GISBORNE R.C. MEETING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 14

GISBORNE R.C. MEETING

HARDING MEMORIAL HANDICAP WON BY VI. Press Association. GISBORNE, February 14. The Gisborne Racing Club’s second day’s sport was held in lovely weather. The machine dealt with £11,263, as compared with £8899 the same day last year, making a total of £23,246 for the two days this year, as against £17,733 for 1912. Results: , SECOND HANDICAP HURDLES, Of 90 sovs; one mile and threequarters. 4—The .Player, 9.2 1 2 Forward, 11.2 2 3 Game, 11.10 3 Also started—l Reservoir 11.7, 5 Marmoe 9.4. Won by two lengths. A length between second and third. Time, 3min 20 4-ssec. MAIDEN SCURRY, Of 60 sovs; five furlongs. ■ 2 Aldgown, 7.7 1 6 —Marblehead, 7.ip 2 4 Colleen Dhu, 7.13 3 Also started—l Gazette 9, 3 Field Force 8.4, 2 Discussion 8.4, 6 Lady Cook 7.10 (carried silb overweight), 7 Fighting Maid 7.7, 6 Connie 7.7, 9 Nivonia 7.7 (carried 51b' overweight), 7 Soultie 7.7, 8 King of Athol 7.7 (carried 71b overweight). Won fay half a length, a head between second and third. Time, Imin 3 2-sseo. TABUHERU HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs; one mile. 4 —Tyne Lass, 9 1 3 Merrimax, 7.2 (carried 3Jlb overweight) 2 1— Kielder, 7.10 3 Also started—2 Trieze 8.4, 5 Ngakau 7.10, 6 Fagot 7 (carried 2%1b overweight). 'Won by a length, the third horse well back. Time, Imin 42sec. SECOND WELTER HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs; seven furlongs. 3 Tatimi, 8.3 1 2 Repeal, 8.10 2 4 Tuapea, 8.3 3 Also started —1 Esmoh 8.2, 6 Rising Sun 8 (carried 2Jlb overweight), 5 Kaitangata 8.10. Won by three lengths, third horse a length away. Time, Imin 29sec. HARDING MEMORIAL HANDICAP. . Of 150 sovs; one mile and a distance 1— E. Kemp’s hr m Vi, by Merriwee —Armada, aged, 7.6 (McDonald) - 1 6—W. K. Karaitiana’s Peacemaker, 6.7 2 4 —C. Morse’s Birkline, 9.8 3 Also started—3 Monorail 8.10, 2 Waiorewa 7.13, 5 Daybreak 6.12. Passing the stand Daybreak and Vi led from Peacemaker, but at the bend Daybreak fell back and Waiorewa moved into third place, the latter giving way to Birkline. Vi won by a length, a head only separating second and third. Time, Imin 57 2-ssec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of 90 sovs; five furlongs. 2 Eocene, 8.8 1 I—Our Queen, 9.13 2 4—Moree, 7.2 3 Also started—3 Wee Rose 7.7, 5 Miss Augusta 7.5. Won by half a length, Moree a good third. Time, Imin 2 l-ssec. AWAPUNI HACK HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs; six furlongs. 3 Faith, 7.12 1 4 Omatere, 7 2 I—Arosene, 7.11 3 . Also started —2 Tyne Lass 8.9, 5 Discussion 7.6, 7 Fighting Maid 7, 6 Rerekohu 7 (carried 7Jib over). Won by a short length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1 min 16sec. FINAL HANDICAP, Of 90 sovs; seven furlongs. I—Multiply, 7.13 1 3 —Scorch, 9.7 2 5 Winning Post, 7.5 3 Also started—4 Allegory 9.3, 3 Auldearn 8.1. Won by a length and a half. Time, Imin 28 2-ssec.