SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1928, Page 7

SPORTING.

POVERTY BAY MEETING. COHESION WINS TAURANGA STAKES By Telegraph.—Trees Aaaoclatlon. Gisborne, Last Night. The summer meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club was opened to-day in ideal weather before a large attendance. The track was in good condition. The totalisator put through £11,525, compared with £13,813 on the corresponding day last vear, a decrease of £2288. Results are:—• j wTUBILEE HANDICAP. Of 140 bovs. One mile. 1- —A. Henderson’s COOL CARD, 8.3

Also started—4 Garzon, 5 Royal Diadem. Won by a neck, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 42sec, FIRST HURDLES. Of 150 sovs. One inile and three-quarters. 2—M. Thomas’ COMEDY PRINCE,

The only starters. Won by four lengths. Time, 3min Ifiscc. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP. Of 130 sov t s. Six and a-half furlongs. I—W. Donaldson’s TAKUTAMA, 8.7

t Dead heat. Also started—3 Cherry Girl, 5 Nahi, 8 Red Autumn, 6 Manutai, 7 Lady Kilian. Third horse two lengths away. Time, Imin 23sec. TAURANGA STAKES. Of 250 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. I—Mrs. F. Goodman’s COHESION,

Also started —3 Huikai, 5 Polar. Won *b'y a neck, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2min lOsec. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP. Of 140 sovs. -Six furlongs.

s—Taranaki Teua’s TAX 8.11 (TriMo) 1 3—TEA TIME, 8.3 (Atkins) 2 2—KING WILLONYX, 9.3 (Nixon) .. 3 Also started—4 Dreamy, 1 Chelone, 1 Ardri, 1 White Polly, 9 Mianx Cat, 6

Seamstress, Won by three-quarters of a length, with a length and a-half -between second and third. Time, Imin 16see. MAIDEN SCURRY. Of 120 sovs. Six furlongs. 3—Mrs. R. Fisken’s CYNETTI, 8.0

Pareki, 8 Night Nurse, 2 Sun Yat Sen, 12 Te Auki, 13 Desert Coin. Tragic dislpdged his rider at the barrier and took no part in the race. Time, Imin 17sec. FLYING HANDICAP. Of .150 sovs. Six furlongs. 3—Mrs. J. Hickey’s EPISTLE, 9.13

Also started—4 Inner Harbour, 5 Night Song. Won by a. length and a-half, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 4see. HARBOUR HACK HANDICAP. Of 130 sovs. Seven furlongs. 2—Mrs. J. Hickey’s SANDBURR, 8.11

Also started—s (First Prinee, 8 Royal Heather, 1 Avazone, 4 Cherry Girl, 6 Rongo (eotipled with Kingi Pita), 9

Manutai, 7 Rakaroa, 10 Meruit. Won by half a length, with a neck between second and third. Time, Imin 29see. SECOND DAY ACCEPTANCES. Gisborne, Last Night. Poverty Bay Turf Club second day acceptances are:— EPSOM HANDICAP. One mile.—Cool Card 9.4, Huikai 9.3, Scotch Mixture 0.0, Singleton 8.3, Princess Nata 712. SECOND HURDLES HANDICAP. One mile and a-half.—Garzon 12.4, Highway 11.4, Royal Heather 11.3, Comedy Prince 10.6, Royal Diadem 9.0, Night Nurse 9.0. COOK HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Takutama 9.9, Tan 9.6, King WiHonvx. Dreamy 9,5, Rpyal Time 8.12,

Cherry Girl 7.12, Red Autumn 7.8, Plimmerton 7.7, Manutai 7.5, Night Witch, Sun Y’at Sen, Tragic, Wilfred 7.0. SUNDERLAND STAKES. One mile.— White Fang 10.1, Epistle 9.13, Cohesion 9.5, Huikai 8.12, Superb King 9.6, Polar 8.0, Singleton 7.10, Princess Nata 7.5. PUBLICANS’ PURSE. Five furlongs. —Takutama 8.8, Tan 8.6, King Manga, Chelone 8.5, Jeanette 8.1, Startle 8.0, Inner Harbour 7.11, Night Song 7.9, Desert Coin 7.0. MAIDEN HANDICAP. Six furlongs Cynette 9.5, Fall o’ the Year 8.10, Chipchase 8.5, Pereki, Gaimint, White Polly, Sun Yat Senl Prince Ngahere, Schultz 8.0. ROSELAND HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Sandburr 9.7, Rapiata 9.2, First Prince 9.6, Avazone 7 , King! Pita 8.0, Cherry Girl 7.11, Fall o’ the Year 7.10, Jen 7.5, Rango 7.3, Meruit, Rakaroa 7.0. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Six furlongs. —Epistle 10.5, White Fang 10.3, Cool Card 8.10, Superb King 8.8, Startle 7.8, Princess Nata 7.7, Inner Harbour 7.6, Night Sjaz 7,3, Night Witch 7A

(France) 1 •2—SCOTCH MIXTURE, 8.11 (Butterwortli) 2 3—PRINCESS NATA, 8.7 (Davis) .. 3

9.10 (Dunn) .... I L—HIGHWAY, 11.1 (Nixon) .... 2

(P. Atkin) i i— Mrs, A. Hutchinson's EOYAL TIME, 8.1 (Stratton) i 2— PL1MMERTON, 7.3 (Potter) 3

8.7 (France) .. 1 2—ATARERIA, 9.7 (Manson) ... ... 2 4—SINGLETON, 7.5 ... 3

(Anderson) 1 1—TALL O’ THE YEAR 8.0 (Mellroy) 2 9—CHIPEHEU, 8.0 (Atkins) ...... 3 Also started —5 Tragic, 6 Calithe, 11 Optimistic, 10 L’Autumn, 7 Gaimint 4

(Dixon) ...... . 1 1—SUPERB KING, 8.5 (France) . . 2 2—STARTLE, 7.11 (Daly) . 3

(Anderson) .... 1 3—JEN, 7.2 (Davis) 2 6—KINGI PITA, 8.0 (Dalv) .... ... 3