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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 17 February 1930, Page 6

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TE AWHA WINS STAKES

SPRINT TO PLAIN SAILING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, 13th February. The Poverty Bay Turf .Club'^s.Summer Meeting was brought to a conclusion to-day. After continuous, rain for the previous 24-hours the course was heavy. Kain fell during the first four races to-day, the weather thetMLfter'being cloudy, and threatening. ■• The totalisatoT recoipts for the day amounted to £12,089, as against £17,G02-on the second day last year. For;tho mectlnc'the flguroSvaß £23,627,' compared with £31,430 last year., itesults are. as follow:— ... ' . Epsom Handicap,- of 130 sbvs; one mile. 1. Valsier, 8.8 (Keesing), 1; i Automina, 9.1, 2; 3 Bold Front, 9.2, 3. Also started: 2 Good Sport 7.5, 5 Tall Timber 8,4. Won; by half/a head, half a length between second and third. Good Sport was. fourth. Time, lmin 44sec. Second .Hurdles Handicap; of 130 soys; one mile and a half.—6 Rongo, 9.0 (Broughton) 1 • 5 Superb King, 9.4, 2; 1 High Heather, 8.12, 3. Also started: 2 Essential 10.7. 3 Manifest 10.3 (fell), 4 Princess Elizabeth 3.4. Won by threequarters of a length, a similar distance between second and third. Essential was fourth. Time, 2miu 55 4-ssec., Cook Hack Handicap, of 130. soys; six furlongs.—7 Littlo. Wonder, 8.4 (Broughton), 1; 1 Coonardoo, 8.7, 2; 6 Dimmer, 9.0, 3. Also started: SNahl. 9.0, 4 Rich Crop 8.4, 3 Russet Moor 8.4, 2 Bay dOr .8.0, B.'Ata Haere 8.2. Won by half a length, a similar distance between second and third.. Nahi was fourth. Time, lmin 20sec. . ■■ ' ' " SUNDERLAKD STAKES HANDICAP, of 175 soys;. ono mile. . . ' 3 Miss K. O'Grady's br f To Awha, by Lord Quex —Mahere, 3yrs, 7.12 (Home). 1 IR. Brown's br g Klnsel, tiyrs, 7.12 (Davis) 2 2 D. J. Barry's eh g Rich Harvest, 4yra,. 7.10 (Keesing) ; '. 3 Also started: 4 Tea Lady 7.0. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 47 l-ssec. Publicans' Purse, of 130 soys; five furlongs. 3 St. Ames, 7.C (Davis), 1; 8 Cynette, 7.5, 2; 4 Toboggan, , 7.10, 3. Also started:' 2 King Wanga 8.0, 1 Plain Sailing 8.7, 5 Tan 7.10, 7 Ardri 7.5, 6 Master Cynic 7.11. AVon by a head, a length, between second and third. Ardrl was fourth. Time, lmin 5 1-asoc. ■ Maiden Handicap, of 120 soys; six furlongs 1 Little Gift, 8.5 (Kcesing), 1; 3 Primal, 8.12, 2; 4 Elizabeth, 8.0, 3. Also started: 1 Squadron 9.0, 7 Erin Boy 5.4,.8 Queer Card, 6 Scarlet Runner 8:0, 5 Lady Waikohu 7.12. Won by half a length, a similar distanco between second and third. Queer Card was fourth. Time, lmin 19 4-Dsee. lioseland Hack Handicap, of 130 soys: seven furlongs.—l Helium, 7.10 (Keesing), 1; 4 Wedding Bells. 7.C, 2; 3 Rich Harvest, 9.9, 3. Also started: 8 Dimmer, C Nahi 8.7, 7 Coonardoo 8.5, 2 Sunglare 8.3, 2 Whakari 7.5. 9 Lady Horton 7.10, 10 Tannorth 7.10. Won by two lengths, two lengths between second and third. Whakari was fourth. Time, lmin 32see. Farewell Handicap; of 140 soys; six furlongs.—2 Plain Sailing, 5.4 (P. Atkins), 1; 5 Tall Timber, 7.G. 2; 1 King Maim, 7.11. o. Also started: 4 King Wansa "8.7, 3 Good Sport 7.7 Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Good Sport was fourth. Time, lmin 20sec. • -