BIRCHWOOD HUNT CLUB.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 25, 3 September 1920, Page 15

BIRCHWOOD HUNT CLUB.

The following are the results : — HUNTER' HURDLES ; first prize, trophy , £5 5s; second prize, £1 Is; qualified hunters only. One and ahalf rniles. F. Langford's b m Salute, aged, 10.7 (Mr J. Langford) 1 W. M. Agnew's blk g Northwind, aged, 10.7 (J. Weir) 2 Also started : Dalminie 10.7 (A. E.

Horne). Northwind ran inside a flag when holding a commanding lead, and Salute won by nearly half a mile. Time, 4min 3 l-5sec. ' ACK RACE; lirst prize, trophy, £5 5s; second prize, £1 ls. Six furlongs. J. McLaren's ch g Golden Link, 7yrs, 9.0 (A. S. Ellis) 1 Ja,s. Blee's b g Young Pallas, 4yrs, 9.0 (A.E. Horne) 2 F. Boyle's br m Lady Buller, aged, 9.12 (A. McKayj d Led all the way and won easily by twelve lengths. Time, lmin 25sec. HACK STEEPLECHASE; first prize, trophy, £5 5s ; second prize, £1 ls ; qualified hunters only. About two miles. J. H. Marshall's blk g Glenisla, aged, 11.2 (Owner) 1 - — Ross' b g Coal King, aged, 10.7 (W B. Dickson) 2 Also started : Captain French 10.9 (A. E. Horne) and Northwind 10.7 (L. Smith), Captain French fell at the first fence and broke his neck, Northwind running off at the same fence. Coal King ran off and then fell after going three-quarters of a mile, leaving Glenisla to win, pulling up, by 200 yards. HACK RACE ; first prize, trophy £5 5s ; second prize, £1 ls. Six fourlcngs. J. McLaren's ch g Golden Link, 7yrs, 9.8 (incl. 81b penalty) (A. S. Ellis) ... 1 Jas. Blee's b g Young Pallas, 4yrs 9.0 (A. McKay) 2 Golden Link lod ali the way and won easily by six lengths. Time lmin 7sec. BIRCHWOOD HUNT STEEPLECHASE; first prize, trophy £10 10 ; second prize, £2 2s; qdalified hunters only. About three miles. J. H. MarshaJl's blk g Glenisla, aged, 11.8 (incl. 81b penalty) (Owner) ... 1 W. M. Agnew's blk g Northwind, aged, 10.7 (Mr Jos. Taylor) 2 Also started : Red Troon 10.9 (J. Weir). Northwind led for two miles, then Glen-

isla ran past hira and won nicely by five lengths. Time, 7min 44sec. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP ; first prize, trophy £7 7s ;second prize, £2 2s ; qualified hunters only. Ohe and ! a-quarter miles. J. H. Marshall's blk g Glenisla, aged, 12.0 (incl. 71b penalty) (Owner) ... 1 F. Langford's b m Salute, a-ged, 10.13 (Mr Jos. Langford) ... 2 D. W. Campbell's b g Dalminie, 7yrs 10.13 (Mr John Langford) 3 Dalminie led for nearly a mile, when the three bunched and ran together to the distance post. Salute took charge then and looked like a winner, but Glenisla caught him in the last few strides and beat him by a short length ; Dalminie a similar distance away. Time, 2min 41sec.