SOUTHLAND MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1934, Page 21

SOUTHLAND MEETING

CUP TO PALMARY

WATER POWER THE SPRINT

(By Telegraph.—Press Association) INVERCARGILL, May': 11. The Winter Meeting of the Southland Racing Club opened today in beautiful sunny weather and with; a good attendance-. The track was. very heavy.' The- winraud-place tbtaUsator-. handled £6140 10s, against £0093 10s last' year. Results: — .■-. ". : .':• : Trial Handicap,. £80; 6 furlongs.—lrl Lady Kate, s:i (Eastwood), 1; 9-5 Euge, 8.10, 2; 4-4 Great Weather, 8.12, 3. Also started: 3-3 Valiska 9.0, 10-11 Beam 5.12, 7-S Mllford S.lO, 5-9 Silver Screen S-9. 9-0 Golden Lap 5.9 and Straight Shot 5.9 (coupled), 8-!> Little Tal S.'J, y-10 Corban S.B, 2-2 Eastern Chief S.U. Great Weather and Golden Lap made the running to the straight from Lady Kate and Euge. The latter hit the front a furlong from home, but Lady Kate finished best, winning nicely by three-quarters of a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Eastern Chief was fourth. Time, lroln 20scc. New River Trot (harness), £100; 3.42 class; 1% miles.—l-1 Mountain Jewel, 24 (Walsh), 1; 3-3 Black Shadow, scr, 2; «-4 Vacation, scr. 3. Also started: 5-7 Hard Times ser, 2-2 Bright Voyage scr, 8-S Modern Girl scr, 6-B Master Lee 12. 4-3 Peter Mitchell 24, 7-9 Ozamini 36. Black Shadow quickly opened up a big gap from Vacation, Hard Times, and Master Lee, and down tho back Mountain Jewel moved up; at the straight entrance Black Shadow, Mountain Jewel, and Vacation were in line. In the run home Mountain Jewel was always the winner, to score by two lengths from Black Shadow. Vacation was half a length back, then Bright Voyage. Times: 3mln 37sec, 3min 39 2-Ssec, 3mln 39 3-ssec. Plying Handicap, £115; 6 furlongs.—l-2 Water Power. 7.13 (E. Leckle), 1; 5-4 Miss Redowa, 7.0, 2: 3-3 Master Anomaly, 8.0, 3. Also started: 2-1 All Humbug 9.3, 4-5 Enwood 7.7. Miss Redowa and All Humbug made the early running from Master Anomaly. Water Power was last, where she stayed till the straight entrance. Then she put in a paralysing run, and beat Miss Redowa by three-quarters of a length, with Master Anomaly a similar distance away, followed by All Humbug. Time, lmln lSsec. Roslyn Handicap. £S0; 7 furlongs.—3-3 Doublo Shot. 7.13 (C. Humphries), 1; 2-1 Brown Pearl, 8.9, 2; 5-S Mayam, S.ll, 3. Also started: 12-12 Slaemlsh 9.0. 13-14 Broken Rulo S.ll, 6-5 Pink Taper 8.11. 4-4 Ada 5.7, 7-7 Conca D'Oro S.I, 14-15 Irish Blrdcatcher S.O, 11-11 Young Sentinel S.O. S-G Jacobin S.O, 12----r.\ Insolvency 7.11. 1-2 First Song 7.10, 9-10 Garnish 7.7. 10-9 Bay Biddy 7.3. Double Shot and Insolvency led out from Jacobin. Entering the straight. Double Shot had charge from Irish Birdcalchcr. Insolvency, and Brown Pearl. It was a great race at the distance, but Double Shot stayed on to beal Brown Pearl by half a length from Mayam, who finished well, a neck away. Ilrst Song was fourth. Time, liniu 33 1-oscc. SOTJTHI/AXD CUP, £150; l',i miles. 3—3—Palmary, 7.0 (Mcsservey) 1 2—l—Signaller, 7.0 (Eastwood) 2 •I—4—Black Duke, 7.0 (Jones) 3 Also started: 7-7 The Smuggler, 9.4, 6-51 Steeton 7.13, 8-S Palermo 7.10, 1-2 Toreador, 8.0, 5-6 Jack-a-Dandy 7.1. I Steelon and Jack-a-Dandy were first to show.! Then Steeton went on from Black Duke, Tho Smuggler, and Jack-a-Dandy with Palmary last. At the far turn Toreador closed on the leaders, and into'the straight Black Duke, Jack-a-Dandy, and Toreador, in line, were ahead of Signaller and Steeton. In the straight Palmary came last, wide out, and beat Signaller nicely by a length, with Black Duke three lengths away. Steeton was fourth. Time, 2min 16s.ee. Southland Steeplechr.se, £115; about 2 miles. —5-5 Ecclefechan, 9:0 (Low), 1; 7-7 Father O'Flynn, 0.0, 2; 3-4 Calham, 9.13. 3. Also started: 6-G Qiiiiiop.il' 11.7, 8-S West Dome 11.0, 4-3 TJmtaU 10.9, 3-4 French Fleet 10.7 (coupled with Calham), 1-2 Dunmure 10.4. 2tl Andy i). 6. French Fleet and Ecclefechan made tho running from Andy and Calham. At tho second stand double Quinopal balked. At the sod wall Umtall lost his rider, and Dunmuro lost his rider at the next jump. Entering the straight again West Dome dumped his rider, and Ecclofechan and French Fleet led Calham and Father O'Flynn. At the fenco at tho fivo furlongs French Fleet fell and Ecclefechan came on to win easily by eight lengths from Father O'Flynn. Calham was six lengths away, then came Andy. Time, 4min 2scc. Stewart Island Handicap. £S0: 1 mile.—' 1-1 Honest Maid, 8.1 (C. Humphries), 1; 2-4 Bowlands, 7.9, 2; 6-5 Wynwood, 7.0, 3. Also started: 4-2 Island Linnet 9.0, 5-6 Thornton 7.12. 7-7 Red Terror 7.5, 3-3 Johnny 7.0.' ■\Vynwood and Thornton were at the head of affairs in the early stages from Island Linnet and Thornton. Across the top, Honest Maid moved lip from the rear, and into tho straight the order was Wynwood, Island Linnet, Honest Maid, and Bowlands. Honest Maid finished best, beating Bowlands by a length. Wynwood was three-Quarters' of a length away, and Island Linnet was fourth; Time; lmln Slscc.. Tradesmen's Handicap, £100; 1 mile.—l-1 Great Shot. 7:4 (Cotton), 1; 3-3 Signaller. 8.0. 2; 4-4 Totolomai, 8.0, 3. Also started: 5-4 Red Boa 9.0, 2-2 Tippling 8.4, 6-3 JCightmaid 7.0. Great Shot took un tho running from Totolo-

mal, Tippling, and Bed Boa. This was the order to the straight, where Great Shot stayed on to beat Signaller ■by a length. Totolomal was a length and a half away, and then Nlghtinnld fourth. Time, limn 10 4-ssee.