POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1504, 20 February 1919, Page 14

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club experienced a highly successful meeting in all departments on the occasion of their recent summer fixture. The weather was ideal, and the course never in better order, while the patronage extended the meeting must have been a source of gratification to the officials, of the club, who with Mr. D. ft. DeCosta, the popular secretary, at the head of affairs, were able to reap the reward of their indefatigable efforts to make the gathering a pronounced success. The totalisator handled £22,724, compared with £20,516 last year. Ten started in the opening event, the Cook Hack Handicap, in which the favourite, Rylstone, was beaten into third place behind Wonder and Lord Muskerry, half a length separating the latter pair, Rylstone being four lengths away. Want improved on his form at the Gisborne meeting by carrying off the honours in the Hurdle Handicap,, in which he was a warm favourite. Hylami fell at the first hurdle, sustaining severe injuries, which necessitated his destruction. His rider, R. Manson, escaped unhurt, through badly shaken. Con and Aurore took turns at forcing the pace, but Want, whom Lorrigan always had handy to the leaders, shook the pair off in the straight, and won by half a length from Con, two lengths after whom came Aurore.

Sheila, the five-year-old daughter of Multifid —Erin, who, the previous day, had been purchased by Mr. C. J. Bennett, owner of Gazique, from Mr. A. B. Williams, was a hot order for the Telephone Handicap, and she rewarded her new owner with a handsome victory, defeating Sea Lord in attractive fashion by a length. Master Moutoa was a better favourite than the Gisborne Cup winner, Multifual, for the Turanga Stakes, in which six faced the starter, Mr. A. G. Wood. Multifual made play in the early stages, but though he entered the straight in the lead compounded when the real test commenced, Multive and Master Moutoa fighting out a desperate finish, in which the former prevailed by half a head. Cynic was three-quarters of a length away third, and Master Iney fourth;

A warm favourite in Starglow went under in the Maiden Scurry, which was won by the second favourite, Aire, who drew alongside War Guard in the straight and worried him out of the verdict by half a length, Starglow being a similar distance away third.

The English-bred Slipstitch was favourite for the Welter Handicap, but once again punters were astray, for their candidate, after getting away badly, was unable to do better than finish third to Hythread, who was ridden by the Auckland horseman, W. Ryan, and Ohoreka.

The consistent Tigritiya, who was made a warm favourite for the Stewards’ Handicap, never left the issue in doubt, All Black’s daughter gathered her rivals in once the distance was reached and won by a couple of lengths from Sweet Corn, with Black Lace a similar distance away third.

The concluding event, the Farewell Handicap, was won by Sea Lord, who led all the way and scored a comfortable win by a couple of lengths from the favourite, Actifid, who was two lengths in advance of Beloved.