GRILL AT SOUTHLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26748, 17 April 1948, Page 5

GRILL AT SOUTHLAND

WAIAU HANDICAP CANDIDATE IRISH WIT IN STEEPLES Special to the Daily Times. INVERCARGILL, Apl. 16. The second day of the Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting to-morrow will bring to a close the 1947-48 racing season in Southland. Prospects are for fine weather and a firm track, and with many fresh horses down to race, the earlier form may be upset. Desert Trek is an unlikely starter in the Clifden Steeplechase as he over-reached himself in a schooling bout during the week. Detain may be missing from the Pukemaori Hurdles. Field brackets are:—Novice Handicap.— Gleneagles and The Saint. Pukemaori Hurdles.—Lisheen, Gunther and Benbecula; Detain and Beau Son. Clifden Steeplechase.—lrish Wit and Haunting Refrain; Debater and Kosciusko. Orepuki Trot.— Fortitude and Parawa Derby; Grattan Lee and New Order; Prince Hall, Esto Fidelis and Victory Dale. Orawai Handicap.— Sea Venture and Red Prize. The form horses include: 11.0: Novice Handicap.—Ta-fu, Some Sal, Subtraction. 11.40: Te Tua Handicap.—The Grate, Super Flight, Kasimov. 12.20: Pukemaori Hurdles.—LisheenGunther bracket, Batal, Prize Ring. 1.10: Waiau Handicap.—Grill, Full Play, Sir Garnish. I. Clifden Steeplechase.—lrish Wit, Kiltie, Debater. 2.30: Orepuki Trot.—Prince Hall bracket, Hall Ace, Air Mail. 3.10: Tautapere Handicap.—First division: Incitatus, Defendant. Second division: String Band, Alsvider. 4.0: Orawia Handicap.—Heroic Girl, Sal’s Pal, Sea Venture. The fields are as follows: 11. Novice Handicap, of £250. Six furlongs.--Some Sal 9.0, Winsome Lass 8.13, Osci’late, Tafu 8.9, Regal Sister, Subtraction 8.6, Effervescence 8.5, Gleneagles, The Saint, Sales Lady, Marite, Rita, Jump Off, Night Rider, Evans Flat, Waiau Queen, All Hurry, My Charm 8.4. 11.40: Te Tua Handicap, of £3OO. Seven furlongs.—Winning Cheer 8.11, Siegtone 8.10, Air Chief 8.8, Kasimov 8.7, Gipsy Major 8.5, Plain Pal 8.4, The Grate, Super Flight 8.1, Dark Chief 712, Make Good 7.10, Winning Thorn, Golden Winner, Cloud Song, Winlowe 7.7. 12.20: Pukemaori Hurdles, of £4OO. One mile and a-half.—Prize Ring 12.8, Bisheen 10.8, Batal 10.0, Fairy Bard 9.13, Detain 9.12, Gunther 9.11, Forage 9.10, Benebecula 9.9, Siegform, Silver Flight, Beau Son, Wild Cry, Dark Warrior, Invulnerable, Robot, Victory Flight 9.0. 1.10: Waiau Handicap, of £SOO. One mile and a-quarter.—Eriskay 8.11, Grill 8.10 Sea Power 8.9, Sir Garnish, Pride of Mossburn 8.8, Sumra 8.2, Great Coon 7.12, Full Play 7.6, Merry Lancer 7.3, Sea Flower 7.1, Triumphal, Hunting Charm, Bren Gun 7.0. 1.50: Clifden Steeplechase, of £6OO. Two miles and • a-half.—lrish Wit 10.7, Kiltie 10.0, Desert Trek 9.11, Ruling Moment 9.10, Debater 9.6, Maharajah 9.5, Siglow 9.3, Tring 9.2, Tamerlane, Haunting Refrain, Kosciusko, San Quentin 9.0. 2.30: Orepuki Harness Trot-, of £3BO. Two miles.—Blackdale (T.), Fortitude, Grattan Lee, Hall Stand, Keymaster, New Order, Prince Hall, Sanova, Top Thorn scr, Aussie Boy, Decreed, Parawa Derby 12yds bhd, Air Mail, Brydone Hall, Hall Ace 24yds bhd, Esto Fidelis 36, Sally Lynn, Victory Dale 48, Sunny Hall 60, Duncraig 84. 3.10: Tuatapere Handicap, of £350. One mile.—First division: Incitatus 9.7, Lady Melrose 8.11, Defendant 8.6, Vanity King 8.4, Irish King 7.12, Norse Lass 7.9, Maria, Winlowe, Bayboa 7.7. Second division: Jimmy the One 9.3, String Band 8.10, Alsvider 8.6. Good Sport 7.12, Baffling 7.9, Winning Thorn, Winsome Lass, Flibbertigibbet, Tenorman 7.7. 4.0: Orawia Handicap, of £4OO. Seven furlongs.—Lord Dundonald 9.3, Bath Slipper 8.13, Sal’s Pal 8.10, Lovemorn 8.9. Verdant, Pensacola 8.7, Sterling Lad 8.6, Sea Venture 8.4, Geisha Girl 7.10, Young Bob 7.9, Heroic Girl 7.8, Nigger Lad 7.5, Bridgehead 7.4, Red Prize 7.1, Perusha, Doulton, Haughty Dick, Naughty Lady 7.0.