W. J. Hillis Wins Five Races At Birchwood

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31323, 20 March 1967, Page 6

W. J. Hillis Wins Five Races At Birchwood

(N.Z. Press Association) INVERCARGILL. The Riverton trainer, W. J. Hillis, and .the Invercargill owner, Mr W. E. Hazlett, won five of the eight races at the Birchwood Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday. The combination won with Bush Creek, Urban, Sand Dune and Verey Light. Two of their other, runners, letan Light and Alpine Light, finished second. The T.A.B. double, Cassarook In the President’s Handicap and Willypay in the Otautau Hack Handicap, paid £4B 17s 6d for The meeting was held in fine weather and on a firm track. The attendance and betting were well down on last year’s figures, when the meeting was held at Invercargill. Results: HACK AND HUNTERS* HURDLES, £200; lira, 5/8 UNDERWOOD LASS (5) »-l D. A. Adams 1; 1/2 ISTAN LIGHT (1) 10-6 W. J. Hillis 2: 3/3 RED MOSS (8) 9-0 B. P. Kennedy 3. All started. Three lengths; four lengths. Time, 2:43 4-5. Win: £l6 10s. Places: £3 2s 6d, £1 4s, £1 19s 6d. Bracket: White Wine and Istan Light. HOVICE STAKES, £175: Of.— l/1 VEREY LIGHT (16) 8-10 E. J. Dldham 1; 2/2 BELLCAR (2) 8-10 J. R. Dowling 2; 10/12 KING BOA (8) 8-10 J. M. Mulqueen 3. Scratched: Miss Southland, Hopalong. Three lengths; head. Time, 1:15. Win: £2 8s 6d. Places: £1 ss, £1 9s, £8 15s. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £350; about Um. 1/1 CASSAROOK (1) 9-6 J. R. Dowling 1 6/6 ALPINE LIGHT (6) 7-7 W. Sutherland 2 5/4 STAR QUALITY (10) 7-7 A. ' S. Borthwick 3 Others in finishing order: 2/2 Segundo, 3/3 Manners; 7/7 Pahl, 4/5 Red Siren. Short head; length and a quarter. Time, 2:21 3-5. Win: £3. Places: £1 18s 6d, £4 12s 6d. J. S. HAZLETT MEMORIAL

HUNT STEEPLECHASE, £360 ; 2m. —l/1 MOSQUE (1A) 10-13 Mr I. Russell 1; 6/6 OBSCURE (3) 10-7 Mr B. McStay 2; 2/2 JOLLY FOX (2) 10-11 Mr J. G. P. Kelly 3. Scratched: Naratam. Two and a half lengths; five lengths. Time, 4:13 2-5. Win: £1 12s. Places: £1 4s, £6 14s 6d. Bracket: Mosque and Collide. NOVICE STAKES NO. 2, £175; 6f.—6/4 SAND DUNE (12) 8-10 E. J. Dldham 1; 1/1 SILVER FRINCE (13) 8-10 J. R. Dowling 2; 3/3 RAYLIN (11) 8-10 M. J. Lawson 3. Scratched: Derwent View. Half length; neck. Time, 1:15 2-5. Win: £9 9s 6d. Places: £2 15s 6d, £1 14s 6d, £2 2s. OTAUTAU HACK HANDICAP, £225* 7f 2/3 WILLYFAY (3) 8-8 car. 8-3 T. P. Brown 1 4/4 WESTERN GALE (1) 8-10 R. N. Marsh 2 1/1 MUSIC MAN (4) 8-5 J. R. Dowling 3 Others in finishing order: 3/2 Spanish Fox, 18/18 Sandy Man, 5/5 Radiant Light, 7/8 Gay Coon, 12/10 LornevilTe Lass, 9/9 Alice Derby, 6/7 Cascara, 14/16 Blue Girl, 16/14 Breeza, 11/11 Trlxeen 17/14 Captain Howe, 10/12 Geisha Boy, 8/6 Coronet Peak, 13/13 Chango, 15/17 Harkaway. Length and a quarter; length and a half. Time, 1:27 2-5. Win: £5 17s 6d. Places: £2 Us, £3 3s, £1 19s. GARDNER MEMO RIAL STEEPLECHASE, £275; 24m.—1 BUSH CREEK (1) 10-5 W. J. Hillis 1; 2 BAYLINE (3) 9-11 R. O. Cairns 2; 1 ARABIAN LIGHT (1A) 9-2 B. P. Kennedy 3. Scratched: Kumai. Forty lengths'; four furlongs. Time, 5:2 1-5. Win: £1 4s. Bracket: Bush Creek and Arabian Light. KENNELS HACK HANDICAP, £225; Im.—l/1 URBAN (5) 8-5 E. J. Dldham 1; 11/11 ST. JUDE (7) 8-4 B. J. Anderton 2; 15/15 EDENISLE (14A) 7-11 car. 7-104 J. M. Mulqueen •; 12/12 STEP LITE (21) 7-11 L. W. Hare •. •Dead-heat for third. All started. Length and a quarter; long neck. Time. 1:40 1-5. Win: £2 13s 6d. Places: £1 4s 6d, £5 9s 6d, £6 18s (Steplite), £l3 4s 6d (Edenisle).