SOUTHLAND NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26437, 16 April 1947, Page 8

SOUTHLAND NOTES

TRIALS FOR SATURDAY WANTWQOD STRIPS WELL Special to the Daily Times INVERCARGILL, Apl. 15. With the first day of the Southland Racing Club's winter meeting set down for Saturday, a fair amount of useful training work was carried out at Invercargill this morning. After a sharp frost overnight and a light drizzling ram in the early morning, the tracks were in fast order. The best sorint performances of the morning were credited to Diarma, Gipsy Major and Wantwood, while Rhine Lord and Black Light were seen to advantage over a mile. The work on the course proper was done 25ft out from the rails. The best six of the morning was done by Diarma and Gipsy Major, who finished together after running the first two in 25 2-ssec, the full journey in lmin 17 3- and the last half in 52 l-ssec. Gipsy Major appeared to be doing slightly the better at the post, but Diarma is a lazy worker, and was only going as well as he was required to. Turora and Salad took lmin 18 2-ssec for «ix furlongs, the last five in lmin 4 4- They finished together. Salad is in good order, and will be ridden by C. Cassidy on Saturday. * The three-year-old Sir Simper—Bon Tor gelding sprinted five furlongs in lmin o 3-ssec. Rhine Lord and Black Light were paired over a mile and after running the first three in 40 2-ssec, they completed the mile in lmin 47 2-ssec, the last half In 53 2-ssec On his own Royal Coon took lmin 19sec for six, the last four in 52 l-ssec. String Band and Luminous Knight were together at the end of six furlongs in lmin 19 2-ssec, the last half in 53sec. Siegtone, Sailor’s Pal and Red Pnz e were associated in a mile bout in whicn the first-named pair had the upper hand at the post. e • After running the first two in 2o 2-ssec, Bonny Royal completed six furlongs m lmin 18 2-ssec. She came home particularly well, the last hald in 52 4-ssec. Great Coon and San Quentin were paired ove-’ a mile and a-quarter, hut there was no pace on until they reached the mile post From this point they ran the first three in 41 2-ssec, but over the last halfmile Great Coon ran right away from San Quentin to beat him by a dozen lengths. Wantwood, who was brought home the last half by Red Money, reeled off five furlongs in lmin 3 4-ssec, the last four in 50 4-ssec. Wantwood will strip at the top of his form on Saturday. Jumpers Schooled Geniality (W. Hills), was sent two rounds of the steeplechase course, jumping eight fences in all. and with the exception of one fence, he gave a dashing dl ]Vlor'eybircl (T. J. Boyle) and Amorlad (O’Neil), were to have schooled over four hurdles together, but after jumping the first hurdle, Moneybird broke a rein and he went around before being stopped. Amorlad was brought out later with Royal Writ (R. Heasley), Hunting Charm (K* Wilson), and Starlee (C. F. Low). Royal Writ and Starlee made most of the running and they completed a round jumping five hurdles—in good style. Hunting Charm was right up with the two leaders at the finish, and Amorlad. who was held back, did not make any mistakes