THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 23, 7 November 1938, Page 6

THE TURF.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB, DEFAULTER WINS DERBY STAKES. CRITERION TO GAY CHOU. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Metropolitan meeting® was continued to-day in fine weather, before a large attendance. The track was fast. Results’: — MIDDLETON HANDICAP, of £230. Nine furlongs. 2 (2) —Recollection, 10.6 (A. E. Ellis) 1 3 (3)—The Sandwiohinan, 0.7 (A. Leach) 2 1 (1) —Waka, 9.1 (A. Jenkins) ... 3 Scratched: Jddo. Won by half a head; throe lengths between second and third. Time, 1.53 4-5. IR.WELL HANDICAP, of £3OO, For two-vcar-olds. Four furlongs. 2 (2) —Great Swoop, 7.11 (G. H. Humphries) 1 1 (1) —Scandal, 8.6 (R. H. Morris) 2 4 (3) —Benevolent, 7.10 (A. Messervy) 3 All started. Won by a short head; two lengths between and third. Time, 48 3-s.sec. STROWAN PLATE, of £250. Special weights. Six furlongs. 2 (2)—Saki, 8.0 (J. AY. Jennings) . 1 9 (9) —Synthetic, 8.7 (C. T. Wilson) 2 5 (6) —Tantivy, 8.7 (H. AY. Hibberd)/ 3

Scratched: Prime Quality, Rebel Rank.

AYon by a length ; three lengths between. second and third. Time, 1.13 3-5.

NEW ZEALAND' DERBY STAKES, of £1250; second horse £250, and third horse £125 from stake. For three-year-olds. One mile and a half.

1 (1) —Defaulter, 8.10 (G. H. Humphries) 1 2 (2) —Beaupartir, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 2 5 (5) —Peerless, 8.5 (H. N. AAuggirfs) 3

Scratched: Disdain. AVoin by a length; five lengths between second and third. Time, 2.34.

Criterion handicap, of £SOO ■Seven furlongs.

2 (2) —Gay Chou, 9.0 (P. Burgess) 1 6 (5) —Triune, 7.6 (J. Mclnally) .... 2 4 (4)—Alunga, 8.2 (H. N. Wiggins) o

All started. AYon by a. length ; a head separating ftecoml and third. Time, 1.24 4-5. FEND ALTON HANDICAP, of £SOO. One mile and a quarter. ,AVild Chase, 8.8 ... ... 1 Lady Montana, 7.9 ... ••• 2 Sovereign Lady, 8.4 ... ••• 3 Time, 2.4 4-5. THE V.R.C. HANDICAP. COMMENT IN SYDNEY PRESS. (United Press Association—Copyright.) SYDNEY, This Day. The “Sydney Morning Herald,” commenting on Ajax equalling Phar Lap’s record with a sequence of 14 wins, points out that Phar Lap has now disappeared from the list of Australian and New Zealand time-record holders, Manolive having established new figures for the mile and a quarter. The “Herald” says that if Catalogue had won the Victorian Racing Club’s Handicap instead of finishing a moderate fifth, he might have settled the vexed question of whether he won the Melbourne Cup on his merits. Those* who argue in favour of Bourbon have support in the fact that Catalogue met Bourbon on Saturday on only 31b worse terms than in the Cup, and Bourbon’s success was accomplished as easily as Catalogue’s triumph on Tuesday. The “Daily Telegraph” says that Catalogue’s failure to finish bptter than fifth in the ALR.C. Handicap emphasised the falsity of the result in the Cup race. The “Telegraph” says that MacDonald, trainer in Australia of Catalogue, admitted after the race on Saturday that perhaps the wrong horse had won the Cup.