POVERTY BAY MEETING

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 17

POVERTY BAY MEETING

Kahunoke’s Steeplechase WIN TO GOLDEN BLONDE By Telegraph—Press association. Gisborne, July 29. The first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club's meeting was held In good weather. Tile going was fair. Totallsator m)’™)" mentis were £llO3O, compared with £->9au 10/- last year, au increase of £2079/10/-. Results:— PARK HURDLES HANDICAP, of £lOO. One mile and a half. 1 BEGORKAII, 9.0, ear. 9.2 .... (Lord) 1 2 BAZAINE, 10.8 (Dulieu 2 3 HUNTING STAR, 0.13 .... (Kowhai) 3 Also Stated: 5 Bothwell, 9.3; 7 La Femme Noire, 90; 4 Grand Score, 9.0; 6 Holme, fell. 9.0. Two lengths and a halt; half a length. La Femme Noire was fourth. Time, 2.51 1-5. HACK FLAT HANDICAP, of £75. Six furlongs. , . 1 MAY SONG, 8.4 (Glading) 1 6 BUINETTE, 8.0 (Dornam 2 9 PERFECT LADY, 8.2 .. (Anderson) 3 Also started: 2 Brown Lap, 9.2: 3 Bonn e Song, 8.11; lo Fine Stitch, 8.4; 8 Rapa Waiata. 8.2; 5 Shanl, 8.2; 4 Paul Robeson, 5.2; 7 Ua la, 8 0 Three-quarters of a length; length and a half. Shanl was fourth. Time, 1.10 4-5. MAIDEN RACE, of £7O. Five furlongs. 2 DE BRETTS, 8.3 (McKenzie) 1 1 IBU. 8.0 (Brough.on) 2 9 HUNTING CHOI’, 8.0 (Marsh) 3 Also started: 11 Sweet Pat, 8.0: 5 Defend, 8.0; 4 Kitchenette, 8.0; S Quilp, S.O: 0 Bold Step, 8.0; 3 Singing Gold, 8.0; 10 Raana, 8.O; 7 Gay Mimic, 80. One length ami a hall’ each way. Defend was fourth. Time, 1.4. HACK AND BUNTERS’ STEEPLES, of £l3O. Two miles and a half. 1 KAHUNOKE. 10.2 (Thomson) 1 1 PLATTER, 9.8 (Dulieu) 2 2 WYKEMIST, 10.4 (Walsh) 3 Also started: 3 Curlew, 10.4; 5 Puccini, 9.4; 4 Mitzi. 9.0; 7 Eldos, 9.0; 7 Grantham. 9.0; 9 Mangatai, 9.0. Four lengths each way. Mitzi was fourth. Mangatai and Grantham ran off, and Curlew, Puccini and Eidos fell. Time, PUBLICANS’ PURSE HACK HANDICAP, of £75. One mile. 2 EVEN MONEY, S.B (Holden) 1 4 SKYWAY, 8.8 (McKenzie) 2 1 HAILE BOY, 9.0 ... (Goulsboro) 3 Also started: 5. Quaint, 9.0: 6 Mon-Ace, 8.0: 3 Royal Mistake, 8.0: 7 Mailman, 8.0. Head each way. Quaint was fourth. Time, 1,45 3-5. WINTER OATS HANDICAP, of £l2O. One mile. 1 SMALL BOY. 7.10 (Wiggine) 1 4 BLUE NEEDLE, 7.10 ... (Broughton) 2 2 GAY HUNTER. 8.5 (Kellett) 3 Also started: 3 Legatee. One length and a Quarter; half a length. Time, 2.11 4-5. TRAMWAY HANDICAP, of £75. Seven furlongs. 1 GOLDEN BLONDE. 8.10 (Wiggins) 1 1 DE FRIEND, 9.5 (McKenzie) 2 5 PENNYCOMEQUICK. 9.1 .. (Kellett) 3 Also started: 4 Mata Harf, 9.3; 2 Hunting Mare, 8.11; 3 Blygain, 8.5; 0 Lordly Knight, 8.0. Neck: length. Lordly Knight was fourth. Time, 1.30 1-5. Golden Blonde and De Friend were bracketed on the machine. Fixtures. July 29, 31—Poverty Bay T.C. July 31 —Christchurch Hunt Club. NEXT SEASON. August 7 —Poverty Bay Hunt Club. August 10. 12, 14—Canterbury JIC. September 2 —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club, September 4— Taranaki Hunt Club. September 9. 11— Wanganui J.C. September 18—.Ashburton County R.C. September IS—Foxton R.C. September 18. 20—Avondale J.C. September 23, 25- Geraldine R.C, September 25—Marton J.C. October 2—-Otaki Maori R.C. October 2—Kurnw J.C. October 2, 4 —Taumarunui R.C, October 7, 9—Dunedin J.C. October 9—Hawke’s Bay J.C. October 0. 11—Auckland R.C. October I(l—South Canterbury J.C. October 16, 18 —Avondale J.C. October 14, 16 —Masterton R.C. It i« expected that Miss Margaret Pm prior, who is Auckland's young provincial lawn tennis champion, will visit England and play at Wimbledon and other English tournaments. She will cerfcinlv ho n srlondid advertisement for the Dominion, both on and off the court, and she should benefit tremendously from the experience. Her record at the lust two Auckland championships is a remarkable : <mc. In 1935-36 she annexed the girls’ I junior singles, the girl’s Intermediate singles and the girls intermediate doubles with Miss P. Cooke, This year she won the women’s championship .singles and doubles with her sister, the intermediate singles, doubles with Miss P, Cooke and combined doubles with J. AV. Gunn.' , : i —. , I