THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 139, 29 May 1914, Page 2

THE TURF.

RAGING FIXTURES. . June 3 and 4,--Gtaki Maori R. 6. Winter. June 3 and 4.—Runedin Jeekey ffiluh Winter. June 3,6, and B.—Auckland R.G. Winter. June 17 and 18.—Hawke s Bay J.G. Winter. June 24 and 25. —Napier Park R.C. Autumn. July 2 and 4. —Gisborne R.C. W inter. July 15 and 18. —Wellington R.C. ’ Winter.

THE DERBY. THE RESULT A SURPRISE. BIG WIN FOR THE BOOKMAKERS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION OOPYBIGHT. ] London, May 28. Prior to an execrable start, Kennymore behaved like a savage, lashed out and kicked everything, within reach, and set the whole field at loggerheads. The scene eclipsed anything witnessed for a long time. The crowd round the post treated the pandemonium as a joke, cheering and laughing, which further upset the horses and delayed the start for twenty minues. The Derby spectacle was disappointing. There was a tedious delay of 21 min at the post and a false start. The only untoward event was a Suffragette, Ada Rice, firing a pistol with blank cartridge at a policeman who was clearing the course. She burned the policeman’s clothes and injured his leg, and was arrested. Duryea, owner of Durbar, is a wealthy American who went to France and established a stud farm when betting restrictions were enforced in New York State. He won the Two Thousand Guineas in 1912 and twelve races, worth £15,000, in 1913. The result of the Derby was a surprise, and a tremendous win for the bookmakers. The crowd were stunned and silent. THE CALCUTTA SWEEP. London, May 28. Wilson and Morris, cotton merchants, of Manchester, share the Hapsburg ticket in the Calcutta Sweep, winning £25.000. GERALDINE RACING CLUB. [per press association.] Timaru, May 28. The 'Geraldine Racing Cl I s annual report states that £790 was spent on improvements last }ea making £l6OO in two years. The improvements are now practically complete. It was resolved to reeomn n 1 the committee to raise the st k s from £BOO paid last year io £l3OO. HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. Nominations for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Chib’s winter meeting close with the secretary, Mr. AV. J. Stratton, to night at 8 o’clock.