CANTERBURY J.C.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 4 September 1930, Page 14

CANTERBURY J.C.

METROPOLITAN MEETING. STAKES REDUCED. The Canterbury Jockey Club, at its monthly meeting th;B week, adopted the report of the Programme Committee for the Metropolitan Meeting, to be held in November. The report provides for a reduction of £2050 in the stakes distributed over the four days' racing, the details being as follows: FIRST DAY.

The report also dealt with further changes in the programme, which the committee approved. The Metropolitan Handicap has been transferred from the second to the fourth day, and the Fendalton Handicap changed from the fourth to the second day The Apprentices* Handicap, on the first day will have the following new condition: —"For horses that have never won a race of six furlongs or under at time of starting." The Randolph Handicap, on the second day, will be restricted to licensed apprentice riders. The Ashley Handicap, on the third day, has in the past been restricted to apprentice riders, but this condition has been struck out.

The Pioneer Handiqap, for two-year-olds, on the fourth day, has had the distance increased from four furlongs to five.

The order of the races on the concluding day of the meeting will be as follows: —Port Cooper Hurdles, Seymour Handicap, Cressy Handicap, Pioneer Handicap Metropolitan Handicap, G. G. Stead Cup, Stonyhurst Handicap, Members' Handicap

1929. 1930. Spring Hurdles Spring Plate Lin wood Handicap 400 300 300 350 250 250 Apprentices' Handicap ... 800 250 Stewards' Handicap 1200 1000 Hiccarton Handicap 350 300 SECOND DAY Middletpn Hurdles 300 250 Criterion Handicap 600 500 IrwclJ Handicap 300 250 llay;ley Handicap 300 250 Randolph Handicap 300 250 Epsom Handicap 350 300 THIRD DAY. Suburban Handicap 300 250 Spring Nursery 300 250 Otaio Plate 350 300 Canterbury Cup 800 500 Jockey Club Handicap ... 800 700 Ashley Handicap 300 250 Avon Handicap 350 300 FOURTH DAY Port Cooper Hurdles 300 250 Cressy Handicap 350 300 Pioneer Handicap 300 250 Members' Handicap 600 500 Seymour Handicap 300 250 G. G. Stead Cup 800 700 Catonyhurst Handicap 500 400 Fendnlton Handicap 600 500