Gisborne Meeting

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 12

Gisborne Meeting

ATARERIA’S GOLD CUP EPISTLE A WINNER Press Association. GISBORNE, Saturday. The second day of the Gisborne Racing Club’s summer meeting was held to-day in ideal weather and before a large attendance. The course was very fast. The totalisator investments amounted to £13,164, against £13,645 on the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £4Bl. For the two days investments amounted to £23.586, compared with £25,006 last year, a decrease of £1,420. TARUHERU HACK HANDICAP Of £120; 1 mile. I—SANDBURR, 7.13, Anderson .. .. 1 3 ROYAL TIME, 7.12, Stratton .... 2 4 JEN, 7.2, N. Davis 3 Also started: 2 Royal Heather, 5 Rongo, 6 Garment. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.52 3-5. TRIAL HANDICAP Of £150; 6 fur. 1— KING WANGA, 9.7 t 2 DREAMY, 9.3 t 5 FALL O’ THE YEAR, Davies .. 3 tDead heat for first place. Also started: 3 Pereki, 4 Tragic, 6 Chipchase, '7 L’Autumn, 8 Mercat. The third horse was a head behind the deadheaters. Time, 1.15 3-5. GISBORNE GOLD CUP Of £250; lk miles. 2 ATARERIA, 8.9, E. Manson .... 1 6 BUTTERSCOTCH, 8.0, Anderson.. 2 3 COHESION, 8,6, Henderson .. . . 3 Also started: 1 Huikai, 7 Polar, 4 Cool Card, 5 Singleton, 8 Avazone. Won by two lengths, a head separating second and third. Time, 2.8 4-5. SECOND HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £120; 7 fur. 3 FIRST PRINCE, 8.2, Nixon .. .. 1 I—KINSEL, 8.4, Walsh 2 S—KING! PETA, 8.2, Daly 3 Also started: 2 Royal Diadem, 4 Princess Nata. Won by a neck. Time, 1.29 1-5. AWAPUNI HACK HANDICAP Of £120; 6 fur. 1— -KING WILLONYX, 8.7, Nixon .. 1 4 TAN, 7.0, Dunn •> 3—RAPIATA, 9.3, Butterworth . . .. 3 Also started: 7 Red Autumn, 2 Royal Time, 6 Night Witch, 5 Rakaroa. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.15. BRIGHT MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of £150; 6 fur. 3—EPISTLE, 9.4, Dixon 1 2 SUPERB KING, 8.2, France .... 2 I—INNER HARBOUR, 7.10, Daly .. 3 Also started: 5 Startle, 4 Jeanette Won by two lengths. Time, 1.14. . ROTORUA FIXTURE J OPENS ON SATURDAY REHANDICAPS ANNOUNCED The following rehandicaps for the Rotorua Racing Club’s meeting, which opens on Saturday, have been declared by Mr. F. J. McManemim: Pohutu High-weight Handicap.— Ripon Abbey (51b.), 10.9; Master Lu (sib.), 9.5 Geyser Hack Handicap.—Ripon Abbey (51b.), 9.3. Mokoia Handicap.—Te Koroke (81b.), 7.11. Arawa Park Handicap.—Te Koroke (81b.), 7.10. Acceptances close to-morrow night. PENALTIES WINNERS AT HAWERA Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sunday. Rehandicaps for the Taranaki meeting are:—Ngamotu Handicap: Tea Miss, 8.8. Himi High-weight: Orozone, 8.10, Manly, 8.8. Timaru Hack; Paul Lucerne, 9.0. RACING FIXTURES February 9, 11.—Dunedin J.C. February 9, 11.—Taranaki J.C. February 9, 11.—Poverty Bay T.C. February 11, 13.—Rotorua R.C. February 15.—Clifden R.C. February 16.—Tolaga Bay J.C. February i 6, 18.—Wanganui J.C. February 18.—Canterbury J.C. February 22. 23.—Gore R.C. February 23, 25.—Nelson J.C. February 24, 25. Woodville J.C. February 23.—Waiapu R.C. February 25. 27.—Te Aroha J.C. February 29. March I.—Dannevirke R.C. March 1, 3.—Marlborough R.C. March 3.—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 3, 6.—Te Kuiti R.C.