GISBORNE RACES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 899, 17 February 1930, Page 6

GISBORNE RACES

TE AWHA AGAIN IN FORM GOOD DAY FOR E. KEESING Special to THE SUN GISBORNE. Saturday. The summer fixture of the Pov- .' y M rf Club reached finality today in showery weather. Alter continuous rain for the orevious hours, the course was heavy. Climatic conditions affected the attendance. consequently there was a tailing off in the totaiisator revenue. (Ihe sunt of £12.089 was handled today, against £17.602 on the second jf®* y ear. At .the 1929 meeting £ d 1.430 was put through the machine compared with £23.627 for the function just concluded. The Auckland horseman. E. A Keeslns, had a successful day. steering airier, Kittle Gift and Helium to victory, his mounts being well supported m each instance. The chief event was won by Te Awha. who has been showing good form recently. If olio wing are the results: fcpsoni Handicap, of £l;;u ; i mile —1 Valsier, S.S, Keesing, 1; 4 Automina. 9.1, 2, 3 Bold Front, 9.2. 3. Also: 2 Good fepoit, 7.5; o Tall Timber. 8.4. Won by half a head, half a ler.gth separating second and third. Time. 144 P 1 g Second Hurdles, of £l3o;' l'j miles 6 Kongo y.O, Broughton. ]; b .Superb yjfiS. 9.4, 2; 1 High Heather. 9.12 3 A ls .V, : - Essential, 10.7; 3 Manifest, 10,S : (fell!; 4 Princess Elizabeth. 9.4. Won by three-quarters of a length, with the Time. 21 55 'Vis Uetween second and third. 7 Hack‘'Handicap, of £130: 6 fur.— 7 Little Wonder, 8.4. Broughton. 1; l Loonardoo, 8.7, 2; 6 Dimmer, 9.0, 3. Also' * * a ?\* Rl <j^ Cr °P- s - 4 * 3 Russet Moor! w^ 2 K Ba 7 ol \ s - 0: s Ata Haere. 8.2. Won by half a length. Time, 1.20. SUNDERLAND STAKES Of £175; 1 mile. 3 —TE AWHA (Miss K. O’Grady), , L oyrs, 7.12, Horne i 7 —KINSEL, 7.12, Davis .... ’ - RIOH HARVEST, 7.10, Keesing . . 3 Also; 4 Tea Lady, 7.4. Won bv a third'. Tinmf' 1 1 , 47 B l?5 ratinS second " and Publicans’ Purse, of £130; 5 fur—3 St- L>avis, 1; S Cvnette 7 5 4 Toboggan, 7.10, 3. Also: 2 King yansa. 8.0; 1 Plain Sailing. 5.7; 5 Tan ' i 1 Ardri, 7.0; 6 Master Cynic 711 ond U a^ a thh-d a ' a Tf.nS: h l S s ei i a -s atin * T ' Ci r"r. Ha J n ?' Cap ’ ° f £l2O, 6 fur.—l ®.-. 6 - Keesing, 1; 3 Primus, 5.12, 2, 4 Elizabeth, S.O. 3. Also- 2 Squadron S Queer Card, 6 Scarlet Runner S.O; 5 Lady Waikohu, 7 12- 7 Time!* 1 ll’ I_|. ’ VVon by half » length. Roseland Hack Handicap, of £l3O- 7 ;, ur - —1 Helium, 7.10, Keesing, 1; 4 Wedding Bells, 7.6. 2; 5 Rich Harvest. 9 9 _ Also: 8 Jlminier, 8.7; 6 Xahi S - ka?i 00 7 a v d 9' 2 |l ur, Slare. 8.3; 3 WhaKas 9 Lady Horton, 7.10: 10 Tan--1.32 th ’ 710 - Won by two lengths! Time. FAREWELL HANDICAP Of £140; 6 fur. ?—PLAIN SAILING, 5.4, P Atkins i CWBSCWJST: 1 RACING FIXTURES FEBRUARY H. IS —Rotorua R.C —Clifden ELc. •'.n sv °ddvilie Disl. J C. -o—Tologa Bay J.C. 22. 24—Dargaville R.C. 26. 27—Gore R.C 26. 27—Dannevirke R.C -i-Waiapu R.C. 28, March 1 R.C.