OTAUTAU CLUB’S MEETING

Southland Times, Issue 24106, 20 April 1940, Page 8

OTAUTAU CLUB’S MEETING

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Be Presented TRIPLE CONE HAS PROSPECTS INDIAN WRACK WILL HAVE HIS CHANCE Fine weather is promised for the postponed meeting of the Otautau Racing Club which will be held at Invercargill today. While the track will be on the dead side it will provide good going and racing of an interesting character is assured. The card has filled quite well and while there will probably be several scratchings, as a number of horses claim two engagements, the material is available to provide an excellent day’s sport. Nightwings, on the strength of a good winning performance at the Vincent meeting, will probably start a good favourite for the Otautau Cup. Her chance will be enhanced by a heavy track but Wild Career, Peony Rose and Mona’s Song are all in the right order to make a great race of it. The Crown Handicap has drawn an excellent sprint field and speculation is certain to take a wide range. Ortyx and Spendthrift are a very likely pair but the top-weight, Waitoru, who has

won in his last three starts, and Bay Duke will make an interesting race of it. The steeplechase field is not a big one but a first-class contest is promised. The single pool system of betting will operate and the first race will start at 12.15 p.m. Horses in forpi are: RINGWAY HANDICAP.—TripIe Cone, Aspire, Strathalbyn. WALLACE TROT.—lndian Wrack, Catawrack, Debtor. OTAUTAU CUP. —Nightwings, Wild Career. CROWN HANDICAP.—Ortyx, Spendthrift, Waitoru. O’BRIEN MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE. —Gay Boa, Pandine, Guste. BAYSWATER HARNESS TROT.— Indian Wrack, Catawrack, Nancy Guy. STRATHMORE HANDICAP.— Colonel Rouge, Southern Sail. Garonne. MACAULAY HANDICAP.—SaiIing Lady, Blissful Lady. The acceptances are as follows: 12.15 p.m. RINGWAY HACK HANDICAP, £7O. Seven

furlongs. Triple Cone 9 0 Strathalbyn 7 7 Sea Lady 8 13 Bilbao 7 7 Aspire 8 10 Susie 7 7 Colonel Rouge 8 3 Dolita 7 7 Silkwood 8 3 Irish Fling 7 7 Ackemma 8 1 12.55 p.m. WALLACE HARNESS TROT, £92. Class 3.43. One mile and a-half. Catawrack It June Tide It Debtor It Vorena it Happy Erin It yds bhd Ebb Tide It Creep 24 Indian Wrack It Erin’s Country 48 1.35 p.m. OTAUTAU CUP HANDICAP. £130. One mile and a-quarter. Peony Rose 8 12 Nightwings 7 13 Wild Career 8 10 Ashaway 7 0 Mona's Song 8 5 Aspire 7 0 2.15 p.m. CROWN HANDICAP, £100. Six furlongs. Waitoru 9 3 Ortyx 7 9 Spendthrift 8 10 Pink Bond 7 8 Sailing Lady 8 3 Rodeur 7 7 Bay Duke 8 0 Viking 7 7 2.55 p.m. O’BRIEN MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. £120. About two miles and a-quarter. Poniard 10 13 Scotsden 9 9 Pandine 10 9 Gay Boa 9 4 Guste 10 2 Master Balboa 9 2 The Surgeon 9 13 Red Terror 9 0 3.35 p.m. BAYSWATER HARNESS TROT, £92. Class 3.5. One mile and a-quarter. Catawrack It Roan Direct it Descendant It Sagacity It Deeside It Sea Peter It Ebb Tide It Southern Wrack It Happy Erin It Sunny Rimu It Indian Wrack It Woolwich It June Tide It Vorena It Jungle Princess It yds bhd Wrackenu It Nancy Guy 48 4.15 p.m. STRATHMORE HACK HANDICAP, £70. Six furlongs. Colonel Rouge 8 4 Royal Lancer 7 7 Garonne 7 13 Dolita 7 7 Southern Sail 7 9 Slamannan 7 7 Mondello 7 8 Shantyman 7 7 Gold Robe 7 7 Verdure 7 7 5 p.m. MACAULAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £100. One mile. Sailing Lady 9 0 Silkwood 7 11 Amelita 8 9 Viking 7 11 Blissful Lady8 6 Ashaway 7 11 Triple Cone 7 12