REEFTON RACES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20139, 8 January 1940, Page 3

REEFTON RACES

KILROBE scores JED FOREST SURPRISES MURIET’S SUCCESS AT SECOND ATTEMPT (Per Press Association.) REEFTON, this day. The midsummer meeting of the Reefton Jockey Club was held on Saturday in fine weather. The attendance was large and the track in excellent order. Results: — Members’ Hack Handicap, of £7O; 1 mile.—s Cymric, 8.3, car. 7.10 (W. Fox), 1; 6 Muriet, 8.3 (Connor), 2; 2 Bright Prospect, 8.5 (Wadley), 3: Scr.: Screamer, Improvident, Shining Wing. Length and a half; length. Time, 1.40 1-5. Amoretta was coupled with Cymric. Soldiers’ Trot Handicap, of £7O; 1 mile.—4 True Pronto, 12yds. (F. Lynch), 1: 8 Wee Audubon, It. (C. Bennett), 2 ; 10 Baron Silk, GOyds. (J. Bennett), 3. All started. Length; half a length. Times, 2.17 2-5, 2.17 3-5, Trial Hack Handicap, of £7O; 5 furlongs.—7 Jed Forest, 7.11 (C. T. Wilson), 1; 2 St. Cloud, 8.8 (A. Stokes), 2; 5 Malvasia, 8.8 (V. Spratt), 3. Scr.: Garonne. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.2. Reefton Handicap, of £100; 1 mile.— 1 Kilrobe, 8.11 (A. Stokes), 1; 3 Waitaka, 8.4 (P. Spratt), 2; 5 Studley Royal, 7.10 (C. T. Wdson), 3. Also started: 2 Roy Bun, 4 Cape Gabo. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.42. Maruia Hack Handicap, of £7O; 6J furlongs.—2 Muriet, car. 7.G (Connor), 1; 2 Fascinator, car. 7.8 J (A. Stokes), 2; 1 Garonne, 9.7 (A. E. Ellis), 3. Also started: Bright Prospects, Caretaker, Jocanta. Neck; a length and a half. Time, 1.21 3-5. Junction Trot, of £75; I 4 miles. —l Robin Hyde, It. (Cameron), 1; 5 Reservist, It. (Alborn), 2; 3 Gold Bar, 12yds. (A. Holmes), 3. Also started: 6 British Honour, 7 Johnnie’s Hope, 4 Ormolu, 2 Baron Silk. Four lengths; three lengths. Times: 2.49 2-5, 2.50 2-5, 2.48 1-5. Highwcight Handicap, of £7O; 7 furlongs.—l Peacock, 9.2 (P. Spratt), 1; 2 Improvident, 8.0 (C. T. Wilson), 2; 3 Studley Royal, 8.10 (Hibberd), 3. Also started: 6 Phil, 5 Potent, 3 Papernilla, 8 Windward, 7 Rebel Rose. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.28 1-5.