The Archive · 1922

Light Horse Handicap Sunday's Event

The Light Horse Handicap was run on Sunday, under somewhat adverse conditions, the course be-

Start—Warren Line—Pons—Panama—Marah—cross road—right handed to platform by Old Woman's Monument—oross road—Dal-Jas\—Clear Water Jump—platform to Westward Ho—all jumps Westward Ho Line—Drop and Crawl—al] jumps to and on Barrier—Finish Barrier.

Many came to grief at jumps and platforms, but practically all the entrants finished. Tpr. David won the handicap, his time being 16 min, 25 sec.—a meritorious—performance considering that the course was over 43 miles and the going heavy.

Following the meeting, a reception was held at the home of Lieut. H. G. Robinson, where Mrs. H. M. Spence presented the prizes to the winners, The card read as follows:—Tpr. David, 145 Ib, on Silver Ring (ser.), 1; Tpr. Pollock, 147 Ib., on Bachelor Gay (ser.), 2; L/Opl. Trenchard Davis, M.c., 148 lb., on Sweet Lavender (2 min.), 3; Tpr. Andrew, 156 lb., on York (1 min.), 4; L/Cpl. Sleep, 155 Ib., on Perth min.), 5: S.Q.M.S. Wingrove, 173 Ib., on One of Them (} min.),

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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