SOUTHLAND RACES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 141, 14 May 1930, Page 8

SOUTHLAND RACES.

OPENING EVENT TO BATTLE MAID Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, May 14. The Southland Racing Club’9 winter meeting opened in fino weather with a good attendance. Results: ROSLYN HACK HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Seven furlong 3. 6 Battle Maid, 8.8 J 4 Meitui, 7.2 2 1 Palermo, 9.0 ... ... 3 Also startod: Impertinence 8.9, Banner Boy 8.4, Remindful 8.0, Attractive Lady .7.9, Cetchela, Miss Redowa 7.6, Bachelor Boy, Captain’s Gift 7.4, Some Maid 7.0. Won by two and a-half lengths. Time, 1.30. NEW RIVER HARNESS TROT, of 105 sovs; 4.48 class. Two milos. 7 Imperial Bingen, 1 6 Lady Freeman, scr. * 3 Spring China, 12yds bbd .- 3 Also started: King Mac, Hushabye, Lady Voison, Sunfire, Rollicking Bells scr, Slump, Erin’s Advance, Lucky Harold 24, Black Friar, Sunshade 36. Won by five lengths. Time, 4.56 2-5. TRIAL HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. 4 Milliner, 8.5 1 3 Night Lark, 8.8 2 9 Bridget, 8.5 •. ••• 3 Also started : Wincette 8.12, Bitractor 8.10, Baby Bliss 8.8, Slim Jim, Zealanian, Blue China, Polling Day, Pandoor, Night Parade, Cough, Anahera, Aranoah, Spanish Maid, Trastor —Sweet Memory gelding 8.5. Won by a length. Time, 1.17 2-5. WANGANUI TRACK NOTES. . Per Press Association. WANGANUI, May 14. Callanmoro was scratched for the Borough Handicap at 11.45 a.m. today, Leitrim at 12.10 p.m. Birkbeck was scratched at 10.30 a.m. for the Wanganui Steeplechase. The weather was fine for tho final gallops this morning. Balstreet and Crown Link ran five furlongs together in 1.6. Cuticle and Admiral Drake covered four furlongs in 49 2-ssec. Cashier easily held High Falutin’ over four furlongs in 49 3-ssec. Bernera covered throe furlongs in 3Ssec. Auctioneer beat Royal Tractor over half a mile in 50 2-ssec. Laughing Prince beat Equitant over three furlongs in 37 2-ssec. Mountain Heath ran six furlongs in 1.16. Flying Juliet was in front of Ben Hur at tho end of five furlongs in 1.4. Tahorna was a length from Moa Bird at the end of six furlongs in 1.17 1-5. Kililgrew finished in front of Elicit, Air Force and Perle de Leon in a six furlongs’ spin in 1.18 2-5. Mister Gamp and Skyrider were schooled over the hurdles, both jumping well. Town Bird also jumped hurdles well.