POVERTY BAY RACES

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20447, 27 October 1934, Page 12

POVERTY BAY RACES

Makaraka Handicap Won by Sunny Sky. SUNNY SONG WINS HURDLES. * Per Press Association. GISBOIiXE October 27. For the Poverty * Lay Turf Club’s spring meeting there was fine weather. The attendance was fair. The track was in good order. Results. — WATKANAE HACK HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Six furlongs. 4 WOLSELEY. 7.7 1 I —MATA HART, 9.2 2 3—ALB Y. 7.7 3 All started. Won by naif a length. Time—lmin 15 l-ssec. SECOND HURDLE HANDICAP. Of 60 sovs. One mile and a half. 3—SUNNY SONG, 9.5 1 1 — KAHCNOKE, 11.2 2 2 VICTOR COLIMA. 3.2 3 Also started: Isnis. Won by two lengths. Time—2min 4 5 4-ssec. JUVENILE STAKES, Of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. 3 QUAKE, S»1 1 3—AIR BIRD. S.l 22 2—BEFRIEND. 7.4 3 All started. Won by two lengths. Time—lmin 2 4-ssec. MAKARAKA HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs. One mile. 1— FUNNY SKY. 9.5 1 2 GATNSFID, 9.5 2 3 GOLD STITCH, 7.0 3 The only starters. Won by a head. Time—lmin 46 l-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP, 1— KTLBERTS, 9.0 1 5 COUNT WILLONYX, 7.10 . . 2 3 ALBY, 5.7 3 Scratched: Quaint. Unexpected. Won by a length and three-quarters. Time —lmin 1 2-ssee. WAIMATA HACK HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. One mile. 2 MARCHING SONG, 5.2 1 1— SUNNY BACHELOR, 9.0 .. 2 4 QUAINT, 7.2 3 All started. Won by half a length. Time—lmin 41 2-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. 2 TAT AO. S.O 1 I —SLIPPERY, 9.5 2 3 FOREIGN MONEY. 7.5 3 The only starteds. Won by two lengths. Time—lmin 16sec. The only starters. Won by two day, a decrease of £4 4.

NOTES ON THE RACING Per Press Association.

Wolsey was one of the early leaders in the Waikanae Handicap and ran on well- to beat Mata Hari. Stitchbird finished fasj, from a furlong out.

Sunny Song led all through in the hurdles, jumping well and heating off Ivahunoke in the straight. Isms gave a promising performance. Gasman refused duty in the Juvenile Handicap and Quaint won comfortably from Airbird, the latter making a good debut and finishing fast.

Sunny Sky annexed the Major Handicap in a three-horse field, turning the tables on Gainsfid over a shorter distance than on Thursday. The race was slow run and the real struggle began at the bend.

Kilberis again ran impressively to win the Trial Handicap, but the performance of Count Willonyx was the main interest of the rare, this runner coming from right behind to beat everything but the favourite.

Marching Song only became prominent in the Waimata field after the turn, but finished strongly. Sunny Bachelor responded well, but beaten in the last fiew strides.

Tai Ao led throughout in the Farewell Handicap, winning meritoriously from Slippery and Foreign Money.

Melbourne Gallops

United Press Assn. —By Electric ( Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 27. 3.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 27. The weather was still showery to-day, and the tracks were soft. At Caulfield on the course proper Gippsland ran ten furlongs in 2min 21 sec. Shatter assisted over the last nine, taking 2min ssec. Homer beat Lady Primrose and Sally’s Instep over four furlongs in 52seo. Epigram and Journey's End went six furlongs in lmin 21sec. Waikare and Nightly galloped three furlongs in 40sec. Queen Helen and Cape Lllock covered a At Flemington on the course proper, Peter Pan and Sarcheris ran ten furlongs in 2min 19sec, and went nicely. Miramond galloped three furlongs in 4 Usee. Arachne did six furlongs in lmin lolaus and Journal covered a mile easily in lmin 56sec. Tlieo and Sylvandale ran twelve furlongs, the last three taking 42sec. Broad Arrow and Verberry ran ten furlongs in 2min 20isec. Australia Fair covered six furlongs in lmin 2 4 sec. On the grass Preference and Fine Feathers did the best five furlongs of the morning, the time being lmin 3?seo. Chatham went the best two furlongs in 24>sec. Alinura ran nine furlongs in 2mm 2sec, and went nicely.