Sporting DUNEDIN HANDICAPS

Southland Times, Issue 24765, 9 June 1942, Page 3

Sporting DUNEDIN HANDICAPS

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, June 8. The weights for the Dunedin Jockey Club's winter meeting on June 20 are as follows:— TAHUNA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, £l5O. About two miles and a-quarter.—Anglo-French 11.5, Surcoat 10.5, Red Owl 10.4, Prince Flaneur 10.3, Night Scout, Song Boy 9.13, Superex 9.11, Sunny Comet 9.7, Valens 9.5, Rosaleen Dhu 9.1, Waka, Roddy, Whang 9.0. OTAGO HURDLES, £250. One mile and three-quarters.—Noko 11.10, Merry Simon 10.9, Turaki 9.1 J, Donadea 9.12, Mungatoon 9.8, King’s Toast, Prince Ruenalf 9.7, Heidelberg, Bow Street 9.4, Knight Commander, Valantua, Inquisitor, Midgard, Phalanx, Distress Signal, Neptune, Confidant 9.0. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, £350. One mile, two furlongs and a-half.—Doubleack 9.0, Islay Downs 8.11, Gold Flight 8.9, Fidelis 8.3, King's Toast 7.13, Cherokee 7.12, Tissue 7.11, Valcron. Maggiore, Foxette, Auctor, Dark Olga, Auta Rere 7.7. OTAGO STEEPLECHASE, £5OO. About two miles and a-half.—Slayer 12.6, Ballybrit 11.0, Anglo-French 10.5, Gay Boa 9.12, Hunting Chorus 9.6, Surcoat 9.5, Red Owl 9.4, Prince Flaneur 9.1, Night Scout, Sunny Comet, Valens 9.0. BRIGHTON HANDICAP, £175. Seven furlongs.—Georgia 9.2, Raroa. Irish Lass 9.0, Gay Lancer 8.11, Royoney 8.10, Milton Abbas 8.9, Compeer 8.7, Gnohill, Brightform, 8.6, Coy 8.5, Little Escort 8.3, Marquee 8.2, Gold Nugget 8.1, Lord Midas, Miss Clorane, Gold Sequin, Last Effort, Mae West 8.0. WINTER HANDICAP, £2OO. Six furlongs. —Strip 9.7, Bashful Lady 9.5, Islay Downs 9.3, Waitoru 9.0, St. Cloud 8.13, Rebel Mate 8.12, Fleet Street, Nightcalm 8.5, Synthetic, Symbol, Maggiore 8.2, King Gustavo 8.1, The Joker, Taxpayer, Dark Olga, Gay Lancer 8.0. ALD WORTH HANDICAP, £250. One mile, two furlongs and a-half.—Foxette 9.2, Georgia 8.13, Raroa, Irish Lass, Noko 8.10, Kohara, Merry Simon 8.9, Royoney 8.8, Johnemby 8.6, Brightform, Norse, Gnohill 8.4, Chandelier 8.3, Distress Signal 8.2, Little Secret 8.1, Arabian Night, Marquee, Waka, Gold Sequin, Light Cavalry, Red Feather, Attorney, Troja 8.0. - SOUTHLAND RUGBY UNION SUPPORT FOR PATRIOTIC EFFORT A letter asking for support for a patriotic concert in the Civic Theatre on April 22 was received last evening by the Southland Rugby Union from the chairman of the Invercargill Metropolitan Patriotic Committee. The letter stated that the concert was being held to raise funds for the patriotic effort and would be used to assist in paying for jerseys and football equipment supplied to Army and National Military Reserve teams. The letter asked that the matter he brought before the various football clubs, and it was decided to circularize the club asking that they give their support. The Pirates fourth grade team and the Bluff fifth grade teams were each awarded full points for defaults by High School teams on May 9 and May 23. D. McC. Shand was granted a transfer from Limehills to Marist-Bluff. The following are the fixtures and referees for Saturday:— Senior: Invercargill and Old Boys v. Military Reserve at Rugby Park at 2.15 p.m. (Mr R. G. Webb); Marist and Bluff v. Army at Rugby Park at 3 p.m. (Mr J. Murray); Pirates-Star a bye. Junior.—High School v. Old Boys at School at 2.15 p.m. (Mr R. Ferguson); Borstal v. Collegiate at Borstal at 1.45 p.m. (Mr E. Barron); Wyndham a bye. Fourth Grade.—Pirates v. High School at School, at 2.15 p.m. (Mr J. Aitken); Technical v. Invercargill at Biggar street at 2.15 p.m. (Mr J. McKenzie); Borstal v. Bluff at Borstal at 3 p.m. (Mr B. Mitchell). Fifth Grade.—Bluff v. Technical at Biggar street at’ 2.15 p.m. (Mr G. Stoddart); Invercargill v. Marist at Tweed street at 2 p.m. (Mr H. Smith); Pirates v. High School at Rugby Park at 1.30 p.m. (Mr C. Anderson). Emergency Referees.—Messrs G. Agnew, R. J. McDonald. E. Budd, Line Umpires.— Messrs W. Jenkins, S. Turnbull (1.30 p.m.); C. Watson, G. Withers, sen, (2.15 p.m.); G. Withers, jun., L. Cockroft (3 p.m,). TABLE TENNIS DRAW The following is the draw for this week’s table tennis matches: — A grade.—Tonight: St. Mary’s A V. Star; St. Mary’s B v. Jara; Post Office Ladies v. Southern. Tomorrow: St. Mary’s C v. Union; St. Marv’s D v. United; Power Supply v. Post Otrice men. B Grade.—Thursday: Southern V. Post Office men; Alliance A v. Post Office ladies; Rovers v. Alliance B.