ASHBURTON COUNTY RACING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 968, 24 September 1908, Page 8

ASHBURTON COUNTY RACING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING.

The Ashburton County Racing Club’s Sp - ing Meeting opened on Wednesday in very unfavourable weather, the results being as follow:— FIRST HURDLE RACE. —Leonardo 1, Anthony 2. Matamoa 3. Won by four lengths. Time, 3m. 24 l-ss. TRIAL PLATE. —Outlander 1. Love Wisely 2, Merry Lass 3. Won by two lengths. Time, Im. 3 4-ss. BRAEMAR WELTER HANDICAP. — Rose Noble 1, Mango 2, Hilarity 3. Won by a length. Time, Im. 30s. ASHBURTON COUNTY RACING CLUB’S HANDICAP. —Probable 1, Ringdove 2, Prim 3. Won by two lengths. Time, Im. 58 l-ss. HACK HANDICAP. — Dabchick 1, Wardland 2, Master Leslie 3. Won by a length. Time. Im. 18 l-ss. LONGBEACH TROT. —Chatham 1, Mary Lincoln 2, Elsie Lincoln 3. Time, 2m. 445. SPRING HANDICAP.—Count Witte 1, Restless 2, Miss Mischief 3. Time, Im. 16 l-ss. SECOND DAY. The weather was fine, but the course very heavy. The amount put through the totalisator for the day was £2670, as against £2BIB on the corresponding day last year. The results of the racing were as follows: — SECOND HURDLE RACE.—Farley Grove 1, Antony 2. Leonardo 3. Won by four lengths. Time, 3m 0 4-ss. FAIRFIELD HANDlCAP.—Outlander 1, Brasenose 2, Bountiful 3. Won by a head. Time, Im. 20 3-ss. COLDSTREAM WELTER HANDICAP. —Zioness 1, Restless 2, Tessera 3. Won by about a length and a-half Time. Im. 20s. TINWALD HANDICAP. —Field Gun 1, Chief Lochiel 2 Monkey Puzzle 3. Won by a head. Time. _m 49 l-5s WINCHMORE TROT.—Advocate 1, Myra Warbeck 2, Mary Lincoln 3 Won by three lengths. Time, 3m. 51 2-5 s MAIDEN HACK SCURRY.—Step‘Up

1, Bantade 2, Obligate 3. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 525. FAREWELL HANDICAP. — Volodia 1, Miss Mischief 2, Lupulite 3. Won by a length. Time, Im. 4 4-ss.