LATE SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 264, 20 August 1949, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

National Meeting STEEPLES TO HAZSOULT (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting is being held in ideal conditions at Riccarton to-day, with a good attendance. The track was much faster than on earlier days and provided excellent footing. The eight-year-old Coronacn gelding, 11-Corona, broke a fetlock during the running of the Styx Hurdles and was destroyed. He was owned by Mr E. N. Cunningham and trained by C. W. Enolta, at Otaki. Results: AYLESBURY HANDICAP, of £500; 7 furlongs—First Division: 8-6 Supreme Command car. 8.42 (P. H. Jones) (coupled Golden Victory and Colonel Argosy) 1, 17-17 Detention 8.4 (R. W. Shaw) 2, 12-14 Prefect 8.4 (J. T. Anderson)* (coupled Radical) 3. Three lengths; two lengths. Time. 1.2 S 4-5. Second Division: 19-19 Te Ivooti 8.4 (N. F. Davison) (coupled Symbolic) 1. 9-9 Indiana 8.7 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 15-16 Dissenter 8.4 (C. McDonald) 3. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.28 3-5. Te Kooti paid over a third of a century. Scr. (both divisions): Hobgoblin, Acme. STYX HURDLES, of £600; 1% miles —4-4 Brockie 9.2 (B. J. Langford) 1, 2- The Stormovik 10. S (W. Reid) 2, 3- Money Lender 11.2 (K..J. Thomson) 3. Scr,: Cold Song, Minton, Lord Robin, Tikakoura. Two lengths; five lengths. Time, 5.17 4-5. LONGBEACH HANDICAP, of £500; 1 mile —7-7 Terminus 8.8 (PI. W. Hibberd) 1, 1-2 Personality 9.11 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 5-5 Beau Soir 8.5 (C. H. Mackie) 3. Scr.: String Band, Military Chief, Mr Buzz. Length; two lengths. Time, 1.40 3-5.

SYDENHAM HURDLES, of £1000; 2 miles —9-9 Detain 9.6 (D. Dawson) 1, 4-4 Batal 10.0 (A. J. Murray) 2, 8-7 Minion 9.1 (R. J. Hawes) 3. AH started. Six lengths; one length. Time, 3.41 3-5. HEATHCOTE HANDICAP, of £1000; 9 furlongs—ll-10 Finigin car. 8.42 (C. C. Stokes) 1, -,3-2 Distinction 9.0 2, 8-8 Angell 8.4 3. All started. Length; head. Time, 1.52. BEAUFORT STEEPLES, of £1000; 2a miles —2-2 Hazsoult 9.7 (L. C. Brown) 1, 4-4 Bravura car. 9.11 2, 3-3 Homespun car. 9.33 3. Scr.: Light Tea. Two lengths: five lengths. Time, 5.8.

REDCLIFFS HANDICAP, of £500; 1| miles —17-16 Valley Gold 8.0 (N. R. Jones) 1, 9-9 Elofa 8.9 2, 14-12 Show 80y.8.3 3. Scr.: Snow Saint. Length; head. Time, 2.7 3-5. The winner paid over £l5O.

WALKER CUP U.S. LEADS BRITAIN (Rec. 12.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 19. United States took a three to one lead over Britain in the Walker Cup foursomes at the Winged Foot Flub, Mamaroneck, to-day. The only British victors were .T. Carr and R. While, who defeated W. Turnesa and R. Billows 3 and 2. Other results were: —F. Stranahan and C. Kocsis beat J. Bruen and S. McCready, 2 and 1; T. Bishop and S. Riegel beat C. Ewing and G. Micklem 9 and 7: J. Dawson and B. McCormick beat K. Thom and A. Perowne 8 and 7. Eight singles will be played to-mor-row. With the exception of Carr and White, the British players put. up a disappointing performance, and did not inspire any confidence in the ability of the team to wipe out the foursomes deficit in the singles.