RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20011, 30 July 1928, Page 14

RACING.

GISBORNE MEETING. OTHON SPRINGS SURPRISE. DEAD HEAT IN STEEPLES. LAST EVENT TO HUIKAI. f-pT TELEGRAPH. —PREPS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, Saturday. The annual steeplechase meeting of tho Gisborne Racing Club was biought to conclusion this afternoon in fine weather. Tho totalisator handled £15.062. compared with £12,113 on the second day Inst year, making the total for the against £23.379. an increase oi £5352. Results were:— GISBORNE HURDLES. Of £350, li miles. B—BALLYFARNON. E M. Lnngley's b g, syrs. by Cynic—Maybloom, 10.11 (Stration) 7—CUSHNA, M. Thomas' br g, Pyrs, 9.0 (Lord) S—MERLE. P. Neacle's blk m. oyrs, 9.0 (Weaver) Also Started.—s Princess Nat a 1 ratuki. 4 Comedy Prince, b Jen. 3 Middleman. J Eastbourne. Won by a neck, with 31 lengths between Second and third. Time. 2m sos. TRIAL HANDICAP. Of £130; 6 fur. 5> -ABISOGNE. E. M. Langley's ch f. *4yrs. by Bisogne—Princess Ora. 9.b (Green) 4—BOLD FRONT, J. Reedy's br g, 4yrs, 9.0 (Holland) .. •• •• • • - I—DISHONOURED. A. C. Williams* br s, 3yrs, 10.4 (Rccd) Also Started. —Kinsel. 9 frost™ 7 Wnkoafcrangi, 10 Gaimint, 6 Ardri, d Mangahaiei. .11 Oddmint, 8 Lady Kelban. Won by two lengths. Time, lm 18s. WAIKANAE HANDICAP. Of £365; 1 mile. 30—OTHON, G. Priest's b g. Pyrs by Nassau—Lallab Rook. 9.0 (Hockley) 1 1 COOL CARD. A. Henderson's blk hj, 4yrs. 9.13 (France) 2 2—WANDERLUST. W. White's br g, 6yrs, 9.11 (Reed) .. .. •• ..3 Also Started.—6 Huikai. 8 Polonett 8 Princess Ronnie. 3 No Favours. 4 Addlefall, 7 Pita. 5 Pale Star. Won by a head, with a neck_ between second and third. Time, lm 4,5. SECOND HACK FLAT HANDICAP. Of £130; 1 fur. g— SINGLETON. D. J. Barry's b hj, 3yrs, by Autumn —Bobella, 10.13 (A. E. Ellis) i 6—FIRST PRINCE. J. Spratt's br g, syrs, 9.0 (Nixon) .. -• ..2 6—TEA LADY, Mrs. M. Mcintosh's b f, 3yrs. 10.2 (Dunn) 3 Also Started.—4 Essential. 1 Roynl Elm, 7 Merle. 10 Blue Jay, 6 Rapiatn, 3 Plimrnerton. 12 Kinpri Pita, 11 Cairo, 9 TaKaroa. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lm 33 3-ss. TEHAPARA STEEPLES. Of £350; 21 miles. 2—HANDY. H. Brooker's b g, aged, by Feramoy—Dextress. 10.13 (Lord) .. t I—MASTER ARCH, Reedy Bros.' b g, aged, by Marble Arch—Kaleta. 9.1 (Holland) .. . . ■ • • • , • • f 6—COMEDY PRINCE. H. Connop's b g. aged, 10.0 (Campbell) .. .. ..3 +Dead heat for first place. Also Started.—4 Garzon. 5 Highway. 9 Royal Heather, 7 Rahepoto, 2 Bendower, 8 Progressor. The third horse finished three lengths behind the winning pair. Time, 5m 30 i-ss. TURANG ANUI HANDICAP, Of £120; 7 fur. 4—PALE STAR. D. McLean and C. H. Slatter's b g, ased, by Tribulation— Stargton, 9.2 (Mackie) 1 9—NIGHT WITCH. R. Gregory's br m. oyrs, 9.0 (E. Manson) 2 8— KING WILLONYX. C. Morse's ch c, 3yrs, 9.10 (Nixon) 3 Also Started.—2 Dreamy. 6 Nisht Song, 3 Rakaroa, 4 Nahi. 5 Cherry Girl, 10 Toka, 7 Fall o' the Year. Won by a neck. Time, lm 33 2-ss. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £150; 6 fur. S—HUIKAI. Taranaki te Ha's b g. 6yrs, by Tribulation—Carlato, 10.6 (Dixon) 1 7—OTHON, G. Priest's b g, 6yrs. 9.0 (Hockley) 2 6—SUPERB KING, S. Kirkpatrick's b g, oyrs, 9.8 (R. Butterworth) .. 3 Also Started. —2 Dave, 4 Jsanette, 3 Coo! Card, 1 King Wnnga, 5 Feo Simple, 10 Addlepate, 6 Takutama. Won by two lengths, a neck separating second and third. Time, lm J7 4-ss. THE TURF IN ENGLAND. LIVERPOOL SUMMER MEETING Australian Press Association—United Service 'Received July 23. 13.35 a.m.) LONDON. July 27. At the Liverpool summer meeting to-day the following was the result of the leading event:— THE LIVERPOOL CUP. Of £2000; 1 mile 2 fur. 170 yds. PLAYBOY, J. B. Joel's b hj, syr 3, by Pommern —My Dolly .. .. .. 1 DELICTS, Reid Walker's b h. syrs, by Invincible—Delos 2 REGALO, Mrs. Lawrence's ch m, 4yra. by Rock Flint—Clarice .. .. ..3 Eight started. Playboy won by a neck, length and a-half second and third. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. Nominations closed on Saturday for three members of committee of the Takapuna Jockey Club. Dr. A. J. Friedlander and Messrs. R. I'. Michaels and L. Alderton, the retiring members, were the only candidates and they will be declared elected at the annual meeting, which will be held on Monday, August 20. JOCKEYS' PREMIERSHIP. T. GREEN WINS. The 1927-28 racing season closed with the siolding of tho second day of the Gisborne Winter Meeting on Saturday, and for the recond season in succession T. Green has succeeded in heading tho list of winning jockeys. During the past couple of months Green ha.s been having a keen tussle with .R. Reed for tho jockeys' premiership, and f-hen the final day of tho season arrived there was only one point between them. However, Green was successful on Abiaogne, find he finished up with a tally of 75 wins and a lead of two over Rsed. who had 73 •wins. WELLINGTON G OSS IP. CANDIDATES FOR SYDNEY. [B"? TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON. Saturday. Mr. J. S. McLeod's pair of rising three-year-olds, Raasay and Gesto, leave next Friday by tho Marama for Sydney. Luke Wilson takes them across. Both have done well during the winter and have A.J.C. Derby engagements. Raasay, of course, has tho better record of the pair, but Gesto has come on exceptionally well. He should certainly pay his way oil tho tn p. There was some good useful work at 1 rentham. this morning, the course proper at the disposal of timers Ail the horses with immediate eneaire--2*5 on'wer en S ° lld W ° rk and then ars ye^old U F t frst SC PRC6 for "sing twoI™. S„ F !3o? B rJt"!ht i?«n,f UrflfS ' 4 ' ind l . a ll docisiori will bo arrived to Australia hCr th ° n,vcmlc v '' iU 6° who