GISBORNE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1316, 15 July 1915, Page 12

GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Trotting Club’s Contribution to Patriotic Fund—Horses Change Hands After Recent Gisborne Meeting—Multiply’s Winter Cup Engagement—Notes on the Gisborne Racing Club’s Meeting. (From our own Correspondent.) GISBORNE, Saturday. The Patriotic Fund will benefit to the extent of £l5O through the efforts of the newly-formed Poverty Bay Trotting Club, this amount constituting the profits from their recent annual meeting. Owing to the abandonment of the Wellington meeting Chortle does not leave here until the end of the month. The idea is to give the son of Multifid as much schooling as possible before he leaves, as from southern reports the tracks are not too good down there for schooling. This horse is very well at present, and should prove very hard to beat in whatever events his party elect to start h'ni. The following horses found new owners after the recent Gisborne steeplechase meeting:—Ruffiana (£2 10s.), Mr. Hassall, Hawke’s Bay; Campeador (£200), Mr. H. de Latour, Gisborne; Ormoloid (£2O), Mr. de Latour; half share of The Chef (£75) Mr. Holloway, of Gisborne; Heather Mixture, leased to Mr. L. Furr. Multiply’s mission ’s the Winter Cup, and with Deeley in the saddle he will be a hard proposition for the best of those engaged in the big flat events at the C.J.C. Grand National fixture.

The success of Fagot 'n both steeplechase events at the recent Gisborne steeplechasing meeting came

as a surprise to the majority of race goers outside of the stable. Though he was schooling well his most ardent admirers did not expect him to beat such a proved steeplechaser as Golden Glow, and consequently those who pinned their faith to the son of San Remo received a (food price each day. The class of horses that competed at the recent meeting of the Gisborne Racing Club compared with past meetings was just about the limit. The running of the six furlong hack race on the first day resembled a Donnybrook on the opening of a “free hotel,'’ as the finish was so mixed up that outside of the judge no one knew if it was a race or a wrestling match. On the form he displayed at the recent G’sborne meeting the future does not appear very bright for Monorail as a hurdle proposition. The Aucklander . Glucian is very ordinary on the form* shown here. On the second day he was first out in the five furlongs maiden, and was last to finish. Birkline raced very inconsistently throughout the meeting. On the first day he was favourite, and was never prominent at any stage of the Winter Oats (one mile and a-quarter). On the second day he started in the Waikanae Handicap (seven furlongs), won by Diavolo, and was unsighted throughout the race. In the Farewell Handicap (one mile), the concluding event of the afternoon, he

looked a winner three furlongs from home, and duly won comfortably from Ruapani, who was backed down to odds-on, and the former paid a very nice price.

Both Grey King and Player, ridden by W. Adams, met with fatal mishaps, the former breaking a bone in his fetlock joint, which necessitated his destruction, and the latter fracturing his leg and having also to be shot.

C. Sinclair, attached to F. Loomb’s stable, was severely cautioned for his riding of Carburetter in the six furlong hack race on the opening da)' of the Gisborne meeting and was ordered to stand down for the balance of the meeting. The friends of W. Olive were pleased to see him lead in a winner in Multione, by Multifid, after his long run of outs. Though a bit on the small side this colt should be very useful next season.

W. Quinton has had King of Athol placed into his hands to prepare for jumping events. This horse is very unreliable and cost his connections a mint of money by his past failures, after showing trials good enough to win any hack race.

The totalisator turnover at the Gisborne Racing Club’s steeplechase meeting showed a decrease cn last year’s figures of close on £l6OO, and considering the class of horses that competed it is a wonder that it was not considerably larger.

Ciontaft’s breakdown was due to an over-reach when running in the V.RC. Grand National Hurdle Race. A second and a-half was clipped off the previous best for that race.