Poverty Bay Hunt Results

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 August 1933, Page 2

Poverty Bay Hunt Results

CHRONIC SCORES EASILY IN THE STEEPLES, • ' HEXTON ’HANDICAP WC)N 'BY PETER PAXIL, ’ ‘ 'GISBORNE, Last Night. “ ‘ - lh'‘wintry weather with a bitterly cold . wind and .occasional showers thh annual .mooting of the ■.Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held on the Park’ rae6course yesterday, ). The going-was very good for Hie winter season despite'recent Heavy rains. The totalisator put through £2904-TOs, as compared with £3799 'los last year, there being a decrease of £895 10s. Results— ... HURDLES, of 40 sovs.; ■y 4} miles. 1 MILLION. 9.8 (Tinsley 1 1 2 Royal Lineage. 12.0 (H. Dulieu) 2 . 3 Tahoma. 9.9 ;.■ (Mcßae) & : Also started;-. 4- True Blood. Won bv half a* length, five lengths. Time. 3.19 4,-5. WHATATUTU HACK FT*\T, of 35 sovs.: 1 mile. . 0-0’ BROWN! ABBEY. 10.7 (Mr. J. Ahurangi) - 1 2- Sunny Pong. 11.5 (Mr. R. Russell ) . . • 2 3- Tama Waiata, 10.11, (Mr. E. V Thomas’) 3 Also started: 1-1 Kahunoke, 4-4 Capella Abbey, 7-7 Taruheru. 5-5 Tyrone Boy. Won by two lengths, one length. Kahunoke was fourth. Time. 1.50. HEXTON HANDICAP, of 50 sovs.; Id miles. 0-5 PETER PAUL. 8.0 fMarsh) .. 1 3-3 Aiguille, 9.2 (MeTnally) .... 2 2-2 Valsier. 9.0 (J. Walsh) 3 Also started; 1-1 Royal Bengal. 5-0 Bothwoll. 4-4 Kinsel. Peter Paul led from the start and was never headed. Aiguille was always handy. Three; furlongs from home Aiguille drew level with the leader, but in the straight Peter Paul again came

away and won easily by two lengths. In the final dash A alsicr came up fast, but was throe-quarters of a length behind Aiguille when the judges’ box was passed with Bothwell one and a-half lengths further back fourth. Time, 2.14, FERGUSON GOLD CUP HUNT CLUB ■STEEPLES, of 70 sovs.; 21 miles. 2-3 CHRONIC, 10.7 (11. Dulieu) .. 1 5-5 Jane, .10.7 (Clements) 2 4-4 New Ferry, 10.7 (Tinsley) . . .3 Also started: 1-1 Ironic (fell), 3-2 Jim Quin, 0-0 Lezetta (entered as Flying Narci) fell. Chronic was the early leader from Jim Quin, Lezetta and Ironic with New Ferry well back. In the second time round Jim Quin temporarily took charge, followed by New Ferry with Chronic tying third. In the back stretch Ironic came through and Chronic moved up and these two were heading the field and had opened up a big gap when ! Ironic hit a jump and came down, leavI ing Chronic with a lead of about a furl long from Jane with New Ferry almost 1 a similar distance back. Chronic struck i the last hurdle, but H. Dulieu made a good recovery and Chronic won by forty lengths from Jane with New Ferry ) twenty lengths further back third and J Jim Quin fourth eighteen lengths back, j Lezetta, who was running fifth, struck ) the last hurdle and came down. Time, > 5.36 4-5. | SWABTMOOB TRIAL, of 35 sovs.; I 5 furlongs. I 3-2 HUNTING STAR, 5.5 (Atkins) 1 1- Hunting Mars, 9.10 (J. Walsh) 2 2- Vanestep) 8.0 (Callahan) .... 3 Also started: 4-4 Miss Hornet, 5-5 [ Musgo, S'-8 Stitehbird, 7-7 Kentucky i Song, 6-6 Mister Tom, 9-9 Tino Waiata, l 10-10 Kahariki, 10-11 Sweet Joy. 1 " Won by half a length, one and aquartcr lengths. Time, 1.4. HUNTERS’. BRACELET, of 35 s,ovs.; 1J miles. 1- MERRY DAMON, 13.2 (Mr. H. . liods) .. .. •.1 4-2 Tama Waiata, 11.7, car. li.Sl' ' (Mf. C. Parkinson) 2 2- Rory Mor, 11.10 (Air. E. Thom-' • son) .... .. .. ...... .... 3 ; , Also started: 3-3 Capella Abbey, 5-5 Some Watch. : . Won by a head, one and a-half lengths: Some Watch was fourth; 1 'Time, 2.21 4-5. ' RAPANUI HACK FLAT, of 35 sovs.; A "7 furlongs. 1-1 GATNSFID, 9.7 (H. Dulieu) ),. ,■ f , 5-5 Brown Abbey, 8.10 (Mclndlty) -2 I ) 2-3 r Kind Words! 8.9 (Atkins) .. 3 ’ ' Also•■■ 'started: 3-2 Sunny Bachelor, . Slinity’ Song' anil Merry Melody (bracki'eted on the machine); 6-6 Hunting Jay, . 4-4 Suhstead, 7-7 Isms. : Won by half a length each way. Sunny Song was fourth. Time-, 1.32.