CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 12 August 1925, Page 15

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

TUKI WINS STEEPLES,

KUHIO THE WINTER CUP.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday,

The weather was fine Tor the opening- or the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting-, but there was a rather cola breeze In evidence throughout the day. The going was dead, but was in realy grood order after the week or boisterous weather that had been experienced. There was a big- and representative crowa present, including a lair number or the United States naval men, but money was not too plentirul, and, though there was hardly a really decided Favourite throughout the day, the tote receipts, £62,735 10/ showed a railing- off or £5,392 10/, compared with the corresponding day last year. Outsider Wins Easily. Racing commenced with the Hunters' Hurdle Race, for which Ethiopian had the call on Mainspring-, Sporting: Girl and Projector. At the close or betting the public were well astray, as the outsider or the field, Bachelor Cay, toolc charge at the first fence, and the rurther they went the further he went away, winning easily by nrty yards l'rom Projector, which was hard put to it to stall oir Mainspring- from the last rcnco home. The winner had his first run over hurdles at the recent Waimate Hunt Mooting, and at that fixture, thmig-h running a rair race, grave no indication that he would ppreadoagle his field the next time out. He Is only a young hnrse anrl is sure to make good, as shown by a comparison or the time, which equalled that or To Kawa in the next race. The Trial Hurdles. In this event the winner, Te Kawa, was ravourite, with Kaikahu, which finished second, third I'avourite, and Many Colours, which filled third position, second favourite. The race was a repetition or the exhibition given in the Hunters' Hurdles. the placed horses occupying the same positions throughout, in the company it. was thought that the distance, one mile and three-quarters, mlg-ht trouble Te Kawa, but though he hit the second fence hard ho kept his position in rront, which he assumed at the first hurdle, and won very easily by lour lengths. Kaikahu is Improving, and on this showing will beat Many Colours again the next time he meets him, ir not To Kawa as well. The race was without incident until the last fence, where Bonecto Tell. Nothing outside the placed horses had a chance. Trespass Jumped badly, and Red Krlss raded out at the end or six furlongs. Another Favourite Scores. The Cashmere Plate was summed up asg accurately as the Trial Hurdles so Tar as the dividend payers were concerned. Chlckwheat and Serotina were the elect or of hackers, and they finished in the correct order, after a strenuous race from the distance. Soiway gave some trouble at the barrier, but the Held went away to a good line. Forgery seemed to ite Interfered with early, and he was soon in a hopeless position at the tail or the Held. The leaders on to the course proper were Volant, Serotina and Grey Eyes, with Chickwheat wide out. Volant quickly compounded, and at the distance Serotina and Chickwheat came away, the latter winning by a length. Goldstep, the outsider or the field, put In a good late run, and was third, three lengths behind Serotina. The race will do her good, and she will be a fitter fllly next time out. Forgery's Torm will show some improvement when he meets with a little better luck, as he was running on at the right end. History Repeated. 'Frisco Mail, NuKumal, Bonomel, Santiago and Lucullent were the bestjbacked In the Jumpers' Flat, which was won easily by Nukumai, which also won the race last year. Bonlbrook, Bonomel and Captain Sarto were the first to break the line, and Bowden, on the winner, allowed them, with Tlnokaha, which led along the back, to run themselves off their legs In the nrst mile, and, coining through after turnIng Tor home, the jop weight had no difficulty in winning easily -by a length and a-half from. Penury Rose, which did not appear upon the scene till the distance was reached. Captain Sarto was another' two lengths away, with Lady Gay and Santiago next. The lastnamed should be kept in mind Tor the Grand National Hurdles almost as much as the winner, lor in the first quarter of a mile he railed to g-et going-, and was tailed off badly. Lady Gay also ran a very good race arter meetIng , with interference in the first quarter. The Big Event. The Grand National Steeplechase will go down in memory as one or the finest contests in the history or the race, although Flrebllght, which finished second, was the only one or the placed horses seriously backed Passin' Through was ravourite rrom Tigerland, Fireblight, Sir Rosebery and Eerie, with Tukl seventh in demand. There was not much pace on in the first mile and Tuki ran a much better race than he did in the Homeby Steeplechase a week previously. This time he was always in the picture from the first fence, over which Charlatan showed the way rrom Tuki and Maghera. Frenchman was In Tront over the stand double, Tollowed by Charlatan, Tuki, Sir Rosebery, Maghera, Kipling and Fireblight, with Passin' Through and Tlg-erland last. Kipling dropped back at Cutts', and Tigerland made a rorward move. The lastnamed was rourth, behind Frenchman, Charlatan and Tuki, at ■ the kennels double, but at the big sod wall Charlatan Tell. Crossing the stand double the second time Frenchman and Tigerland were showing the way to First Line, Tuki, Fireblight, Eerie and Passin' Through, all being in close order right on to the kennels double the second time. Here Frenchman Tell, and Eerie lost a little ground. Approaching the sod wall Eerie and Tigerland were in front, but once over Tigerland was done with, and Tuki drew up to Eerie. Tukl led over the last fence, and In a punishing finish won by two lengths rrom the fast finishing Fireblight, which beat Eerie by a similar distance. First Line, Tigerland, Passin' Through and Sir Rosebery were the next to finish. All the honours or the race were with Eerie. In the last mile she did not have an opportunity to get a breather, and to battle it out the way she did, conceding the winner 2st and runnerup Ist 91b was a remarkably good performance. A. McSweeney, who rode Tuki, •was winning his third Grand National, and the public did not lose sight or the fact, and gave him a great ovation. Passin' Through is not quite so rorward as he was last year, and ran a- rair race. Sir Rosebery made a lot or bother about crossing his fences, and was never going like a winner at any part of the race. He nearly fell on several occasions. Birkenella Beaten. The Enfield Steeplechase was a contest between Birkenella (ravourite) and Blue Hall (fourth favourite). With two fences to be covered, Uncle Bob was threatening danger at the turn, but fell, leaving the two first-mentioned rully hair a rurlong ahead of the others. Blue Hall had been tailed off early, but made up bis ground quickly along the back to Join Birkenella hair a mile from home, and,though he made a slight mistake at the last rence he had enough running lert to win by a length and a-hair. Uncle Dave, which finished hair a rurlong away, was the only other to complete the course, Cashman having been eased up. Surprise in the Cup. The Winter Cup, like the big steeplechase, wa3 an excellent race, but Kuhlo, seventh ravourite, which was ridden an excellent race by R. Reed, got up in time to beat the ravourite. Sun Up, by hair a head Kuhio was actually the first to break the line, but Reed steadied him and allowed Sun Up to make all the'running' till a furlong from home, where he put in a determined challenge, with the result before mentioned. White Comet, Moorland Irish, Boadicea and Rehutal were prominent with Kuhio behind Sun Up in the early stages, and Sartist had joined issue at the entrance to the straight. Though close up, they were all doing their bnst and White Comet held the- others on* to get third money, about two lengths behind Sun Up. Kiirane, Deucalion and Irish appeared with late runs at the distance, and finished in the bunch behind the placed horses. All three are in the Islington Handicap, run over a mile and a-quarter, on Thursday. Sanctuary was lert several lengths, and Serene, after beginning well, was squeezed back on the fence. The Concluding Event. Hlghfiown was made favourite for the Avonhead Handicap from Barn Owl, Tiff, Uleaborg and Musical, but Rapier, tenth favourite in a field or eleven, hit the front at the entrance to the straight and I stayed there, to win by two lengths rrom Fresco, ninth ravourite, and Gay Lire, eighth favourite. The last two mentioned were finishing on particularly well, and should again be prominent during the meeting. The well backed division were prominent early, by railed to run on. Highflown was the leader Tor the first Ilireo Xurtong-s, and, ma display was jtlls-

appointing. Tiff will be all the better for the race, and will win over a distance in the spring. Later results are:—■ ENITIELD STEEPLECHASE, of 250sove. About two miles. 4—BLUE HALL, 10.8—A. H Burt .. 1 I—BIRKENELLA, 9.9 . 2 2—UNCLE DAVE, 10.3 3 Also started: (3) Uncle Bob 11.2, (5) Cashman 9.9. Blue Hall won by a length and a-half, a bad third. Time, 4.0 4-5. Uncle Bob lost his rider. WINTER CUP, of lOOOsovs. One mile. 7—KUHIO, T. A. Taylor's b h, svrs, by Finland—Piraeus, 9.3 —K. Reed 1 I—SUN UP, 4vrs, 9.5—R Porter . . 2 2—WHITE COMET, 4yrs, '10.1—A. Tinker 3 Also started: (12) Deucalion 30.5, (18) Mountain Lion 10.0, (9) Kilfanc 10 0 (17) Moorland 0.13, (6) Boadicea 9.12, (16) Killocra 9.11, (11) Pompey 9.9, (15) Hallmark 9.4, (10) Anticipate 0.3, (8) Beaumont 9.2, (14) Rehutai 9.1, (4) Sartist 9.1, (13) Irish 9.1, (5) Serene 9.1, (19) Sanctuary 9.0, (5) The Cheat 9.0. Kuhlo won by half a head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.40. AVONHEAD HANDICAP, of 250SOVS. Seven furlongs. 10—RAPIER, 9.1 (B. Ludlow) 1 I 9—FRESCO, 9.4 . .. 2 B—GAY LIFE, 9.1 3 Also started: (2) Barn Owl 10.11, (3) Tiff 10.7, (6) Boughleen Dhoun 10.4, (5) Musical 10.0, (1) Highflown 9.11, (4) Uleaborg 9.10, (7) Horatius 9.0, (11) Camel Amfela 9.0. won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 1.34 1-5.