Pride Of Mossburn’s Awarua Handicap At Southland Meeting
(P.A.) Invercargill, April 11 The first day of the Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting was held at Invercargill yesterday in perfect weather. The track was dead for the early events but improved later in the day. The totalisator handled £46,103 10s, compared with £40,634 10s last year, an increase of £5469. Results:
Trial Handicap.—First Division: 2/2 Putechan 8.11 (A. N. Didham) I, 15/15 Tafu 8.0 (G. Barclay) 2, 8/10 Subtraction 7.8 (A. Reid) 3. Also: 14/13 Winsome Lass. 1/1 Oscillate, 4/4 Copper Rose, 7/5 Effervescence, 18/18 Night Rider, 17/17 Gay Prince, 18/19 Waiau Queen, 12/12 Jump Off. Length; head. Effervescence fourth. Time, 1.18 4-5. Second Division: 7/5 St. Simper 7.8 (J. M. Cappie) 1, 6/7 Billy Mac 8.3 (J. B. Mennel) 2, 5/6 Red Money (J. W. Dooley) 3. Also: 3/3 Haughty Boa. 10/8 Regal Sister, 16/16 Sales Lady, 9/9 The Saint, 11/11 Goulash, 13/14 My Charm Two lengths; four lengths. Haughty Boa fourth. Time. 1.17. Apprentices’ Handicap. 11/10 Plain Pal 7.8 (D. L. Tressider) 1. 6/3 Kasimov 7.12 (R. P. Langford) 2, 1/1 Super Flight (J. B. Mennel) 3. Also: 8/8 Air Chief, 9/9 Gipsy Major. 5/6 Irish King, 12/12 Make Good, 7/t Cloud Song, 3/5 Golden Winner, 13/13 Dark Warrior, 10/11 Robot, 2/2 Winning Thorn, 4/4 Bayboa. Half a length; long neck. Bayboa fourth. Time, 1.30.
Southern Hurdles.—2/1 Lisheen (H. Wilson) 1, 1/2 Foxchase (W. Barr) 2, 2/1 Gunther (W. J. Hillis) 3. First and third horses bracketed. Also: 5/5 Fairy Bard, 3/3 Forage, 7/6 Silver Flight, 4/4 Wild Cry, 6/7 Kosciusko. Length; three-quarters of a length. Fairy Bard fourth. Time, 3.50 3-57 Awarua Handicap (Of £600; li miles) 5/4— PRIDE OF MOSSBURN, 7.13, G. Barclay 1 1/I—SIR GARNISH, 8.4, B. J. Langford 2 9/9—BENBECULA, 8.12, B. Wilson 3 Also: j/3 Sea Power, 4/4 Sumra, 8/8 Great Coon, 2/2 Batal, 7/5 Siegform, 6/5 Sea Flower, 10/10 Pencarrow, 11/11 Hunting Charm. Length; three-quarters of a length. Hunting Charm fourth. Time, 2.10 4-5. Otatara Trot.—9/5 Parawa Derby (J. T. Looney) 1, 1/1 Prince Hall (D. Todd) 2, 3/4 Saga (N. B. Scott) 3. Length, half a length. Times: 4.38 4-5, 4.37, 4.38 1-5. Monowai Steeplechase.—4/5 Kiltie 9.5 (R. J. Cochrane) 1, 5/4 Debater 9.11 (F. J. Langford) 2. 6/6 Maharajah 9.4 (J. L. Strathearn) 3. Also: 1/1 Irish Wit, 3/3 Court Dress, 8/9 Tring, 9/8 Penny Nap, 2/2 Tamerlane. 7/7 Victory Flight. 80 yards; 10 lengths. Victory Flight fourth. Time, 5.13. Bluff Handicap.—2/1 Desert Trek <J- W. Dooley) 1, 1/2 String Band (L. W. Hare) 2, 6/6 Alsvideer (A. I. Powell) 3. Also:: 5/5 Lady Melrose, 4/3 Defendant, 7/7 Vanity King, 9/1(5 Good Sport, 3/4 Waiau King, 8/9 Baffling, 11/11 Norse Lass. 12/fi> Sun Peak, 13/13 Maria. 10/8 Flibbertigibbet. Neck; half a length. Defendant fourth. Time, 2.9 3-5 President’s Handicap.—B/8 Geisha girl & Cassidy) 1. 9/9 Pensacola 7ffl (J. B. Mennel) 2, 2/2 Sal’s Pal (B. J. Langford) 3. Also: 5/5 Verdant, 6/7 Sterling Lad, 3/3 Sea Venture, 11/11 Dileas, 7/6 Young Bob, 1/1 Speciai Fl >g ht . 13/12 Perusha, 12/13.Triumphal, 10/9 Naughty Lady, 4/4 Haughty Dick. Half a length; ' Verdant l° ur lh- Time,
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Wanganui Chronicle, 12 April 1948, Page 3
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