KUROW MEETING TODAY

Southland Times, Issue 24243, 28 September 1940, Page 10

KUROW MEETING TODAY

Fast Going Expected

At Oamaru

PETERSHAM MAY BE WELL SUPPORTED

(Special to The Times) OAMARU, September 27. The annual race meeting of the Kurow Jockey Club will be held on the Oamaru racecourse tomorrow, the change being allowed because the club’s totalizator house was destroyed by fire some -months ago. ■Light rain fell here today, but it will not affect the track to any extent and the going will be fast. The win-and-place system of betting will be in use.

The following horses are likely to be well supported:— TRIAL STAKES.—Johnemby, Poetic, Green Gables.

HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP—DranoeI, Entail, Flame Queen. WAITAKI TROT.—Passing By, Lisette, Ben Travis, Lady Denise and Black Label (bracketed). KUROW CUP.—Petersham, Night Pal, Sir Hugh. HYDRO HACK HANDICAP.— Spearthrust, Airline, Blazealong.

MUNRO HANDICAP.—Toro Koura, Boswell, Haughty Winner. HAKATARAMEA TROT—Manawai, Irish Dusk, Wainoni Jack. GILLIES HACK HANDICAP.— Craiglea, Gay Lancer, Miltiades. Swordstick, Hanlon, Combat and Taxpayer are unlikely starters.

12.30 p.m. TRIAL STAKES. £75. Five furlongs— Vaunt, Silver Don, Rora Hiko. My Ship, Gold Nugget, Portadown, Evemar, Green Gables, Poetic, Leighnor. My Song, Johnemby, Irish Colleen. Pink Gauntlet, Foxette l ady Nuffield, Verlagia 7.11.

1.5 p.m. HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, £125. One mile—Hanlon .10.9. Sir Hugh 10.4. Entail 10.3. Master Dingle 9.12. Flame Queen 9.12. Lord Puck 9.10. Chirp 9.6. Gay Rebel 9.0. Dranoel 9.0, Twenty Grand 9.0. Crack o’ Dawn 9.0.

1.45 p.m. WAITAKI TROT. £llO. Class 3.33. One mile and a-half—Ben Travis It, Black Label It, Coleen Travis It, Diviner It. Fast Friend It, Gleam It. Hoyden It. Lady Denise It. Lisette It. Little Kathleen It. Navy Lass It. Happy Erin 12yds. Mandrell 12yds. Passing By 12yds, Mirage 36yds. 2.25 p.m.

KUROW CUP, £l5O. One mile and a quarter.—Swordstick 8.7, Petersham 8.5. Hanlon 8.0, Araboa 7.8. Night Pal 7.5. Sir Hugh 7.5, Straightdell 7.3, Master Dingle 7.3, The Raker 7.2. Cymric 7.0.

3.5 p.m. HYD&O HANDICAP. £l2O. Seven furlongs.—Spearthrust 8.11. Cymlc 8.8. Dranoel 8, Taxpayer 8.5. Prince Ruenalf 8.5, Twenty Grand 8.3. Airline 8.2, Blazealong 8.2, Captain Bruce 7.12, Crack o’ Dawn 7.7, Muscatine 7.7.

3 p.m. T. A. MUNRO HANDICAP. £135. Seven furlongs.—Haughty Winner 9.7, Toro Koura 8.10, Silver Streak 8.9. Boswell 8.5, Combat 7 3. Straightdell 7.6, Night Pal 7.6. 4.15 ).m.

HAKATARAMEA TROT, £125. Class 3.1. One mile and a-quarter.—Gleam It. Happy Erin It. Irish Dawn It. Irish Dusk It, Lady Denise It. Loyal Emblem It, Mandrell It, Mirage It, Sabu It, Titus It, Wainoni Jack It, Manawai 12yds.

4.55 p.m. GILLIES HACK HANDICAP. £l2O. Six furlongs.—Miltiades 8.12. Taxpayer 8.5, Gay Lancer 8.5, Craiglea 8.4. Airline 8.2. Lord Midas 7.12, Asia 7.12, Prince Flaneur 7.12, The Vulture 7.9, Tissue 7.7, Vaunt 7.7.

TRENTHAM MEETING TO BE HELD

COURSE NOT TO BE USED BY ARMY AUTHORITIES (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 27. It was officially announced after a conference today that the spring meeting at Trentham on the scheduled dates, October 24, 26 and 28 will definitely be held. The course and appointments will not be used by the military authorities during the meeting and for the essentially necessary time before the meeting.

WHIPPET_RACING HANDICAPS FOR TODAY

The following are the handicaps for the Invercargill Whippet Racing Club’s meeting to be held on its track, Oteramika road, today at 2.30 p.m.: Maiden Handicap: Blue Metal, Drummer Boy, Blue Streak, all scratch. Novice Handicap: Take Down, Ebony Lass, Blue. Metal, Honest Sandy, Blue Streak.

Second-Class Handicap: No Joke 14 yds, Brew Nug 14yds, Hot Air 12yds, Great Surprise 12iyds, Happy King 14yds.

Open Handicap: Danny Boy 14yds, Royal Irish 12ayds, Brew Nug 14yds, No Joke 14yds, Rolling Home 13yds, Daring Deed 13yds, Great Surprise 121 yds, Margaret Bell 12yds. Second-Class Hurdles: Brew Nug 20yds, Silver Slipper 20yds, Danny Boy, 20yds, Gold Tip 20yds. Scratch Race: Daring Deed, No Joke, Great Surprise, Royal Irish, Margaret Bell, Danny Boy, Brew Nug, War Pixie.