BIRCHWOOD HUNT

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 157, 29 March 1941, Page 17

BIRCHWOOD HUNT

Prospects For Today

Dominion Special Service. INVERCARGILL, March 28.

Excellent fields are carded for the Birchwood Hunt meeting at Invercargill tomorrow and the form should be interesting in view of the Riverton meeting next month. Rain set in this afternoon and the track is likely to be on the soft side.

There will be win-and-place betting. The following horses have prospects: Hunters’ Flat Handicap: Southern Light, Astral Flame, Chirp. Otautau Trot: Lustrous, Bright Lass —Trevathan bracket, Scarlett O’Hara. Birchwood Novice Handicap: Bantas, Anglo-French, Lake Mist. Turi Steeplechase: Bow Street, Gay Boa, Spendthrift. President’s Handicap: Royal Lancer, Waitoru, Wild Career. Wallace Trot: Scarlett O’Hara, Oregon—Aldus bracket, Loyalist. Gardner Memorial Steeplechase: Colonel French, Surcoat, La Boca, Kennels Handicap: Southern Sail, Erinview, Ackemma. Riding engagements include: W. F, Ellis, Royal Lancer, Gold Robe, Susie; G. Barclay. Waitoru, Ackemma, Bantas; A. E. Didhani, Aspire; W. Connor, Crinkle; R. Ford, Wild Career, Anglo-French, Erinview; E. Baker, Royal Money; 0. Low, Viking; T. J. Boyle, Colonel French, Spendthrift; P. J. Boyle, Pride o’ Central, Surcoat; F. J, Boyle, Merry Simon; J. Morton, Poniard, La Boca; D. Hamill, Bow Street; Mr. T. M. Kelly, Chirp: Mr. W. Boyle, El Caballo; Mr. W. Swale, Corban; Mr. J. Woods, Red Owl; Mr. H. W. Insall, Southern Light; Mr. L. Jones, Astral Flame. The card is as follows:— 12.45—

HUNTERS’ FLAT HANDICAP, of £ll5. One mile.—Chirp, 12.1 J; El Caballo, 11.13; Corban, 11.10; Bed Owl, ,11.2; Southern Light, 11.2; Astral Flame, 11.0; Arita. 11.0. 1.25—

OTAUTAU HARNESS TROT, of £133; 3.43 class. One mile and a half.—Bright Lass, scr.; Bonny Sandy, scr.; Cathay, scr.; Flying Peggy, scr.; Golden Sunshine, scr.; Hlppona, scr.; Lustrous, scr.; Redoubt, scr.; Reyiburn, scr.; Scatterbrain, scr.; Sir Dighton, scr.; Siieve View, scr.; Southern Wrack, scr.: Straight Flight, scr.; Trevathan, scr.; Worthy Chance, scr.; Comeaway, 36yds. behind; Sunny Dell, 36yds. behind; Scarlett O’Hara, 36yds. behind; Fenella, 48yds. behind; Fransol. 4S yds. behind; Nancy Guy, 48yds. behind: Ratepayer, 48yds. behind; Rey Chimes, 60 yds. behind. 2.0—

BIRCHWOOD NOVICE HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs.—Royal Money, 8.12; Slamannan, 8.10; Susie, 8.10; Lake Mist, 8.10; Anglo’' French, 8,7; Crinkle, 8.7; Minton, 8.7; Miss Ray, 8.7; Nihil. 8.7; Sally Sage, 8.7: Bantas, 8,7. 2.35—

TURI STEEPLECHASE, of £l5O. About two miles.—Trisox, 11.4; Gay Boa. 10.13; Poniard, 10.9; Superex, 10.8; Pandine, 10.7; Spendthrift, 10.4; Bow Street, 9 .9; Rifle Range, 9.8; Empire Son, 9.0; Pride o’ Central. 9.0; Viking, 9.0. 3.10—

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £l7O. One mile and a quarter.—Mona’s Song, 9.3; Wild Career, 8.10; Peony Rose, 8.7; Waitoru, 8.7: Royal Lancer, 8.5; Sea Lady, 8.1; Heidelberg, 7.0; Araboa, 7.4; Fidelis, 7.0. 3.45—

'•WADLACE HARNESS TROT, of £133; 3.1 class. One mile and a quarter.—Aldus, scr.; Bright Lass, scr.; Bellond, scr.; Brown Cloud, scr.; Fenella, scr,; Fransol, scr.; June Tide, scr.; Loyalist, scr.; Lunch Hour, scr.; Oregon, scr.; Ratepayer, scr.; Hey Chimes, scr.; Scarlett O’Hara, scr.; Scatterbrain, scr.; Samara, scr.; Sunny Dell, scr.; Trevathan, scr.; Loefflers Pride, scr.; Nancy Guy, scr,; Jackie Coogan, scr.; Debtor, 12yds. behind; Gayola, 24yde. behind; Embargo, 48yds. behind. 4.20—

’ GARDNER MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE,, of £215. About two miles and a half.—Colonel French, 11.6: Surcoat, 10.9; La Boca, 10.9; Corban, 9.10; Night Scout, 9.8; All Blood, 9.0; Arita, 9.0; Attire, 9.0; Scotch Queen, 9 0; Southern Gold, 9.0. 5.0—

’KENNELS HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Seven iurlonge.—Southern Sall, 0.1; Aspire, 8.4; Merry Simon. 8.2; Triple Cone, 8.1; Ackemma, 7.11; Gold Robe, 7.6; Dolita, 7.6; Erinview, 7.5; Feather Boa, 7.2; Music liall, 7.0.; Nihil, 7,0.