WAIRIO RACES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 46, 23 January 1939, Page 10

WAIRIO RACES.

„. BOSWELL WINS THE CUP. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL. Jan. 21. The weather was fine ami the track firm for the Wairio Jockey Club’s annual meeting. There was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £7874 10s, compared with £8165 10s last year, a decrease of £291. The single pool system operated. Results: BIRCH WOOD NOVICE HANDICAP, of £IOO. Six furlongs.

1 KIPPEN, car. 8.2 (W. G. Horne) ... 1 2 SEA LADY, 9.0 (J. Dooley) 2 3 GUSTO, car. 7.13 (J. L. Sirathern) 3 Also started: 5 Ramana car. 7.13, 7 Gold Course 8.4, 4 Gold Robe car. 7.11, 9 Royal Vane car. 7.11, 6 Dolita car. 7.11, 8 Osprey car, 7.12. A length and a half; seven lengths. Gold Robe, was fourth. Time. 1.13. NIGHTCAPS HARNESS HANDICAP, of £IOO : 3.43 class. One mile and a half. 2 DEWEY BELL, scr (R. Townlev, junr.) 1 5 HARBINGER, ser (W. Cosgrove) ... 2 6 KENTUCKY SUN, ser (W. A. Thomas) 3 Also started: 8 Catawrick. 13 Country Lady. 1 Druntoak, 10 Waterloo Direct, 9 Northern Sun, 11 Slieve Donat'd ser. 7 Abel, 12 Betty Joffrc 24yds bhd, 3 Awntea 36, 4 Peter Young 60. 14 Yinola 144. A length and a half : five lengths. Atvittea was fourth. Times: 3.37, 3.38. 3.39 15. WOODLAW HANDICAP, of £IOO. Six furlongs and a half.

1 FLEET STREET, 9.0 (J. Dooley) ... 1 3 CONE PEAK, 8.6 (O. Barclay) ... 2 4 FORECAST, 8.1 (J. W. Jennings) ... 3 Also started: 2 Brilliant Boa car. 7.13. A length and a half; the same. Time, 1.24. WAIRIO CUP, of £3OO. One mile and a quarter. 1 BOSWELL, car. 8.13 (R. E. Humphries) 1 5 TURAKI. 7.8 (G. Barclay) 2 4 BOW STREET, car. 7.13 (E. Baker) 3 .Also started; 2 Straightdel 8.9, 3 Silkwood car. 7.6, 6 Baltruin 7.0. Three lengths; half a length. Silkwood was fourth. Time, 2.12. / FOIIDE STEEPLECHASE, of £IOO. About two miles. 1 FACULTIES, 10.7 (T. J. Bovle) ... 1 5 RIFLE RANGE. 9.0 (W. Cooper) ... 2 4 WESTERN SONG, 9.12 (C. Low) ... 3 Also started: 7 Possum 10.4, 2 Vitaphonc 9.11, 3 Poniard 9.4 (fell), 8 Sir Admiral 9.0, 6 Glenboa 9.0. Four lengths; eight lengths. Time, 4.16. WAIIIAKI HANDICAP, of £IOO. Seven furlongs.

1 FOXLOVE, car 7.7 (W. F. Ellis) ... 1 2 AMELITA, car 7.9 (C. A. Ward) ... 2 0 ASHAWAY, 7.1 (H. Phillips) ... 3 Also started: 4 Ardclioillc 7.13, 3 Viking 7.13, 5 Wall Street 7.10, 7 All Humbug 7.0. A neck; three-quarters of a length. Viking was fourth. Time, 1.31. OHAI SADDLE HANDICAP, of £100; 3.5 class. One mile and a quarter. , 2 GENTLEMAN JIM, ser I (W. Cosgrove) 1 T EQUERRY, ecr (W. Todd) 2 4 DRUMOAK, scr (D. M. Kerr) ... 3 ! Also started: 6 Country Lady scr, coupled with College Boy 132yds bhd, 1 Dewey .Bell 48 coupled with Equerry. 5 Kentucky I Sun, 7 Loyal Subject, 8 Northern Sun, 9

Temple Bar. 10 Young llewey ser, 3 Awalea 36, 11 Lindrum 96. Three lengths; ten lengths. Country Lady was fourth. Times: 2.55 3-5, 2.56 3-5, 2.59. BATES HANDICAP, of £IOO. One mile. 5 LOCTIIE DIVER, ear 8.0 A. Ward) 1 1 FLEET STREET, ear 8.5 (J. Dooley) 2 5 JEDBURGH, car 7.6 (R. E. Humphries) 3 Also stalled: 1 Bow Street ear 8.7, coupled with Fleet Street, 4 Silkwood car. 8.1. 2 Astral Flash oar 7.10, 3 ’J maki 8.2. Thrce-guarlers of a length; a head. Silkwood was fourth. Time, 1.45. As the result of an inquiry into jostling in the Wairio Cup, E. Baker was suspended for a month for interfering with Straightdel.