Poverty Bay Races

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 36, 12 February 1937, Page 4

Poverty Bay Races

SUNDERLAND STAKES WON BY PENNYCOME QUICK. SPRINT TO HUNTING MARS. Per Press Association. GISBORNE, Last Night. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting was opened in ideul weather before a large attendance. The going was good and the totalisator handled £5384 10s, as against £2794 10s, there being an increase of £2590. Results: — FIRST HURDLES, of £9O; 1$ miles. 3 JAZZ KING, 10.3 (Lord) .... 1 2 Sunumerhill, 10.1 (Mr. H. Dods) 2 4 Holmo Fell (Walsh) 3 Also started: 1 Royal Mimic, fell. Won by a head; three lengths. Time. 2.49 4-5. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP, of £BS; 7 furlongs. 4 ROYAL MINSTREL, 7.12 (Gilmer) \ 2 Gay Hunter, 9.2 (Kellett) .... 2 1 Tractile, 8.1 (Anderson) .... 3 Also started: 5 Quaint, 3 Minnow, 6 Ua-la, 7 Flying Mimic. Won by a neck; head. Flying Mimic was fourth. Time, 1.27 3-5. MAIDEN SCURRY, of £75; 5 furlongs. 5 HUNTING SPY, 9.0 (Anderson) 1 1 Hunting Step, 8.0 (Allsens) .. 2 10 Jaybird, 8.4 (McKenzie) 3 Also started: 12 Mailman, 11 Miss Dawn, 14 Sporting Gift, 7 Singing Gold, 3 Ihu, 9 Sharu, 2 Asset, 8 Whakao, 3 Joe Louis, 6 Mahala, 13 Hunting Crop. Won by a hoad; one and a-half lengths. Shanu. was fourth. Time, 1.2 2-5. SUNDERLAND STAKES, of £120; 1 mile. 2 PENNYCOMEQUICK, 7.9 Kellett) j 1 Legatee, 9.6 (McKenzie) ...... 2 4 Bothwell, 7.2 (Gomm) 3 Also started: 3 Wasteland. Won by a length; three lengths. Time, 1.41 1-5. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, of £BS; 1 mile. 5 HAPPY HUNTING, 7.12 (Dornan) j 1 Lucullus Lad, 8.9 (Marsh) .... 2 4 Wananga, 7.9 (Anderson) .. .. 3 Also started: 2 Small Boy, 3 Silver River. Two lengths; one and a half. Silver River was fourth. Time, 1.40 2-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of £9O; 6 furlongs. 2 HUNTING MARS, 8.4 (Shield) j 1 4De Friend, 9.0 (McKenzie) .... 2 3 Black Thread, 7.12 (Marsh) .. 3 Also started: 5 Lordly Knight, 2 Gasman. Won by three-quarters of a length; half a length. Lordly Knight was fourth. Time, 1.13 4-5. HARBOUR HACK HANDICAP, of £BS; 6 furlongs. 4 BROWN LAP, 7.8 (Kellett) .. 1 2 Tycoon, 8.8 (Walsh) .. .. .. .. 2 7 Perfect Lady, 7.10 (Forsyth) .. 3 Also started: 6 Collision, 1 Blygaen, 5 Quaint, 3 Taupiri. Half a length each way. Quaint was fourth. Time, - 1.14 1-5. FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW. SECOND HURDLES HANDICAP, of £9O; 1$ miles.—Jazz King 11.0, Summerhill 10.5, Royal Mimic, Home Fell 9.0. COOK HACK HANDICAP, of £BS; 6 furlongs.—Gay Hunter 9.10, Tycoon 8.13, Collision 8.12, Blygaiu 8.10, Huntette 8.9, Brown Lap, Royal Minstrel 8.7, Fossicker 8.5, Perfect Lady 7.11, Hunting Spy 7.9, Taupiri* Hinepit.7.7. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £75; 6 furlongs.—Hunting Step 8.4, Jay Bird 7.9, Shani, Hine Pit, Miss Dawn, Sporting Gift, Joe Louis, Ihu, Hunting Crop, Mailmen, "Mahale 7.7. TURANGA STAKES HANDICAP, of £140; 11 miles.—Big Dook 10.1, Legatee 9.4, De Friend 8.9, Pennyc.omequick, Hunting • Mars 8.7, Lordly Knight 7.12, Gasman, Bothwell, Wasteland, Flying Mimic 7.7. HACK CUP HANDICAP, of £105; with sweepstake of £2 for starters; 1 mile.—Lucullus Lad 9.0, Skyway 8.10, Happy Hunting B.S, Quaint 8.6, Fossicker, Tractile 8.3, Minnow 8.2, Silver Rive?* 7.11, Wananga 7.10, Ua la 7.7. G. B. OMAN MEMORIAL STAKES. —Gay Hunter 9.4, Perfect Lady 8.11, Golden Blonde 8.6, Peter Piper 8.4, Sly Fox 7.4. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £9O; 6 furlongs.—Logalco 9.6, De Friend 9.1, Hunting Mars 8.13, Black Thread 7.10, Blygain, Gasman, Huntetto 7.7. RACES AT BULLS. RAN GITIKEI AUTUMN MEETING. STAKES AGAIN INCREASED. The Rangitikei Racing Club’s autumn meeting, which will be held at Bulls on Saturday, March 6, presents an attractive x>rogramine of seven events. The principal ure the Rangitikei Cup (open), of £2OO, one mile and a-quarter; and the Bailey Memorial Handicap (open), of £l5O, six furlongs. Tho Handicap Hurdles, of £l2O, one mile and a-lialf; a Trial Plate, oj £BS, six furlongs (for maidens at time of starting), and throe hack fiat races, each worth £IOO, complete the programme. Stakes have been raised from £620 to £855. Since last mooting the course has been improved; new starting posts have been erected, aud many improvements have been effected. The wet Bummer has kept the course proper from getting hard, and the going should bo excellent next month. Nominations for all events close on Monday, February 15, at 8 p.m., with tho secretary, Mr. E. V. Wilson (’phono 65, Bulls), and it is expected that many ' horses racing at To Aroha and Opunako in February, on route to Trentham in March, 'Will break the journey at Bulls, where stabling is free, and accommo- 1 dation reasonable.