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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 7 August 1933, Page 6

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« G RACING FIXTURES. Aug. s—Poverty Bay Hunt Club. Aug. 8, 10, 12 —Canterbury Jockey Club. Aug. 19 —Pakuranga Hunt Club. Aug. 26 —Taranaki Hunt Club. Aug. 80—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club. Sept. »2—Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 13—Mart on Jockey Club. VICTORIAN RACING. FOLD ALE'S SURPRISE WIN STAKES TO' WALTZING LILY Jnited Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 6. The chief results at the Victoria Aanateur Turf Club’s meeting are: AUSTRALIAN HURDLES. Poidate, 0.7 (Rj-nes) 1 Sub Rosa, 9.4 (Nelson) 2 Latly Doris, 9.3 (Oallum) 3 Also started : Phocis, Zygon, Pitoota Hyde P'ark, Sarocito. . Tlie early racing was made by Phocis with. PoicLaJe his- nearest <ittenda-nt and then Zygon and Lady Doris. The race was all over when half the journey had been covered, Pci dale having established a long lead, eventually winning by 12 lengths with a. length between second and third. Then followed Hyde Park six lengths away. Phocis, Pitoota and Saroeto next, white Zygon fell. Time, 6.7. Tlie public; made a hostile demonstration against the winner, whose owner, P. Hay, was so upset over the affair that he made a statement to the Press declaring that he had not a penny, on the horse and the .hostility was unjustified. particularly in view of the fact that Poidale met "with a slight accident last Tuesday and was not expected to do himself justice. CRIMEA TRIAL. First Division. Bensfcirt, 7.7 (Skidmore) 1 Golden Hlam, 8.5 (O’Brien) 2 Cootapata.mba, 8.7 (Brown) ... 3 Fifteen started, including Shining Gold. Won by three lengths; two and a. half lengths. Time, 1.481. MALAKOFF STAKES. Waltzing Lily, 9.10 (Daniels) ... 1 Sigati, 7.7 (Simmonds) 2 Spearman, 8.6 (Hiildyard) 3 Fifteen started, including Weatherwise. Won by a head; half a length. Time, 1.54 J. In the Moondali Plate the New Zealander Good Hunting finished third, while Peter Jackson and Ruling Light were unplaced. POVERTY BAY HUNT RACES. GOLD CUP TO CHRONIC. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! GISBORNE!, Aug. 5. In wintry weather, with a bitterly cold wind and occasional showers, the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held on the Park racecourse to-day. The going was very good for the winter season, do.spit

heavy rains. The totalisator haudh £2904 I,os, compared with £3799 10 last year, a decrease of £895 10s. Results: AWAPUNI HURDLES. OF £4O. One mile and three-quarters. 1 Million, 9.8 (Tinsley) 1 2 Royal Lineage, 12.0 2 3 Tahoma, 9.9 3 Also started: 4 True Blood 10.3. ' Half a length: five lengths. Time 3.19 4-5. WHAT A TUTU HACK HANDICAP. Of £35. One mile. 6-6 Brown Abbey, 10.7 (Mr. J. Aliurangi) 1 2- Sunny Song, 11.5 2 3- Tama Waiata, 10.11 ...... 3 Also started: 1-1 Kahunoke 11.1, 4-4 Capella Abbey 10.9. 7-7 Taruheru 10.7, 5-5 Tyrone Boy 10.7. Two lengths; a length. Time, 1.50. Kahunoke was fourth. HEXTON HANDICAP. Of £SO. One mile and a quarter. 6-5 Peter Paul. S.O (Marsh) ... 1

3-3 Aiguille, 9.1 - 2-2 Yalsier, 9.8 3 Also started: 1 Koval Bengal 9.7, 5-6 Bothwell 8.10, 4-4 Ivinsel 8.7. Peter Paul led from the start and was never headed, with Aiguille always handy. Three- furlongs from home Aiguille drew level with the leader, but in the straight Peter Paul came away again and won easily by two lengths. In the final dash Valsier caino up fast, but was three-quarters of a length behind Aiguille when the judge’s box was passed, with Bothwell a length and a half back fourth. Time, 2.14. RAPANUI HACK HANDICAP. Of £35. Seven furlongs. 1- Gainsfid, 9.7 (11. Dulieu' .. 1 5 5 Brown Abbey, 8.10 2 2- Kind Words, 8.9 3 Also started: 3-2 Sunny Bachelor 9-7, Sunnv Song 9.0 and Merry Melody 8.0 (bracketed), 6-8 Hunting Jay, 4-4 Sunstead, 7-7 Isms Half a length each way’. Time, 1.32. Sunny Song was fourth. FERGUSON GOLD CUP. Of £7O. Two miles and a half. 2-3 Chronic, 10.7 (H. Diuieu) ... 1 5-5 Jane, 10.7 - , 4-4 New Ferry, 10.7 3 Also started: 1-1 Ironic (fell) 10.12, 3-2 Jim Quin 10.7, 6-6 Lczettiv (ontered as Flying Narei) 10.7 (fell). Chronic was the early leader from Jim Quin, Lezetta and Ironic, with New Ferrv well back. In the second time round Jim Quin temporarily took charge, followed by New Ferry and Chronic in third position. In the back stretch Ironic came, through anti Chronic moved up, and these two were heading the held with a big gap to the rest when Ironic hit a jump and came down, leaving Chronic with a lead of about a furlong from Jane, and New Ferry almost a similar distance back. Chronic struck the last hurdle, but H. Dulieu made a good recovery, winning by 40 lengths from Jane, with New Ferry 20 lengths back third and Jim Quin fourth 18 lengths back. Lezetta, who was running fifth, struck the last hurdle and came down, lime, 5.36 4-5. . ’ , fContinued at foot of next column.) aa g——y l —^