STEEPLECHASE MEETING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 July 1928, Page 3

STEEPLECHASE MEETING

RESULTS FROM GISBORNE. ORTHON WINS WAIKANAE HANDICAP. DEAD HEAT IN TE HAPARA STEEPLES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) GISBORNE, July 28. The second day of the Gisborne Racing Club’s meeting took place to-day. Results were: GISBORNE HURDLES. Of 150 sovs. One mile and a half. 2 Ballyfarnon 1 7 Ordshna 2 3 Merle 6 Scratched:. Cohesion,' Rahepoto, Dapper Boy. Won by a neck, with three and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 2.55. TRIAL. HANDICAP. Of 10d sovs. Six furlongs. 2 Abisogne 1 4 Bold Front 2 1 Dishonoured 3 Scratched: Otene, Sun Yat Sen. Won by two lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.18. WAIKANAE HANDICAP. Of 165 sovs. One mile. 9 Othon 1 1 Cool Card 2 2 Wanderlust 3 All started. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Tune, 1.47 2-5. SECOND HACK FLAT. Of 130 sovs. Seven furlongs. 2 Singleton 1 8 First Prince : 2 5 Tea Lady 3 Scratched: Rakaroa, Cherry Girl, Toka, Fall o’ the Year, and Eostra.. Won by. three-quarters of ii length, with t,wo lengths between second and third.. Time,., 1.33 2-5. • TH HAPARA STEEPLECHASE. Of loO.sdVs. About two arid a half milesL 3 Handy + 1 Master. Arch ■ •••••■ + 6 Comedy Prince ~ 3 •All started. Won by three .lengths. Time,; 5.30 1-5. f Dead heat, TURANGANUI HANDICAP. Of.l2o.sovs. Seven furlongs. ■ 1 Pale Star 1 10 Night Witch 2 ■ 8 King Willonyx 3 Scratched i-' Abisogne, Ivingi Pita, Bold Front,. C}iipehase, Kakaroa. Won by a neck, with three lengths between second and, third. Time, 1.33 2-5. FAREWELL • HANDICAP. Of 150 %ovs: ' Six furlongs. 9 Huikai A.... 1 ; 7 Othbii- 2 • 8 Superb' King .... 3 Scratched : Dreamy. . Won by tivo lengths, with a heck between ..second arid third. Time, 1.17.4-5.

NOTES ON THE; RACING.; GISBORNEv July 28. The public suffered' a diisapppintr ment oyer/Ratulii iii the Gis-bomeTi birdies, the well-backed i'avouritii, failiitg miserable. .C-ri-shua took • the lead from Comedy Prince in the last half-mile, but Ballvfainon challenged in the last furlong. Winning bv a neck.. Abisogne raacic no race of the Trial Handicap, coming away to win easily. Reed’s mount. Dishonoured 1 , got a good run, but courid not net near the leader, and Bold Front displaced him in tbo last half-furlong. Kingsel got a. bad start, but finished well up. Tho Waikanae Handicap brought a boil-over. Othon paying a big price for a sterling win. Othon was well pla-cpd at the bend and. got up in the last few strides to beat Cool Card and Wanderlust.

Singleton had to go to beat First Prince, in the Second Hack Flat. The latter made .the turn for home in front and stayed' on well. Tea Lady was a good* third. There was an excellent finish in the To Hupa.ru Steeplechase, Handy and Master Arch dead-heating with Comedy Prince close up third'. Handy made the pan? all the way and pint mo a great tight when challenged by the favourite. Pale Star, who was favourite for the Turanganui Handicap, was well placed to the straight, coming on to snatch victory from Night Witch, an outsider, who looked like a. winner at the distance. King Wanga, led the Farewell. Handicap field at the distance, but Huikai finished briskly,to win. Othon finished close up second, with the others hunched behind. The totalisat.or. takings improved by £2049, as compared with similar races last year. The. total for ’the seven races last year was £12,1*10. AUSTRA hi A N RACING. ROSEHILL RESULirS.. (Australia!) Press Association.) SYDNEY. July 20. Resell ill races restnPi'd : AURUR X HAN DICAP. Six furlongs. Rennui. 0.2 Quince. 7.6 ••• ~ Jazz flaky, 7.11 & Fourteen starters. Won by.a. length. Time, 1.1 5. JUVENILE HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. Mi thru, 8.0 1 Longway, 8.2 2 Mark Dennis, 8.0 3 Eight ,«farters., Won by thiree-qiiar-tciw of a. length. Time, 1.30. poverty bay hunt club.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) GISBORNE, July 20. The following weights have been de

c-lared for the Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s annual meeting: Hunters’ Hurdle Handicap, one. mile and a half.—Ballyfarnon 12.12, Master Arch 11.5, Inner Harbour 11.1, Cairo, Denboro, Middleman, Galari, Pillarbox, Nowra 10.7. Awapuni Hurdle- Handicap, one mile and three-quarters.—Cohesion 11.9, Ballyfarnon 11.7, Hardy 10.5, Royal Heather 10.0, Comedy Prince, Rahepoto 9.10, Blue Jay 9.8, Inner Harbour 9.7, Crishn-a. 9.6, Jen, Fall o’ the Year, Cherry Girl. Ivingi Pita. 9.0. Hexton Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—Cohesion 10.10, Singleton 10.3, Cool Card, Polonctt 10,2, Princess Ronnie 9.11, Othon 9.8, Superb King 9.5, Pita, Pale Star, Princess Nata, Blue Jay, Toka, Ron go, Night Song, 1 Takaroa 9.0. • Ferguson -Gold Gup Hunt. Steeples, two miles and a, half.—Highway 12.11, Master Arch 11.12, Bfendowcr 10.11, Progressor. Blangiat-alraa, ' Pillarbox, Nowra 10.7.

Rapa mi i Hack Handicap, seven furlongs.—Singleton 11.9, King Wonga 11.3. Tea Lady 10.3. Abisogne 10.0, Essential 9.12, King Willonyx 9.11, Rahepoto, Taku Tama 9.8. First Prince, Night Witch. Blue Jay 9.5, Bold Front 9.4, Rrioiatn, 9.3, Plimmerton, Rakaroa, Nahi, Fall o’, the Year. G-a.imint, Toka, Rongo, Cherry Girl, Kingi Pita, Kirisel, Takaroa.. Jen, .Crishua, Chip . Chase, Rostra, Oterie 9.0.

Hunters’ Bracelet, one mile.—Pita 13.5, Hiehwnv. First Prince 12.1. Chip Chase 11.8, Cairo 11.2, Whakaotiramgi, Ga.la.ri, Penboro, Sporty, Middleman 11.0. '