Poverty Bay Meeting Concludes

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1940, Page 7

Poverty Bay Meeting Concludes

[Per Press Association. — Copyright] GISBORNE, This Day. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting concluded yesterday. The totalisator handled £4794 10/, £8785 10/ on the second day last year, a decrease of £3991. Concluding results: Trial Handicap, of 75sovs.; six furlongs.— (1) Jungle King, 8.7, 1; (2) Kincarole, 7.13, 2; (1) Hunting Dawn, 7.13, 3. Scratched: Rivertide, No Wonder. Ririwai, Raporinga. The first and third horses were bracketed. Two and a half lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.15 3-5. Second Highweight Handicap, of 90 sovs; one mile and a quarter.—(l) Golden Blond, TO.O, 1; (2) Te Tahinga, 9.0, 2. Only starters. Fifteen lengths. Time, 2.15 1-5. Turanga Stakes, of 130sovs.; one and a quarter miles. — (2) Raana, 9.0, 1; (3) Small Boy. 8.6, 2; (1) Happy Landing, 8.5, 3. Only starters. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 2.9 1-5. Hack Cup Handicap, of lOfisovs.; one mile.—(l) Queen’s Dream, 8.10, 1; (5) Red Cockade. 8.11, 2; (3) Mendelssohn. 8.4£, 3. Two other starters. One and a quarter lengths each way. Time, 1.42. G. B. Oman Memorial Stakes, of lOOsovs.; six furlongs.—(l) Kindergarten, 8.11, 1: (2) Rivertide. 8.6, 2. Onlystarters. Three lengths. Time, 1.15 2-5. Cook Handicap, of 95sovs.; six furlongs.—(l) Black Thread, 10.3, 1; (2) Native Song. 8.5, 2; (3) Endorsement. 8.6, 3. Also started: Perfect Lady. A nose; two lengths. Time, 1.13 1-5. Farewell Hack Handicap, of 95sovs.; six furlongs.—(3) Dutch Ace, 7.6, 1; (1) Diana Tetrix. 9.7, 2; (6) Red Hunting, 7.12, 3. Four other starters. Three lengths; two and a half lengths. Time, 1.14.