RACING AT GISBORNE.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 11

RACING AT GISBORNE.

poverty bay meeting. SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. MAY SONG SUCCESSFUL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) j GISBORNE, Saturday. fThe Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting was concluded to-day at Gisborne In fine weather before a good attendance. The going was on the holding side. Following are the concluding results.— HACK CUP HANDICAP. Sweepstakes of £2 each, with cup valued nt £25 added; I mile. 4 RTTNETTE, 8.4 (W. J. Rroughton) 1 2—SKYWAY, 8.12 2 1— HAILE ROY, 9.1 3 Also started: Even Money, 9.3; Brown Lap; Quaint, 8.12: Bonnlo Song, 8.9; lMrlma. 8.2; l a Femme Noire, 8.0; raul Robeson, Shant, l a-la, 8.0. Won by• 1 i lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, 1.44 1-5. TE HAPARA HACK STEEPLEB. or £llO and trophy Valued at £2O; about 2 4 miles. 2 KAHUNOKE, 11.0 (C. Thomson) . l 1— PLATTER. 9.13 2 7—ROYAL TOAST. 9.0 3 Also started. Wykemist, 10.5; Curley, 10.4; Puccini. 9.4; Mltzl, 9.0; Eldos, 9.0. Won by two lengths, with five lengths between second and third. Time, 5.20 2TURANGANUI HANDICAP. Or £80; 6 fur. 2 MAY SONG. 9.5 (j. Winder) .. 1 I—GOLDEN BLONDE. 10.2 o 3 PERFECT LADY. 8.6 ! ! " y Only starters. Won by a nose, with two lengths between second and third. Time. 1.15 3-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £9 3; G furlongs. 1— db m fr?s»d. B '».< w - Bmuirtuon) • ' 2 MATA 11 AIT l! 9.0 . 5 HUNTING MARS, 8.7 ‘ ‘ * ♦Dead heat lor third. Srratrhed: May Song. Paul Robeson won by a length, with tile third horses hair a length away. Time. 1.15. The Totalisator. The totalisator handled £oisr> atrain«r £•>oo3 lOs for the second day last year an increase or £3lB 1 lo.*>. The total for V'* moeung was £15.221. compared with laSl year * showln & an Increase of