INVERCARGILL RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1939, Page 9

INVERCARGILL RACES

CHIEF EVENT TO QUEEN OF SONG FINAL HANDICAP WON BY BOSWELL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL. January 4. The concluding day of the Southland Racing Clyb’s summer meeting was held in perfect racing weather. The track was in fast order and the attendance was big. The totalisator handled £19,168 10s, compared with £17,170 10s on the same day last year. The total for the meeting was £40,882 10s, compared with £39.333 last year, an increase of £1549 10s. Results: —

Gladstone Hurdles, one mile and a half. —1/1 Recollection, 10.3 (J. Murfitt) 1: 2/3 Western Song, 9.8 (F. Voight) 2; 3/2-Superex, 9.8 (V. Langford) 3. Also started: 6/4 Grand Finale, 5/6 Song Boy, 4/5 Sir Rosenor, 8/8 Sir Admiral, 7/7 Camerino. Two lengths and a half; two. Grand Finale was fourth. Time, 2.46. Makarewa Trot, 3.43 class; one mile and a half. —5/5 Nancy Guy, scr (A. L. Budge) 1; 6/4 Iron Duke,. 60yds bhd (F. Mitchell) 2; 10/9 Equerry, scr <R. Townley, Junr.) 3. Also started: 1/2 Provincial, 12/13 Ebb Tide and Young Dewey (bracketed), 14/13 Wave Length, 11/9 Lady Wellington and Creep (bracketed), 2/3 Gentleman Jim, 8/7 Raven’s Wing, 4/1 Yon Yan, 11/11 Temple Bar, 9/8 Loyal Emblem, 3/6 Southland, 7/10 Loyalist. Length; three. Yon Yah was fourth. Time, 3.26 3-5.

Shorts Handicap, six furlongs.—3/2 Rodeur, 8.5 (R. J. Mackie) 1; 1/1 Torokoura, 7.13 (M.- Caddy) 2; 2/3 Top Row, 9.2 (F. Voight) 3. Also started: 5/4 Wild Career, 6/6 Viking, 7/7 Wall Street, 4/5 Janet Gaynor. Neck; half a length. Wild Career was fourth. Time. 1.13 3-5.

Summer Handicap, one mile.—4/3 Jedburgh. 7.0 (R. E. Humphries) 1; 7/6 Lochie River, 7.9 (P. J. Boyle) 2; 11/11 Vanity Queen, 7.7 (H. Phillips) 3. Also started: 2/2 Straightdel, 5/4 Bow Street, 1/1 Turaki, 9/9 Ardmayle, 8/8 Lord Hawke, 3/5 Doubleack, 10/10 Sunny Jean, 6/7 Gay Vixen, 12/12 Forecast. Head; length and a half. Bow Street was fourth. Time, 1.41 1-5.

Southland Handicap, one mile and a quarter. —1/2 Queen of Song, 9.0 (F. Voight) 1; 7/7 Ardchoille, 7.6 CP. Spratt) 2; 3/1 Foxlove. 7.9, car. 7.3 (H. Preston) 3. Also started: 5/6 Milford, 6/5 Wild Career. 2/3 Mona’s Song, 4/4 Passaform. Half a head; neck. Passaform was fourth. Time, 2.8 4-5.

Roslyn Trot, 4.54 class; two miles. — 10/9 College Boy, 60yds bhd (P. W. Greegan), 1; 1/1 Directly, 36yds bhd (E. Todd) 2; 3/4 Salalon, 72yds bhd (D. M. Kerr) 3. Also started: 6/5 Golden Miller, 11/10 Hoyle. 4/6 Kid Wolf, 7/7 Crown Peak. 13/11 Pacha. 2/2 Capri, 4/1 Guywin and Gay Avon (bracketed), 14/13 Mountain Lad, McGlusky, 8/4 Master Potts and Silver Laddie (bracketed), 12/12 Happiness. Length; length and a half. Capri was fourth. Time, 4.29.

Rosedale Handicap, six furlongs.-— 2/3 Spanish Lad, 9.2 (J. W. Jennings) 1; 3/2 Fleet Street. 7.11 (J. N. Dooley) 2; 1/1 Disband (R. J. Mackie) 3. Also started: 5/6 Gipsy Fair, 5/5 Spendthrift, 4/4 Chirp. Brilliant Boa. Half a head; one length and a half. Spendthrift was fourth.

Final Handicap, one mile. —2/1 Boswell. 7.0 (R. E. Humphries) 1; 3/3 Second Innings, 8.11 (J. W. Jennings) 2; 4/4 Sailing Lady, 8.1 (J. N. Dooley) 3. Also started: Amelita, 1/2 High Glee. 7/8 Cape Gabo. 5/5 Mona’s Song, 9/7 Ardchoille. 8/9 Half Note, 10/10 Ashaway. Half a length; same. Mona’s Song was fourth. Time. 1.40 2-5.