RAANA’S CHIEF EVENT

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21036, 12 February 1940, Page 11

RAANA’S CHIEF EVENT

POVERTY BAY MEETING BLACK THREAD SCORES (By Telegraph.—Press Association) GISBORNE, Saturday The Poverty Bay Turr Club’s summer meeting was opened to-day in fair weather. The track was rast. Concluding results:— MAIDEN SCURRY Of £75; 5 fur. 3—RIVERTIDE, 8.0 (McLaughlin) .. 1 2 JUNGLE KING, 8.0 2 S—NO WONDER, 8.0 3 Scratched: Cartoonist, Doges, Royal Wave, Master Ace. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.2 4-5. SUNDERLAND STAKES Or £115; 1 mile. 3 RAANA, 8.7 (Jenkins) 1 2 ENDORSEMENT, cur. 7.6 2 I—DE FRIEND, car. 9.3 3 Also started: Thurlrl. Two lengths; four. Time, 1.42 4-5. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP Of £9O; 1 mile. I —QUEEN’S DREAM, 8.5 (Tattersall) . 1 3 KINTYRE, car. 7.1 2 4 MENDELSSOHN, 8.3 3 Also started: Red Cockade. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 1.41. FLYING HANDICAP Of £95; 6 fur. 1— BLACK thread, 10.5 (Jenkins) . 1 2 NATIVE SONG. 8.5 2 3 GOLDEN BLONDE, 8.12 3 Only starters. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.13 3-5. HARBOUR HACK HANDICAP 01' £9O; 6 rur. I—CHANDLERY. 8.0 (Caveney) 1 3—MINNOW. 8.5 2 i—WAIKAWA. 7.10 3 Scratched: Diana Tetrix, Hui, Dutch Ace, Red Hunting, Jungle King, Hunting Dawn, llivertide. Nc Wonder. Length and a-half; half neck. Time, Investments Compared The totalisator handled £0327, compared with £5 27 9 10s for the opening day last year, an increase of £lO 47 10s.