POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1923, Page 11

POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

GISBORNE, 4th August. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club's Annual Meeting was held in fine weather, and the course was in good order. The totalisator returns were £10,623, ,as compared with £6845 last year, arfciucrease of £3778. Results:— 3

Hunters' Hurdles, of 600 soys; one mile and -a half.—Buckeye, 10.7, 1 ; Garzon, 10.7, 2; Patetonga, 11.4, 3. Scratched: Heather Queen. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min 53sec.

. Handicap Trot, of 60 soys; one mile and a quarter.—Alice L., 48yds bhd, 1; Miss Marvin, 12yds bhd, 2; Peter Dean, 72yds bhd, 3. Scratched : Peterwah, Medway, Jean Darling. Won by a nose. Time, 3min lseo.

Hexton Handicap, of 85 soya; one mile and a quarter.—Golden Light, 11.3, 4; Westerner, 9.3, 2; Martini, 9.11 3. Scratched: White Hope, Koodoo. Won bj a length. Time, 2min 14secA Hunters' Bracelet, of 45 soys; one mile.—Many Colours, 11.5, 1- Birka 11.0, 2; Sweet Heather, 12.13, 3! Scratched: Oak R ose , Patetonga, Aurore. Won by a neck. Time, 2min plsec.

Hunt Club Steeples, of 100 soys; two miles and a half.—Tarakete. 10.7, 1 j Hau Hau, 10.7, 2; Heatherform 10.7 3 Also started.: Radio 10.13, San Toy 10 7 San Toy and Radio felL San Toy was remounted and fell a second time. Heatherform, remounted, also fell a second time, but was remounted by the owner, and completed the course. Won by,' three lengths, with the third horse ten lengths back. Time, smin 50Eec. Swarthmoor Maiden Hack, gf 50 soys; five furlongs.—Fort George, 8.0 1 • Heatherite, 9.6, 2; Esquimau, 9.0', 3. Also started: Kingi 9.0, Pita 9fO (coupled S'" 1 L n ate Night 9.0), Peppermint 9.0, Patua 9,0, Pearl de Leon 9.0. Won by a length and a half, with two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 35sec.

Hunters' Flat Handicap, of 45 sovsone mile and a quarter.—Many Colours, $7 JTliA? uckeye ' 1(X7 > 2; Colgrove 10.7 3. Also started: Patetonga 11.12' Heather Queen 11.1, Kau de Cologne 10.13, Kata Kehua. 10.7. Won by half a length, with three lengths between second and third. Time,. 2min 20sec. Rapanui Hack Flat, of 55 soys; seven inqf'TuP'^ool 10-0> 1; Westerner, WT,' I ?. a5 hlk- 10-6 ' 3-.-^'so Started: Whanoko 11.4, Silver Stride 9,11, Kimj- ■£ 9.7, Heatherite.9.o, Fort Geoi'ge 9 0 lortissuno 9,0. Won by a length, with two lengths and, a half between second and third. Time, lmin 32 8 ec