POVERTY BAY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 9

POVERTY BAY

STAKES TO RAANA. NATIVE SONG WINS. GISBORNE, February 11. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting opened at Gisborne yesterday in doubtful weather and the last two races were run in rain. The attendance was good and the track fast. The totalisator handled £6327. compared with £5279 10s on the opening day last year, an increase of £1047 10s. Results: — Highweight Handicap, l|m: 1 Small Boy, 11.5 1; 2 Bold Bruce, 9.0 2; 3 Te Tahinga, 9.1 3. The only starters. Threequarters of a lengths; six. Time, 2.12. Telegraph Hack Handicap, 7f: 1 Diana Tetrix, 9.2 1; 2 Modern Way, 7.9 2; 3 Minnow, 8.5 3. Also started: 4 Flying Comedy. Two lengths and a half: siv. Time, 1.27 4-5. Maiden Scurry. sf: 3 River Tide, 8.0 1; -2 Jungle King. 8.2 2; 5 No Wonder, 8.0 3. Also started: 2 Hunting Dawn; 1 Kinearole; 6 Rapaoringa; 4 Ririwai’. Head; two lengths. Time. 1.2 4-5. Sunderland Stakes Handicap, Im: 3 Raana, 8.7 1; 2 Endorsement, 7.6 2; 1 De Friend. 9.3 3. The only starters. Two lengths; four. Time, 1.42 4-5.

Summer Hack Handicap. Im: 1 Queen’s Dream. 8.5 I; 3 Kintyre. 7.4 2; 4 Mendelssohn, 8.3 3. Also started: Red Cockade. Half a length; two. Time. 1.41. Flying Handicap. 6f: 2 Native Song, 7.12 1; 1 Black Thread, 9.13 2; 2 Golden Blonde. 8.12 3. The only starters. Two lengths; two. Time, 1.13 3-5. Harbour Hack Handicap, 6f: 1 Chandlery, 8.0 1; 3 Minnow. 8.5 2; 4 Waikawa, 7.10 3. Also started: 2 Plenteous; 6 Taharakau; 7 Helios; 5 Perfect Lady. One length and a half; half a neck. Time. 1.15.