CANTERBURY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 1 April 1899, Page 3

CANTERBURY J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

The Autumn fixture of the Canterbury Jockey Club takes place on Easter Monday and Tuesday.

On the first day the Easter Handicap is the leading race. Seventeen have •made the final payment, so there is plenty of material for a surprise. With 8.8 Dundas reads a likely one, but the one which pleases me most isTortulla.

Mr Stead has Screw Gun, St. Ilario and Courtier engaged in the Cham-

pagne Stakes to oppose Glenogle and Scottish Minstrel. It would therefore look as if the 'boy in yellow' is likely to supply the first and second place in the classic contest. St. Ilario will probably .be a non-starter for the Champagne Stakes, as the son of St. Leger and Cissy should win the Russley Plate if he is as good as reported. The Great Autumn Handicap will be run on Tuesday. My fancy is DjinDjin. The Challenge Stakes is also run on the second day, when one of Mr Stead's team will no doubt get home from poor opposition. The final acceptances for the principal handicaps, including penalties, are as under:— GREAT EASTER HANDICAP of 500SOVS. Seven furlongs. (Run April 3rd.) st lb stlb Blazer 10 0 Tortulla 710 Boreas 912 Fern Franchise 710 Dundas 8 S Nihilist 7 8 Gold Leaf .8 2 Cherrystone... 7 4 Double Event.. 8 1 Ben Farley 7 3 Starshot 8 0 Ideal 7 3 Black and Red 711 Malatua 611 Rochester 711 Peerage 6 9: Jewel 7 11 GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP of 500sovs Ih miles. (Rußn April 4th.) stlb stlb Starshot 8 1 Pitch and Toss 7 5 Djin Djin 7 13 Sequin 7 3 Dundas 711 Malatua 6 10 Double Event.. 7 10 Ideal: 6 9 Goldlea'f 7 9 Huku 6 8 Tortulla 7 6 Peerage 6 7