TROTTING

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 29, 3 August 1923, Page 11

TROTTING

POVERTY BAY MEETING.

<B1 TELEORAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

GISBORNE, 2nd August. The Poverty Bay Trotting Club's annual meeting was held to-day. The weather was fine and there was a good attendance. The track was rather heavy after rain in the morning. The totalisator investments amounted to £9609, as against £7767 at the annual meeting last year, an increase of £1842. Hesuits: . . : ' ' ' .

Introductory Handicap, of 100 soys; one mile and a half.—Whetu, limit, 1; Miss Marvin, 60yds bhd, 2; Queen Audubon, limit, 3. All started. Won by two and a half lengths, with a similar distance between second and and third. Time, 3min 48 3-ssec.

,Te Hapara Handicap, of 100 soys; one mile and a half.— Peterwah, 12yds bhd, 1; King Peter, 120 yds bhd, 2; Golden Gate. 84yds bhd,. 3. All started. Won by eight lengths, with six lengths l>otween second and third. Time/3min 57 3-ssec.

Gisborne Handicap, of 300 soys; two miles.—Eulius, 12yds bhd, 1; Jimmy Richmond, 36yds bhd, 2; Reliance, 36yds bhd, 3. Medway was scratched. Ivy Audubon, Jimmy Richmond, and Reliance were bracketed on the machine. Won by two lengths! with three between second and third. Time, 4min 49 3-ssec.

Dorn Memorial, of 100 soys; one milo and a half.—Guinea, limit, 1; Doctor Dillon.. 24yds bhd, 2; Lottie Advance 72ds bhd, 3. Scratched: Gladiolus. Won by a head, with forty yards between second and third. Time, 3min 44sec.

Visitors' Handicap, of 125 soys; two miles.—King Peter, 60yds bhd, 1; Rose Bingen, 168 yds bhd, 2; Golden Gate, 36yds bhd, 3. All started. Won by six lengths, with eight lengths between second and third. Time. smin 8 l-ssec.

Telephone Handicap, of 150 soys: one mile.—Vera Logan, limit, 1; Jimmy Richmond, 36yrls bhd, 2; Waiteranui. 24vda blid, 3. Scratched : Reliance and Euliug. Won by a neck, with two lengths between second and third. Time 2min 2 3-ssec.

Railway Handicap^ of 100 soys; one mile.—Queen Audubon, limit. 1; Jean Darling, limit, 2; Jean Audubon, limit, 3. Scratched: Gladys Cole, Digger. Won by two and a half lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 32sec.

Farewell Handicap, of 100 soys; one mile and a quarter.—Pitaroa, 140 yds bhd, 1; Bonfire, limit, 2; Le Mer'iel, 60y4s bhd, 3. Scratched: Miss Marvin, Medway. Won by two lengths, with four between second and third. Time, 2min 56sec.