Aganev Wins Main Southland Event

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 May 1949, Page 3

Aganev Wins Main Southland Event

lINVERCARGILL, Last Night (PA) —Cold and wet weather early in the day affected the attendance when the Southland Racing Club held the first day of its autumn meeting on Saturday. The track was very heavy and

cut up badly for the later races, mudlarks being in their element. The totalisator handled £32.562 10s against £46,103 10s on the first day al last year’s meeting, a decrease of £13,541. Results: — Trial Handicap, of £300; six furlongs.—First division: 3/4 Highthorne 8.0 (A. I. Powell) 1, .16/15 Sea Beacon 8.0 (J. M. Cappie) 2 18/19 Paprika 8.0 (H. W. Skinner) o. Two and a half lengths; nose. Great Bid fourth. Time- 1.21. Second division: 2/2 Wini 8.0 (W. F. Ellis) 1, 8/8 Golden Mirage 8.0 (H. W. Skinner) 2, 17/17 Great Desire 8.0 (D. L. fressider) 3. Half-It-ngth; short head. Vermeer Lad fourth. Time. 1.21 2-5. Apprentices’ Handicap, of, £300; 7 furlongs.—s/5 Bayboa 8.4 (G. W. Wright) 1, 8/6 CriCKet Field 7.13 (K. J Hollamby) 2, 3/1 Oscillate 7.12 (A. L. Peake) 3. Five lengths; nose. Quadrille fourth. Time- 1.33 2-5. Southern Hurdles, of £500; 1< miles. —l/1 Wee Mac 10.3 (I\l. G. Murray) 1, 3/4 Siegemere 9.2 (R. E. Page) 2. 2/2 Lisheen 10.4 (W. J. Hillis) 3. Ten lengths; length and a-half. Pride of Mossburn fourth. Time, 3.28 4-5. Awarua Handicap (Of £600; about 11 fur.) 3/2- AGANEV, 8.0, G. W. Wright 1 4/4—DEFENDANT. 7 1. J M. Cappie 2 2. 3—SIR GARNISH, 8.5. H. W. Skinner 3 Also: 1/1 Eriskay, 5/6 Super Flight, 7/7 Great Coon, 6/5 The Denbigh and Hakim, 4/4 Merry Lancer (bracketed with Defendant)- 8/8 iuance Art. Four lengths; head. Super Flight fourth. Time. 2.32 4-5. Otalara Harness Trot, of £350; two miles.—l2/13 Hall Stand 60 (S. W. Kirby) 1, 3/3 Sierra Sue It. (K. Balloch) 2, 7/8 Regal Price 24 (N. V. McLennan) 3. Length and a-half; two lengths. Sandy Ridge fourth Times 4.45 4-5, 5.0 2-5. 4.59. Monowai Steeplechase- of £400: about 2-’ miles.—2/1 Waihopi 9 6 (B. S. Wilson) .1, 8/9 Hunting Charm 9.0 (R. P. Langford) 2, 5/3 Red Prize 9.0 (E. A. Winsloe) 3. Sever, lengths; six lengths. Sphere fouv‘Ji. Time. 5.32 2-5. Bluff Handicap, of £350; about 11 furlongs. 8/8 Good Sport 7.6 i (J. B. Mennel) 1- 1/1 Some Sal 8.10 (H. W. Skinner) 2, 2/2 The J urk 7.11 (C. M. Cassidy) 3. Half-head; length. Rhine Lord fourth. Time. 2.36 3-5. President’s Handicap, of £400; seven furlongs.—6/4 Jimmv the One 7.13 (K. J. Hollamby) 1. 7/6'Douglas Haig 8.3 B. J. Mears) 2, 3/3 Bath Slipper 8.2 E. A. Winsloe) 3. Length and a-half; half-head. Turora fourth. Time, 1.34.