BIRCHWOOD HUNT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26220, 18 September 1950, Page 4

BIRCHWOOD HUNT

GOLD SONG WINS . STEEPLES (New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, September 17. The Birchwood Hunt Club’s annual meeting was held at Invercargill on Saturday on a heavy track before a good attendance. The totalisator handled £27,266, including £2504 on the doubles machine, compared with £27,055 10s at last season's meeting. The winning double combination. Gold Mine-Super Flight, paid £9 6s for £1 Results:— HUNTERS’ FLAT HANDICAP, of £150; about one mile.—3, 4 DAD’S PAL 9-3 R. P. Langford 1; 5. 5 Igiri 9-0 D. W. Dawson 2; 4, 6 Haughty Dick 10-9 P. J. Boyle 1, 1 Turora; 8, 8 Royal Coon; 6, 3 Quadrille; 7, 7 San Quentin; 2,2 Shere Khan also started. Three-quarters of a length; two lengths. Turora was fourth. Time, Imin 46 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win; £6 10s 6d. Places: £2 Os 6d, £2 4s, £2 4s 6d.

OTAUTAU HARNESS TROT HANDICAP, of £175; 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.—3, 3 FRIENDLY SCOTT scr C. H. G. Irvine 1; 4, 3 Nanaimo scr J. Walsh 2; 9, 6 Lustrous Gold scr A. McLellan 3.

11, 10 Chignon; 1, 1 Colyton; 12,11 Glen Hall; 2,2 La Lante; 5, 8 Loyal David; 6, 5 Mountain Glory; 10, 14 On Trial; 8, 7 Purple Sheen; 13, 12 Queen’s Counsel; 14, 13 Sovereign Hall; 7, 9 Trilby also started. Half length; four lengths. Colyton was fourth. Times—3min 31sec, 3min 31 2-ssec. 3min 32 l-ssec. «

Dividends.—Win: £7 9s. Places: £2 13s 6d. £2 10s, £3 14s.

BIRCHWOOD NOVICE HANDICAP, of £140; about six furlongs.—l, 1 GOLD MINE 8-0 J. W. Dooley 1; 5, 5 Nev* World 8-0 J. B. Mennell 2; 8, 7 Tenner 8-0 R. S. Patterson 3.

6, 6 Black Briar; 10. 10 Blue Dahlia; 2, 3 Cardell; 3,2 Free Gift bracketed with Nan and Royal Spanish; 13. 12 Jabiru; 4. 4, Purple Sage; 15, 15 Regal Note; 14, 13 Rustle Along; 7, 9 Sad Sonntag; 12. 14 Salma Chief; 11, 11 Western King; 8, 7 Whinny also * started.

Short head; length and a half. Purple Sage was fourth. Time, Imin 20 2-ssec.

Dividends.—Win: £3 2s 6d. Places: £1 15s, £3 Is 6d. £3 3s.

GARDNER MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE. of £200: about two miles.—l. 1 GOLD SONG 10-0 P. J. Boyle 1; 4, 4 Irish Pal 10-1 W. J. Hillis 2; 6 6 Red Phil 9-0 C. F. Low 3. 3. 3 Sal’s Pal; 2,2 Bumbrae; 8, 10 Golden Mirage; 7, 7 Haughty Dick; 5, 5 San Quentin; 10, 9 Rancher; 9, 8 Robin’s Return also started.

Seventeen lengths: three lengths; Burnbrae was fourth. Time, 4min 17 2-ssec.

Dividends.—Win: £1 19$ 6d. Places: £1 3s. £2 7s. £4 9s.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £225; about pne mile ano a quarter.—l, 1 SUPER FLIGHT 9-0 G. W Wright 1; 5. 6 Lady Claret 7-11 W. F Ellis 2; 4, 3 Great Bid 7-12 M. R. Soper 3 7, 7 Winning Cheer; 2,2 Lecturer; 6, 5 Night Rider; 8, 8 Thornbridge; 3, 4 Sequoia also started. Two and a half lengths: same. Lecturer was fourth. Time, 2min 15sec.

Dividends.—Win: £2 13s. Places: £1 18s, £2 Ils 6d, £1 17s.

WALLACE SADDLE TROT, of £lBo’ 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter —3, 3 FERRY WALLA scr C. Kirby 1; 1, ] Amarant scr D. M. Kerr 2; 4, 5 Native Pitch 12 P. P. McKay 3 iA l3 ii l KT C t\ eri 6 ’ 6 Mountain Glory: d L a^ ds: _.J’ 4 Sand y bracketed with Solandn; 8, 8 Atom; 22 Martial Dawn; 11, 12 Regal Pride; 9, 9 San Fernando; 10, 10 Play Hall; 7, 7 Plausible also started.

Three lengths; same. Plausible was fourth. Times—2min 54sec, 2mln 54 3-5 sec, 2min 54 l-ssec.

Dividends—Win: £5 4s od. Places- £1 17s 6d. £1 12s, £2 19s 6d. J. S. HAZLETT MEMORIAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE, of £3OO and gold eup valued at 100 guineas; about two miles and a half.—l, 1 WAIHOPI 12-7 bracketed with Turora Mr A. P. Langford 1: 8. 8 Generator 10-8 Mr H. Winsloe 2; 6, 6 Pencarrow 11-8 Mr A. Pascoe 3. 1, 1 Turora; 7, 10 Turf Topic; 3. 3 Quadrille; 4, 4 Kinnawin; 2,2 Victorv Flight; 10, 7 Knockadroleen; 9, 9 Jaunty; 5, 5 Stranger also started. Five lengths: 10 lengths. Knockadroleen was fourth. Time, smin 29sec. Dividends—Win: £2 0s 6d. Place®: 16» 6d. £8 ss. £5 13s. F

KENNELS HACK HANDICAP, of £175; about seven furlongs.—7, 7 WHITE ROPE 8-1 A. I. Powell 1; 1, 3 Chasemtnt 8-1 M. R. Soper 2; 4, 4 Penze 7-13 E. G. Low 3. 2, 1 Gay Prince; 3. 2 Espalier: 8, 8 Screw Picket; 6, 5 Angelus; 5. 6 Koxinga also started.

Half head: length and a half. Gay Prince was fourth. Time, Imin 34 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l2 0s 6d. Spaces: £3 Is, £1 17s, £2 Os 6d.