OTAUTAU MEETING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 10

OTAUTAU MEETING.

ROYAL GALLANT. BLACK BANNER’S STEEPLES. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, May 29. The annual meeting of the Otautau Racing Club was held to-day at Invercargill in fine weather. The track was very heavy and tho attendance was fair. The totalisator handled £8376 10s, as against £4812 10s at Otautau last year. Results:— CROWN STAKES, of £SO. Six furlongs. —2 Bahrein, 8.8 (MeFarlanc). 1; 2 Polar Star 8.8, 2; .1 Topsy Wood, 9.0, 3. Also started: 4 Sir Admiral 8.8. A length; a length arid a half, i imp, 1.23 4-5. WALLACE TROT, of £65; 3.43, class. One mile and a half.—2 Drumbunnif, set' (Thomas), 1; 3 Aqua Bond, ser, 2; I Glen Guy, 36vds bhd, 3. Also started: 9 Abel, 8 Dazzling Sun, 5 Erinola, 1 Gliandi (coupled with Glen Guy), 6 Guy View, II Happy Morn, 10 Samara. 12 Sunny Rimii ser, 4 Leeway 48yds bhd, 7 Happy King 60. Three lengths; one length. Happy king was fourth. Times: 3.51 3-5, 3.53,, 3.50 1-5. OTAUTAU CUP, of £lls. One mile and a quarter. 1 ROYAL GALLANT, 8.9 (McFarland 1 4 CINTILLA, 7.7 ... 2 3.ASHAWAY, 8.4 ... 3 Also started: 5 Island Linnet 8.5, 2 Amclita 7.10, 6 Toreador 7.9. One length; two lengths. Amelita was 'fourth-' Time, 2.21 2-5. RINGWAY HANDICAP, of £SO. Seven furlongs.—s T’autau Maid, 7.8 (Phillips), 1; 6 'Ordenvood, 7.7, 2; 4 Red Treasure, 7.10, 3. Also started: 2 Johnny 9.6, 3 King Willow 8.8, 1 Corban 8.6, 7 Young Sentinel 7.7. Two lengths; four lengths. Johnny was fourth. Time, 1.36 2-5. OTAUTAU STEEPLECHASE, of £IOO. About two miles amt a hall. 1 BLACK BANNER, 10.6 (Boyle) ... 1 2 T'RISOX, 10.12 • 2 3 POSSUM, 9.1 ••• 3 Also started: 5 Glenmurc 9.0, 4 Silken Lad 9.0 (full). , Four lengths: six lengths, lime, 5.31. BAYSWATER TROT (saddle), of £bs; 3.43 class. One miie and a half.—l Gliandi, ser (Kerr), 1; 2 Drumbunnif, 36yds bhd, 2; 1 Glen Guy, 36yds bhd (coupled with winner), 3. Also started: 5 Abel, 4 Gold Streak, 7 Guy View, 8 Loyal Emblem, 6 Samara ser, 3 Lady Ita 48yds bhd. One length; half a length. Guy View was fourth. Times: 3.58 1-5, 3.58 2-5, 3.56. STRATHMORE HACK HANDICAP, of £SO. Six furlongs.—2 Western Song, 7.11 (MeFarlanc), 1; 4 Coat of Arms, (.12, 2; 3 Smoko, 9.0, 3. Also started: 6 Gipsy Fair 8.3, 1 Verdure 8.3, 5 Red Treasure 8.0, 7 Young Sentinel 7.11. Three lengths; two lengths. Verdure was fourth. Time; 1 22 2-5 'MACAULAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £75. One mile.—7 All Humbug, 7.8 (Phillips), 1; 2 Amclila, 7.13, 2; 3 Ardchoillc, 7.7, 3. Also started: 5 MclTcath 9.4 4 Viking 8.5, 6 Toreador 7,13, 1 Double Shot 7.12, 3 Johnny 7.9. One length; three lengths. Double Shot was fourth. Time, 1.52.