TOLAGA BAY SPORTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16320, 2 January 1924, Page 4

TOLAGA BAY SPORTS.

The annual sports meeting of the Tolaga 'Bay Jockey Club was held yesterday on the race-course at Tolaga Bay, and ?ras largely intended. The meeting l»''ono of the events of tho year on the "Coast, and parties come by Car and buggy from nil directions. There '?. was a goo\l sprinkling of town residents among'tttosc/assembled' on the course. A day's work was done by the'committee', of which Sir. C. Smith is ■:•• chairman iand, Mr. F. Morton• secretary, and Ihe events attracted good entries and keen competition.' The'event of tho day was the Uawa Cuf» race, won • by MS'. E. Fitzgerald's Hteatlierform (Mclldowie up), and carrying 1(7:7. Mr E. Kelly's Desmond ran ♦ a bldse second. Hunters' jump: C. Milne's Hereford 1, J:' Potaka's Jack a Wharekaka Maiden, 6 furlongs: E. Fitzgerald's Heatherform (Mclldowie) 1, E. Kelly's Desmond 2. (Seven entries). Flag race: J. Penfold 1, G. Scammell 2. (iVenty-four entries). Best light-weight hack: W. Hales Momentous 1, Nelly Graham's Flirt 2. (Eleven entries). V" i T , i Ladies! .flag race: Mis s N. Graham 1, v'Miss'J,. Caldwell . (Seven entries). "" Maiden hack race, 6 furlongs : J. Macintosh's, Pakahu 1, H. Maude's lau-

tangi 2. ..(Four entries). Night-alarm race: P. Burns 1, J 1 enfold 2. .(Seven entries). Best-paeed' hack: H. Maude a Georgette 1, P.'-Moms' Snip 2. (Six entries). Uawa, Cup, U ■ miles : E. Fitzgerald s Heatherform, 10.7 (Mclldowie) 1.;; K Kellv's Desmond, 10.0 (owner riding) L Leaping match: F. Smith's* Bhicy i. H. KingY Battens .2. Weight-carrying hack: C. Milne s Hereford 1, J. Anoell's Buckley 2'. Bending race: W. Shaw 1, M. Moore 2

Station hack. race, five furlongs: H Maude's Georgette, l&t., (W. O'Connor 1, H. Ford's -Payola. 12st. (P. Smith

2 'Boys' arid girls' flap: race: Mary Reeves 1, Beth Caldwell 2. , (Light enPotato race (horse-back): J. Pera 1, O. Graham 2. (23 entries). "Best bov ,br,',.girl t rideij: B. Fraser (Pouawa) 1, It. Bruce (Watmoku) 2.