RACING Victory For Ambiguous In Gisborne Steeples

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28897, 18 May 1959, Page 4

RACING Victory For Ambiguous In Gisborne Steeples

(New Zealand Press Association)

GISBORNE. May 17. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s autumn meeting opened in fine though cool weather at Makaraka on Saturday. The track was soft following heavy early morning rain. There was a good attendance. The on-course totalisator figures for the day of £34.678 were £2BBl up on the £32.397 handled on the first dav last year. The T.A.B. double. Uplands LadPrairie Robin, paid £362 3s for £l. Results:— WAINUI HACK HURDLES, Of £310; about one mile and a half. ,2/2 EVRUS GLORY (7) 9-0 J. Gibbs 1 5/5 ZF.KAN (5) 9-1 W. Henderson 2 1/1 INTUITIVE (2) 9-5 A. L. Jones 3 4/4 Hunting Silver. 3/3 Steel King. 9/9 Forest Thunder. 10/10 High Force. 6/6 Isaacson. 7/7 Savoyan. 8/8 Smart Manna also started. Eight lengths; length and a quarter. Savoyan was fourth. Time. 2min 45 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 2s. Places: £1 15S. £2 17s, £1 9s. MATAWHERO NOVICE STAKES Of £245; six furlongs. 6/7 SPECIAL MAN (12) 8-11

B. L. Hillis 1 1/1 ROYAL ROMANCE (11) 8-10

A. Morton 2 9/11 LIAS (17) 8-0 J. M. Tetley 3 10/9 As Ordered. 3/2 Eddy, 7/4 Guidance, 2/3 King Bolt. 14/14 Marion May. 11/10 Narrator. 5/6 Pvt.-r May. 15/15 Quaint Souvenir. 8/8 Redmora, 16/16 Tackle. 17/17 Thelma May. 4/5 Waitaria. 12/12 Authoress. 13/13 Te-o-Tane also started. Nnse; three-quarters of a length. Great Endeavour was fourth. Time. Imin 17 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £ll 7s. Places: £3 16s 6d, £1 19s 6d. £7 16s 6d. WAIPAOA HACK HANDICAP, Of £300; six furlongs. 1/1 ROYAL FOUNTAIN (5) 8-1 A. T. Jones 1 14/14 ACTION PACKED (11) 7-9 car. 7-11 R. J. Jury 2 7/7 TONTINE (24) 8-0 R. G. Forbes 3 2/3 Lucky Alphe. 7/8 Sheonat. 5/5 Lavish Countess. 4/4 Tinkle Toes. 8/7 Chrisan, 16/16 Golden Glow. 9/9 Otakiri Girl. 6/6 Grey Saint. 13/13 Gipsy Princess. 10/12 Victory Lodge, 15/15 Clare Booth. 12/11 High Idea. 11/10 Lord Louis also started. Six lengths; two lengths. Lavish Countess w'as fourth. Time. Imin Dividends.—Win: £3 9s 6d. Places: £1 6s. £l4 3s. £2 0s 6d. GISBORNE HACK STEEPLECHASE, Of £450; about two miles and a half. 2/2 AMBIGUOUS (2) 9-7 F. C. Blackburn 1 5/5 JOHNNY JOE (5) 9-0 car. 9-6 .. A. L. Jonea 3

1/1 LINDEN 9-12 car. 9-13 B. L. Wilson 3 3/4 Taron. 6/6 Otairi, 7/7 Sunerya, 4/3 Tere also started. Length: same. Tere was fourth. Time, smin 16 l-ssec. Dividends.— Win: £3 8s 6d. Places: £1 17s. £3 10s.

TE HAPARA HANDICAP, Of £400; about one mile: 8/8 UPLANDS LAD (16) 7-8 car 7-10te R. J. Jury 1 1/1 LOVE AND KISSES (8) 7-13 car 8-1 C. H. Mackie t 7/5 POST BOY (4) 8-0 R. G. Forbes t 5/2 India, 3/7 Several, 10/9 Yukon. 4/6 Gold Ann, 11/10 Marcel, 2/4 Shirley-Downs, 9/11 Cabonne, 6/3 High Fidelity, 14/14 Raydeen, 15/15 Golden Caba, 13/12 Merry Jester. ! 12/13 Royal Hope also started. Three-quarters of a length; deadheat. Cabonne was fourth. Time. Imin 41 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £ll 6s. Places: £3 17s 6d. £2 is. £2 17s. MATAWHERO NOVICE STAKES No. 2, Of £245; six furlongs. 3/3 GENTO (3) 8-10 B. L. Hillis 1 1/1 LANNUZEL (6) 8-10

A. Morton 2 ! 5/7 GAIL (2) 8-10 R. J. Jury 3 4/5 Annaboe, 17/17 Highland Fling. 7/6 Joy Boy, 9/10 The Long Acre. 12/15 Lyness. 15/9 Mishap, 6/2 Penguin. 14/14 Requena. 11/11 Squadron Leader. 8/8 Summer Shower, 10/12 Telfire. 2/4 Zahara, 16/16 L’Amica, 12/13 Spunyarn also started. Nose; four lengths. Zahara was fourth. Time, Imin 16 3-ssec. Oividencls—Win: £6 10s 6d. Places: £2 ss. £1 ss. £4 Ils 6d. PUBLICAN’S PURSE HACK HANDICAP, Of £325; one mile and a quarter and 38 yards. 9/8 PRAIRIE ROBIN (8) 7-12 K. S. Cullen 1 4/4 MIREUSONTA (10) 7-9 car 7-7*2 G. O. Smith 2 3/5 BEULASHAN (4) 8-6 car 7- G. C. Bartlett 3 1/1 Donaldo. 2/2 Port Wine, 5/61 Indian Emperor, 7/5 Kaiti. 6/7 Abbey Song. 8/9 Gyron. 10/10 Puha, 11/11 Red Anna also started. Nose; three-quarters of a length. Donaldo was fourth. Time, 2min 14 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l5 3s. Places: £4. £2 17s 6d. £2 18s 6d. F’ITI HACK HANDICAP, Of £300; seven furlongs. 2/2 SOLIDITY (5) 7-9 car 8-0 C. B. Harris 1 4/3 BOXER (4) 7-11 car 7-12 G. C. Bartlett 2 7/7 NEDERBURGH (3) 7-12 car 8- D. T. Bell 3 3/4 Dinosaur, 5/5 Grey Saint, 1/1 Maid of Kent. 8/9 Marion May. 6/6 The Mall. 9/8 Yahom also started. I vac’.-- two lengths. Maid of Kent was fourth. Time, Imin 29 3-ssec. I uividends.—Win: £4 Is fid. J Places: £1 12s fid, £2 Os fid, £3 7s.