BIRCHWOOD HUNT CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26719, 13 March 1948, Page 5

BIRCHWOOD HUNT CLUB

I PISH WIT IN MAIN EVENT Special to the Daily Times INVERCARGILL, Mar. 12. After a week of broken weather bright sunshine prevailed to-day and prospects are for fine weather for the Birchwood Hunt Club’s meeting at Invercargill tomorrow. The track will be on the easy side but will provide good going. With the approach of the Riverton Easter meeting most interest to-morrow will be shown in the form of the steeplechasers. Profiteer from the Birchwood Novice and Walcoe from the Kennells Handicap are the only definite scratchings announced so far. The form horses include: — 12.0: Hunter’s Flat.—Kassai, Peruslia. 12.40: Otautau Trot.—First division: Roseland Hall, Biddy's Pet, Parawa Derby. Second division: Great Hall, Paratrooper, Fabric Silk. 1.30: Birchwood Novice. —Red Money, Cover Drive, Goulash. 2.10: Gardner Memorial Steeplechase.— Irish Wit, First Out, Robert. 2.50: President's Handicap.—Loyal Lady, Black Light-Sea Flower bracket, Pride of Mossburn. 3.40: Wallace Saddle Trot.—True Dillon. Walnuthall, Durban Castle. 4.10: Hazlett Memorial Steeplechase.— Waihopi bracket, Court Dress, Court Talk. 4.50: Kennells Hack Handicap.—Heroic Girl, Full Play, Bonny Royal. Brackets are.—Otautau Harness Trot: Biddy’s Pet and Paratrooper; Eynsford Oak and Double Dillon; Great Hall and Coliseum; La Lante, Superlative and Fabric Silk; Main Topic and Silent Way, Dapple Grey and Purple Sheen; Ingle Star and Popotai; Parawa Derby and Regal Pride. Birchwood Novice: Gleneagles and Mr Micawber. Gardner Memorial Steeples: Irish Wit and Ballyaggan. Presidents Handicap: Black Light and Sea Flower; Wild Cry and Full Play. Wallace Trot: Cassavoyage and Purple Sheen; Golden Royal and Leyte Hall; Robert Bruce and Shadova. Hazlett Memorial Steeples: Double Light, Waihopi and Haunting Refrain.