ROYAL SHIFT’S ’CHASE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 255, 24 July 1936, Page 15

ROYAL SHIFT’S ’CHASE

Poverty Bay Meeting Opens LORDLY KNIGHT TAKES WINTER OATS ■3y Telegraph—Tress Association. Gisborne, .Tilly 23. The Poverty Buy Turf Club’s steeplechase meeting opened to-day in springlike weather. The going was good lint holding. Tile totalisator investments were £3956/10/-. against £3178 on the first day last year, an increase of £778/10/-. Results are: — PARK HURDLE HANDICAP, of £6O. One mile and a half. 1 GOOD HUNTING. 9.t0 (Fergus) 1 2 SUMMERHILL (Zuppeeieh) 2 3 EMOTION (Horne) 3 Also started: 4 Evermore, 9.0. Two lengths: five'lengths. Time, 2.03 HACK FLAT HANDICAP, of £55. Seven furlongs. 7 MINNOW. 5.2 (R. Marsh) 1 2 FOSSICKER, 8.0 (Atkins) 2 1 HAWTHORN, 8.5 (O. Melnally) 3 Also started: 4 Ruinette, 8.3: 5 La Femme Noire, 8.2; 3 Ua-la, 8.0; 6 Flying Mimic. 8.0. Half a length: neck. La Femme Notre was fourth. Time, 1.33 1-5. MAIDEN RACE, of £5O. Five furlongs. 4 PENNYCOMEQUICK, 8.0 .. (Atkins) 1 10 FINE STITCH. 8.3 (Goulsbro) 2 2 LOCKNIT. 8.0 (Murray) 3 Also started: 12 Hunting Crop, 80; 8 Ace Willm.yx, 8.0; 9 Hine Pit, 8.0; 7 Miss Blue. 8.0; 6 Hunting Step, 8.0; 5 Bold Bruce and Joe Lotlls, 8.0 (coupled); 11 Aceful, 8.0; 3 Jaybird. 8.0; 1 Taupiri, 8.0. One length and a half; two lengths and a half. Bold Bruce was fourth. Time, 1.3 4-5. HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £7O. Two miles and a half. , , . 2 ROYAL SHIFT, 9.0 (Walsh) 1 4 DARK PRINCESS, 9.10 (Zuppiclch) 2 3 CAPELLA ABBEY, 10.7 (Dunn) 3 Also started: 1 Cotsfield. 10.13. Ten lengths; three lengths. Time, 0.28 4-5. PUBLICANS’ PURSE HACK HANDICAP, of £55. One mile. 3 BOTHWELL, 8.0 (Goulsbro) 1 1 LEO COLOSSUS, 9.5 (Glading) 2 2 QUAINT, 9.2 (Walsh) 3 The onlj’ starters. Head: one length and a half. Time, 1.45 1-5. WINTER OATS HANDICAP, of £75. One mile and a quarter. 3 LORDLY KNIGHT, 8.11 . (Tremain) 1 4 GASMAN, 8.7 (Atkins) 2 1 ALBY, 9.5 (Goulsbro) 3 Also started: 7 Stitch. 8.7; 2 Stitchbird, 8.5: 5 Malahat, 8.0; 6 Kahuuoke, 8.0Two lengths; three-quarters of a l?ngth. Stitchbird was fourth. Time. 2.15 1-5. ■TRAMWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £55. Six furlongs. 1 DE FRIEND, 9.4 (McKenzie) 1 3 BLYGAIN, 9.4 (.Marsh) 2 2 HAWTHORN, 8.5 (0. Melnally) 3 Also started: 4 Bing Boy, 8.0; 5 Kura, 8.0. Two lengths and a half; two lengths. Bing Boy was fourth. Time, 1.17 1-5. Acceptances For To-morrow GISBORNE HANDICAP HURDLES, of £6O. One mile and three-quarters. Emotion ... 10 6 Summerhill .'9 10 Good Hunting 10 6 Evermore .. 9 0

RACING FIXTURES. July 23, 25—Poverty Bay Turf Club: July 25—South Canterbury Ilunt Club. July 25— Manawatu R.C. Aug. I—Poverty1—Poverty Bay Hunt Club. Aug. I—Christchurch Hunt Club. Aug. 11, 13, 15—Canterbury J.C. Aug. 22—Pakuranga Hunt Club. Aug. 27—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club, at New Plymouth.

TRIAL HANDICAP, of £30- Six furlongs. Fine Stitch . 9 0 Skyway .... 8 9 Kura 8 9 Joe Louis .. 8 9 8 9 Jaybird .... 8 9 Boid Bruce ..8 9 Taupiri 8 9 Ace Willonyx 8 9 Miss Blue 8 9 Hunting .Step 8 9 Southampton . 8 9 Hunting Crop 8 9 WAIKANAE HANDICAP, of £70. One Lordly Knight 9 6 mile. Stitch 8 3 Alby 9 3 Blygain .... 8 2 Gasman .... 8 10 Malahat 8 0 Leo Colossus 8 3 Flying Mimic 8 0 HACK CUP HANDICAP, of £80. One mile. De Friend .. 9 9 Fosslcker ... 8 o Leo ColusstiB 0 4 Bothwell 8 Blvgaln .... 9 3 Bing Boy 8 0 Stitch bird .. 8 13 Ua la 8 0 TB HAPATiA HACK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £70. About two miles and a half. Kahunoke .. 10 10 Koval Shift .. 10 0 Cotsfio.ld ... 10 5 Dark Princess 9 10 Capelia Abbey 10 2 TUiRANGANUI HANDICAP, of £(».' Six furlongs. Golden Blonde 9 9 PennycomeDe Friend .. 9 8 quick 8 8 Gay Hunter . 8 9 Locknit -••• s 0 FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, O £ x>. Seven furlongs. Blygain .... 9 0 Fas sicker 8 3 Minnow .... 8 9 Ruinotte . ... 8 0 Quaint .... 8 10 La Femme Bothwell .. 8 5 Noire 8 0 Hawthorn .. 8 4 Skyway .... 8 0