Poverty Bay Tote Increase Was £6992

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 38, 15 February 1937, Page 4

Poverty Bay Tote Increase Was £6992

TURANGA STAKES WON BY DE FRIEND. QUAINT'S HACK CUP. GISBORNE, Last Night. The most successful race meeting held in Poverty Bay for many years eventuated to-day when the Poverty Bay Turf Club concluded its summer fixture. The weather was fine until the last race when a shower of min fell. The going was good Und the tote investments for the day more than doubled the amount on the corresponding day last year, being £8728 10s, as against £-1326 10s, there being an increase of £4402. The total for the meeting was £14,113 as against £7121 last year, the increase being £6992. After an inquiry by the stewards, J. Walsh, rider of Tycoon, was suspended for one mouth for interference to B-ly-gain in the Harbour Hack on the first day. Results:— SECOND HURDLES, of £9O; 1J miles. 2 JAZZ KING, 11.0 (Lord) .... l 1 Royal Mimic, 9.0 (Kowhai) .... 2 3 Summerhill, 10.3 (Mr. H. Dods) . 3 The only starters. Won by one length; eight. Time, 3.15 4-5. COOK HACK HANDICAP, of £BS; 6 furlongs. 1 HUNTETTE, 8.9( Atkins) .... 1 4 Blygain, 8.10 (Marsh) ...... U 6 Tycoon, 8.13 (Walsh) ;; Also started: 3 Gay Hunter, 7 Collision, 5 Brown Lap, 2 Royal Minstrel. Won by a neck; a neck. Gay Hunter was fourth. Time, 1.14. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £75; 6 furlongs. 2 HINEPIT, 7.7 (xttarsh) 1 8 Joe Louis, 7.7 (Forsyth) •••••• 2 3 Jaybird, 7.10 (Anderson). .... 3 Also started: 1 Hunting Step, 4 Shani, 9 Miss Dann, 5 Ihu, 10 Hunting Crop, 7 Mailman, 6 Mahala. Won by two and a half lengths; neck. Hunting Crop was fourth. Time, 1.13 4-5. TURANGA STAKES, of £140; li miles. 3 DE FRIEND, 8.4 (Callahan) .. 1 4 Gasman, car. 7.2 (Dornan) .... 2 1 Big Dook, 10.1 (Atkins) 3 Also: 2 Pennycomequick, 5 Lordly Knight, 6 Both well, 7 Wasteland. Won by one length; half a length. Lordly Kinght was fourth. Time, 2.8. HACK CUP, of £105; 1 mile. 5 QUAINT, car. 8.1 (Callahan) .. T 2 Lucullus Lad, 9.0 (Marsh) .... 2 6 Happy Hunting, 8.3 (Dornan) .. 3 Also started: 1 Skyway, 8 Tractile, 7 Minnow, 4 Silver River, 3 Wananga, 9 Ua la. Won by half a length; a head. Wananga was fourth. Time, 1.41 2-5. G. B. OMAN MEMORIAL STAKES, of £BS; 6 furlongs. 2 GAY HUNTER, 9.4 (Anderson) 1 1 Golden Blonde, 8.0 (Atkins) .. 2 3 Perfect Lady, 8.11 (Forsyth).. 3 Also started: 4 Peter Piper. Won by a head; two lengths. Time, 1.14 1-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £9O; 6 furlongs. 3 BLACK THREAD, car. 7.5 (Dornan) 1 4 Blygain, 7.7 (Marsh) 2 1 Hunting Mars, 8.13 (Shields) .. 3 Also started: 2 Legatee, 5 Gasman. Won by one and a-quarter lengths; neck. Legatee was fourth. Time, 1.1 1-5. RACING FIXTURES. February 13, 15: Rotorua R.C. February 20, 22: Woodvillo DJ.C.