PINK ROBE’S CUP

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19743, 23 September 1938, Page 9

PINK ROBE’S CUP

GERALDINE OPENING DAY SPRINT TO COCKSURE ROMARIN'S HACK "WIN TOP RANK'S HURDLES (Per Pres 9 Association.) TIMARU, this day. The Geraldine Racing Club's meeting was opened in ideal weather yesterday before a good attendance. The totalisator handled £9400 10s, against £BBOS 10s on the first day last year. The track was last. Results: First Hurdles Handicap, of £140; 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—2-2 Top Rank, 10.0 (Stove), 1; 5-5 Contract, 9.6 (Beale), 2; 3-3 Delrain, 9.11 (Powell), 3. Also started: 1-1 The Sandwichman 9.11, 4-4 Mount Val 9.10, 7-7 Chaste 9.5 car. 9.6, 0-0 Hostile 9.0 (fell). Won by two lengths; half a length. The Sandwichman was fourth. Time, 3.4. Ohapi Hack Handicap, of £130; 6 furlongs.—3-4 Romarin, 8.7 (A. Messervey), 1; 5-5 Comus, 8.7 car. 8.9| (Russell), 2; 2-2 Royal Refrain, 8.7 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Also started: 4-3 Remcmbo 8.10, (i-0 Sheeny 8.10, 9-9 Doubleback 8.7, 8-8 Jedburgh 8.7 car. 8.0, 12-11 La Plata 8.7 car. 8.2, 7-7 Lord Hawke 8.7, 11-10 Neptune 8.7 car. 8.0, 1-1 Nigella 8.7, 10-11 Amoretto 8.7. Won by half a length; a neck. Sheeny was fourth. Time, 1.17. Geraldine Cup Handicap, of £190; 11 miles.—7-4 Pink Robe, 7.0 (Powell), 1; 8-4 Wine Card, 8.3 (Parsons), 2; 10-0 Petersham, 7.7 (G. Humphries), 3. Also started: 3-10 Alma 8.11, 12-12 Mungatoon 8.6, 6-7 Travenna B.G, 5-9 Miliord 8.5 car. 7.12, 9-7 Last Refrain 8.5 car. 8.9, 1-1 Lazybones 8.3, 13-13 Balmenter 7.8, 2-2 Dunstan 7.7, 4-3 Made Money 7.7, 11-11 Silver Slipper 7.4. Won by a short head; a length and a half. Last Refrain was fourth. Time, 2.7 2-5. Geraldine Trot, of £l3O (3.43); 1 mile and 3 furlongs.—3-2 Dancing Pirate, scr (Bell), 1; 10-10 Gentleman Joe, 12yds. (Allan), 2; 1-1 Tinker, scr (G. McKendry). 3. Also started: 10-10 Anna Wong scr., 9-9 Audo Girl scr., 12-13 Warwick scr., 3-2 Sterling Pointer scr., bracketed with winner, 8-7 Devotion scr., 2-3 Fragment scr., 14-12 Grand Slam scr., 6-0 Manawai scr., 5-5 Mongolian scr., 7-8 Silk King scr., 4-4 Super Jack scr., 13-14 Sure Potts scr. Won by a length; a neck. Sterling Pointer was fourth. Times: 3.12 2-5, 3.11 3-5, and 3.12 4-5. Raukapuka Hack Handicap—l-1 Gay Parade, 8.5 (G. Humphries), 1; 3-2 Dracula, 8.7 (Jenkins), 2; 9-11 Gironde, 8.6, car. 8.1 (Watson), 3. Also started: 2-3 Garonne 9.0, 7-7 Ilythia 8.12, 5-6 Potent 8.8, 5-13 Gipsy Fair 7.13, 11-9 Night Hawk 7.12, 8-8 Lady Sincere 7.12, 12-11 Countervanc 7.11 car. 7.4, 9-5 Maori Maid 7.10, 13-10 Bit o' Blue 7.9, 4-4 Steer Clear 7.9. Won by two lengths: two lengths. Potent was fourth. Time, 1.29. Squatters' Handicap, of £130; 6 fur-longs—l-1 Cocksure, 7.3 (G. Humphries), 1; 6-5 Nightcalm, 7.3 (A. Messervey), 2; 7-6 Silver Streak, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis), 3. Also started: 7-6 Silver Sail 7.0, bracketed with Silver Streak; 5-3 Ponty 8.10, 6-5 Paladino 8.3, bracketed with Nightcalm, 2-2 Valmarch 8.0 car. 8.3, 3-4 Second Innings 7.5, 4-7 Golden Chest 7.5, car. 7.6 H-10 Alby 7.2 car. 7.0, 8-8 Metal Bird 7.1 car. 7.0. 10-11 Ballad 7.0 car. 7.1, 9-9 Rebel Star 7.0. Won by a head; a head. Time, 1.14 4-5. Orari Trot, of £134 (3.2); l.i miles.— 5-5 Privateer, 12yds. (Hoopei;, 1; 3-4 Oasis 24yds. (D. Teahen), 2; 1-1 Cyrano 12yds. (Watts), 3. Also started: 3-3 Eddystone scr., 10-12 Macgregor scr 2-2 Myrna Loy scr. (fell), 9-9 Idle Along 12yds., 11-10 Orby Lad 12yds 6-7 Stamboul 12yds., 8-8 Great Don 24yds., 12-12 Master Potts; 24yds. (fell) 7-6 Battlevale 36yds. Won by six lengths; four lengths. Idle Along was fourth. Times: 2.49, 2.48 3-5, and 2.50 3-5. Bclfield Hack Handicap, of £130; 1 mile and 100 yards.-1-l Nightdress. 8.8 (G. Humphreys), 1; 4-4 Recollection, 8.0 (Jennings), 2; 5-6 Robant, 7.8 (Wilson), 3. Also started: 6-5 Gold Boy 8.1, 3-3 Great Bramble 8.0, 2-1 Screamer 7.10, 7-7 Glencoe <-7, 8-8 Master Dingle 7.7. Won by a length; two lengths. Screamer was fourth. Time, 1.50. ____«