POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20087, 26 October 1928, Page 18

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB

THREE FAVOURITES SCORE.

CHIEF EVENT TO POLONETT.

SURPRISE IN FIRST RACE

[ Itv TELEGRAPH. PRESS • ASSOCIATION] GISBORNE, Thursday.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring Meeting was opened at Makaraka to-day in dull weather. Tho going was good Ihe totalisator handled £9781. against iBGO6 on the corresponding (lay hist year. IiCSU

WCle: JUNCTION HANDICAP. Of £'l3o; 5 fur. 7_IAC'rO. A. Candy's b g. 4yra. 7.0 (Brougliton) 6—NAHI. Lady Carroll's b S. 7.8 (Walsh) " G-EVENSONO, G Wilson's b g. aged. 7.5 (Davis) . • Also Started.--) Tea Lady. 3 Dimmer '2 Nightsong. 8 Baby Prince, •! Ardn. 10 Eastbourne 9 Master Cynic. Won by a head, with three-QUnrle'S of a length between second and third. umo. lm - J ,)S ' p [I!S -p hurdles. Of £110: 1J miles. 2—JEN. R. Gregory's ch g, 6yrs, 0.0 (Corner) • ■ • I—HIGHWAY. H. Williams' b g. aged. 10.9 (Nixon) 4 4- ROCKET CAR. A. Dixon's ch g. Gyrs. 9.0 (Mclhoy* J Also Started.—3 Many Colours. Won by five lengths. Time. 2m f>oa.

KOSELAND HACK HANDICAP Of £130; 6 fur. 2—MOSQUE. R Porter's br g. 4yrs, 5.7 (Butterworth) 1 4-MANGAHAREI. D. J. Barry's ch n, 4yrs, 7.5 (Wiggins) . • • • ; - 3—R API ATA. F Allen's bg. Gyrs. 7.7 (Murray) Also Started. —7 Outfit. 5 Wilmington. 6 Mon Mint, 1 Nichtwitch, 7 Manntai, 10 Baby -Prince, II Norma Wilson, 8 Oddtnint Won by two lengths Timo, lm IRs

SPRING HANDICAP. Of £-200: U miles. 3 POLONETT. F. Goodman's ch g, aged, by Polydanion—Witchct, '.O (Wiggins) • • . • 1 I—SUPERB KING, S. Kirkpatrirk's b g. Cyrs. 7.5 (Atkins) • • - 2—COOfj CARD. S Henderson's blk g. E>yrs, 7.S (Davis) . • ■ The only starters Won by a iiofp, with two ntiu a-hnli lengths between second and third. 1 ime. 2m lUa TA U X AIIA lIA X DIC AP. Of £130: 7 fur I—SINGLETON. D. .1 Barry's b hj, ■lyrs, 9.10 (Wiggins) .. .. 1 4—PRINCESS X ATA. F. Hall's b m. aged, 8.1 (Davis) 2 2—LIPSOL, E. Jones - b g. aged. 9.13 (Dixon) . 3 Also Started.—3 Good Sport, 5 Welcome Sound. Won by seven lengths. Timo. lm 31s

MAIDEN SCURRY. Of £120; 6 fur. I—OTENE.1 —OTENE. C. Wright's b g. 4yrs. 8.0 (Walsh) 1 2—RICH HARVEST. B. Barry's ch f, 3yrs. fi.O (Wiggins) . . . . 2 3—NGAHURU, H. Patterson's b g, ayrs. 8.0 'Broughton) Also Started.—6 Pereki, 11 Lady Kilham, 7 Seamstress, 8 Whakaari, 4 Eostra, 10 Out of Sight, 2 The Tint (coupled with Rich Harvest), 5 Patutahi, 9 Sun Yat Sen. Won by a length and a-half. Timo, lm ITs

FLYING HANDICAP. Of £130; 6 fur. 3—JK.'iNETTK. F. Hall's br m. Gyrs,. 7.12 (Davis) . . . . . 1 2 HUIKAI, aged. 9.0 (Mitchell) .. ..2 I—NIGIITSONG, A. Dixon's, b g, Gyre, 7.0 (Savage) 3 Also Started.—l King Wanga. Won by a short neck. Time, lm 16s. OCTOBER HACK. Of £130; 1 mile. I—KING WILLONYX, C. Mode's ch hj, 4yrs, 8.0 (Nixon) 1 2—GORDON SWIFT, Tarnnaki Teua'a, 6yr3, 7.13 (Anderson) 2 3—KINSEL. A. Dixon'a br g, syrs, 7.10 (Savage) 3 Also Started.—s Outfit, 6 Kongo, 1 Toka, 7 Fall o' the Year, 8 Out of Sight. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time, lm 435.

SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. [nv TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] GISBORNE, Thursday. Acceptances for the second day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club's meeting arc:— MATAWHERO HANDICAP. 1 mile.— Polonett, 9.11: Cool Curd, 9.8; Princes 3 Nata, 8.11; Tea Lady. 8.0; Rongo, Toka.

SECOND HURDLES. 11 nnles.--High way, 10.13; Many Colours, 10.5; Jen, 10.0 Hood Sport, 9.0; Rocket Car. 9.0.

WAIKANAE HANDICAP, 6 fur.—Outfit, 8.10; Mon Mint. Plimmerton. 5.3; Dimmer 8.2; Kilisel, 7.13; Nightwitch, Nnlii, 7.10 lago, Rapintii, Otene, 7.9; Mangnharei, Evensong, 7.8; Manutai, 7.1; Oddiniut. 7.2: Eastbourno, 7.0.

JUVENILE HANDICAP, 5 fur.-Win-niugton. 8.4; Baby Prince, Russet Moor, 8.1: Autumn F,ve. Rich Harvest, The Tint, Seamstress. 7.13: Torrazzo. 7.4: Autumn Sun. 7.1; Million, 0.13.

MAKAKAKA HANDICAP, 1 mile.— Singleton, 8.10; Huikai. 8.8; I'olonet, 8.2; Cool Card. 7.13; Superb King, 7.12; Princess Nata, 7.2; Good Sport, 7.U. MAIDEN HANDICAP, 6 fur—Manstnirei, 9.0; Ngahuru, 8.8: Pireki, Lady Kll- - Ardri, Norma Wilson, Whakaari, Master Cynic, Oddmint Patutahi, Dunnott. Sun Yet Sen. Rocket Car, 8.3. WAIMATA HACK HANDICAP. 7 fur.King Willonyx, 9.1; Winnington, Plimmerton. 8.1; Gordon Swift. 8.2; Kinsel, 7.13, lago, 7.9, Rapiata, Otene. 7.8; Evensong. 77: Fall o' the Yea:. Out of Sight. 7.0.

FAREWELL HANDICAP, r, f.ir.--Hui kui 9.0; .Teanclte, 8.11; Lipsol. 8.10; Superb King, 8.7; King Wanga, 8.3; Tea Lady, 7.0; Good Sport, 7.4: Nighlsong. Nahi. Mon Mini. 7.0.

YVAIKATO STEEPLECHASE. ELIGIBILITY OF HORSES. OUTLINE UF THE CONDITIONS. L-onstderablo concern seems to have arisen m some quarters as to the correct interpretation of tli* conditions governing the Wuikato Ilandi.ap Steeplechase, run at To Rapa o Wednesday The race was for

"hacks and qualified huiiteia," and it is somewhat difficult to understand how any dou' could have arisen in the minds of any on at versed ill correctly inlerprelng the lawi- o' racing The fact.- aie *o cleai thai nardly a moment's thought is required to demonstrate Ilia! 1 hi* qualified hunters running—no mattei /tun ttu-.i sake winnings might nmotinf : were quite eligible to lake part in the contest Mad ii been intended that the qualified hunter* should comply with the

■'hack' definition -el out in the Rules of Rac.in; theie woJd then hnvo been no necessity to specially mention that the rnc« wa foi 'qualified hunters," ns well 113

"hacks,' as the word 'hack' would have covered' both classes. I'her it nothing 111 <-lie Uulea of Racing lo debai "hack and hunters' steeplechases," and uiany such races have been run in the Dominion, but the words 'hack and hun ters 111031 not be used 111 tile title of the me. A. .1 matter of fact a Groat Northern Sleeplechase winner would have been quite eligible foi the Waikato Steeplechaso so long as lie held a certificate of qualifies Hon as a hunter for season 192rt

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

D ARGAVILLE RACING CLUB. Acceptances for events to bo run on the first, day of the Dargaville Racing Club's meeting close to-day (Friday), at 5 p.m., at the Avondale Jockey Club's office. Victoria Street West. OHINEMURI JOCKEY CLUB Nominations for all events to bo run at the Ohinetuuri Jockey Club's Spring Hack Meeting cloao to-day (Friday) with the secretary, Mr. H. Poland, Pnoroa,