POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20028, 8 February 1935, Page 13

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB

MAIN EVENT TO HUNTING JAY By Telegraph—Press Association GISBORNE, February 7. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting opened to-day in most inauspicious weather. Last evening the heaviest downpour for many weeks was experienced, and heavy rain fell continuously to-day until the last race, when the downpour temporarily ceased. The track was greasy and towards the end of the day the going was heavy. The totalisator handled £2113/10/-, compared with £2393 on the first day last year, a decrease of £279/10/-. Results:— FIRST HURDLES, Of 70 sovs; 15 miles. 1— Sunny Song, 10.0 (Stratton) 1 4—Kahunoke, 10.12 (Horne) 2 2 Cottsfield, 10.5 (Clements) .. .. 3 Also started—3 Grumpy 9.0. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time—2min 50 l-ssec. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP, Of 65 sovs; 7 furlongs. 3 Quaint. 7.1 (J. Sheehan) 1 2—Alby, 8.8 (Walsh) 2 4 Fortene, 7.7 (McNaughton) .. .. 3 Also started—l Big Dook 9.0, 7 Isms 7.6, 5 Unexpected 7.6, 6 Prince Henry 7.6. Won by a length and a half, two lengths between second and third. Big Dook was fourth. Time—lmin 30 MAIDEN SCURRY. Of 50 sovs; weight 8.0; 6 furlongs. 2 Memmon (Marsh) 1 I—The Grasper (Atkins) .2 3 Whimper (McNaughton) 3 Also started —4 All Blood, 5 Lockfast. Won by two lengths, same between second and third. Lockfast was fourth. Time—lmin 17 4-ssec. SUNDERLAND STAKES, Of 120 sovs; 1 mile. 1— Hunting Jay, 9.0 (P. Atkins) .. 1 3—Bothwell, 7.0 (Tattersall) .. .. 2 2 Sunny Sky, 8.12 (Stratton) .. .. 3

The only starters. The race was run in a particularly heavy shower. Hunting Jay was first to show out, and at the seven furlongs post was leading Bothwell by a length, with Sunny Sky a length and a half back. There was no change in the order throughout, but in the concluding stages Sunny Sky fell further back. Bothwell put in a strong challenge in the straight but Hunting Jay finished a head to the good, with Sunny Sky lengths back. Time—lmin 45 l-ssec. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, Of 65 sovs; 6 furlongs. 2—Warvane, 7.9 (Tattersall) 1 1 — Secrecy, 8.3 (Atlcins) .. 2 4 Foreign Money, 8.3 (Walsh) .. .. 3 Also started—s Gasman 8.6, 6 Quake 8.3, 5 Our Bonnie 7.5, 7 Wolsey 7.3, 8 Bold Bruce 7.0. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third. Quake was fourth. Time—lmin 16 FLYING HANDICAP, Of 75 sovs; 6 furlongs. 2 Mata Hari, 7.0 (J. Sheehan) 1 5 Lavina, car. 7.4 (McNaughton) . 2 3 Tai Ao, 8.10 (Marsh) 3 Also started—4 Good Hunting 9.0, 1 Asturisca 7.9, 6 Hunting Day 7.8. Won by a length' and a half, two lengths between second and third. Good Hunting was fourth. Time—lmin 16sec. HARBOUR HACK HANDICAP, Of 65 sovs; 1 mile. 3 Gold Stitch, 7.9 (Tattersall) 1 I—Marching Song, 8.12 (Marsh) .. 2 4 Lady Wessex, 7.11 (P. Atkins) .. 3 Also started—2 Sunny Bachelor 9.1. Won by two lengths, threequarters of a length between second and third. Time—lmin 46 3-ssec.

ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-MORROW SECOND HURDLES, of 70 sovs; 15 miles.— Kahunoke 11.0, Sunny Song 11.0, Cotsfield 10.2, Capella Abbey 9.8, Grumpy 9.0. COOK HACK HANDICAP, of 65 sovs; 6 furlongs.—Alby 8.13. Warvane 8.11, Lavinia 8.11, Secrecy 8.7, Foreign Money 8.4, Quake 8.2, Fortene 8.0, De Trop 8.0, Prince Henry 7.3. TRIAL HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; 6 furlongs.—Our Bonnie 9.0, Memnon 9.0. The Grasper 8.7, Collision 8.0, Lockfast 8.0, Blue Vision 8.0, Victor Colima 8.0. TAURANGA STAKES, of 140 sovs; 11 miles.—Hunting Jay 9.7, Sunny Sky 8.10, Sunny Song 8.4, Marching Song 8.0, Gold ' Stitch 7.9, Warvane 7.7, Quaint 7.5, Bothwell 7.0. PUBLICANS’ PURSE, of 70 sovs; 5 furlongs.—Good Hunting 9.5, Mata Hari 8.5, Asturisca 7.12, Hunting Day 7.12, Quake 7.7. ROSELAND HACK HANDICAP, of 65 sovs; 1 mile.—Big Dook 9.0, Alby 8.11, Gold Stitch 8.9, Quaint 8.2, Lady Wessex 8.2, Bothwell 8.0, Memnon 7.5, Prince Henry 7.5, Unexpected 7.0, Victor Colima 7.0.

FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; 7 furlongs.—Hunting Jay 9.10, Tai Ao 9.2, Good Hunting 8.12, Sunny Sky 8.11, Lavinia 8.1, Big Dook 8.0, Gold Stitch 7.10, Gasman 7.8.