ALFORD FOREST RACING CLUB.
Tho annual meetin? of tRe Alford Forest Racin? Club to« he!d ye?terdoy in a cold sou-west rain. Particulr.r'y gocd nominations bad received, and brd the weather been fine there- wou'd have been a large attendance from a very wTde ?v_cich of country, as the Alford Fouist Meeting is a purely holiday gathering, when the people from far and near meet after they have done their mustering, shearing , , rind" cereal harvesting. Tho following are results: — LADIES' PURSFi HANDICAP, of 8 soys; •ecoud" 1 soy fr?ni stake. Five fnrlonge. G. Davis's b g Blylhcboy, by Sar.t I'a-io— Blytheside, aged, list (car. Hat, 3lb) (Owner) 1 TV*. J. Going's b g Sir Hamilton, 3yrc. 10st Ub .. •• -• (C. Hack) 0 W. Carney's b m Sorma, ~4yrs. Ost 21b (E. Cotton) 3 Max 9at lib also started. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 6 l-sth BUSHSIDE TROT HANDICAP (optional). of 9 soys; eecond 1 eov from stake. One mile. J. McNeil's eh g Celtic, by General Mao —Imperial Nell, 4ecc .. (J. Smith) 1 F. McTiguc'e b g Throkla, aged, -Jsec (McKendry) 2 T. Stephenson's gr g Lake M., lyrs. 10«ec (Owno:) 3 Toi Ssec and Miss Dowiing lOeec also 8 tar ted. Won easily by six lengths. Tim*, 2mm 48 l-sth sec. ALFORD FOREST CUP HANDICAP, of 15 boys; second 2 bots from stake. One mile and a quarter. G. Pattern's eh g Even Wave, by Formosan —Meadas, 6yrs. 9st 13lb .. (H. Smith) 1 J. Bean's b g Truthful, aged, 9at (C. Hack) 2 S. .7. Carleton'e br g Bockwell, aged, 10st s!b .. .. .. (J. Beard) 3 Won by four lengths. Timo, 2min 20jec HACK RACE HANDICAP, of 7 aovs; second 1 eov from stake. Four furlongs. W. Carnev's Norma, by Robert McCarthy, •lyre, Ost 3'b .. .. (E. J. Cotton) 1 W. J. Wood's Liireland, 9st 2lb (Owner) 2 R. 11. McKay's b f Vadanta, 4yre, 9ft 6lb 3 Eight started. Won by a length. Time, 53 4-sth sec. STAVELEY BRACELET HANDICAP, of 9 eovs; second 1 soy from stake. Six fur-, longs. G. Dore's bg Blytheboy, by Sant I'ario— Blytheside, aged, llet 2".b .. (Owner) 1 W. Wood's br m Lureland, lOet (Ownor) 2 F. J. Irvin's eh g Tarpon, syro, 9st (Owner) 3 Won by two lengths. MOUNT SOMERS TROT HANDICAP (optional), of 11 soya; second 2 boys from stake. Two miles. J. Sutherland's Miss R«ta, 30seo (Owner) 1 G. Smith's Imperial Pine, llwsc (Owner) 2 F. McTigue'a Threckla, 18seo .. ..3 Won easily. Time, 6min IJsec. SPRIJNGBURN HANDICAP, of 11 eovs; second 2 soys from eiako. Seven furlongs. G Patton'e eh g Even Wave, by Formosan—Mcada3, 6yrs, 9st 131b .. .. 1 J. 'Bean's b g Truthful, 9st .. ..2 G. Dore'a Blytheboy, lOr.t 7lb ..3 Won easily. Time, lmin 23bcc.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14307, 19 March 1912, Page 8
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