POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 22722, 9 August 1937, Page 4

POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

GRANTHAM WINS STEEPLES DOUBLE TO SKYWAY For the Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s annual meeting the' weather was overcast and boisterous. The going ivas good. The totalisator handled £5,356 10s, against £3,807 10s last year, an increase of £1,549. AWAPUNI HURDLES* £4O. l}m, 1— HUNTING STAR. 10.1 (Day) ... I 3—Grantham, 9.2 (Rohlo 1 ) 3 2 Bothwell, 9.2 (Walsh) 3 -The only starters. . Won by five lengths with four lengths'between second, and third. Time, 2min 51 3-ssec, WHATATUTU HACK HANDICAP, £35. 1». , 1— SKYWAY, 9.1 (M'Kenzie) ... I 3 Quaint, 8.10 (Gladding) ... 3 2 Haile Boy, 9.2 (Goldsboro) ... 3 A 1 so started: 4 Uaia 8.0. ■: ) W'bn by half a length, with one length ■' between second" and- third* Time, Imin 40s6c. HEXTON HANDICAP; £6O. IJm. 1— SMALL BOY, 9:1 (Wiggins) ... 1 3 Hunting Mars, 8.0 (Broughton) 2 2 Gay Hunter* 8.6 . (Gqldsbotb) ... 3 . Also started: 4 Bine Needle 8.1, 5 Lordly Knight 7.7.,, , Won by a length. and, a-half , . with a length and a-half between, second and third. Blue Needle was fourth. Time, 2min 9 4-ssec. , FERGUSON GOLD CUP STEEPLES, £7O. 2Jm. ' a—grantham; 10.7 (Rehiotf) ... 1 2 Mitzi; 10.7! (Walsh) 2 I—Royal Toast, 1Q.9 (Day) 3 Also. started: 4 .Mangatax. 10.7. Won by six lengths, with six lengths between, ’second and third. Time, Smm 27sec, '' ’; SWAETHMOOR SCURRY;- £35. sf< 2—GAY MIMIC, B.4‘(M Kenzie) ... ® I—Singing Gold, 8.0 (Tremam) ... 2 10 Quilp, 8.0 (Dornan) i... Ako started: 12 Emhlazofi 8.0, 8 Legion Queen 8.0, 3 Mailman 8.0, 5 Raana B.o,W:Defend 8.0 6;: Kitchenette 8.0. 9 Sweet .Pal 8.0,--4 Hunting Crop 8.0, 11 Firelock 8.0. Won by a length and a-nalf, witli a length, between second and third* Kitchenette was fourth. Time, Imm 3 . ■•■•■■-’"v. HUNTERS’ BRACELET. U»« 1- 12.7 (Mr R. Moore) V 4 Mahala, 10.9 (Mr J. .•. 2 Puccini, 11.0 (Mr H. H. Dods) 3 Also started: 3 Vesty 10.7; Won by a length, with two length* between second and third. ; RAPANUI HACK FLAT HANDICAP, . £35. 7f. , ~. 2 —Bonnie Song, 8.5 I 4-Brown Lap. 9.1 (Tremamei ... 3 6—Perfect Latiy, 8.2 (Forsyth) ... 3 Also started: 1 Ruinette 8.13, 3 Ihu 8 2 7 Fine Stitch 8.2, 6 Holme Fell 8.1 • ' \Von by a Kngth with half ajength between second and third. Rumetta was fourth. Time, Imm 30 l-ssec.