IN THE FAR SOUTH

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 13

IN THE FAR SOUTH

OTAUTAU FORM PROSPECTS

I TUr. <_/-,,!+V>l-i»irr lonrlino nn tn

Xll— uuutiiiaiiu v.ij.vuAwi _-.ava_w_, x^j-. ._ the Riverton fixture, will be continued tomorrow with the Otautau Racing Club's Annual Meeting at Otautau. The steeplechasers will have a further opportunity and the form should be a valuable additional line to the Riverton DroSDGCts* The betting will be under the singlepool system. The following horses are likely to carry good support:— Crown Stakes.—Merry Simon, Cone Peak. , Wallace Trot Handicap.—Samara, Diosma. ; „ ~. Otautau Cup.—Top Row, Sailing Lady. ~ _-. Ringway Hack Handicap.—Kippen, Silkwood. or Garonne. O'Brien Memorial Steeples.—Gold Wren, Poniard. Bayswater Trot Handicap.—Harbinger, Diosma. Strathmore Handicap. — Hunting Chorus, Silkwood or Pink Bond. Macaulay Memorial Handicap.— | Spanish Lad, Sailing Lady or Boswell. j The card is as follows: — ! 12.30

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "F. 8.," Petone. —(1) Eastern Heir did not run in the Herries Memorial; (2) they would not be bracketed, although they are in the same stable. "Jack," Wellington—R.D., £4 6s and £1 18s 6d; E.S., £1 14s 6d. "F.P.J."—T.R., £2 Is; D.S., £3 19s '6d; L., £112s 6d; T.T., £2 10s; Y.T., £1 10s 6d. "J.M."—G., £4 lis and £1 18s 6d; 8.8., £2 Is and £1 4s; 8., £8 lis and £2 13s; S.S., £1 3s: A.. £2 18s 6d. «PC"-G.. £1 18s 6d; 8.8., £1 4s; S.S., &1 3s; IL, £3 6s; T.H., £2 2s; G.V., £4 10s and £2 4s; S., "A W.L."—N.P., £3 3s and £1-6s; A., ' £2 19s 6d; S., £3 14s 6d and £1 15s; Y.Y., £3 lis 6d; P.H., £2 Os, 6d and £1 12s. Southern papers gave the order of favouritism as 2-3, although there certainly appears to be a disparity. Three brothers are apprentice jockeys at Takanini. George Smith is with his father, F. Smith; Eric is in the stable of C. Morse; and Edward is with L. Abel.

CROWN STAKES, £70; 6 furlongs. Cone Peak ..9 0 Grey Seal ..8 4 Merry Simon . 8 9 Norwood .... 8 4 Doctor Duthie . 8 9 Bollem 8 4 Eastern Prince 8 5 Royal Style ..8 4 Dolita 8 4 Shantyman ... 8 4 Gay Feather .. 8 4 1.10 WALLACE TROT HANDICAP, £86; 3.43 class; 1% miles. Margaret Grattan scr Brown Cloud ... scr Samara scr Tracey Lass .. scr Country Lady ... scr Indianola scr Pontoon ...... scr Diosma scr Ebb Tide scr Royal Mountain scr Harbinger .... scr Prince Echo .. scr June Tide scr Abel 24 Slieve Bonard .. scr Eglinton 24 Sungauge scr Yon-Yan 48 Young Dewey .. scr Overproof 72 Fortunate ..... scr 1.50 ' OTAUTATJ CTJP, £140; 1% miles. Rodeur 8 12 i Viking 7 12 Top Row .... 8 12 Sailing Lady . 7 9 Mungatoon .. 8 4 Ashaway .... 7 0 Foxlore 8 2 2.30 RINGWAY HACK HANDICAP, £70; 7 furlongs. Double Gift . 9 4 Drink Up .. 7 13 Garonne .... 8 10 Turaki 7 12 Sparkle .... 8 5 MoOnraider .. 7 7 Kippen 8 3 Royal Style ..7 7 Silkwood ... 8 2 3.10 O'BRIEN MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE, £ 120 ; 2% miles. Black Banner . 11 6 Corban . 9 8 Gold Wren ... 11 5 King Willow . 9 2* Poniard . "10 11 Rifle Range ..9 0 Western Song . 9 9 Master Balboa 9 0 Chile 9 9 Impel ; 9 0 3.50 BAYSWATER TROT HANDICAP, £86; 3.5 class; 1% miles. Margaret Grattan scr Young Dewey .. scr Country Lady .. scr Gayola scr Southland .... scr Northern Sun .. scr Ebb Tide scr Tracey Lass .. scr Harbinger .... scr Indianola .... scr J_ne Tide .... scr Diosma scr Erin's Country . scr Royal Mountain scr Catawrack .... scr Prince Echo .. scr Loyal Emblem . scr Sinbad 36 Sungauge scr Glenelad 48 Nelson's Guard scr 4.30 STRATHMORE HACK HANDICAP, £70; 6 furlongs. Silkwood .... 8 12 Forecast 7 13 Hunting Chorus 8 1 Cone Peak .. 7 13 Pink Bond ... 8 0 Asset 7 8 Triple Cone .. 8 0 Norwood .... 1 7 5.15 MACAULAY MEMORIAL, £100; 1 mile. Araboa 8 10 Spanish Lad .. 8 0 Mona's Song . 8 6 Sailing Lady .. 7 10 Waitaka .... 8 6 Double Gift ..7 7 Boswell .... 8 5 Ashaway ... 7 0 Amelita .... 8 3 Ocean Singer . 7 0