B.O—C. G. Goulsbro 1 ) I—LEO COLOSSUS, 9.5, car. 0.3 —It. I Glading 2 I 2—QUAINT, 9.2— J. Walsh 3 • The only starters. 1 Head: one length and a half. Time, I 1.45 1-5. ! WINTER OATS of £75. i One mile and a quarter. 3—LORDLY KNIGHT, 8.11 — S. r Treinain 1 a 4—GASMAN, B.7—P. S. Atkins 2 I—ALBY, 9.5—C. G. Goulsbro 3 Also started : 7 Stitch, 8.7 ; 2 Stitchbird, 5.5; 5 Malaliat, 6 Kahunoke, 8.0. Two lengths; three-quarters. Time, 2.15 1-5. TRAMWAY HACK of £55. Six furlongs. I—DE FRIEND, 9.4— N. R. McKcnzie 1 3 —BLYGAIN, O.4—R. Marsh 2 2—HAWTHORN, 8.5—0. Mclnally .. 3 Also started: 4 Bing Boy, 5 Kura, 8.0. Two lengths and a half. Time, 1.17 1-5. THE SECOND DAY. ACCEPTORS FOR TO-MORROW. The winter meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club will be concluded at Gisborne to-morrow. The fields are only fair, and the following may be fancied:— Hurdles—Good Hunting. Trial Handicap.—Fine Stitch, Bold Bruce, Ace Willonyx. Waikanae Handicap.—Lordly Knight, Gasman, Blygain. Hack Cup.—De Friend, Bothwell, , Blygain. Steeplechase.—Royal Shift, Dark Prini cess. . „ , Turanganui Handicap.—Golden Blonde, Gay Hunter. Farewell Handicap. — Minnow, Hawthorn, Fossiker. The acceptances are:— GISBORNE HURDLES of £60. One mile and three-quarters. Emotion . . 10 6 Sunimerhill 9 10 Good Hunting 10 6 Evermore ..90 TRIAL HANDICAP of £50. Six furlongs. Fine Stitch . 9 0 Skyway ... 8 9 Joe. Louis . . 8 10 Aceful ... 8 9 Kura .... 8 9 Jaybird ... 8 9 Bold Bruce . 8 9 Taupiri .... 8 9 Ace Willonyx 8 9 Miss Blue . 8 9 Hunting Step 8 9 Hunting Crop 8 9 Southampton 8 9 WAIKANAE HANDICAP of £70. One mile. Lordly Knight 9 6 Stitch ... 8 3 Alby .... 9 3 Blygain ... 8 2 Gasman ... 8 10 Malahat ..80 Leo Colossus 8 3 Flying Mimic 8 0 HACK CUP HANDICAP. A sweepstake of £2, with £55 added, and Cup valued at £25. One mile. De Friend . 9 9" Fossicker ..85 Leo Colossus 9 4 Bothwell . . 8 2 Blygain ... 9 3 Bing Boy ..80 Stitchbird . 8 12 Ua la . . . 8 0 TE HAPARA STEEPLECHASE of £70. About two miles and a half. Kahunoke .10 10 Royal Shift 10 0 Cotsfleld . . 10 5 Dark Capella Princess . . 0 10 Abbey ... 10 2 TURANGANUI HANDICAP of £60. Six furlongs. Golden ' PennycomeBlonde ... 9 9 quick ... 8 8 De Friend . 9 8 Locknit ... 8 0 Gay Hunter 8 9 FAREWELL HACK of £55. Seven furlongs. Blygain ... 9 6 Fossicker ..83 Quaint ... 8 10 Rulnette . . 8 0 1 Minnow ... 8 9 La Pemrne ] Bothwell ..85 Noire ... 8 0 Hawthorn . 8 4 Skyway ... 8 0 ■ TO COMPETE AT HUNT MEETINGS 5 Owing to a slight injury, Wine Card was i prevented from racing at Waimate, but, according to southern reports, she will be seen out at some of the Hunt meetings. Wine Card is by Paper Money from Malmsey, and is owned by Mr. J. B. Pearson. She won over five furlongs and a half at ! j Greymouth last January and the following j month ran second to Studley Royal in the £ Lyttelton Plate at Riccarton. a