SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5669, 16 January 1890, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE P.B. TURF CLUB'S ANNUAL MEETING. SECOND DAY. The following is a continuation of yesterday's racing : — HACK HANDICAP, of 10 soys ; distance 1 mile. Luna, 7.8 (Donovan) ... 1 Truthful, 9.12 2 Tit Bit, 8.1 ... ... 3 Falcon 9.7, Turoa 8.1 (81bs over), Satellite 8.0, Beresford 7.10, Good-bye 7< (Ist lllbs over), Cloth of Gold 6.1J, Battle Axe 6.4, Dinah 6.4, and tylormo> 6.0 were the other starters. Puti 8.2 wa« scratched. After some trouble in getting the hoiHe;away evenly, a good start was obtained, and Tit. Bit, Turoa, and Satellite drew away from the others, who passed the stand in a cluster. Round the back of tin course Truthful and Luna drew up Truthful was nor. able to catch the leader; in time, bub Luna took first place at th curve and led home, winning by a len^tl. and a half. ' Satellite was last. L 286 oij machine, 35 on winner. Dividend L 7 7«During this race some amusement wa> created by a monkey belonging to one oi the spielers getting away from its owner and dodging him about the course mid over fences. Before being .caught the animal turned belligerent and showed fight to those who tried to capture him.

'iSadesmen's handicap, -Of 120 bovr, second hoise to receive 10 soys. from -' the stakes. Distance, lh miles. Mr C. Pitt's Fitzjames, 6 years, 8.0 V. (Faxrell) ... 1 :Mf Walsh's Pani, 4yrs, 8.9 2 ;Mr Sunderland's Deceiver, 6. 12 ... 3 •Mr Hepburn's Pouawa, 4 years, 6.8, also raii. Mr Wethered's Avis, 6.0, was scratched. "From the start Deceiver tried to lend butwasßoon overtaken by Pouawa and thea fell back to last place, which he held • during the rest of the race. Pouawa led, but Fitzjames in -second place made the going fast. Pani rushed up in the straight, and Fitzjamos aud Pani passed the stand and ran for some distance ?tieck and neck, Pouawa leading them by ft length and a haP. At the back of the course Pani drew away from Fitzjames, but did not catch Pouawa. At the curve for home both Pani and Fitzjames advanced on the leader, and on taring, the straight Pani passed Mr Hepburn's mare, who was then beaten by Fitzjames. JSTearing the post Fitzjames put on a spurt and won easily by three lengths. Deceiver beat Pouawa for third place near home, a length sepai-ating the two at the finish. Time. 2min. 45.1-ssecs. L 427 on totali sator ; 90 on winner ; dividend L 4 ss. _¥OBCED HANDICAP, of 30 SOYS. 1 mile and a distance. Mr.Peka Kere Kere's New York, 6st (Donovan) 1 > Mr Hanson's Truthful ... 2 Mr Woods' General Thornton 3 The Moor (6st) also started. Katinka (910), Fitzjames (9 "7), Huerfana (9st), Criminal (Bst), The Dove (Bst), Pouawa (7*l), and Daraley (6st) were scratched. General Thornton got the best and New York the worst of a troublesome start. T-ruthful went to the front after the stand - had been passed. Now York then began to draw up, and The Moor to fall out of the race. At the turn the horses were in i •> cluster, and all had whips out. They : t galloped abreast up the straight, und almost on the post New York drew ahead and won by a neck. Time, 3min. 4-l-ssoc. L 347 ott tt>talisator, 45 on winner. Dividend L 6 18s. Mr Clark's Misfortune has accepted for the Grandstand Handicap (weight- 6.4) and Park Handicap (6.9) of the Gisborne L Racing Club's Annual Meeting.