POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 August 1928, Page 2

POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB

MASTER ARCH WINS GOLD CUP GISBORNE, 4th August. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s Meeting was held to-day. Results:— Hunters' Hurdles, of 75 govs; one mile and a half. —1 Ballyfa'rnon, 12.2, 1 : 2 Inner Harbour, 111,‘ 2; 4 Middle; man, 10.7, 3. Also started: Cairo, Henboro. Wo aby six lengths, three lengths between second and third/ Time, 2.59 3-5. Awapuni Hurdles, of 80 sovs; one mile and three-quarters.—2 Comedy Prince, 9.10, 1; 3 Blue Jky, 9.8, 2; .6 Kingi Pita, 9.0, 3. Scratched: Jen. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.22 1-5. Ferguson Gold Cup Steeplechase, of 150 sovs; two miles and a half.—l Master Arch, 11.12, 1; 2 Highway, 12.11', 2; 4 Pillar Box, 10.7, 3. Also started: ; Progressor. Won bv twenty lengths. Time, 5.53 1-5. Hext.on Handicap, of 110 sovs;.one mile and.a quarter.-—1 Pale Star, 9.0, 1; 7 Superb King, 9.5, 2; 5 Cool Card, 10.2, 3. Scratched: Princess Nata. Won by half a length. Time, 2.18 1-5. Svvarthmoor Trial Handicap, of 70 sovs; five furlongs.—First division: 1 Abisogne. 10.5, 1 ; 2 Bold Front, 9.5, 2; 4 Whakarite, 9.0, 3. All started. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.5.

Swarthmoor (second division). —1 Kinsel, 9,8, 1; 2 Otene, -9.2, 2; 7 Eostra, 9.0, 3. Won by a. length. Time, 1.5. Hunters’- Bracelet, of 60 sovs; one mile. —1 First, Prince,, 12.1, 1; 3 Clnpcliase, 11.8, 2; 2 Pita, 12.5, 3. Also started: Middleman. Won by four lengths. Time, 1.52. Rnpanni Handicap, of 80 sovs'; seven furlongs.—3 Plimmerton, 90,l; 1 King Willonyx, 9.11, 2; 7 Taka Tama, 9.8, Scratched- Tea. Lady, Ronga, Kinsel. Won by a bead. Time, 1.32 2-5. Totn 1 isn tm- investments wore £11,842. BEAU CAVALIER DOING GOOD WORK (By Telegraph.—Special to "Tim Mail”) CHRTSTCHURCI-I, 4th August. Beau Cavalier continues to get through plenty of useful work on Riccarton -tracks without being required to shew his best pace. He was the best galloper this morning. In a trial over a miie vf Hh Tarleton he registered Imin 47 2 ssec,

and passing rhe post he held, an advantage of three-quarters of a length from his companion. . ' The Auckland crack is a hard puller in his work asmn liis races, and one result of his keen style of going is that he is apt to take risks at the fences until he settles down. This was exemplified in the Grand National Steeplechase lastyear when he narrowly escaped coming to grief at Cutts’s. fence on the'first time round.

After that, however, his exhibition of jumping was of the best. He has 121 b extra to carry this year, a substantial rise .over such a tiring journey, hut- it is a weight that would have had no terrors for some champions of the past. •

If he is allowed to bowl along by himself in the lead, that being the manner in which he runs all his races, he may win ags-in, While lie is being discussed chiefly as a candidate for the Grand National steeplechase, ,t is probable that Beau Cavalier will cake his place : n the Grand National Hurdles on the second day of the meeting. AUSTRALIAN RACING TWO NEW ZEALANDERS PLACED Juited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, sth August. At. the Warwick Farm races the Denham Court Plate resulted: Royal Tune, 8.7, 1; Prince Humphrey, 8.0, 2; Figure, 6.11, 3. There were twelve starters. Won by a quarter of a length. Time, 1.13/,. , . Edenson Park Handicap: Pigeon Pie, 8.12, 1; First Acre, 9.13, 2; Koorathella, 8.0, 3. There were thirteen starters. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.41. MELBOURNE, sth August. The Australian Hurdles resulted: —Sir Alogy, 9.0 (Scott), 1; Rumford, 10.9 (Shepard) 2; .Longlands, 10.7 (Turner) 3. Eleven started.

At the last hurdle Sir Alogy was five lengths clear of Rumford, who was ten lengths ahead of Longlands. Sir Alogy maintained his lead rounding the home turn and came into the straight well clear. He ran home an easy winner by five lengths with Longlands seven lengths away third. Time, the race record. *