GERALDINE R.C.

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23131, 21 September 1940, Page 16

GERALDINE R.C.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

The Geraldine Racing Club’s annual meeting will be concluded at Orari to-day. The acceptances are well up to the first day’s figures, and include several fresh horses. A special passenger train will leave Christchurch at 8.55 a.m.. and the return train, leaving Orari at 5.30. p.m., will arrive in Christchurch at 8.15 p.m. Under the win-and-place system, the following horses can be expected to race prominently:—

Second Hurdles: Recollection, Sir Frederick, Master Dingle.

Wainui Handicap: Green Gables, Wild Coon, Safe Light, President’s Handicap: Combat, Night Dress. Roy Bun. Domain Trot: Aurie’s Star, Marco Polo, Lady Denise. Gladstone Hack Handicap: Taxpayer, All Night. Royal Lancer. Stewards’ Stakes: Hearth. Gay Parade. Kilrobe. Winchester Trot: Aurie’s Star, Manawai. Clive Brook. South Canterbury Champion Hack Handicap: Ferriby, Dranocl, Great Night. The acceptances are as follows; i ! Noon — | SECOND HURDLES, of £135; one mile and five furlongs—Recollection 11-11; Jewish Lad 10-10; Master Dingle 10-4; Sir Frederick 10-f); Leopardstown 9-3; Antu, Crack o’ Dawn, Donadca 9-0-12.35 p.m.— WAINUI HANDICAP, of £130; six furlongs—Wild Coon, Green Gables 8-13 Circular Note, Foxette, Marellmus, Night Shift, Pink Gauntlet, Portadown, ■ Safe Light, Tissue, Leighnor. Urge 8-8. I 1.15 p.m.— I PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of X 155; nine furlongs—Passaform 8-7; Swortl--1 stick. Night Dress 8-2; Roy Bun 8-0; Petersham 7-gO; Combat 7-8; Glcnora Boy 7-7; The Raker 7-5; Night Hawk 7-0. 1.50 p.m.—

DOMAIN TROT HANDICAP, of £130; 3min 43sec class; one mile and three furlongs—Auric's Star, Bright Lass, Canister. Castlebar, Channel Fleet, Clonard, Crackeriack, Direct Bingen, Diviner, Hamarfast. Lady Denise, Lady Trump, Malapert, Marco Polo, Paddy Pointer. Reservist, Rorqual, Waikarl Chief ser; Boreas, Ronald Logan 12; Chclldon 24, 2.30 p.m.—

GLADSTONE HACK HANDICAP, of £130; seven furlongs—Cymric 8-11; Taxpayer. Craiglea 8-8; Twenty Grand, Royal Lnnccr. All Night 8-5; Airline 8-1; The Vulture, Sweet Mystery 8-0; Gay Thread, Lady Magellan. Royal Refrain, Sate Light 7-11. 3.10 p.m.—

STEWARDS’ STAKES, of £130; six furlongs—Nlghtcalm 9-4: Toro Koura 8-9: Kilrobe 8-4; Skyrena 8-0;- Hearth 7-10; Gay Parade 7-7; Rebel Star 7-G; Raccaway 7-0. 3.30 p.m.— WINCHESTER TROT HANDICAP, of £132; 3mln 2sec class: one mile and a quarter—Auric's Star, Captain Potts, Clonard. Grattanlta, Joe Perkins, Lorene Val Reservist, Silver Grattan scr; Karu, Oasis, Pursuit 12; Manawai 24; Clive Brook 36. 4.30 p.m.—

SOUTH CANTERBURY CHAMPION hack HANDICAP, of £130: nine furlongs Great Nisiit 6-8; Drtnoei 8-4: Halt 7-13; Captain Bruce 7-1Z; Grey suit, Ferriby 7-11; Blazealong, Blue Abbey. Richelieu Pearl, Whip Hand 7-7.

Nigger Boy

Nigger Boy has not been produced in the North Island since he arrived from the south, as he is not partial to a soft track. He should have going to his liking at Marton to-day,