SOUTHLAND

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 May 1939, Page 9

SOUTHLAND

PEONY ROSE WINS. RITCHIE MEMORIAL WON BY PANDINE. (Ry Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL. May 13. The Southland Racing Club's winter meeting was held in fine weather. The track was holding. There was a fair attendance. The totalisator handled £13,056 10s, against £14.220 last year, a decrease of £1163 10s. Southland Hurdles Handicap. l?m: 3/3 Pink Robe. 9.6 (A. Cassels) 1; 1/1 Ballruin. 9.0 (T. J. Boyle) 2; 2T Vantoon. 9.9 (J. C. Richards) 3. Also started: 4'4 Poniard: 7/7 Viking; 5/6 All Humbug; 6/5 Ocean Singer. Twelve lengths; five. All Humbug was fourth. Time, 3.1. Invercargill Harness Trot, 4.3 class. Im, sf: 1/2 Safe Voyage, scr (G. L. Mitchell) 1; 4/4 Royal Chief, 36yds behind (P. P. McKay) 2; 5/7 Drumbunnif, 48yds behind (D. M. Kerr) 3. Head; long neck. . Tracey Lass was fourth. Time, 3.57. Myross Handicap, 7f: 1/2 Hunting Chorus. 7.12 (E. Baker) 1; 4/5 Straightdel. 9.5 (J. Cooley) 2: 2/1 Triple Cone, 8.8 (J. L. Strathorn) 3. Also started: 8/8 Adina; 3/3 Sparkle; 6/6 Kippen; 5/4 Sea Lady; 9/9 Pink Bond; 12/12 Cone Peak; 7/7 Ramana; 11/11 Solo 10/10 Strathalbyn. One length and a quarter; head. Kippen was fourth. Time. 1-.33 3-5. Awarua Handicap, l]m: 1/1 Peony Rose. 7.10 (G. Barclay) 1; 2/3 Alma, 8.5 (A. E. Didham) 2; 4/4 Galleon, 8.6 (J. Dooley) 3. Also started: 3/2' Wild Career: 6/5 Amelita; 5/6 . Ashaway. Long neck; neck. Wild Career was fourth. Time, 2.16 1-5. Ritchie Memorial Steeplechase, 21m: 5/4 Pandine, 9.0 (C. Low) 1; 3/3 Corbarr. 9.7 (H. Stuck) 2; 2/2 McHeath. 9.8 (A. Cassells )3. Also started: 1/1 Faculties; 4/5 Poniard. Length and a half; eight lengths. Poniard was fourth. Time, 5.25. >

Otatara Harness'Trot, 3.37 class. Im, sf: 3/1 Drumoak, 12yds behind (D. M. Kerr) 1; 1/3 Gentleman Jim, scr (W. Cosgrove) 2; 13/12 Overproof. 12yds behind (J. W. Creegan) 3. Two lengths and a half; three. Safe Voyage was fourth. Time, 3.51.

Bluff Handicap, Im: 6/5 Vanity Queen, 7.8 (H. Preston) 1; 1/1 Hunting Chorus, 8.2 (E. Baker) 2; 3/3 Straightdel. 9.4 (J. Dooley) 3. Also started: 5/6 Bow Street; 7/7 Astral Flash; 2/2 Merry Simon; 474 Atua Here; 8/8 Airdrie. Head; two lengths and a half. Merry Simon was fourth. Time, 1.49. President’s Handicap, 7f: 1/1 Araboa, 8.6 (A. E. Didham) 1; 2/2 Fleet Street, 8.1 (J. Dooley) 2; 6/5 Phalanx, 8.10 (H. Phillips) 3. Also started: 5/6 Wild Career; 3/3 Spanish Lad; 9/9 Tauramai; 7/7 Amelita; 4/4 Roseman; 8/8 Ashaway. Length; three. Spanish Lad was fourth. Time, 1.31 4-5. RACING FIXTURES May 13, 15—Poverty Bay. May 18, 20—South Canterbury. May 19, 20— Manawatu. May 20, 22—Waikato. May 27 —Foxton. June 3, s—Wanganui. June 3, s—Napier5—Napier Park. June 3,5, 7 —Auckland. June 3,5, 10—Dunedin.' June 10 —Hawke’s Bay. June 17 —Bay of Plenty. June 17 —Hawke’s Bay. June 17 —Greymouth. June 24 —Otak-i Maori. June 24 —Ashburton. June 24—Waipa. •July' I—Dannevirke.1 —Dannevirke. July I—Oamaru.1 —Oamaru. July 4,6, B—Wellington.