POVERTY BAY T.C.

Grey River Argus, 23 October 1939, Page 5

POVERTY BAY T.C.

SKYWAY WINS HANDICAP. GISBORNE, October 21. The second day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s spring meeting was held at the Makaraka course to-day in showery weather. There was a good attendance. The track was holding. The totalisator handled £6,401 for the dav compared with £7,976 in the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £1 575. Investments for the meeting totalled £10,709/10/- as against £12,916 last years, a decrease of £2 206/10/-. Results: — HURDLES HANDICAP: 3 WHETU car. 9.1 i <D. Craddock) 1; 2 Small Bov (W. Pine) 2; 5 Paul Robeson, car. 10.fi (A. L. Murray) 3. Also started: 1 Birkology, 4 Seven Seas, car. 9.3. Won by two lengths; hall a length. Time —2.46. TRIAL HANDICAP: 1 NATIVE CHIEF <O. Evans) 1; 3 No Wonder, car 7.7 (P. Fenton) 2; 2 Taharakau, car’. 8.0 (R. G. Kerr) 3. Also started: 4 Waikawa, 7 Jungle King, car. 8.3, 8 Whakao, 6 Millions, car. 8.0, a River Tide, car. 7.131. Won by two lengths; same. Time—l.l7. CENTENNIAL HACK HANDICAP: 1 NATIVE SONG, car. 9.4 (E. Baker) 1; 5 Minnow (R. Marsh) 2; 4 Reay Bridge, car 7.6 (R. G. Kerr) 3. Also started: 2 Raana, car. 9.4, 6 Mendelssohn, 3 Gay Laura. Won by a length; half a length. Time—l. 44 1-5. SPRING HANDICAP: 3 SKY WAY (G. Gilchrist) 1; 2 Defriend, car. 9.8 (E. Baker) 2; 1 Gay Mimic (O. Evans) 3. Also started: 4 Hunting Mint, car. 7.7, 5 Pennycomequick, car. 7.0 i. Won by half a neck; a length. Time—2.l2 4-5. JUVENILE STAKES: 1 KINDERGARTEN (O. Evans) 1; 6 Kintyre (R. G. Kerr) 1; 1 Dusky Morn (G. Gilchrist) 3. Also started: 4 Kincarole, 3 Millions, 5 Rough Passage, car. 7.7, 2 Kinariki car. 7.0. Won by a neck, one and a half lengths. Time 1.4 1-5. (The first and third horses were bracketed on the tote.) TARUHERU HANDICAP: 2 GAY MIMIC (O. Evans) 1; 4 Okawa, car. 8 2 (P. Fenton) 2; 3 Golden Blonde, car 8.11 (E. Baker) 3. Also started: 1 Boldstep, car. 7.13, 5 Pennycomequick, car. 7.7, 6 Lordly Knight, car. ( 7.1. Won by half a length; same. Time—l.l6 4-5.

DEPARTURE HACK: 5 DIANA TETRIX, car. 7.61 (L. Cullen) 1; 3 Proclamaton (R. Marsh) 2; 4 Minnow, car. 7.9 (P. Fenton) 3. Also started: 1 Smiling Personality, car. 8.4, 2 Mimicry. Won by two lengths; same. Time —1.16 2-5.

POVERTY BAY H.C. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. GISBORNE, October 22. Poverty Bay Hunt Club acceptences for to-day (Monday), are as follows: — LABOUR DAY HURDLES, 11 miles —Birkology 10.11, Paul Robeson 10.2. Whetu 9.12, Whakao 9.0. WHATATUTU HACK HANDICAP, 1 mile.—Queen’s Dream 8.4, Minnow, Mendelssohn 8.2, Gay Laura, Golden Flame 7.10, Kahuroa 7.7. HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE, 21 .miles. —Kahunoke 12.10, Lovelilt 11.3. Dozie Boy 10.12, Miss Blue 10.9, Royal Stuart 10.7 Seven Seas 10.9.

HEXTON HANDICAP, 11 miles— Gay Mimic 8.3, Sky Way 7.12, Okawa 7.12, Raana 7.10, Hunting Mint 7.8, .Minnow 7.0, Gay Laura, Pennycomequick, Reay Bridge 7.0. THE SWARTHMOORE SCURRY, 5 furlongs, all 8.0. —Taharakau, No Wonder, Waikawa, Millions, Silvery Moon, Whakao, Jungle King, Ririwai, River Tide Cymetic, Hunting Dawn. HUNTERS’ BRACELET, 1 mile.— Lovelilt 11.10, Miss Blue 11.3, Dozie Boy, Seven Seas 10.9, Royal Stuart 10.7, Kahunoke 11.9. RAPANUI HACK HANDICAP, 7 furlongs.—Mimicry 8.5, Queen’s .Dream 8.4, Proclamation 8.4, Mendelssohn 8.2, Plenteous 7.7.