RECORD CUP TIME

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 83, 10 April 1939, Page 12

RECORD CUP TIME

PASSAFORM AT RIVERTON

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

INVERCARGILL, April 8. The Riverton Racing Club's Meeting opened today in brilliant sunshine, before a record attendance. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £33,743 10s, compared with £30,003 10s last year. Passaform's time of 2min 7 l-ssec in the Riverton Cup was a race record., ..

Results:—

Trial Handicap, £175; 6 furlong — ■, 3-5 Sliver Choir, 8.0 (j. Dooley;, If 4-2 Gold Robe, 8.8 (G. Barclay), 2; 5-4 Merry Simon, 8.5 (P. J. Boyle), 3. Also started: 6-1 Airdrie 8.3, 7-6 Ramana 8.1, 2-3 Eastern Prince 8.1, 8-8 Gay Feather 8.0, 1-1 Black Bard 8.0. Two lengths and a half; neck. Time, Imia 16sec.

Waiau Steeplechase, £225; 2 miles. —3-5 Slayer, 9.8 (W. Shand), 1; 6-6 La Boca, 9.4 (H. Stuck), 2; 7-7 Master Balboa, 9.tf (C. F. Low), 3. Also started: 5-3 Impel 9.0, 4-4 Rifle Range -9.2, 1-2 Pandine 9.0, 2-1 Matchem 9.0. Six lengths; two lengths. Time, 4mia 16sec.

Aparima Handicap, £300; 6 furlongs. —6-0 Phalanx, 7.13 (H. Phillips), 1; 1-1 Spanish Lad, car. 7.13 (R. E. Humphries), 2; 4-3 Double Gift, 7.5 (P. Spratt), 3. Also started: 2-2 Araboa 8.12, Valantua 8.5, 5-4 Viking 8.1, 7-7 Moneyless 7.0. Length; three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin Msec.

Long wood Handicap, £200; 7 fui> longs.—l-1 Fleet Street, 8.12 (J. W. Dooley), 1; 7-6 Kippen, 8.2 (P. J. Boyle), 2; 3-3 Sparkle, 8.10 (C. G. Humphries), 3. Also started: 1-1 Bow Street 8.2 (bracketed with Fleet Street), 9-11 Survoy 9.2, 6-7 Half and Half 8.9, 8-8 Garonne 7.13, 2-2 Green Boa 7.13, 10-9 Drink Up 7.12, 4-4 Atua Here 7.12, 11-10 Moonraider 7.7, 5-5 Doctor Duthie 7.7. Length and a quarter; length and a half. Time, lmin 27 4-ssec. RIVERTON CUP, £600; 1£ miles. 3—l—Passaform, 8.5 (P. Spratt) 1 4—2—Foxlove, 8.6 (E. Baker) .... 2 7—6—Night Dress, 8.3 (A. Messervy) 3 Also started: 5-5 Milford 9.4, 2-4 Alma 9.2, 9-9 Wild Career 8.13, 8-8 Rodeur 8.12, 6-8 Thermidor 8.6, 1-3 Peony Rose 8.5, 11-11 Mungatoon 8.4, 10-10 Queen Dorothy 8.0. Length and a quarter; half a length. Time, 2min 7 l-ssec—a race record. | Great Western Steeplechase, £500; about 3 miles.—-2-2 Black Banner. 11.6 (T. J. Boyle), 1; 4-4 Corban, 9.6 (V. Langford), 2; 5-5 Tangled, 11.10 (C. Salt), 3. Also started: 2-3 Gold Wren 11.2 (fell), 1-1 Poniard 10.9 (fell), 6-6 McHeath- 9.12 (fell). 7-7 Possum 9.6 (fell). Fifteen lengths: 50 yards. Time, 6min 31 2-ssec. Visitors' Handicap, £200; 6 furlongs. —2-2 Strip, 9.3 (A. E. Didham), 1; 9-10 Sea Lady, car. 7.8£ (C. A. Ward), 2; 4-4 Chirp, car. 7.8 (W. F. Ellis), 3, Also started: 1-1 Waitoru 8.6, 3-3 Boaform car. 7.11, 11-11 Ortyx 8.3, 7-7 Sunny Jean 8.0, 6-6 Triple Cone 7.11, • 8-3 Crack of Dawn car. 7.3, 5-5 Hunting Chorus car. 7.3, 12-12 Pink Bond 7.7, 10-9 Irish Fling 7.7. Three-quarters of a length; four lengths. Time, lmin 15sec. Pourakino Handicap, £250; 1 mile. —3-3 Amelita, car. 8.0 (C. Ward), 1; 5-5 Galleon, car. 8.3 (W. F. Ellis), 2; -4-4 Waitaka, 8.10 (S. Anderson), 3. Also started: 1-1 Viking car. 7.13, 2-2 Salient Knight 7.3, 6-6 Wall Street 7.8, 7-7 Ashaway car. 7.3 J. Half a length; length and a half. Time, lmin 42sec.