SPRING RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 220, 16 September 1932, Page 10

SPRING RACING.

THE ASHBURTON MEETING.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW. NEW ZEALAND CUP CANDIDATES ENGAGED. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.".) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The spring meeting of the Ashburton County Racing Club will be held at Ashburton to-morrow anl large fields have been attracted. With many New Zealand Cup candidates engaged the form will be watched with great interest. The following may form the favourite division in their respective races:— Penscroft Hurdles. —Antrim Boy, Lancer, Nine of Spades. Longbeach Handicap. — Silver Scorn, Topthorn, Solwit. Selma Trot—War Officer, Titri, Royal Wrack. Ashburton Handicap.—Minerval, Rational 11., Shatter. Fairfield Hack Handicap.—Muff, 31ude, Flower. Spring Handicap.—Waiwene, Nigat Recital, Belvoir. Rakaia Trot—Hard Words, Plain Silk, Te Kingi. The acceptances are:— I.O—PEXSCROFT HURDLES of lOOsovs.

One mile and a half. Antrim Boy 11 13 Xine of Spade* f> 7 Conjurer 11. 10 13 Sports King 9 8 Lancer ... 10 13 Gay Jim ..92 Hounslow ..99 Royal Game 9 0 Pair Exchange 9 S Gold Bag . 9 0 I.4O.—LONGBEACH HACK ef SOsovs. Six furlongs. The Quorn . 9 2 Silver Sight 7 1 Niggerhead . 8 8 Lord Masham 7 1 Solwit .... 8 5 High Tor . . 7 0 Silver Scorn 8 5 Purse ... 7 0 Topthorn ..85 Helen Gold . 7 0 Tray Bond . 7 7 Robin Hood 7 0 Wealth ... 7 7 Lady Zephyr 7 0 Fearsome ..77 Western Light 70 Verdcn .". . 7 5 Gay Nita . . 7 0 Some Good . 7 1 Bond . . . ~ 7 0 2 20—SELJIA TROT of 95sovs. One mile and a half. Limit 3.45. , Desert 'Maiden Lt. Little Nelson Lt. Dollie Derby Lt. Pretender. . . Lt. Eulogium . . LT. Royal Audo . Lt. Royal Escort Lt. Royal Wrack . Lt. Golden Cross Lt. St. Felix . . Lt. Great Mac . . L't. Titri , .- ; ■ ■-.. Lt. Great Minto . Lt. Vesta Ray . . Lt. Impostor . . Lt. War Officer . . Lt. King's Cnp . Lt. 2.SS.—ASHBUKTON HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Ona mile. / Gay Crest . . 9 13 Mount Boa «. 7 It' Rational 11. 8 C Col. Cygnus 7 9 Kamo .... S 4 Tout le'Mond 7 2 Shatter ... 8 4 Winsome Hind 7 0 Minerval . . 7 32 Don Jose.... 7 0 Water Power 7 11 Black Mint .70 Ranelagh . . 7 11 3.30. —FAIRFIBLD HACK of llOsova. One mile and a 'quarter. Juniper ... 9 0 Metal Bird . 7 11Muff .... 8 13 Flower ... 7 9. Night Flyer S 11 Rocket . .•. 7 5 Elude .... 8 8 Taunton ... 7 Q Locksley ... S 6 Night Attire 7 0 The Sun 8 3'

4.5. —SPRING HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Great Star . 9 3 Night Recital 7 7 Rational 11. S S Taku Tama . 7 1 Belvoir ... 8 3 Arrowmaid .7 0 ' Mount Boa . 713 Fleeting ... Waiwene . . 7 13 Glance 7 0 Ringing Cheer 7 13 Night Lad . 7 0 4.4S.—RAKAIA TROT of iOOsovs. ..One mile and a quarter. -Limit 3:1. ' ' Hetty Axworthy Lt. yds. bhd. Gay Gordon . Lt. Author Wood 12 Hard Words . Lt. Stella Bingen 12 Iron Man . . Lt. ".Avaunt t . . 24 Oro's Pride . Lt. Claranda". . . •24 Plain Silk . Lt. Lord Lupin . 24 Te King! . . Lt. Autowin ... 36 The Longbeach. Handicap may be divided.

RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. The. following riding engagements are announced for the Ashburton meeting:— K. Voitre.—Juniper, Belvoir, Shatter, and Topthorn. A. Eastwood.—Don Jose, Metal Bird, Fleeting Glance and Silver Scorn. 0. Eastwood. —Rinjring Cheer, Lady Zephyr and Tout le Mond. W. Storey.—Western Light and Winsome Hind. J. Hesse.—Arrowmaid. A. Russell.—Lord Masham. . F. Due,—Silver Sight. J. W. Jennings.—Ramo and <"ay Nita. M. Kirwan.—Night Flyer, Lancer and Solwit. H. Donovan.—Elude. G. Salt.—Gay Jim. R. Coveny.—Great Star and Rocket. E. Ludlow.—Waiwene and Minerval. A. Messervy.—Helen Gold, Night Recital, Taunton, and Ranelagh.