GISBORNE STEEPLECHASE MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 20853, 24 July 1931, Page 4

GISBORNE STEEPLECHASE MEETING

The steeplechase mooting of the Gisborne Racing Club was opened yesterday I.' dull weather, with a fair attendance. The course was in particularly good condition. Tho/totalisator investments were £4,112, compared with £9,826 on the first day last year. The principal race, the Gisborne Steeples, was a fiasco. Out of five acceptors only Two started, Handy and Kamehameha. After almost completing a circuit of the. course Kamehameha refused to face the jump in front of the stand, though repeatedly put to it by MTlroy, and Handy went on and won by a circuit. Eventually Kamehameha took the stand •'jump, but then refused the others in succession. After repeated

attempts ho completed the course in time to gain second place.

PARK HURDLES, 120sovs. 1,(111. 2—BATTLER ENT, 9.9 (Deslandes) 1 s—Whakaari, 9.0 (M'Rao) 2 I—Princess Elizabeth, 10.2 (A. Jenkins) • 3

Also started: 3 Coommloo 9.9, 7 Cynarta, 6 Masher, 4 Blacksmith 9.0.

Won by half a head, with a length between second and third. Blacksmith was fourth. Time, 3min 17sec. maiden’ HANDICAP, Cf. 1— LORDLY KNIGHT (Heath) ... 1 2 Sunny Song (Gray) ... ; 2 3 ■Megaphone (Goldfinch) 3, Also started: 8 Jlinetonai, 5 Lady Vane, 10 Niki Boy, 13 Tarcha, 15 Sublinate, 4 Arguilop 11 Honowai. 7 Birdcall, 11 Loighgata, 8 Black Songster, 9 Hunting Star, 13 Nightbloom. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Black Songster was fourth. Time, Imin 3soc. FLYING HANDICAP, ]2osovs. Gf. 4 FREEHOLD, 9.5 (H. Young) ... 1 I—Hunting Day, 10 5 (M. Gray) ... 2 3—White Fang, 10.5 (Kcesing) ... 3 Also started: 2 King Wanga 9.2. Won by a neck, with a length between second and third. Time, Imin 35scc. GISBORNE STEEPLES, loOsovs. About 3m. 1— HANDY, 10.5 (C, Stratton) ... 1 2 Kainehameha, 9.11 (M‘llroy) ... 2 Won by a circuit. Time, Crniii 2-1 sec. HACK ELAT HANDICAP, llOsovs. Gf. 2 SUNNY SKY, 9.0 (H. Gray) ... 1 3 Mala hat, 10.3 (N. Davis) 2 5 Primax, 9.0 (Goldfinch) 3 Also started: 7 Huntingdon 10.4, 1 Bob In 9.3, 4 King Peg 9.3, 10 Outfit 9.2, 11 Tarnlieru, 8 Little Wonder, 9 Golden Area, G Erin's Boy 9.0. Won by one length and a-half; ono length between second and third. Little Wonder was fourth. Time, Imin 14 2-ssec. TRAMWAY HACK STEEPLES, 120sovs. 2m. 2 TALL TIMBER, 9.8 (Walsh) ... 1 I—Rigoletto, 9.2 (M'Govqrn) 2 3 Purseful, 10.3 (E. Dunn) 3 Also started: 4 Cloyno (fell) 9.0. Won by six lengths; six lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 9 l-sscc. WINTER • OATS HANDICAP, loOsovs. J (in. 1— VALSIER, 9.13 (Goldfinch) 1 2 Autumn Sun, 9.10 (Gray) 2 3 Kinscl, 9.4 (Heath) 3 Also started: 5 Autmnina 9.10, 5 Nahi, 4 Simeon 9.0. Nahi and Autumn Sim wore the first to show out, then Kinscl moved up, and with Nahi led to the straight entrance. Then Autumn Sun and Valsio'r challenged strongly, the former lasting long enough to win by a quarter of a length, with Kinscl a length back a noso in front of Nahi. Time, 2min lOsoc.