POVERTY BAY RACES
BUSTER BROWN SUCCEEDS
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) GISBORNE, February 9. The Poverty Bay Turf Club's Summer Meeting opened in glorious weather and before a good crowd. The course was in excellent order. The totalisator handled £5279 10s, a decrease of £1355 10s. Results:—
First Hurdles Handicap, £105; 1J miles.—3 Paul Robeson, 9.8 (C. L. Kerr), 1; 2 Queen's Dream, 9.0 (A. Lord), 2; 4 Both well, 9.0 (L. Butterworth), 3. 7 Also started: 1 Illinois 9.13. Length arid a half; ten lengths. Time, 2min 47 3-ssec. ,' Telegraph Handicap, £100; 7 fur-; longs'.—4 Minnow, 8.7 (R. Marsh), I;; 2" Reay Bridge, 7.7 (H. Wiggins), 2; .1 Native Song, 7.12 (J. S. Campbell), 3. Also started: 3 Hinepit 7.12, 5 Ua-Ia car. 7.10. Two lengths; neck. Time, lmin 27 2-ssec. t j Maiden Scurry, £85; 5 furlongs.—3. Smiling Personality, car.*B.o^ (H. Callahan), 1; 5 Dutch Ace, car. B.o£ (C. L. Kerr), 2; 1 Cymetic, car 8.1 i (J. McInally), 3. Also started: 2Tu Rahiri 8.0, 7 Plenteous 8.0, 9 Fairy Foe 8.0, 6 Red Glory car. B.OJ, 8 Malmetic 8.0, 4 Comedy Cook 8.0. Five lengths; half a length. Time" lmin 1 4-ssee. SUNDERLAND STAKES,, £120; 1 mile. 3 Buster Brown, car. 7.1|? (L. Cullen) «. 1 2 Small Boy, car. 7.13 (J. S. Campbell) ~ 2 1 Pennycomequick, 7.12 (H. Wiggins) Also started: 4 Hamarin.. car. 7.3&. j Length and a quarter; three lengths. | Time, lmin 41sec. . Summer Hack Handicap, £100; 1 mile. —4 Birkology, car., 7.9$ (R. Marsh), 1; 2.0p0h0, car. 7.12 (J. Mclnally), 2; 1 Gay Mimic, 9.0 (H. Callahan), 3. Also started: 3 Helios 8.2, 5 Colenso 7.7, 6 Whetu car. 7.0, 7 Defora car. 7.3. Half a length; length. Time, lmin 42sec. FLYING HANDICAP, £105; 6 furlongs. 1 Black Thread, 10.0 (H. Wiggins) .. 1 2 Golden Blonde, 9.2 (H. Callahan) 2 The only starters. Two lengths. Time, lmin 15 l-ssec. Harbour Hack Handicap, £100; 6 furlongs.—l Boldstep, 9.2 (H. Wiggins), 1; 3 Hunting Royal, 8.6 (Marsh) and 4 Raana, 7.7 (J. Forsyth), dead heat 2. Also started: 2 Mimicry 8.9, 5 Miss Blue car. 7.9. Length. ,Time, lmin 14 l-ssec. ' '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 13
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