WAIRIO MEETING
INVERCARGILL, 20th January. The Wairio Jockey. Club's Annual Meeting was held.in fine weather, and the going was good. • The totalisator handled £10,502 10s, compared with £10,853 last year. Results :— Ohai Maiden Plate, of 100 soya . seven furlongs.—Marmont, 8.0, 1; Obligio 8.0, 2; Soltoe, 8.0, 3. Also started- Highborn 8.0, Royal Hope 8.0. Won by three lengths, third horse five lengths back Time, lmin 31 l-ssec.
Nightcaps Trot (harness), of 115 boys; one mile' and a half.—Free Lance ecr 1; Azaleas, 12yds behind, 2; Topeka, 24yds behind, 3. Also started: War Chimes Adail, Chiming Child, Lady Freeman, Divine Bells, Queen's Own, Dandy Dragoon, sci-; Dixie Dillon 24yds behind. Won by a head, third horse three lengths back. Time, 3min 46 l-ssec. Wairio Cup, of 200 soys; one mile and a quarter.—Lady Blissful, 8.9, 1- Londonderry, 7.2, 2; Coastguard, 7 2 3 The only starters. Won by two lengths, third horse eight lengths back Time 2min 9 3-ssec.
Woodlaw Handicap, of 100 soys; sii furlongs.—Marmont, 7.0, 1- Morse Si- Enal, 8.3, 2; Border Knight, 8.0, 3 The only starters. Won by half a length, third horse twelve lengths back. Time lmin 16 3-ssec. . . ■
Aparinia Steeplechase, of 150 soys • two miles and a quarter.—Mtighera, 11 2 1 • Blazing Light, 10.8, 2; Marenga 9 0 3' Also started> Copper Trail 10.2, Greenstone 9.0, Monomore 9.0. Copper Trail fell. Won by a length, third horse 20 lengths back. Time,- smin 8 4-ssec Birchwood Saddle Trot, of no soys ■ one mile and a-quarter.—Fortune Maid scr, 1; Rosedalo, 60yds behind 2 • Mentor, 24yds behind, 3. Also started : Northope, Railway Chimes, Divine Bells Hecton, scr ; Landlady, 24yds behind! Won by ten lengths, third horse four lengths back. Time, 3min 3 4-ssec Wairaki Handicap, of 100 ■ soys ;" five furlongs.—Mountain Rose, 8 7 1• X view's ?- 2',?,; Stringency; 8- 2-' 3-' Also started: Obhgio 9.0, Caryl,. Oatlands, Wild Befrjr,- Wildshot 8.2. Won by a long neck, third horse two lengths back Time, lmin 2 l-ssec.
Wrey's Bush Welter Handicap of 125 sots ; one mile.--San Salvador ' 8 4 1; Counterstroke, 9.5, 2; Marching' OrdflV'w 3- i AIB/J star. ted: Royal Admiral 8.4 Won by three lengths,-third home six lengths back. Time, lmin 42sec.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1924, Page 19
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