Wild Career Takes Cup At Riverton

Northern Advocate, 18 April 1938, Page 9

Wild Career Takes Cup At Riverton

[Per Press Association. ~ Copyright.] INVERCARGILL, This Day.

The weather was fine for the first day of the Riverton Racing Club’s annual meeting, and the track was in good order on Saturday. There was a record attendance, the totalisator handling £30,004 10/. compared with £25,412 on the first day last year, an increase of £4591 10/. Concluding results:—

Longwood Hack Handicap, of 200 sovs.; seven furlongs.—(l-1) Silkwood, 1; (8- 1 ?) Valaritua, 2; (4-5) Foxglove, 3,

Scr.: Pink Del, Great Pal, Turaki. A length and a-half; a length. Time: 1.27 3-5.

Riverton Cup, of live sovs. sweepstake, with 600 sovs. added; l\ miles.— (2-2) Wild Career, 7.10, 1; (7-6) Double Gift, 7.4, 2; (4-1) Amelita, 8.1, 3. Scr.; Cintella. A neck each way. Time: 2.8 2-5.

Great Western Steeplechase, of 500 sovs.; about three miles. —(6-6) Possum, 9.10, 1; (5-1) Arctic Star, 10.0, 2; (2-5) Tangled, 11.3, 3. Scr.: Scotsden, Vitaphonc, Polar Star. A head; length and a-half. Time; 6.29.

Visitors’ Hack Handicap, of 200 sovs; six furlongs.—(l-1) Mona’s Song, 8.11, 1; (2-2) Aspire, 7.8, 2; (12-12) Western Song, 9.2, 3. Scr.; Thermidor, Peacock, Spanish Lad, Silkwood, Bilbao, Sheeny. Length and a-quarter; a neck. Time: 1.15.

Pourakino Handicap, of 250 sovs.; one mile. —(2-1) Viking, 9.6, 1; (1-1) Linguist, 8.1, 2; (4-3) Ocean Singer, car. 7.0, 3. Scr.: Araboa, Royal Gallant. A head; three lengths. Time: 1.14.