SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 7 April 1927, Page 8

SPORTING

SOUTHLAND RACES.

SECOND DAY" RESULTS,

MY’EOSS TO LADY* TRACTOR

INVERCARGILL, This Day,

For the second day of the Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting the weather was fine but windy. Ee-

suits: —

Myross Handicap, seven furlongs.— i(3) Lady Tractor 1, (1) King Balboa 2; (2) Takaka 3, All started. Won by a length, And a half. Time —1.36. New Eiver Trot, two miles.—(2) Quick March, coupled with Desert Star, 1; (10) Nelson McElwyn, 2; (4) Lingfield, 3. All started. Won by a short neck, third horse a length further away. Time—s. 4 4-5, President’s Handicap, six furlongs. —(3) Overhaul 1, (5) Receipt 2, (2) Rdb 3. All started. Won by a length, Rob two lengths -further away. Time •—1.19 3-ssec.

Steeplechase (2) Vice Grand 1; (1) Cartoon 2; (7) Kipling 3. All started. Won by 20 lengths, pulling up. Time —5.25 3-5. —Press Assn.

MASTERTON MEETING,

HIGHWEIGHT TO GORDON SWIFT

MASTERTON, This Day, The Mastorton races are being held an fine weather and the course is' good. Results; — Highweight Handicap, of 120 sovs; one mile. —Gordon Swift, 9.6, 1; Asleep, 9.13, 2; Sir Moment, 9.6, 3. All started. Won by half a length. Time —1.43 1-5. Trial Stakes, of 110 sovs; five furlongs.—Mandarine, 8.7, 1; Colorina, 8,7, 2; Eloquent, 8.7, 3. Veronia was ■scratched. Won by a length. Time — Ij3. Telephone Hack Handicap, of 110 sovs; six furlongs.—(3) Raukawa 7.7, 1; Kilmez/o 8.8,. 2; Addelpate 8.0, 3. Wailong was scratched. Won by half a length, third horse a similar distance further away. Time —1.14 1-5.