SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12376, 9 February 1911, Page 6

SPORTING.

••> i POVERTY BAY TURF CLUBS MEETING. . The Turanga -Stakes Handicap was an interesting race, and Iney's win proved a popular one. She got the worst of tha start. Dazzling stumbled soon after getting, away, and the horses passed- th.' stand m the following order : Hirini, Voetgang, Iney, Rauparaha and Dazzling. This order was unchanged until the bac ; of the course was reached, when Dazzling took fourth position. Approaching th : bend the back horses closed up. Voetgang* entered the straight with Hirini. and the other three horses were together about -a length away. About half-way down the straight Iney came up on th.i rails and shot ahead, whilst voetgang dashed up' on the outside. Dazzling put m a. hot challenge. Buchanan succeeded m getting his mount homeffirst by three lengths. The top-weyrht beat Voetgang by half a length. Rauparah i was fourth, and Hirini finished last. Time. 2.9 1-0. , For'the first four races the amoun' invested on the machine was £4327. which was £1486 more than for th ■ same number of events last year. MAIDEIN SCURRY, of 50so*vs : seceu.l horse to receive ljOsovs from stake: minimifm weight Bst ; winners on th . flat at any time barred ; four furlongs. Mr F. Hall's Miss Murphy, by Mahaki — Merepere (Kirk) 1 Mr A. Henderson's Vaultressj (A. Foreman) -. f Mr C. J. Parker's Our Queen (F. K. •Jones) ... ... ... ... 5 — Also ran : Santiana 8.0 and lib over (F. B. Porter). West End 8.0 (Buchanan). Miss Reav 8.0 and lib over J. Griffiths!. Miss Augusta 8.0 (1). P. Gordon). Vaul tress and Miss Murphy jumped away at the start, but Our Queen soon heade;! the field. She led into the straight, but Miss Murphy and Vaultress passed lvi again. Miss Murphy Avinning by half *» length. Four lengths separated second and third 'horses ; Santiana was fourth and West End brought up the ros.*-. Time, 51 4-ssec. (Per Press Association.) HAWERA, this day. „ Farmers' Plate: Manawakeha 1, An* 1 bergris 2, Darby Paul 3. All started". Time. 2.1 4-5. , . Eltham Hurdles : Paul 1. Rosegrovo 2. Playmate 3. Scratched : Maggie Paul . Time, 2.<9 2-5.