RACES AND TROTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22445, 27 September 1947, Page 8

RACES AND TROTS

SEVEN MEETINGS BEAU JEWEL AT HASTINGS Patrons of the turf had considerable scope to exercise their judgment today, there being seven racing and trotting meetings being conducted in various parts of the Dominion. Of chief interest to local sportsmen is the spring meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club in Hastings. Other race meetings are at Paeroa, Otaki and' Dunedin, 'trotting meetings are being run at Epsom and Addington, while a , combined meeting is taking- place at Reefton. ; ; HAWKE’S BAY MEETING HOLLYCOMBE HACK HURDLES HANDICAP. of £300; 1J miles.-4-4 BEAU JEWEL, 9.3 (M. Billing-ton), 1; 7-5 MAKATU. 9.0 (A. Bishop), 2; 6-7 LAND WARDEN, 10.3 (J. Dooley), 3. All started. Time, 2.57. OTAKI RACES KAPITA HACK HURDLES, of £350; 1$ miIes.—DUALITY, 10.10, 1; MOUTOA LORD. 10.11. 2; KAHURAPONGA, 9.5, 3. All » started. DUNEDIN PLACINGS SPRING HURDLES HANDICAP, of £400; 1J miles.—WEE MAC. 10.5, 1; RULING MOMENT, 10.2. 2; FIRST OUT, 9.2, 3. EPSOM WINNERS INNOVATION HANDICAP, of £500; 1} miles.—7-6 GREAT VENTURE, 72yds. bhd., 1; 1-1 LEGIONNAIRE, 24yds.. 2; 6 ; 7 RECLAMATION, 24yds., 3. Belworth was fourth. Length and a quarter; 6 Times. 3.26. 3.30?. 3.33. * > ; DEVONPORT HANDICAP, of £o00: 2 miIes.—COMMANDER SCOTT, It., 1; KILCASII, It., 2; INDIAN QUEST, It., 3. Impartial was fourth. NEW BRIGHTON TROTS INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of £325 ; 1 mile 5 furlongs.—l-T JAVA, 43yds. bhd.. 1; 4-4 SANDY DUVAL, 12yds. bhd, 2 *'.sl6-14 BARDIA, 43yds., 3. Buncrana was. foibrth. All started. Time, 3.39. VT SHIRLEY HANDICAP, of £325; 1 Ada. J furlongs.—4-2 GANTREE, 24yds. bhd*i*j 1: 16-16 GRATTAN GOLD, It., 2; 3-4 WORTHY ACE. It., 3. Iknroa was fourth. TheAvinner was coupled with French Gold. AlPstaitsd; Time. 3.34. ■■ .'iarf