RIVERTON MEETING
FIRST SONG WINS CUP PAN OCHA TAKES THE STEEPLES APARLMA TO WATER POWER.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, April 20. The annual meeting of the Riverton Racing Club opened to day' in beautiful weather. The attendance was large and the track in good racing order. The totalisator handled £17,496 10s against £14,564 last year. Barn Door broke his back when he fell in the Waiau Steeples and Towing dropped dead after the same race. Results Avcrc :■ —
OREPUKI NOVICE STAKES. Of £125. Six furlongs. .2 Dollar Bill, 8.9 (Carroll) .... 1 1 Royal Pal, 9.0 (Dooley) .... 2 10 Wall Street, 9.0 (V. Langford) 3 'Also started: 15 Colon 9.0, 11 Bond 9.0, 5 Silver Issue 9.0, 7 King Willqw 9.0, 4 Corban 9.0, 9 Golden Lap 9.0, 8 Waipounamu 9.0, 6 Lady Leighton 8.9, 3 Perfect Rose 8.9, 7 Foreign Star 8.9, 12 Cautau Maid 8.9, 13 Princess Balboa 8.9, 14 Cintilla 5.9. Two lengths; throe lengths. King Willow was fourth. Time, 1.16 2-5.
A WAIAU STEEPLECHASE. Of £lls. Two miles. 4 Panoeha, 9.0 (Walker) 1 3 Graball-, 10.0 (Peart)' ... 2 8 Trisox, 9.0 (Shand) 2 Also started: 1 Black Banner 9.7 (fell), 5 Royal Buck 9.5 (fell), 2 Towing 9.3 (fell), 6 Barn Door 9.0 (fell), 7 Matckcm 9.0. 100 yards; 70 yards. Matchcm was fourth. Time, 4.20.
APARIMA HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Six furlongs. 7.Water Power, ,S.O (Lcckic) . . 1 5 Beam, 7.0 (TaylOr) 2 ' 2 Cherry Queen, 8.0 (Jenkins) 3 Also started: 3 Vcntrac 8.2, 1 Locklaggan 8.1 and Enwood 7.12 (bracketed), 4 All Humbug 7.13, 6 Stceton 7.11. Head; length. Vcntrac was fourth Time, 1.15}.
LONGWOOD HANDICAP. Of £125. Seven furlongs. 5 Unseen, 8.3 (Dooley) 1 2 Pukeko, 8.9 (Carroll) 2 8 Aela, 8.5 (Pratt) 3 Also started: 4 Double Shot 9.3, 11 Mayam 8.11, 11 Poinard 8.10, 3 Daring Deed 8.5, 6 Vocal 8.4, 13 Broken Rule 8.0, 10 Wonderful 1 Galleon 7.13, 9 Bay Biddy .7.11, 7 Valiska 7.9, 12 linpala 7.5, 14 Braw Lad 7.4, 15 Miss Winston 7.0, 10 Southern Princess 7.0. Short head; length and a half. Braw Lad was fourth. Time, 1.28 35.
RIVERTON CUP. Of £SOO. One mile and a-quarter. 7 First Song, 7.11 (Wilson) ... 1 2 Grand Finale, 7.2 (Dooley) .'. 2 4 Niglilfonit, ’ 7.5 (Pinn) 3 Also started: 8 Signaller 8.12, 1 Walton Park .8.7, 3 Great Shot 8.4. 5 Red. Sun 7.7, 0 Kamo 7.0. Neck; -length. Ramo was fourth. Time, 2.9.
GREAT WESTERN STEEPLECHASE. Of £4OO. Three miles. ■j Dun mure. 10.0 (Langford) . 1 4 Royal Limond, 9.0 (O’Connor) 2 7 Quinopal, 11.6 (Dempster) .. 3 Also started: 10 Paris 10.9, 9 Nylotis 9.13, 6 Ecclefechan 9.5, 8 French Fleet 9.1 and Calliam 9.0 (bracketed), 2 Parasang 9.0, 3 Red Lance 9.0, 5 Whipknot 9.0. All of the horses who also started fell. Two lengths; 100 yards. Time, 6.40. VISITORS’ HANDICAP. Of £125. Six furlongs. 3 Bay'Duke, 7.9 (Dent) ..... 1
2 Silk Paper, 5.4 (Didham) ... 2 5 Amclita, 5.3 (Ellis) 3 Also started: 1 Epris 9.3, 4 Travenna S.O, 0 Rowlands 8.5, 9 MeNab 8.4. 13 Milford 3.2, .10 Slaemish 8.0, 7 Gold Cross 7.5, S Island Linnet 7.1, 12 Little Pal 7.0, II Araulinc 7.0. Neck; length and a-half. Milford was fourth. Time, 1.15 35. POURAIvINO HANDICAP. 2 Venitc, 7.13 (Ellis) 1 1 Sunee, 8.3 (Wilson) 2 6 Niggcrhead, 7.7 (Dent) 3 Also started: 3 Totolomai 7.5, 5 Sailing Home 7.5, 7 Honest Maid 7.2, 4 Hystride 7.0, S Leading Boy 7.0. Length and a-quarter; 'two lengths. Totolomai was fourth. Time, 1.42 1-5.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 22 April 1935, Page 4
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