RACING AT GISBORNE

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21418, 12 May 1941, Page 11

RACING AT GISBORNE

STEEPLECHASE MEETING BIRKOLOGY WINS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) GISBORNE, Saturday Fine weather wa-s experienced fur the opening day ml’ the Poverty Ray Turf Club’s steeplechase meeting today. The track was in goud order and the attendance satisfactory. Concluding results: — TE HAPARA HACK STEEPLECHASE, Of £135; about two miles and u-liaLr I —•BIHKO'I.OGY, 10.8 (Ritchie) 1 2 II YPER.VRAD, 9.1 ( ZllppicicJl) ... 2 4 KIiRI'RO Kf, 10.3 (Dunn 3 Also started: Royal Stuart. Length; length and a-liair. Time, MAIDEN RACE Or £75; five furlongs I —Kf.NG SONG, 8.7 (Atkins) i 2 VISIBILITY. 8.7 (Wiggins) 2 B—CARTOO.NLST, 5.7 (Goulsbro) .... 3 Scratched: Acquest, Kintld. One length and a-half; one length. Time, WINTER OATS HANDICAP, Of £ i 15; 1£ miles 1— NATIVE CHIEF. 7.6 » Wiggins) ... i 2 BOLDSTEP, 7.2 (Aitkeii) 2 5 PROCLAMATION, 7.0 (C. B. GouJsbro) 3 Scratched: Flying spy. HalJ’-a-length; one length. Time, 2.12. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, Of £9>s; six furlong's I—SMILING PERSONALITY, 9.0 (Wiggins) 1 7—NO WONDER, 7.7 (Fenton) 2 4—SKYETTE, 7.0 (Henderson) 3 Also started: silver Bat, Jungle King, Callcardine, Acquest. Two lengths; head. Time, 1.18 4-5. Turnover For Day The totalisator investments were £7392 10s, against £6438 10s last year, an increase of £95 4. JOCKEY SUSPENDED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) GISBORNE, Saturday ATter the running of the Te Hapara Hack Steeplechase today tlie judicial committee of tlie Poverty Bay Turf Club heard a charge against F. Dunn, the rider of Kikiroki, or railing to ride the horse on its merits. The committee found the charge proved and Dunn was suspended Tor six months. The owner or Kikiroki was exonerated.