RACING SEASON OPENS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 424, 4 August 1928, Page 15

RACING SEASON OPENS

Hunt Club Meetings

THE 1928-29 racing' season meetings at ChristclrartT AT RICCARTON WIN FOR PENEUS MESSAGE BOY TAKES LAWFORD STEEPLES Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. The Christchurh Hunt Club meeting was held at Riccarton to-day in dull weather. The course was in good condition. There was a large attendance. Results: .KENNELS HURDLES HANDICAP Of £100: once round and a distance. 4—DIANA'S LAD. 9.0 1 I—RANG I SARTO, 10.6 2 3 —GAY JIM, 0.10 3 Scr.: Prompter. Won by five lengths. Time, 3.5 2-5. LAWFORD STEEPLECHASE Of £120; about 2 miles. 2—MESSAGE BOY, 9.1 . . . . 1 I—RAN UT, 11. S ./ 2 S—CAPTAIN SARTO, 10.0 3 All started. Won by half a length. Time, 4.5 4-5. LONGBEACH HURDLES HANDICAP Of £150; once round and a distance. I—PENEUS, 10.5 j 2—BRIGADIER BILL, 10.9 .. . ‘.I 2 4—NINE OF SPADES, 9.5 3 All started. Won by four lengths. Time, 3.5 4-5. MAIDEN STAKES Of £100; 5 furlongs. 2—SAINIA, 9.0 1 I—HURLY BURLY, 9.0 2 S—MERIVALE, 9.0 3 All started. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.1 4-5.

CHRISTCHURCH AND POVERTY BAY

)poned to-day with Hunt Club i and Gisborne. ! HUNTERS AT GISBORNE PALE STAR SCORES BALLYFARNON’S HURDLES Press Association. GISBORNE, To-day. The weather was line for the Poverty Bay Hunt Club's meeting at Gisborne to-day. The course was in good order, and there was a large attendance. Results: HUNTERS’ HURDLE HANDICAP Of £80; H miles. 1 — BALLYFARNON. 12.12 1 I 2—INNER HARBOUR, 11.1 2 j -I—MIDDLEMAN, 10.7 3 i Scratched: Master Arch, Galan, Pillar I Box. AY oil by six lengths, three lengths ! betwen second and third. Time, 2.5!) 3-5. AWAPUNI HURDLE HANDICAP Of £00; 12 miles 2 COMEDY PRINCE. 9.10 1 : 3 —TOte jay, o.s 2 j 6—KINGI PITA, 9.0 3 j Scratched: Jen. Won by two lengths, i two lengths between second and third. Time, 3.22 1-3. HEXTON HANDICAP Of £100; 1} miles 1 PALE STAR. 9.0 1 ! 7—SUPERB KING. 9.5 2 | S—COOL CARD, 10.2 5 Scr.: Princess Nata. AYori by half a length, one length between second and third. Time, 2.18 1-5. Later Results will be found in the Stop Press as they come to hand.