RACING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16872, 29 October 1925, Page 11

RACING.

SPRING MEETING. The Poverty Bay turf Club's spring meeting was continued at the Makaraka course this afternoon.

WELTER, HANDICAP, of 130- sovs.; second horse to receive 20 sovs. from stake; third horse 10 sovs. from stake. Minimum weight Bst-. Seven furlongs. 1 J. McNeil’s b g Highway, aged, Hymettus—Temperance, 9.12 (J ; . Nixon) ‘ 1 2H. Ford’s eh m Mangatoetoe, syrs. 8.13 (,T:. Barry) ... 2 SS. Kirkpatrick’s hr g Scottish King, svrs, 8:0 (Lutterworth) ... o

Also started : 7 Our Day 8.0, 31bs over (('. Stratton), 6 Cleft 8.0. 6-}lbs over (Foote), 3‘ Pnlyda-mos 8.0, 3-Jlbs over (Heed)’. 4 Kirigi Pita, 8.0 (Leach). Highway proved himself well above the- field', maintaining, a handy position through the fust five furlongs, arid then cowing away to win with a lap in hand. Our Lay was the first.- to show up, with Scottish King and Highway at her flank. The* rest’ ran well bunched, but were- gradually luff .fnrt b‘Jr behind until at the half-mile., three .lengths' showed between the third and fourth horses. Gut* day set a brisk pace around Die bend, but. could not meet Highway's challenge whop, Nixon brought- flic gelding along. Highway shot to- the front, i-.nt-Piic-d t-he straight with a- lead of a iduglth increasei this to four corning down trio straight, and finally won easing up. Our Day failed in the straight and Mangatoetoe came through with a late run from the middle of the field and finished second, two and a half lengths behind Highway, who was a longth ahead of Polydutnos. Our Day was fourth, Scottish King fifth, K.ingi Pita, sixth and Cleft last. Time, 1.42.