TO-MORROW'S PROSPECTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 24, 12 February 1937, Page 8

TO-MORROW'S PROSPECTS

Own Correspondent.)

(By Telegrapb—

vtj.obu.kn E, Feb. 12. The Poverty Bay Turf Club will concludo its summer race meeting fcomorrow, when again the fiolds, with oue exception, will be above the usual standard at Gisborne. Yesterday's speculation was close on double that of last year. However, the figures, £2794, in 1936. wero the lowest the Poverty Bay lurf Club had experienced for over bhreo decades. Ihe First Hurdles saw only f out uorses go to the post for the tyro Royal Mimic to be made favourite, but hc fell. Summerhill delayed his run too long and went down narrowly by a shnrt head. He ie the form horse. Royal Minstrel won yesterday, although only by a neck. The race will do him good, so that he and Gay Hunter should stage another stirring finish, this tiine in the Cook Haek. Hunting Spy, the Clive-owned an»' trained Hunting •-'r>ng mare, opencd he account iu the M den Scurry by win ning by a head from Hunting St 1

(Hunting Song — Warstep). The extra furlong to-morrow should be in Hunting Step's favour. Big Dook wa* not started in the Sunderland' Stakes, being. reserved £of the 10-furlong Tauranga on Saturday. He, the Legatee-D» Friend bracket. and Pennycomequick should furnish & fine race, while others too will have to bo considered. . . . • , Hunting Mars, missed from the -lelegraphed acceptance list, won well the sprint, so that he will bo in the faahiou to-morrow Saturday 's Hack Cup- is expocled ti develop into one of the best races of the day. Skyway has been speeially reserved for if. Lucullus Lad, Quaint. Happy Hunting, yesterday's surprise winner, Fossicker, Tractile and Silver River are all capable of running a fast mile. - The feature of yesterday 'a r'acea was the success of the progeny of Hunting Song, who out of the seven contests won five, which must very near be a reeord. The following may be entrusted with most monetary support in to-morrow '» evchtsj— ■ SECOND HURDLES. — Summerhill, Royal Mimic. i COOK HACK.— Blygain, Royal Min- ' "frei, Fossicker. TRIAL HACK. — Hunting Step, Hinemt, Jay Bird. ■ TURANGA. STAKES. — Legatee, Big Dook, Pennycomequick. HACK CUP. — Skyway, Lucullus Lad, Quaint 1 , ; OMAN MEMORIAL.— Golden Blonde. Gay Hunter. ... FAREWELL HANDICAP.— Hunting Maia, Blaca. Thread. ;