RIVERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1939, Page 9

RIVERTON

CUP WON BY PASSAFORM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) .... INVERCARGILL, April 'B. The Riverton Racing Club’s meeting opened today in brilliant sunshine, before a record attendance. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £33,743 10s, compared with £30,003 10s last year, an increase of £2740. Results: — Trial Handicap, 6f: 3/5 Silver Choir, 8.0 (J. Dooley) 1; 4/2 Gold Robe, 8.8 (G. Barclay) 2; 5/4 Merry Simon, 8.5 (P. J. Boyle) 3. Also started: 6/7 Airdrie; 7/6 Ramana; 2/3 Eastern Prince; 8/8 Gay Feather; 1/1 Black Bard. Two lengths and a half; neck. Black Bard was fourth. Time, 1.16. Waiau Steeplechase, 2m: 3/5 Slayer, 9.8 (W. Shand) 1; 6/6 La Boca, 9.4 (H. Stuck) 2; 7/7 Master Balboa, 9.0 (C. F. Low) 3. Also started: 5/3 Impel; 4/4 Rifle Range; 1/2 Pandine; 2/1 Matchem. Six lengths; two lengths. Rifle Range was fourth. Time, 4.16. Aparima Handicap, 6f: 6/6 Phalanx, 7.13 (H. Phillips) 1; 1/1 Spanish Lad, 7.13 (R. E. Humphries) 2; 4/3 Double Gift, 7.5 (P. Spratt) 3. Also started: 2/2 Araboa; Valantua; 5/4 Viking; 7/7 Moneyless. One length; three-quarters of a length. Valantua was fourth. Time, 1.14.

Longwood Handicap, 7f: 1/2 Fleet Street, 8.12 (J. W. Dooley) 1; 7/6 Kippen, 8.2 (P. J. Boyle) 2; 3/3 Sparkle, 8.10 (C. G. Humphries) 3. Also started: 1/1 Bow Street (bracketed with Fleet Street); 9/11 Survoy; 6/7 Half and Half; 8/8 Garonne; 2/2 Green Boa; 10/9 Drink Up; 4/4 Atua Rere; 11/10 Moonraider; 5/5 Doctor Duthie. Length and a quarter; length and a half. Garonne was fourth. Time, 1.27 4-5. Riverton Cup, l.',m: 3/1 Passaform, 8.5 (P. Spratt) 1; 4/2 Foxlove, 8.6 (E. Baker) 2; 7/6 Night Dress, 8.3 (A. Messervy) 3. Also started: 5/5 Milford; 2/4 Alma; 9/9 Wild Career; 8/8 Rodeur; 6/8 Thermidor; 1/3 Peony Rose; 11/1 Mungatoon; 10/10 Queen Dorothy. Length and a quarter; half a length. Milford’ was fourth. Time, 2.7 1-5—a race record. Great Westerrn Steeplechase, about 3m: 2/2 Black Banner, 11.6 (T. J. Boyle) 1; 4/4 Corban, 9.6 (V. Langford) 2;. 5/5 Tangled, 11.10 (C. Salt) 3. Also started: 2/3 Gold Wren (fell); 1/1 Poniard (fell); 6/6 McHeath (fell); 7/7 Possum (fell). Fifteen lengths; 50 yards. Time, 6.31 2-5. Visitors’ Handicap, 6f: 2/2 Strip, 9.3 (A. E. Didham) 1; 9/10 Sea Lady, 7.8£ (C. A. Ward) 2; 4/4 Chirp, 7.8 (W. F. Ellis) 3. Also started: 1/1 Waitoru; 3/3 Boaform; 11/11 Ortyx; 7/7 Sunny Jean; 6/6 Triple Cone; 8/8 .Crack of Dawn; 5/5 Hunting Chorus; 12/12 Pink Bond; 10/9 Irish Fling. Three-quarters of a length; four lengths. Waitoru was fourth. Time, 1.15. Pourakino Handicap, lm: 3/3 Amelita, 8.0 (C. Ward) 1; 5/5 Galleon, 8.3 (W. F. Ellis) 2; 4/4 Waitaka, 8.10 (S. Anderson) 3.'Also started: 1/1 Viking; 2/2 Salient Knight; 6/6 Wall Street; 7/7 Ashaway. Half a length; length and a half. Salient Knight was fourth. Time, 1.42.