RIVERTON MEETING
Press Association. INVERCARGILL, April 9. For the Riverton Racing Club's first day the weather was good and, there was a record attendance. The totalisator put through £17,962 10s, compared with last year’s £16,0907 Results: TRIAL STAKES, of 100 sovs: one mile —1 Glendowor, 8.5 1; 4 Special Order, 8.6. 2; 10 Robin, 8.12, 3. Also start-ed—-6 Sister Monica 8.13, 5 Golden Lead 8.12, 8 Colbert 8.12, 9 Sdverspika 8.12, 3 Honest Fred 8.12, 7 Goldform 8.5, 2 Polcmius 8.11. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 46sec. OTAITAI STEEPLES, of 120 sovs: about two miles—2 Edisbone. 9.10, 1; 1 St. Pedro 10.10, 2; 4 St. Aron, 10, 3. Also started —3 Gold Patch 9.10. St. Aron and Gold Patch fell. Won by three lengths. Time, 4min 57 2-saec. COUNTY HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; seven furlongs—X Wild Pilgrim, 8.11, 1; 6 Vocation. 9.2, 2; 4 Lady Trent, 8.10, 3. Also started—3 Redowa 9.11, 2 Order-, down 9.5. 9 Peerless 8.12, 5 St. Hilary 8.10. Minesweeper 8.7, 8 Quickshot 8. Won by u length and a half. Time, Imin 31 4-sseo.
RIVERTON CUP. of 300 sovs; one mile and a half—l Rorke’s Drift. 9.11, 1; 5 Sister Regis, 6.10, 2; 2 Marsa, 8.3, 3. Also started —3 Gunrest 9.12, 4 Thaddeus 7.7. 6 Magdala 7.5. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. Time. 2min 41 3-sseo. PRESIDENT’S WELTER, of 100 sovs; one mile—2 Wild Pilgrim, 8.2 (inc. 51b penalty), 1; 3 Spanish Princess, 8.9, 2; 4 Partisan. 8.10, 3. Also started —1 Highwater 9.5. Won by four lengths. Time. Imin 44 2-sseo. GREAT WESTERN STEEPLES, of 800 eovs; about three miles—2 Recharge. 10.8, 1: 3 Palladio, 10.4, 2; 4 Rolling Tide. 10.5. 3. .Also started—l Heatherlea 11.1. 5 Caseshot 10.1. Won by ten lengths. Time, ,6min 36 4rsseo. FLYING HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; six furlongs—2 Mohawk. 9.1, 1; 1 Golden King. 9.12. 2; 3 Redshire. 9 3. Also started—4 Bemxowen 8, 5 Martel 7.7, 6 O’bolus 7. Won by a length. Time, Imin 16seo,
WALLACE HACK, of 110 sovs; one mile —3 Hot Air, 9.1. 1; 4 Jock. 9.5, 2; 6 Dorian, 9.1. 3. Also started—l Palamou 9.4, 5 Placid 8.13. 3 Night Alarm 6.8, 8 Takedown 8.6, 7 Verdun 8.4, 9 Canrobur 8.2. 10 Fable 8. Wen by a length. Time, Imin 44 4-ssec. -
ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY.
Following are the second day acceptances ;
KITCHENER HANDICAP Dorian 9.1, Borodino 8.13, Muzzle 8.13, Joubert 8.11, Placid 8.10, Kilbrogan 8.8, Take Down 8.4, Verdun 8.3, Canrobur 8.2, Quiokshot 8. WAIAU STEEPLE-St. Pedro 11.7, St. Aron 10.11, Goldpatch 10.7, Silverspire 1Q.7. AFAR IMA HANDlCAP—Bedshire 9, Wild Pilgrim 8.5. SECOND COUNTY—Jock 9.10, Benzowen 9.10, Redowa 919, Hardshot 9.8, Vocation 9.5, Minesweeper 8.6, Canrobur 8, Fable 8. RIVERTON STEEPLECHASE Recharge 11.7, Heatberlea 11.3, Paladio 10.9, Rolling Tide 10.6, Caseshot 10.2, Silverspire 9.7.
EASTER HANDICAP—GoIden King 9.8, Marsa 8.6, Thaddeus 7.7, Highwater 7, Partisan 6.5, Spanish Princess 6.7. VISITORS’ HANDICAP-Hot Air 9.2, Palamon 8.10, Dorian 8.8, Orderdown 8.8, Borodino 8.7, Muzzle 8.6, Joubert 8.4, St. Hilary 8, Quickshot 7.8, Goldform 7.7.
FAREWELL HANDlCAP—Highwater 9.5, Wild Pilgrim 8.6, Redowa 8.4, Spanish Princess 8, Vocation 8, Night Alarm 7.6, Lady Trent 7.4, Obolus 7.4.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9630, 10 April 1917, Page 8
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