SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11109, 25 October 1907, Page 5

SPORTING.

♦ ■ POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB'S MEETING. SECOND DAY. Tiie second and concluding day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club's spring meetrng took P r ace at the MakarakaWse to-da/ £?T a * »?»» -tamely attended, the numl that P «f eSen V fu J ly e 9 ual if not'exceeding h>htf«l 7 th fl cr fi a^ The "weather was d tinman fi r ds . good > the ra «ng at ceffiV Ml> i J -. Chad ™k wa 6 as sueShLtn 1 m th « allotting of the W S (ake. .Minimum we?ght™ .7. S 250 Mr I) Hcpburn'6 b, , San wall excephng Tcmna, w f o i£*Z?Z AMofi -TV* tlle b^4ums. Glen we 3 , n $ c stra » San Cn£ r™V & d *?9wer-6irl fourth. -San Cruz then made a bid for place anrf striding along beautifully BooS^cre the othe rs down although Flower G?ri had made a great dash for victory. The fftte^assed. Glen Afric, but^the ch*tnut in front t mm jft^' and « ot a»™ SiSS. " ♦ SeC< r d place ' while S* 11 Cruz, finishing strongly, wa 5 half a length to the good for first place. JStromneL w <£ ToS l^' l6^ W™ Tnd SECOND HURDLES HANDICAP, of 50 soys, second horse to receive 5 soys s?«i £}*' , ? ne^ ile and a half > OV€r six flights of; hurdles. 374 Mr P Johnson's eh c Te Uira, fe ,T y & ld R ««f-Te Uira ■ 11.0 (J. CObnnell)... ... . i 204 Mr J Sisterson's br g Morpeth, 1A _ 10 ' 2 < D - Jones ) - "... 2 103 Air J. J. Mantle's h« Local Option, aged 9.5 (F. Malone) w 3 —Also started : 171 Cinque 10.9 (D. Barron). : Morpeth went away with the lead, being then for a short distance displaced by Local Option, and Te Uira being away m the rear. ' Then the horses settled down m tho order : Morpeth, Cinque, and Local , Option. At the back of the course the tno closed m, while Te Uira was about a dozen lengtlis ia the rear. ' At the hurdle approaching the bluegums Local Option raised first for the jump, but Morpeth, with a much better jump, came away a length, or so from him. Cinque closed up. but then fell away again, apparently beaten. Rounding the bend the race seemed to be between Local Option and v Morpeth, who were keeping well together, but then Te Uira came at a rattling pace, took the two iumps m fine style, caught tlie leader, and came m a comfortable by a. tjood length, Morpeth being lialf a length, m front of Local Option. Cinque fell at the last hurdle but the jockey was not injured. Time, 2.54£. On totalisator, £852; dividend, £2 Is. SECOND COUNTY STAKES HAM>ICAP, of 40 soys; second. horse to receive 5 soys from stake. One mile. 152 Mr C. Morse's blk m Glademuir, by Saracen-^-Opaque, 7.12 (Broadfield) ... .... ... ... ... 1 234 Mr J. H. Jamieson's b.g Meltmi Hall, 7.13 (W. Kirk) ... ... 2 400 Mr E. J. Williams' b g Te Rahui, . 9.2 (D. Barron) ... 3 —Also , started : 260 Roay 6.9. Gladsmuir gaye a good deal of trouble at the post, and on the field being got away, Reay was the last to move. Te Rahui made ( the running. Gladsmuir and Melton Hall being >' the next m order. At the "bluegums, Reay closed up, and the horses rounded tine bend m a bunch, with Te Rahui's colors showing m front. Then Gladsmuir. came on . m; dashing stvje, and ■jia'd the rest m command when fairly; goiing m the straight. The black mare, .strode away with ease, and won handf somery by four lengths, each o£ the other three being m turn separated by A length. Time, 1.45 4-5. On the totalisator £1046 ; dividend, £6 3s. MAKARAKA HANDICAP, of 90 «ovß, second horse to* receive 10 eovs from ■stake. One mile. . 380 Mr G. C. Ormonde eh m Hinetitama, Syrs, hy Deflia*nt — Hinewhata, 8.9 (Malone) 1 258 Mr L. Mclntosh's b m Ladylike, 8.9 (Deeley) ... ... ... - 2 114 Mr W. S. Davidson's eh g Reser* voir, 7.10 (Broadfield) 3 —Also started : 272 Taura 8,7 (Williams), . 160 San Cruz 8.6 (Porter), 167 Lady Rohina 7.13 (Kirk). This -vras a grand race. San Omz was very restive at the post, and when the field was being started got a nasty bump through striding out of place. Taura headed the field through the bluegums, with Hinetitama, Lady Rohina,' and Ladylike m that order. Coining round the bend the horses were together with Hinetitama showing m front 'and San Cruz a length to the rear. They came into the straight at a great pace, but Hmetitaina was at the head of the field, running strongly. Reservoir and San Cruz made a erand dash as the wanning post was being neared, and the finish was most exciting but Hinetitama had still a littlo to spare and won by half a length, which could* have been extended a little. The other pair were close together with bail Cruz well up m fourth position, *nd Taura bringing up the rear. Time, 1.34*. On tote, £1351. Dive.. £2 7s and £1 16s. The money invested on this race was iust about double what vru§ put on last year, and brought the grand totarwp to £11 489, or £647 lower than the full handlings of last year, with half the races still -to go. ■' (Per Press Association.) MASTERTON, this day. Hack Hurdles: Matakokira 1, Moerake 2, Pulcinea 3. Divs., £4 19s and £2 2s Tradesman's Hack : San Julie 1, White Star 2, Lady Disdain 3. Divs., £2 6s and £1 6s -__^ m m