THAMES RACES
CONFLAGRATION WINS (Per Press Association.) THAMES, this day. The Thames' Jockey Club’s winter meeting is being held to-day in fine weather. The course is holding, and the attendance is large. Maramarua Hack and Hurdles Steeples, of £130; 2,V miles. —6-6 Conflagration, 9.8 (Williamson), 1; 1-2 Rival, 9.13, 2; 4-4 General Ruse, 10.0, 3. Scratched: Jewelled Girdle, Golden England, Floodlight, Tupeotu, Simint, Centaurus, Paint, Tavern Song, and Forest Glen. Six lengths; four lengths. Time, 4.35 4-5. Stewards’ Hack Handicap, of £130; 6 furlongs.—-First Division: 2-2 Glenbevan, 8.12 (Cameron), 1; 6-6 Glen Connell, It.lo, 2; 5-5 Elise, 8.4, 3. Scratched: Empire Rose and High Jewell. Half a head; a length. Time, 1.19. Second Division. —2-2 Harmony, 8.3, 1; 6-6 Gayjax, 8.0, 2; 4-3 .Hogarth, 8.0, 3. Scratched: Legal Fox, 'Miss Jose, Sir Buck,. Successful, Neenah, and Nordic Song. One and a-half lengths; half a head. Time, 1.20 4-5. RUGBY ON THE OVAL Pride of place oii the programme of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union was given this afternoon to the meeting of the teams representing the. Hastings and Gisborne high schools. The start of the senior grade Premier Clip matches, to have been played to-day between Old Boys and Celtic, has been postponed until next Saturday. However, the juniors took part to-day in the start of a knockout competition. The progress scores at the time this edition went to press were: Junior Grade. —Old Boys 11, Celtic 0; Marist 8, H. 5.0.8. 3; Wairoa Scouts 3, High School B 7. Fourth Grade. —High School 8, Marist 0. - ■'
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20630, 11 August 1941, Page 7
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