SOUTHLAND MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26350, 3 January 1947, Page 7

SOUTHLAND MEETING

AURORA AUSTRALIS WINS CUP LYNDALL BEATS SPRINTERS (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, Jan. 2. The Southland Racing Club opened its New Year meeting to-day in fine weather, the track being good. There was a record totalisator turnover of £45,704, compared with £39,720 last year. Results:— A VENAL HURDLES, Of £375. One mile and a-half. 4/3—Kassai, car. 9.0 J (R. J. Cochrane) 1 4/3—French Knight, 9.0 (B. S. Wilson) 2 2/I—Filibeg, 10.4 (K. E. Wilson), bracketed with Maharajah) 3 First and second horses bracketed. Also started: 2/1 Maharajah, 1/2 Gamble, 5/5 Ring Chief, 3/4 Banco. Won by half a head, a length and a-half. Gamble was fourth. Time, 2min 46sec. THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, Of £375. Seven furlongs. 2/2—Aganev, car. 7.11 (H. Ford) .. .. 1 1/I—Salmon Spear, 8.12 (W. F. Ellis) 2 5/6—Faithful Pal, car. 3.5 (M. A. Skinner) 3 Also started: 3/3 Desert Girl, 6/5 Stagestruck, 10/9 Winning Cheer, 4/4 Dunky, 9/10 Connaught, 8/8 Spare Part, 7/7 Grand Pal, 11/11 Turora. Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length. Spare Part was fourth. Time, lmin 29sec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £325. Six furlongs. 4/4—Lyndall, 7.11 (H. Ford) 1 2/3—Grill, 8,12 (L. W. Hare) .. ..2 1/I—Great Coon, 9.9 (B. J. Langford) 3 Also started: 3/2 Wantwood, 6/7 Sterling Lad, 5/5 Fleet Street, 7/6 Crinkle. Won by a length, three-quarters of a length. Fleet Street was fourth. Time, lmin 14 4-ssec. NEW YEAR HANDICAP, Of £330. Six furlongs. First Division 13/13—Gunther, 8.0 (H. Ford) .. .. 1 3/2—Absentee, 8.7 (W. F. Ellis) .. 2 4/s—Geisha Girl, 8.0 (N. A. Crombie) 3 Also started: 12/10 Libellula, 1/1 Soft Light (bracketed \!vith Percy), 5/4 Lady Lancer, 19/20 Carachine, 14/12 Debater, 18/17 First Out, 2/3 Incitatus, 10/11 Marie Rita, 18/19 Profiteer. Won by a head, half a length. Soft Light was fourth. Time, lmin 15 l-ssec. Second Division 6/B—Gipsy Major, 8.0 (N. A, Crombie) 1 11/14—Good Sport, 8.0 (R. P. Langford) 2 1/I—Percy, 8.4, bracketed with Soft Light (J. W. Dooley) 3 Also started: 8/6 Victory Flight, 9/9 Waiau King, 16/15 Lance Art, 19/21 Bonny Royal, 7/7 Defendant, 14/12 Sweet Sal, 15/16 Friendly Light, 17/18 Hang Over. Won by a length, same. Lance Art was fourth. Time, lmin 15 2-ssec. INVERCARGILL CUP, Of £IOOO. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 1/I—Aurora Australis, 8.5 (B. S. Wilson) 1 2/2—Eriskay, 7.11 (W. F. Ellis) .. ..2 3/3 —Foxchase, 7.13 (N. A, Crombie) .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Pride of- Mossburn, 6/5 Red Prize, 7/8 Pencarrow, 8/7 Linloch, 5/6 Wild Cry. Won by a neck, a long neck., Pride of Mossburn was fourth. Time, 2min 43sec. ORETI TROT, Of £425. Class 4.40, Two miles. 3/4—Caudray, scr (D. M. Kerr) .. .. 1 2/2—Sypland, scr (D, S. Lamberton) .. 2 6/B—Doonholmc, 60yds bhd (J. R. McMurray) 3 Also started: 1/1 Darrington Hall, 4/3 Money Mate, 11/11 Coherto, 9/6 Grelba, 5/s'Loyal Nelson, 8/9 Convincer, 7/7 Certainty, 10/10 Monagh Leagh. Won by two lengths and a-half, three-quarters of a length. Grelba was fourth. Times: 4min 36sec, 4min 36 3-ssec, 4min 31 4-ssec. WAIKIWI HANDICAP, Of £375. One mile. 2/3—Aldair, car. 7,3 (J. L. Stove) 1 5/s—Merry Lancer, 8.11 (R. J. Cochrane) 2 4/4—Rhine Lord, 7.10 (W. F. Ellis) .. 3 Also started: 7/6 Air Chief, 1/1 Kite High, 9/7 Baffling, 11/11 Norse Lass, 8/10 Bath Slipper, 3/2 Pageantry, 13/13 Kyron, 12/12 Lindy Lou, 6/9 San Quentin, 10/8 Aldis Lamp. Won by a length, halflength. Air Chief was fourth. Time, lmin 43sec. WAIHOPAI HANDICAP, ’ Of £350. One mile. 3/2—Benbecula, car. 8.7

(M. G. Murray) 1 1/I—Sea Power, car. 7.6 (M. A. Skinner) 2 1/I—Sailor’s Pal, car. 7.0 (W. Mitchell)' 3 Second and third horses bracketed. Also started: 4/5 Grand Forest, 2/3 Listen In, 5/4 Black Light, 7/7 Divorced, 6/6 Solver. Won by a neck, a head; Grand Forest was fourth. Time, lmin 412 sec.

drop out, while Foxchase moved up to be on terms with Aurora Australis. Aurora Australis was first into the straight, but over the last furlong she was hotly challenged by both Eriskay and Foxchase. Caudray won the Oretl Harness Trot with a lot in hand, and was not seriously challenged to win by two lengths and a-half from Sypland, who beat Doonholme just as easily. Grelba was a moderate fourth ahead of Moneymate and Loyal Nelson. Win for Aldair Kite High was backed down to a short price in the Waikiwi Handicap, but he did not receive a good run over the concluding stages, and was beaten out of the money. Kyron was first into the straight from Lindy Lou, Merry Lancer, Kite High, and Aldair. Merry Lancer had charge at the distance, and then Aldair put in his claim and came on to beat Merry Lancer by a length, while Rhine Lord was placed third ahead of Air Chief. Kite High appeared to tie third. The Sea Power-Sailor’s Pal bracket was backed down to a short price in the Waikiwi Handicap, but Eenbecula beat the pair home. Sailor's Pal forced all the pace, but Sea Power was chopped back at the start, and tailed the field early. He put in a run round the field at the half-mile, and had joined Sailor’s Pal in the lead at the straight entrance, where Solver, Black Light, Grand Forest, and Benbecula were handy. In the run home Benbecula finished with a fine run to beat Sea Power by a neck, with Sailor's Pal a head away third. Grand Forest was fourth ahead of Solver and Black Light. Listen In was prominent early, but' dropped back at the half-mile, and finished last.