CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16987, 9 November 1920, Page 7

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

METROPOLITAN MEETING

DERBY DAY

Cnmorbury recollected yesterday what ivns due to its visitors during Carnival 'Week, nml provided delightful holiday \re>athor for Derby Dny at Riccarton. Tho sun shono brightly during (ho wholn of tho aftornoon, and tho gentle brcczo coming; down from tho hills, shorn of tho suspicion of cold it bore on Cup Day, was a. welcome harbinger of tho approach of tho loi.g-do-layed Spring. The attendaneo was not <o largo as it was on Saturday, tho absence of the half-holiday, of ooiirsQ, accounting for some of tho difference, but. it still wns very largo, substantially abovo tho average for a second clay, and tho racing was full of interest and incident. The management had taken in good part the advice, offered it concerning tho working of tho totalisator, and relieved of tho great crush of tho. opening day, ar.d profiting by experience, it left little to be desired, either in tinio or in accuracy in operating tho machine. Tho racing began with the Middleton Hurdles, in which Gamecock, raisod 211b for his success in a better field onSaturday, wns made a slightlv bettor favourite than Falstaff and Jack Syinons. The San Francisco gelding did not shape quito so weli ns he had dona in his previous effort, and was too far away £rom the leaders .it the top of the straight to catch them in tho run homo, Jack Symor.s winning by a length from Falstaff, with the favourite, going vory fast, close up third. ltadial was tho popular pick for tho Criterion Handicap, and ho had crerlentia-'s enough to entitle him to the distinction, but, after 'V' ting away well c-hough. and run: , !..; , , prominently to tho half-dis-tanoo. lie lost his position. learinc the tittle'fancied Clean Sweep to get up at the distance and win with a bit to spare from the Australian-bred Ilude, who was giving him a stone. Tho winner, who' is by Advance from Wliito Shield, a grand-daughter of Kubina, a mare .at one timo a very popular figure on tlvo Riccarton course," paid a good double figure dividend, much to the surprise of many a punter when ho came to remember the good form the geiding had shown on previous occasions over the distance Ho ran_ down tho ?cvcn furlongs in lmin 25 1-osoc, which equals tho Australasian record put up bv Arrowsmith, with 191b more on his back in tho Great Easter Handicap, last April. It was a very mixed field, as regards both quality and condition, that contested the' Irwell Handicap, for twe-year-olds, but The Hawk, wlio had finished second to Mermin in the 'Welcome Stakes on the opening dny of the Meeting, quickly asserted his superiority, and, though requiring to be shaken up over the last furlong, won very decisively from Limelight, a filly by Solferino from Stardancer, one of the dead-heat- j crs for the Stewards' Handicap in 1912. | One of the besfc fields that ever hare contested the race went out for the New Zealand Derby, and though the brack- | etod pair, Gasbag and Humbug, had most support on the totalisator, there 1 was lots of money for the Australian- ; bred Vespucci, Winter Wind, and Duo. | in that order. Tho outsider, Royal Mac. was indulged with the lead during tho early stages of the journey, and | when the pace improved he still kept his j position till entering upon +he last halfmile. Then Duo ran up to him, and, easily stalling off a challenge by Gasbag, got home by a length from tho better of tho bracketed pair, with Vespucci a further head away third, and Delight close up fourth. Winter Wind ; was tho unlucky horse of the race, Jiav- j inn- lost a good position while appearing to"be goimj; particularly well, and perhaps Duo was , fortunate in getting through at the same moment. ilio winner is by Demosthenes from Gold ; Bound, by Gold Iteef from Edith Cure- j ton, and therefore closely related in blood,. through the two -ires, to the champion Amythas. Nothing in the Juvenile Plate, for two and three-year-J olds could make Rational gallop alter , i he had freed himself from the crowd, but coming along at his own paco he Tton as he liked by three lengths from Truthful, covering tho five furlongs, casing up, in CO 3-ssec, in what seemed to bo little more than an exercise canter. Imaribbon, though not looking quite so blooming as she did before her great race in the New Zealand Cup, was a little better backed than Vagabond in the Metropolitan Handicap,, but neither of them managed to secure a plac;% 'lent_rlield, locking all the better for his race on Saturday, getting to tho front i just below the distance and lasting long ; enough to beat Nightraidor and Bonnie Maid, with a number of others at their heels. Ben Bolt, a gelding by King Mark from Temeraire, that lias been showing good form in i.he North Istand lately, was most fancied for the Ashley Handicap, and after ho had squeezed liomo by a head from Foo Chow, Bcnetter came out and beat Cashmere in tho Bpsom High-wei«ht Handicap over the same distance by the same margin. Tho sum of £77,(566 was put through the totalisator during tho afternoon, being £20,999 in advance of tho sum iu-vo.sted-.on the corresponding day of tho Meeting last year. The following are details of tho racing:—

M.IDDLETON HURDLE HANDICAP, of 250 eova; second 50, third 25. ljm. 3 P Shaw's ch g Jack Symons by Handsome Jack—Lady Symons aged 11 9 . • O. Fielding 1 " V and E. 'Riddiford'a blk g Paletaff 4jts 10 11 •• F- Creaa 2 ICO. T. Rutherford'e ch g Gamecock Cyra 11 13 .. J. T. Humphrie C 4 Meltchikoff 11 1 K. Bracken; B Good Hop© 9 8 car. 06i L. Hagerty; and 5 V/arfonn 0 car 9 1 W. Scobio ako started. Warform,' Good' Hope, ond Meltchikoffl led for eix furlongs. Running to tho next hurdle Jack Symons assumed command, and, with Warform*, led to the last hurdle, with Falstaff and: Gamecock closing up. In the run home Jack -Symons won by a long n€ck from Falstaff. Gfltnecock was third, and Warform fourth. Timo 3m 160. Winner bred by J. Gaffney, and trained by owner. CRITERION HANDICAP, of 1000 eoys; eecond 200, third 100. 7f. 11. Clarkaon and Pearson's blk g Clean Sweep by Shield syra 7 8.- •• .. A. E. Ellie 1 3 F. Tilley's br g Rude Gyre e 8 M. ilcCarten 2 10 Sir Geo. Clifford's b f Mies Mimic ' 4yrs G 9 .. .. F. Voight 3 8 Surveyor 9 9 H. Gray; C Rossini 9 3 B. .Deeley; 'J. Radial 8 10 Hj Young; 7 Michaela 810 C. Eaerson; 2 Chimera 8 9 W Young; 9Tigritiya 6 7xt.Reod; 12 Hymostra 8 SJ. O'Shea; 4 Silver Peak 8 3 G. Young; 11 Killowen 7 11 A. H. Wilson; 13 Eolfanello 7 10 L. G. Morris; and 5 Early Dawn 7 car. 7 2 J. Barry also etarted. Chimera and Solfanello were tho first to ehow out. Chimera eoon dropped back, and Michaela and Solfanello went on from Early Dawn, Bosaini, Sliss Mimic, and Clean Swoop. Once in the straight, Clean Sweep ranged up alongeide. Solfanello, and finishing strongly, won W a ehort length from Rude, who wcb a head in front of Mss* Mimic. Hymestra and Surveyor were a length and a half further back, just in front of Solfanello and, Roeeini. Time lm 25 1-53. Winner bred by tho late A. W. Rutherford, jun., and trained by J. B. Pearson. IRWE.LL HANDICAP, of 300 eovs; eecoad 60, third 30. For two-year-old*. 4f. 1. Exore. Estate lete W. J. Douglas's b g The Hawk by Martian —Sparrowhawk 8 10 .. .. R. Reed 1 7. C. G. Dalgety'e br f LfcnelighS by Solferino—Stardancor 7 6 ..F. Voight 2 2 "W. Couser'e b c Song Bird by Kil-

bronoy—G-rey Linnet 7 13 E. Ludlow S 4 Foot 7 11 car. 8 2 H. Gray; 10 Pluto 7 12 car. 7 13J B. Deeley; 12 Kilfane 7 12 car. 7 13 G.Young; 18 Tβ Kuri 7 12 W. Tricklpbank; 3 Purple Spur 7 1C H. YoungJ end Damo Strait Lace 7 7 car. 7 9J L. G. Morrie coupled; 9 Grotesque 7 10 K. Eeed; G Humboldt 7 8 A. Ellie: 5 Paleetrina 7 7 it. Morrie; 16 Bonnie I*adj 7 7 J. B»aiys

U Liaknnar 77 J. Sunbeam; Mj a ™ 7 . 9 . D. Cotton; II Leithfiold 7 5 W. Jnrrzs; I 3 Prince-* Pat 7 5 W. Kitchener; 1 Taipnmi ; ; 5 ci t 7 6 R. Mnckio couplod ivith widnor; ls'janua 7 2 V. Hare; and 17 Brown Lady C 13 C. Lansdown also started. ! Tho Hawk was tho firet to -how cut, or.a i at tho end of two furlong.* wns two KT.!.-th:» in front of Limelight. Taip-iru was r.«x'. just clear of a bunch, in which tho eoiou:> of Pluto Dame Stnutlaco, Humboldt. Purp:o Spur, and Princess Pat wcro conspicuous. Iγ. tho run to tho poit, Tho litiwk wroi< c-v.iy by tvro lengths from Limelight, wlio v:t.< throo lengths in front, of Song Bird. i'.r< ■ toequo, palostrina. Princess Pat, and T;n?-.w>•. w«e tho r.ost to finish. Tirno 47 .-.ls. V :>• ncr bred by J. P. .Buchanan, and trains'. : •• _.. Wilson." XEW ZEALANT) "DERBY STAKES, < ' 1300 sots; second 300, third 100. TVr threo-ypar-olds. Colts nnd I' , - fillip*" 8 5. ljm. 4 TV. F. Dwho'e b p Duo by Donw thenos —Oo'.d Bcmr.d S 10 J. Caniphe!: ; 1. A. B. William*'* br c Gasbag: by l)o----mosthencs—Lady Ce-Ha 6 10 A. Reivf - 2 G. D. Greenwood's ch c Vcepucci l>y Vaico—Faraway 8 10 .. B. Deeley '■' 1. A. B. "Williams'* cli o Humbug b - .- Absurd—Eulogy S 10 (coupled with Gasbag) .. .. .. ~R. Kpo»i 0 :?. Sir Goo. Clifford'* br c Winter Mir.d by Antagonist—-Windwhistle P 10 It. Yowhj: 0 9. G. L. Stead's blk p "Risht ami L«t by Merry Moment—En Parolo 8 10 A. J. McFlir.i- 0 G. F. Tiltoy's br g Demand by Demosthenes—Bonheur S 10 .. M. McCnrto:: f» 7. T. S. Harrison , .* oh o Ivoyal Mao by Mountain Kinp—Flora MncdorsaldiuW C. Kincreon •' 5 "W. G. SteatVn l> f Delight by Doincs-tfcence—-Sunlight S 5 .. 11. Gray ■> Winter Wind was first away, nml with Royal Mao led for two furlonsrs. Uunninir pnet the milo post Koy.il Mnc viia lon_in : - from l>uo. Gasbag , , Vespucci, Humbug; W - light, and Winter Wind. The ordor wj* ■practically the earn© until turmnir into the straight, whero Duo, Gnebttg, a:ul VcFpuc».-i wore otrnirglinß for supremacy, with Delisrlit snd Winter Wind closing up." A pood iinisi: enw Duo win by n. length from Cuisixi-c, viih Vespucci half a length away third. Delight was close up fourth, a hcnd'in front nf Winter Wind. Demand wns sixth. Time 'J:'SBs. Winner bred by Mrs M _\. Perry. \><,,i trained by W. Donovan. is «s follows:-- ', ] pVedetfo ; I-. Galopin Flying- ' Ja; St. Simon £>uc_o»» i IS 1 , Ist Angola Kinsr'Toai . tg! I Adolinv>_ " § L'Abbease T" 1^81 Buicjf £ deJounTTO p cs^jvo Cnrnivn'l ■£ I'icTCy § Eobertt-he I'HortrimT"" & Chittabob I>*«1 ! rr",O ' .S J y, , Jcmiv

> ij- j __.*_ _. r j O! Petrarch Lord C!i:\i. : :. o ; LaiiTctta. j L e^ ir i___. I Am_ueoa._o i Caniorino I-) J Crossfire "* Dortcostcr IS'^TJ 1 Q j ■ Mangold I 'S Bead Or Eoueeßoe< , 'thSrmanl.v I ' & ISlleixHoris- . ! _ . . Bciidaraaj! •g 3 Orncibto Boeißracwn Mariam 9n . , Eglantine K S*uce i Caincniio l^! ) PinoappV P g Zoolot Hermit iMCnetor Yardloy Sterling""'' p l*da_ '■•5 Golds* Fireworks i 2 borougli Sylvitv (3 Frailly Flora. SewWurrwr I Mcl Tor Jo Winnora of the raco are:— . , Winner. Time J859 \V. Heme's Aun •• ~ 18C0 C. Redwood's Otto .. •> <J 1861 J. Mullock's Enimohno . . - .>h 1862 H. P. Lenco's Azuccna .. J . r >s J863 K. Stafford's Opera .. — 1864 H. P. Lanco's Kpremont. . -t 13865 "H. V. Lanoo's Nebula .. - j* 1800 .1. llnllock'B Scandal . . - -<' 1807 \V r . Barnard's Flyinp .Tib .. w.o. 3868 H. Kodwood's Manuka .. '2 •><> 186'.) .1. Kousla»'s Malabar . . '- •'- 3»70 S, Xosworthy's Knvy . . - .>'•• 1871 Mr Hunter'n Defamation.. 2 4!.' 1672 S. Nosworthy's Calumny . . _ 4vi 1873 H. Bcdw-ood r B Papapa ..' U47 1874 P. Campbell's Tadinor .. _ •>•> 1575 I*. Campbell's Dan O'Kourke 2 551 1876 H. Redwood's Soncster .. '_ s__ 1877 Q. Frascr'H Trump Card .. _ <i< 3878 W. F. Noilson's Natator .. _ 4. r . 1870 R. Kay's Hornby . . 2 <!■"• 3880 It. Campbell's Sir Modred _ 4:. 1881 H. Westmacott's Tlio Daupbin C 41 1882 W. Robtnson'B Cheviot .. S 45^ 1883 \V. Robinson's Oudeis .. _ 41.J 1884 H. Redwood's Ulack Roso _ 5* 3 885 \V. Reeves's Stonyhurst .. _44 1886 \V. Robinson's Disowned. . 2 421 1887 O. G. Stead's Maxim . . "J 40:J

1888. P. Butler's Mnnton •- " 40 3 889 G. G. Stead's Scots Grey _42 IS9O G. t>. Stead'B Medallion . . 2 44J 1891 D. O'Brien's Florrio . . 2 43J 1802 G. G. Stead's Stepniak .. 2.404 1893 .T. B. Reid's Skirmisher .. 2 44J 1894 G. G. Stead' 3 Blue Fire.. 2 42i 1895 H. Craiff's Euroclydon .. _ 414 1896 G. G, Stead's Uniform .. 2 41 1807 G. G. Stead's Multiform.. 3 41 1898 G. G. Stead's Altair .. 2 40 1899 F. N. George's Seahorse. . 238 1900 J. D. Ormond's Renown.. 242 2-5 1901 G. G. Stead's Monschikoff 237 4-S 1902 O. G. Stead'R Orloff . . 2 37 1-5 1903 S. H. Mowatt's Roseal . . 238 •J-.'i 1004 G. G. Stead's Nightfall . . 2 38 :»•". 19.05 G. G. Stead'b NoctuUorm '_ 41 M-'< 3 906 J. D. Ormond's Zimmerman 2 40 ,l-"i 1907 W. K. Bidwill's Klovation. 230 2-J J9OB Sir G. CJifford's Husbandman 2 38 2-i 1909 Mcsdamcs Foas and Stuart's Klysian 2 39 1910 (?. D. Greenwood's Danube 2 33 1911 Sir G. Clifford's Masterpiece 2 36 _ ■;> 1910 \\ r . Cr. end, O. L. Stead's Bon Reve 2 42 _■.■> 1913 G. D. Greenwood's Cherubini 2 35 1-.' 101* T. H. Lowry's Balboa .. 2 3fl 2-5 1015 T. H. Lowry's Desert Gold 2 34 !-."» 1910 G. L. Stead's The Toff .. _ 34 1-5 1017 T. H. Lowry'e Estland .. 239 4-5 1918 G. D. Greenwood's Gloaming 2 37 2-5 1910 G-. D. Greenwood's Rossini 2 40 3-5 1920 W. F. Dosha , a Duo .. 230

JUVEItaLE PLATE, of 600 eove ; eeeond 100, third 60. For two and throe-ycoi-olds. Special vreighte, sf. 1. H. B. Gibaon'e br g Rational by Absurd—Cowl 2yrs 710 M. McCarten 3 2. W. G. Stead'e l> f Truthful 3yre 8 7 H. Gray 2 5. J. B. Hoid'e b f Sunny Corner 3yre B'2 ' H. Young a 0 Fabrinacle 8 10 C. Emerson; 4 Ljttl© River 8 7 "W. Young; 3 Woldone 8 7 J. O'Shea; 8 Petunia 8 B. Deeloy. 7 Bluff C 3.1 F. Voiglit; and 0 Tatau Tatau C G D. Hull also etarted. At the ond of two furlonge Rational wan a length clear of Tatau Tatau, Sunny Corner, and Truthful, who wero in lino at tho head o£ a. bunched field. In tho run homo Rational won oaeily by throe- lengths from Truthful, who was a n?ck in. gront of Sunny , Corner. The next to finish were Wcldone, Tntnu Tatau, Bluff, and Petunia. Time, Ini 0 3-se. Winner bred by G. 11. Currio, ond trained In' J. Brown. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, of 1250 sove; second 250, third 125. lsm. 5. W.. R. Kemball'e ch £ Tentorfield by Sea Prince—Tenterhook Cyre 7 13 J. O'Shea 1 7. Sir Geo. Clifford , !! br c Nightraider 4yre C 10 .. .. .. F. Voight 2 6. A. K. Newman'e b m Bonnio Maid Cyrs 7 13 .. .. .. G. Young U 2. K. S. Williams'e b g Vagabond Gyre 0s H. Gray 0 I. .T. J. Corry'e br m Imaribbon aged 8 7 A. Reed 0 3. C. EljrarVj br g Bonnie Heather 4yrs 7 8 R. Reed 0 4. H. Woodley'e cb g Bengcroop Gyre 7 7 C. Emereon f> 11. C. G-. Dalg-oty's b f Warlovo 4yr» 7 3 • W. Kitchener ■'.' 10. Clarkson tnd rearson's b s Warlike • syrs 7 2 'ar. 752 .. R. Mackk- 0 8. R. A. McKenzie's D g Kilgour 4yrs C i:! car. 72i .. -• J. Barry (1 0. "W. H. Ballinspr's br m Eos© Pink aged 612 car. 7 .. ..A. McCormac << Bengeroon and Vagabond were in front gning out of tho etraight, but running up th-* back Njghtraidsr took charge, and led round tho horn© turn from Bengeroop, Vagabond. Warlike, and Imaribbon, with Rose Pinl: tailed off. In the straight lughtraider, Bonnio Maid, Imaribbon, Bengeroop, Warlova. "Warlike, and Bonnio Heather were the issue, when Tenterfield came fast and woi: by a length and a half from Nightraidtr. who was a head in front of Bonnie Maid. Tho latter was a head in front of Bengeroot;, with Imaribbon, Bonnie Heather, and Warier « almoet in line. Time, 2m 86e. Winner in Australia, and trained by W. Hawthorn' ASHLEY HANDICAP, of 800 eovs; ppco;;-: 60, third 80. lm. 1. A. Syme'e br g Ben Bolt by King Mant —Temeraiie 6yre 9 2 .. J. Barry 1 3.-T. S. BarretVe ch g Foo Chow 4yra 8 13 L. Hagerty •- tt. G. A. Bjiia'e b-e Twinkle 4yre 8 1 C. Emereon :i 7 Adopted 8 O car. 8 4 R. Choate; 5 HirJi H*ele 7 13 A. Heed; G Jazz 7 13 A. Elli*: 8 Oaatellan 7 7 T. L. Eoid; and 8 Wii Prosper 1 D. Cotton also etarted. Jazz led from High Heels Twinkle., .und Poo Chow. The order wae the same to the straight, with Castellan closing up. I'oo Chow was leading l High Hecla at tho distance- poet, ond looked like winning, but Ben I Bolt got through on the raile. and won by n 1 head. Twinkle was two lengths away third, followed-3b7.Hieb>. Heel*,»nd-Jid<Jpted. Time,