BIRCHWOOD HUNT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1940, Page 3

BIRCHWOOD HUNT

ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL. This Day. Following are the acceptances for the Birchwood Hunt Club's annual meeting on Saturday: — Hunters' Flat, Im: Ashaway 12.3; Poniard 12.2; Corowa. Lochie River 11.10; Turaki 11.8: Panara. Great Weather,’Surcoat, Gay Deception 11.0; Birchwood Novice Handicap 6f: Royal Money 9.0; My Song, Cone Peak 8.9; Dolita 8.8; Ackemma. Eastern Prince. Feather Boa, Foxy. Grey Seal. In Flight. Red Feather. Royal Lancer. Susie, Strathalbyn. Topspin, Gnohill 8.4. Turi Steeplechase, 2m: Gold Wren 11.9; Trisox 11.2; El Caballo 10.9; Arctic Star 10.5; Pandine 10.4; Mount Vai 10.3; Frenchy 9.12; Bally Brit 9.11; Scotston 9.9; Gay Boa 9.2; Night Scout 9.0.

Jubilee Handicap, I'm: Sparkle 9.1 Wild Career 8.8; Mona's Song 8.7; Wai torn 7.3: Amelita. Ashaway 7.0.

Gardner Steeplechase. 21m: Poniard 11.2; Gusto 10.8; Corban 10.3; McHeath 9.13; Joy Boa 9.6; King Willow 9.3: Master Balboa. Matchem 9.2: Baitruin. Empire Sun 9.1: Polar Star 9.0. Kennels Hack Handicap, 7f: Heidelberg 9.5; King's Chorus 8.10; Merry Simon 8.6; Triple Cone 8.4; Aspire 8.2; Lochie River 7.12; Atua Rere 7.11; Mosgiel, Mondello 7.5; Verdure 7.4; Sea Ladv 7.3; Southern Sail. Colonel Rouge. Gold Robe, Green Locket 7.1; Ardmayle. Irish Fling. Sir Dennis 7.0. Son of Foxbridge. Ascot Bloom, a gelding by Foxbridge from Curraghmore. showed promise when he ran third to Grandora and Royal Descent at the Auckland midsummer meeting. He was not started again till the Te Aroha meeting, but ho failed to show up. On the second day the racing he had on the first day evidently improved him a lot, for he finished on from a long way back to get third. Ascot Bloom will do better with age. Another Addition. The Gore trainer T. G. Pollock is to have another addition to his stable in the near future, a district sportsman having recently purchased the Austra-lian-bred gelding Great Legion. Great Legion is a four-year-old by the imported Fernkloof from Cool Courage by Heroic—Winter, by Cooltrim from Petronet, who traces back to that great mare Lady Chester. He was raced in New Zealand for the past two seasons and during this season for one or two minor successes, his most impressive performances having been for place money.

RACING FIXTURES

March 7. 9—-Taranaki. March 8, 9—Cromwell. March 9, 11 —Bay of Plenty. March 9—Birchwood Hunt. March 9—Carterton. March 14, 16 —Wellington. March 16, 18 —Westport. March 16, 18 —Ohinemuri. March 23 —Tuapeka. March 23, 25—Auckland. March 23, 25 —Wairarapa. March 23, 25—Feilding. March 23 25, 26—Riverton. March 25 —Kumara. March 25—Beaumont. March 25 —Waipukurau, March(2s, 26—Canterbury. March 28, 30—Greymouth, March 30, April I—Avondale.