RACES AT GISBORNE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21717, 5 February 1934, Page 7

RACES AT GISBORNE

AMALGAMATION HANDICAP. MALAHAT BEATS SLIPPERY [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'] GISBORNE. Saturday The summer meeting of the Poverty Bay Jockey Club was opened to-dav in good weather and on a fast course. This is the first time the club has held a three-days' meeting and a comparison of totalisator investments can only be made with tho Boxing Day meeting of 1932. On that basis to-day's figures showed a decrease of £3, tho totals being £2512 in 1932, against £2509 today. Results:— FIRST HANDICAP HURDLES, of £7O; 1J miles.—3 Cotsfield, 0.0 (J. Clements), 1; 2 Kimbo, 10.9 (N. Home), 2; 1 St. Ames. 10.11 (P. M. Brady), 3. Also started: 4 Measurer, 5 Archerin, 9.0. Head; five lengths. Time, 2m 44 3-ss. Measurer injured u, fetlock and was destroyed. FEBRUARY HANDICAP, of £6O: 7 fur. —1 Little Wonder, 7.0 (L. H. Jones). 1: 2 Sylvan Dell, 7.11 (Leach), 2; 3 Kind Words, 7.6 (G. Gomm), 3. Only starters. Three lengths; ono length. Time, lni 27 3-ss. TARUHERUHACK HANDICAP, of £00; G fur.—4 Hunting Jay, 8.4 (Atkins), 1; 2 Miss Sarty, 8.2 (Wiggins), 2; 3 Princess Star, 8.5 (L. 11. .Tones), 3. Also started: 1 Vanestep, 9.4; 5 Master Cynic, 7.4; 6 Ingo, 7.2: 9 Agincourt. 7 Hinetewai, 8 Quaint, 7.0. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Time, lm 14 4-ss. AMALGAMATION HANDICAP, Of £100; 1J miles 2—MALAHAT. 7.2 (L. IT. Jones) .. .. 1 I—SLIPPERY, 8.7 (Atkins) .. ..2 4—KINSEL. 7.3 (Topping) 3 Also Started.—2 Gainsfid, 8.0, and Autumn Sun, 7.0 (bracketed). Ono and a-half , lengths; half a length. Gainsfid was fourth. Time, 2m 10 2-ss. FIRST MAIDEN SCURRY, of £SO; weight 8.0; 5 fur.—3 Boat Song (Atkins), 1; 6 Mata Hari (Gilmer), 2; 4 Gold Stitch (G. Gomm), 3. Also started: 5 Celerimus, 10 Bonny Song, 2 Big Dock, 10 Victor Colina, 7 Mister Tom, 1 Flying Mimic, 9 Sweet Joy, 8 Bing Boy. Three lengths; half a length. Timo, lm 2 l-ss. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £7O: G fur.— 3 Hunting Day, 7.0 (L. H. Jones), 1; 2 Stitch, 7.7 (Loach), 2; 1 Sunny Sky, 9.8 (Wifsgins), 3. Only starters. Head; length. Time, lm 14s. AWAPUNI HACK HANDICAP, of £00; 1 mile.—l Sunny Bachelor, 8.9 (Wiggins), 1; 3 Kahunoke. 8.5 (Marsh), 2; 2 Tres Sec, 7.11 (Leach), 3. Also started: 4 Bothwell. Head; half a length. Time, lm 42 3-£>s, MELBOURNE RACE RESULT LA SCALA'S FIVE HUNDRED (Received February 4, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 4 Tho chief event at tho Victoria Trotting -and Racing Association's meeting at Ascot yesterday resulted: — ASCOT FIVE HUNDRED, Of £500; about 5J fur. LA SCALA, H. Leek and R. Power's ch, f, 3yrß. by Manfred—Frances Tressady, 7.2 IH. Olsen) 1 WATCHFUL, C. Willmott's br h. 4yrs, by Drake—Tampro. Bay, 8.4 (Brown) 2 PLUM KING. 11. F. Hoystod's br g, aged, by King's Treasure—Plumpicker m, 8.11 (Muher) 3 Fourteen started. Head. Time, lm 7Js

ROTORUA JOCKEY CLUB REHANDICAPS DECLARED The following rehandicaps for the first day of the Rotorua Jockey Club's meeting, to be held next Saturday and Monday, have j been declared by Mr. F. J. McManemin:Mokoia Handicap, 7 fur. and about SO ' yards.—Chief Cook, 71b., making 9.2. i Hot Springs Handicap, 0 fur.—Solarium, ! 201b., making 9.3; Tuaheahe, 71b., making I 8.10. Tourist Handicap, G fur.—Hampton Park, 7lb„ making 7.7. TRENTIIAM TOTALISATOR FACILITIES FOR INVESTORS Ten shilling bettors op the lawn at Trentham have frequently complained of the distanco th?y have to walk in order to be | nrcommodated, as tho ten shillings totalisa- ! tor is nt the extrcmo northern end of tho ! lawn, dividing tho outside and inside en- ! closures. To suit tho convenience of lawn I patrons, the Wellington Racing Club has ' decided to close the lawn side of tho outside j totalisator house and tho 10s units will be ; transferred. Units of pound (win and place) I will bo sold nt the main totalisator house, ! and for tho further accommodation of the ! ten shilling bettors, selling windows will be ; placed in tho tea kiosk, adjacent to tho totalisator. STARTING BARRIER ADVICE TO AMERICANS (Received February 4 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, Fob. 3 Captain Cecil Boyd Richford, of Australia, beforo sailing for England to-da"y, advocated that American r.iciug authorities should adopt the Australian starting barrier Ho said jockeys and horseg respected it to a, high degree and starts wcro uniformly good. Captain Richford was tho guest of prominent American eportemcn. DUNEDIN JOTTINGS FAVOURITES FOR THE CUP [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] DUNEDIN. Saturday Although the good performers Golden Wings and Autopay have dropped out, in addition to Cricket Bat, Minerval, Rocket and others of lesser note, the acceptances for tho first day of the Dunedin Cup meeting are quite satisfactory. There is a good field cnI gaged in tho Dunedin Cup, and tho ruling j favourites are Vintage and King March. Chhota did a good gallop yesterday over 10 furlongs on tho inside of tho course in ! 2.11, with Tippling and Palmary assisting. She finished on well and has since come into favour for the Cup. Chhota has come on well this season. Silver Ring, Silver Streak, Gaysonvs and Croupier aro most in favour for the Publicans' Handicap, which is regarded aa a I fairly open rnce. Mobile looks well after his ; racing at Trentham and Gold Paper is | galloping well and bears an improved ap- ; pea ranee. ! Dismiss galloped well this morning over I six furlongs and has built up nicely as a rej suit of his trip to Trentham. Ho makes n j noise but still may run out a good six furlongs. Queen of Song, who galloped with Dismiss, appears to have trained off. Tho Southland mare Lochlnggen put up a performance nt Tnpnnui which gives her on outside chance in a sprint race at Wingatui. Fair Weather is going on well in his work and has furnished nicely enough to suggest a return to winning form. Kamel Pasha is otio of the track horses at Wingatui; He did not show up at Trentham, t>nd although agnin bright and well is an expensive horse to follow. Ventrac has dono well sinco winning at Trout ham, but on paper Vintage should beat him in the Dunedin Cup. Great Star is not ntnong the popular picks for tho Publicans' Handicap, but ho is galloping well and may set tho top-weights a big task to beat him. L. F. BERKETT'S HORSES TEAM OF FOUR FOR EPSOM The Nelson trainer L. F. Berkett hns entered four horses, Itaydus, Bronte, Arion Axworthy and Admiral Wrack, for tho Auckland Trotting Club's meetings, which opens at Epsom on February 17. Admiral "Wrack is owned by Mr. G. Reams, of Westport. and has been a consistent nnd successful performer on tho West Coaßt, both in saddle nnd in harncsv Arion Axworthy is nn American-bred horse, by Arion Guy—Belle Keller, and gained a minor place in six starts last season. Rnydus has previously run at Epsom, nnd Bronte is a useful typo of trotter, who has dono well at tho West Coast. OPOTIKI JOCKEY CLUB [ry telegraph—own correspondent] OPOTIKI, Saturday A canteen of cutlery, valued nt 20gns, hns been presented to tho Opotiki Jockey Club by Mr. E. W. Oswald, of Opotiki, as a trophy for tho owner of the winner of tho Opotiki Cup to bo run at the annual vnco meeting on March 21. Tho trophy is iu addition to tho stake of £IOO.