GISBORNE AGAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 6

GISBORNE AGAIN

HUNT CLUB MEETING THE PROSPECTS (From Our Special Correspondent.) Although most of the sporting interest 'will be directed Riccartonwards. many sportsmen will spare the time to take more than a cursory glance at the card of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club, for, like the Gisborne Racing Club last week, the former gathering promises to be something of a record nature. Fields are good all round, with the Trial Handicap set down as a two-division affair, and as there are only eight races all told, it is quite likely that the totalisator will be open on each division. The following promise to be well supported in their engagements: Hunters’ Hurdles.— Ballyfarnon and Master Arch. Awapuni Hurdles. —Comedy Prince and Royal Heather. Ilexton Handicap.—Polonet and Cool Card. Fergusson Gold Cup Steeplechase.— Master Arch and Highway. Trial Handicap (first division). — Abisogne and Bold Front. Trial Handicap (second division).— Kinsel and Norma Wilson. Rapanui Hack Handicap.—King Willonyx and Tea Lady. Hunters’ Bracelet (amateur riders). —Chipchase and Highway. The acceptances are as follow: HUNTERS' HURDLE HANDICAP Of £80; 1£ miles St. lb. St. lb. Ballyfarnon . 12 12 Denboro ... 10 7 Master Arch 11 5 Middleman . 10 7 Inner Galan .... 10 7 Harbour .11 1 Pillar Box .10 7 Cairo .... 10 7 AWAPUNI HURDLE HANDICAP Of £9O; 13 miles Royal Chrishna ..96 Heather .10 0 Jen 9 o Comedy Fall o’ the Prince . . 9 10 Year ... 9 0 Blue Jay ..98 Kingi Pita . 9 0 HEXTON HANDICAP Of £100; 11 miles Cool Card . . 10 2 Pita .... 9 0 Polonett . .10 2 , Pale Star ..90 Princess Princess Ronnie . . 9 11 Nata ... 9 0 Othon ... 9 8 Rongo ..90 Superb King ... 9 5 FERGUSON GOLD CUP (HUNT STEEPLES) Of £100; 2£ miles Highway . . 12 11 Rangiatahua 10 6 Master Arch 11 12 Pillar Box .10 6 Frogressor . 10 6 Swathmoor .10 7 TRIAL HANDICAP Of £BS; 5 furlongs. First Division: Abisogne . . 10 5 Out o’ Sight D 0 Bold Front . 9 5 Prince NgaWhakaari .. 9 0 here .... 9 0 Seamstress .90 Sporty ... 9 0 Oddmint ... 9 0 Cyncene ..90 Plan® Lass . 3 0 Second Division: Kinsel ... 9 8 Master Cynic 9 0 Otene 9 2 Mangaharei . 9 0 Norma Wil- Kimbo .... 9 0 son .... 9 0 Eostra .... 9 0 Ardri .... 9 0 Autumn Eve 9 0 RAPANUI HACK HANDICAP Of £9O; 7 furlongs Tea Lady .10 3 Nalii .... 9 0 King Gaimint ..90 Willonyx . 911 Toka ... 9 0 Taku Tania 9 8 Rongo ... 9 0 Night Witch 9 5 Cherry Girl .90 Bold Front . 9 4 Kinsel ... 9 0 Rapiata ... 9 3 Jen .... 9 0 Plimmerton . 9 0 HUNTERS’ BRACELET Of £80; 1 mile Pita 12 5 WhakaotiHighway . .12 1 rangi ... 31 0 First Prince 3 2 1 Middleman .13 0 Chipchase . 11 8 Sporty ... 11 0

FRANKLIN CLUB HOPE FOR EXTRA PERMIT The report to be presented at the annual meeting of the Franklin Racing Club on Monday evening by the president, Mr. Dynes Fulton, states that the club has continued to make progress. The club’s race meeting in the past season was favoured with fine weather and proved very successful. The loan of one of the floating permits I enabled the club on this occasion to 'hold two days’ racing. Substantial improvements had been made at the cJpb’s course at Pukekohe during the A large and up-to-date number .board had been provided, ten new loose* boxes had been erected, a large enclosure for motor vehicles had been fenced off, and a live hedge had' been established along the whole length of the roacf, frontage. The racing and training tracks had received every possible attention. A new residence for the caretaker had been erected to replace the one destroyed by \fire. So far, the club had not been successful in securing the allocation of one of the floating permits to allow it a second day’s racing at its annual race meeting in the coming season. However, it was hoped that the club would be granted the first permit to become available. RACING FIXTURES

August 4. —Christchurch Hunt August 4.—Poverty Bay Hunt. August 14, 16 IS.—Canterbury J c August 25.—Hawke's Bay Hunt. August 29.—Dannevirke K.C. August 30.—Dannevirke Hunt. Sept. 1. —Otago Hunt. Sept. I—Taranaki Hunt. Sept. s.—Marton J.C. Sept. 13, 15.—-Wanganui J.C. Sept. ID. —Manawatu Hunt. Sept. 22. —Ashburton R.C. Sept. 22. —Napier Park R.C Sept. 22, 24.—Avondale ,T.C Sept. 27. 28.—Geraldine R.C. Sept. 29.—Pakuranga Hunt (at Elterslie) Sept. 2D.—Hawke's Bay J.C Oct. 6.—Kurow J.C. Oct. 0, B.—Auckland R.C. Oct. 11, 13.—Dunedin J.C. Oct. 13.—Carterton R.C. Oct. 20, 22.—Wellington R.C. Oct. 20. 22.—Gore R.C. Oct. 20, 24.—Waikato R.C. Oct. 22.—'Waverley R.C. Oct. 22.—Waikato Hunt Club. Oct. 22.—Waipawa County R.C. Oct. 22.—N. Canterbury R.C. Oct. 25, 27.—Poverty Bay C. Oct. 27.—Masterton R.C. Oct. 27.—Banks Peninsula. Oct. 31.—Birchwood Hunt. Nov. 1, 3. R.C. (at Avondale). Nov. 3. 5. 7. 10. —Canterbury J.C. Nov. 8. 10.—Whangrarei R.C. Nov. 17. —Devin R.C. NoVi 17.—Wainapakauri R.C. Nov.. 14, 15.—Winton J.C. Nov. 17. 19.—Cromwell J.C. Nov. 23, 24.—5. Canterbury J.C. Nov. 23, 24.—Otaki R.C. Nov. 24, 26.—Te Kuiti R.C. Nov. 30. Dec. 1. —Takapuna J.C, Nov. 30, Dec. I.—FeiMins: J.C, T>e*c. B.—Taumarunui R.C. Dec. 8. —Ashburton C. R.C. Dec. 12, 13.—Woodville J.C. Dec. 14, 15.—Oamaru J.C. Dec. 15.—Waipa R.C. Dec.. 26.—Waipukurau J.C. Dec. 26. 27.—Dunedin J.C. Dec. 26, 27.—-Westland R.C. Dec. ?6, 27.—Taranaki J.C. Dec. 26, 27. 29. Manawatu R.C. Dec. 2CL 28. Jan. 1, 2.—Auckland R.C,