THE TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2597, 3 September 1909, Page 6

THE TURF.

MARTON RACES

TPer Press Association.! MARTON, Sept. 2. The annual race meeting of the Marton Jockey Club took plaoe to-day. The ' weather was fine, but the going was sloppy. The attendance was fair, and tlie amount put through the totalisator for the meeting totalled £9258, agains £13,689 last year, a decrease oi £4411. The following were the results:— ' ■’ ’ « Telegraph Handicap, 70sovs, 6 furlongs.—Waiata 1, Yi 2, Iney 3. Al fi ° ran: Kareroa and Aema. Won easily. Time, linin 26 2-ssec. Hunters’. Handicap Hurdles, .40sbvs, 11 miles.—Tyrannic 1, Ngawaka 2, Taupe 3. Also ran: Mauri, Atamu; Chasse, Sedgemoor, Arcadia, Aesop, Drudgery, Paoakura, and Mungo ParkWon by several lengths. Time, 4min 2soc. * . , • .’Flyintr Handicap, oOsovs, 6 furlongs. —Dr. Shimose 1, First Consul 2, Timothy 3. Also ran: Aim well and Sir Possible. Won by a length. Time, Imin 27sec. . Hack Steeplechase Handicap, 60sovs, 2 miles. —Sir Lethe 1, Chief 2, Gibaro 3. Also rah: Te Kainui, Whipcord, Prizeman, Kamoa, Defeat, Riro, Atu, Wild Oats, Emerald Isle, Whareponga, and Carronade. Won easily all the way. Time, smin 56sec. • Crofton Handicap, lOOsovs, 1 mile.— Pohutu 1, Lady Menschikoff 2, Gaelic 3 Also ran: Roosevelt, White Lie, and Waihuku. Won by a length. Time, 2min 15-2-ssec. Tutaenui Welter Handicap, 50sovs, 7 furlongs.—Dolse 1, Waipunui 2, Hiwera 3. Also ran: Raugi and Pulcenui. Won by a length. Time, Imm. ’ 8 4-ose«. i Second Handicap Hurdles, 55 sovs, U miles—Nova 1, Maggie .Paul 2. The only starters. Won easily. Final Scurry, SOsovs, 4 furlongs. Waiari 1; Captain. Be.ll 2, Timothy 3. Waiata 1, Captain Bell 2, Timothy 3. Wkerakoa, Lady Linton, Merriletta, •Official. Raclcarock,. and Monowai. Won all the \vay. Time, 52sec.