STEEPLECHASE EVENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 99, 27 March 1939, Page 12

STEEPLECHASE EVENTS.

BIRCH WOOD HUNT MEETING. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL. March 25. The Birch wood limit meeting was held to-day in fine weather, 'there was a big attendance and the track was fast. The totalisator handled £12,314. as against £10.536 last year, an increase of £1778. Results :• — HUNTERS’ FLAT HANDICAP, of £115; for gentlemen riders. One mile and a quarter. —3 Master Balboa, 11.0, 1; 5 Black Banner, 12.0, 2; 2 Corban, 11.13, 3. Also started: Poniard 12.4, Kelly the Crow 11.9. A neck; half a length. Time, 2.17. OTAUTAU TROT HANDICAP, of £133; 3.43 class. One mile and a half.—l Yon Yan, scr, 1; 4 Samara, scr, 2; 5 Pontoon, ser 3. Also started: Mendel, Royal Mountain, Slieve Donard, Summcrwcaltb, Catawrack, Ebb Tide, Stanza, Dewey Morn, Fortunate, Tracey Lass, Iliosma, Nelson’s Guard, Country Lady ser. Abel iwlinton. 24yds bhd, Equerry 48. A length

and a half; two lengths. Time, 3.28 4-5. BIRCH WOOD NOVICE HANDICAP, of £IOO. Six furlongs.—l Irish Fling, 8.5 (R. J. iVlackie), 1; 2 Gold Robe 8.7, 2: 3 Black Bard, 8.4, 3. Also started: 4 Merry Simon 8.7, 5 Orcen Locket 8.5, 7 Airdrie 8.0, 6 Ramana 8.5, 11 Ferry Singer 7.11, 8 Norwood 7.13, 9 lleidleburg 8.10, 10 Itoyai Vane 7.11. A neck; half a head. Merry Simon was lourth. Time, 1.16 3-5. 'PURL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £l5O. Two miles—l Gold Wren 11.2 (J. Murfitt), 1; 3 Ride Range 9.0, 2; 2 La Boca 9.0, 3. Also started: 4 King Willow 9.5. Twelve lengths; 10 lengths. Time, 4.11 2-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £l7O. One mile and a-quartar.—6 Milford, 8.9 (R. E. Humphries), 1; 1 Sailing Lady 7.9’ 2; 7 Foxlovc 7.9, 3. Also started, 2 Rodcur 8.12, 5 Galleon 8.6, 8 Amelita 7.7, 4 Viking 7.13. 8 Ashawav 7.2. Half a length ; a length. Amelita was fourth. Time, 2.8. WALLACE TROT HANDICAP, of £133; 3.1 class. One mile and a-quarter. —1 Aspirant, scr. (W. Cosgrove), 1; 8 Drumoak, scr., 2; 5 Equerry, ser., 3. Also started: 6 Pacha, 15 Bright Voyage, 14 Glenelad, 11 Happy King, 9 Waterloo Direct, 13 Nancy Guy, 4 Flash Guy, 1 Gentleman Jim bracketed with the first horse., 7 Bonnie Brvdone scr., 2 Melrose 10 Loyalist 12vds. hhd.. 12 Desert Cloud, 3 Kid Wolf 36. A head: a length. Glenelad was fourth. Times: 2.48 1-5, 2.48 2-5, 2 49 ’GARDNER MEMORIAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE, of £215. Two miles and a-half. —1 Poniard. 11.2 (G. Dempster), 1; 2 Tan tail Maid. 9.6. 2; 3 Impel, 9.0 3. Also started: F.l Caballo 9.9, bracketed with the third horse, 5 Coroner, 6 Great Weather, 4 Matohom 9.0. Coroner was fourth. Time, 5.18. KENNELS HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O Seven furlongs.—l Fleet Street, 8.6 (J. Doolev), 1; 11 Hunting Chorus, 7.13 2 , 2: 6 Brilliant Boa, 7.0. 3. Also started: 1 Bow Street 9.1, bracketed with the first horse, 5 Sparkle 8.3 and Spendthrift 8.1 bracketed, 1 Kippcn 8.1 and Verdure 7.0 bracketed, 3 8.0. 7 Turaki 7.10. 9 Ardmavle 7.3, 8 Vanity Queen 7.3, 16 Henry Dawson 7.2, 12 Triplecone 7.0, 10 Airdrie 7.0. 4 Sea Lady 7.0. Three-quar-ters of a length : a (ength and a-half. Sea Lady was fourth. Time, 1.27 45.