SOUTHLAND CUP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21821, 26 November 1940, Page 9

SOUTHLAND CUP

MONA’S SONG SUCCESSFUL By Telegraph—Press Association INVERCARGILL, November 25. The Southland Racing Club’s spring meeting was held to-day in ideal weather. The track was in good order. The totalisator handled £20,195, compared witli £15,812 last year, when the meettag was held on a Saturday. Results:— SOUTHLAND HIGHWEIGHT, Of £125; 1 mile 5/s—Lucky Feather, 9.0 (Baker) .. 1 12/12—Royal Style, 10.10 (Shand) .. 2 2/I—Sea Lady, 10.4 (Voight) 3 Also started: 4/6 Bow Street 10.13, 3/2 Kippen 10.12, 6/10 Atua Rere 10.1, 14/14 Triple Cone 10.0, 9/11 Aspire 910, 10/9 Airdrie 9.4, 7/8 Sir Denis 9.0, 8/7 Susie 9.0, 11/13 Royal Money 9.0, 12/12 Knight of Old 9.0, 13/13 Astral Flame 9.0. Won by a head, half a length between second and third. Kippen was fourth. Time—lmin 41 4-ssec. WAVERLEY TROT, Of £135 (4.3); 13 furlongs 8/B—Lunch Hour, scr (Boivan) .... 1 5/3 —Bonnie Sandy, scr (Dawson) .. 2 3/5 —Jack Bond, scr (McKay) .. .. 3 Also started: 10/11 Bright Lass scr, 1/1 Sea Born scr, 9/6 Lustrous scr and Southern Wrack scr (coupled), 7/9 Embargo scr, 12/12 Gay Chimes scr, 4/4 Lady Martha scr, 2/2 Queen Margaret scr, 6/7 Star Voyage scr, 11/10 June Tide 60. Won by a head, two lengths between second and third. Southern Wrack was fourth. Times—3.46 2-5, 3.46 3-5, 3.47 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £150; 6 furlongs 1/1 —Wild Career, car. 8.9 (Strathern) 1 5/5 —Phalanx, 8.0 (P. Spratt) 2 4/3 —Flagman, car. 7.38 (Clutterbuck) 3 Also started: 3/6 Nightcalm car. 8.12, 8/7 Spendthrift car. 8.6, 2/2 Gold Flight 7.8 and Ortyx 7.1 (coupled), 6/4 Blissful Lady 7.3, 7/8 Rodeur 7.0. Won by a long neck, same between second and third. Blissful Lady was fourth. Time—lmin 15sec. ROSLYN TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £125; 6 furlongs 1/2 —Secret Flight, car. 8.7 (Powell) 1 4/4—Noko, car. 7.125 (Strathern) .. 2 2/I—Filibeg, 8.8 (Ellis) 3 Also started: 7/7 Gold Sequin 7.11, 4/4 Anglo French car. 7.4 (coupled with third horse), 3/3 Jalna 8.1, 10/10 Southern Light *7.12, 6/5 Ballyaggan car. 7.4, 15/13 Dark Colleen car. 8.9, 8/6 Erin’s Ruin 7.11, 17/17 Feather Lassie car. 7.6, 5/5 Irish Ruler car. 7.8, 11/6 Melodist car. 7.6 and Marque car.

7.135 (coupled), 13/7 Narua 7.11 and Bantas car. 7.13 (coupled), 14714 Princess Gainsborough car. 7.6, 16/12 Robolmk car. 8.9, 9/9 Top Spin car. 7.12. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Top Spin was fourth. Time—lmin 16sec. SOUTHLAND CUP, Of £200; 14 miles 2/I—Mona’s Song, 7.12 (W. Ellis) .. 1 5/s—Peony Rose, car. 7.10 (Boyle) . 2 1/2—Sparkle, car. 8.2 (Strathern) .. 3 Also started: 3/3 Doubleack 7.12, 4/4 Sir Hugh 7.9. Won by threequarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Doubleack was fourth, Time—2min 6sec. NEW RIVER TROT, Of £135 (3.5) ; 1.1 miles 3/I—Real Gold, scr (McLellan) .. .-. 1 8/B—Happy King, scr (Moloney) .. 2 12/11—June Tide, scr (R. J. Smith) 3 Also started: 4/5 Debtor scr, 11/10 Diosma scr, 14/13 Fenella scr, 5/4 Indian Wrack scr? 13/14 Lorene Vai scr, 9/9 Loyalist scr, 19/18 Peter Young scr, 18/17 Ratepayer scr, 1/3 Rey Chimes scr, 15/13 Summer Wealth scr, 17/15 Tracey Lass scr, 7/7 Vorena scr, 6/6 Crown Peak 12, 10/12 Sinbad 12, 2/2 Turco 12, 16/16 Coherto 60. Won by seven lengths, two lengths between second and third. Indian Wrack was fourth. Times—2.s2, 2.54, 2.54 3-5. STEWART ISLAND HANDICAP, Of £125; 7 furlongs 6/10—Anglo Irish, car. 7.1 (Forde) .. 1 1/I—Wild Coon, 8.5 (Barclay) .. ..2 4/4—Feather Boa, 7.11 (Wilson) .... 3 Also started: 2/2 Green Boa 9.2, 11/7 Aravane car. 8.8, 5/5 Pink Bond 8.11, 7/6 Atua Rere 3.8, 3/3 Southern Sail car. 7.8, 8/8 Shantyman car. 7.05, 9/9 Dollta car. 7.4, 10/11 Minton 7.7. Won by a length and a half, half a head between second and third. Pink Bond was fourth. Time—lmin 27 3-ssec. TRADESMEN’S HANDICAP, Of £150; 1 mile 1/2—Strip, 9.0 (Didham) 1 3/3—Sailing Lady, 7.13 (Barclay) .. 2 6/7—Sir Hugh, 8.1 (Hare) 3 Also started: 4/4 Royal Lancer 7.13, 8/8 Araboa car. 7.8, 2/1 Boaform car. 7.0, 7/6 Flagman car. 7.4, 5/5 Kippen car. 7.73. Won by halt a length, threequarters of a length between second and third. Boaform was fourth. Time —lmin 30sec.