POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB'S SPRING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13876, 29 October 1910, Page 9

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB'S SPRING.

MEETING. (FILES- A-8C- -_ON T_J_EGK_.-_.) GISBORNE, October 28. The Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring Meeting was concluded to-day in brilliant weather, the attendance being very large. Fivo bookmakers were licensed. Tho sum of _._514 was put through the totalisator, making a total for the two days of £11,664, an increase of £2118 over last year's amount. Kesults : — SECOND COUNTY STAKES HANDICAP of .0 soys; ono iniio—lnoy, Bst lllb, 1; Fort William, Bst 101b, 2; Hirini, 7at 7lb. 3. Sw.rthmoor 9st 21b and Preston Pans 7st (ca_. 7st 71b) also started. Won easily. Time, lmin 43 1-sth sec. SECOND HURDLE HANDICAP, of 60 sevs; one mile and a half—Reservoir, list 61b, 1: To Kainui, 9st, 2; Waiohika, Sst 81b, <*. Tho only starters. Won by four lengths, 'lime, 2min S-Jsec. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP, of 50 sc-vs; one mile—Erin, list lllb, 1; Game, lOst 71b, 2; Cauldron, Mat lllb, 8. Royal Youngster lOst llib also started. Won e_.3ily b. two lengths. Time, lmin 47scc. MAKARAKA HANDICAP, of 100 soys; ono mii-—Sublime, 9st, 1; Ballyheigh, 7st 131b, 2; Goldfinder, Sst .lb, 3 The only starters. Won by a short head. Time, lmin . 3sec. SECOND HACK FLAT HANDICAP, of 50 soys; six furlongs—Scorch Bst 7lb, 1; Ardfelt, Sst 2lb, 2; Durability, 7st 61b, 3. Stcurton, Master Stead, Omatero, and Awanui also started. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 17 .-sth sec. MAIDEN SCURRY HANDICAP, of 50 soys; fiv. furlongs—Josie, 9st, 1; Santiago, Sst lllb, 2; Monsieur Soult. Sst 61b, S. First Marshal, Vaultro-s, and Ngorui also start od. Won comfortably by a length. - Timo, lmin 5 3-sth sec. WAIKANAE HANDICAP, of SO soys; five furlongs—lnoy, B_t 2lb, 1; Dazzling, 9st, 2; I'V.rt William 3. Auldearn 9_t, Teraksto 7st 6lh, Manupai Tst lib, and Pluck 7st 4lb also started. Wo.n by half a length. Timo, lmin 3sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 50 soys; eoveu furlongs—Da__.l<"_g, Sst 7lb, 1, Ballyheigh, Sst 71b, 2; Master Stead, Tst 6lb, 3. Illustrious 7st Olb and Durability Tst 21b also started. Won by hali a length. Time, lmin 29 l-sth sec.