C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 95, 23 April 1889, Page 2

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

(by telegraph.—press association.) Christchurch, Monday.

The Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting to-day was favoured with fine mild weather. The attendance was equal to the average Easter Monday meetings.

Great Autumn Handicap, a sweepstake of lOsovs. each, with 300sovs. added ; second 30-Ovs., third 20sovs. out of stakes. One and a-half miles.

Middle Park Co.'s Ravenswing, 7st 21b

(McMorrin) Hon. G. McLean's St. Clair, 6st 121b

(Buddicombe)

Mr D. O'Brien's Vandal, 7st 21b (O'Keefe) 3 British Lion (7st 121b), Ruby (7st 121b), Monloup (6st 101b, including 21b over), and YVakatipu (6st) also ran. Turning into the straight the field was well together, but in the run home B.avenswing drew out from the body of the field, and won fairly easily by a length and a-half from St. Clair, Vandal a good third, British Lion fourth. Time, 2min .OAsec. Dividend, £6; outside, £5 6s 6d.

Champagne Stakes, a sweepstake of 15sovs, with 300sovs added ; 50sovs to second horse, 20_ovs to third. Three-quarters of a mile.

Hon. W. Robinson's b c Merrie England,

by St. George — Rupee, Bst 101b (Thomson) Mr G. G. Stead's g c Scots Grey, by Musket—Maid of Athol, Gat 101b (White) Mr D. O'Brien's b c Dunkeld, by Apre-

moot—Athole, Bsb 101b (Huxtablc) ... 3 Cynisca (Bst 71b) also ran. Scots Grey and Dunkeld were the first to move, with Cynisca last. The filly rapidly made up her ground, and, passing all the three, led into the straight, with Dunkeld second, Scots Grey third, Memo England last. Merrie England here rapidly made up ground and closed with the field, and at a quarter of a mile from home the whips were out on all, and Merrie England, running very gamely, had a little in hand, and won by a length and a-half ; Dunkeld, half a length away, third, the favourite, Cynisca, pulling up three lengths in the rear. Time, Imin 18sec. Dividends — Inside, £5 13s 6d ; outside, £6 7s 6d.

The Ei'so.i WELTER Handicap, of 100 soys (one and a-half miles), was won by Mr Stead's Rainbow.

Rossley Stakes Handicap, of lOOsovs.

Five furlongs.

Mr H. Horsford'a br f Musk Deer, by Musket—Sweet Cicely, 7st 131b (W. (Jackson) ... Mr G. G. Stead's Retina, 7sb 101b

(White) Mr H. Goodman's Don Ca*sar, 7st 121b (Buddicombe)

Catamount, Carima, Helmsman, Alsace, Tit, and Savory also ran. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 5-|sec. Dividends, £9 6s and £8 17s.