GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25550, 19 July 1948, Page 4

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

HANDICAPS FOR MAJOR EVENTS

(P.A.) PALMERSTON NORTH. July 18. The following handicaps have been declared for the three principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting, commencing at Riccarton on August 7:— GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of £3500; three miles and a half.—Brookby Song 12-7; Master Meruit 11-1; Page’s Raid 10-7; Surpeen 10-5; Prize Ring 10-4; Albino 10-2; Royal Writ 10-0; Lisheen 9-13; Dumbo 9-12; Arabian Night 9-8; Eleanor Star 9-7; Town Survey 9-6; Double Light 9-5; Batal 9-4; Amorlad, Peria Prince 9-1; Dinkum Pal, Haereatu, Master Play, Whiphand, Night Prince, Roman Son, Tenorman, Northfield, Lunaria, Abbey Lu, High Morale, Welldrop, Indian Sign, Ballyaggan, Whirlwind Star, Siglow, Bronze Night, Glenfayle, Diamond King, Grand Forest, Tanga te Pai, Captain Jesse, Ringscarf, Askim, Banza, Debater, Open Cast 9-0.

WINTER CUP, of £2000; one mile.— Howe 10-11; Frances 10-2; Da Vinci 9-11; Wild Note, Findon, Patmos 9-8; Dark Arrow 9-7; Iwo Jima 9-6; Desert Girl, Lovemorn 9-5; Lexia, Tiger Tan, Leigh Barton 9-4; Theocritus 9-3; Royal Tan, Duvaals 9-0; Super Flight 8-13; Playtos, Bronstar, Opulent 8-12; Bath Slipper, Cotcase, Wide Range 8-11; Morocco 8-10; Zealander, Fortune’s Smile 8-9; Clyde Bridge 8-8; Distinction, Broie, Haughty Dick 8-7; Hormuz, Sea Fury 8-6; Revolte, Miss Bairnsfather 8-5; Triumphal, Graeme, Special Flight 8-4; Deep Harmony, Lord Theio, Verdant 8-3; Wonder Boy 8-2; Winning Cheer, Rhodesia 8-1;. Aganev, Oban, Magnaform. Swift Fox, Pram, Cooraclare, Prince Coronach, Indian Song, Julius Caesar, Siegtone, Tommy Gun, Riverview’, Ronald Macdonald, Winter Sweet, Full of Fun, Lochwinnoch, Diameter, Clare's Pal, Coral Arc, Erinborough, Te Anau Lady, Banshee, Sir Raimond, Shere Khan, Lochrea, Bulaselle, Grand Tai, Currency Lass, Night Owl 8-0. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, of £2500; two miles and a half and 160 yards. —Corineus 11-9; Prize Ring 11-9; Brookby Song 11-5; Foxchase 11-3; Boolamskee 11-0; United Nations 10-4; Moutoa Lord, Town Survey, Master Meruit 10-3; Arabian Night 10-2; Desert Trek, Skywriter, Lisheen 10-1: Glad Fox, Merriful 10-0; Pedantic, Batal, Duality 9-13; Royal Writ, Hippodrome 9-12; Young Bob 9-10; Sphere, Tren i’llo 9-S; Diamond King 9-8; Matapan 9-7; Pimlico, Dumbo, Turf Topic 9-6; Page’s Raid, Night Fighter 9-5; Blanket 9-2; First Act 9-1; Ostentatious, Nanpok, Big Top, Rockanui, Master Raymond, Griffin, Beau Jewel, Foreign Ways, Fort Silver, Bonifort, Peter Brierly, Fairhome, Glenfayle, Grand Coulee, Vanity King 9-0,

NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND DAY

Following are the nominations for the second day (August 14) of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting

AYLESBURY HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs.—Baccarat, Pierre, Golden Air, Lady Caulfield, Highway, Top Note, Metif, Tarmac, Kincardine Gold, Sky High, Harley, Peridot, Idle Jest, Eulogize, Loch Lennox, Irresistible, Royal Saleve, Jaquee, All Alone, Lecturer, Granddaughter, Ballochmyle, b g DefaulterMoonbeam, 2yrs, Discord, Confidence Trick, Carry On, Pedas, Resolute Cricket Field, Sir Abbot. Coatham Fitesse, Profane, Beau Soir, Valley Gold, Aberdare, Crease, Disturbance, Terminate, Auchenlee, Alberta, Starry, King Karri, Marut, Saieda, Dreenah,’ Running Brook, Courier, Firelight, Don’t Listen. Chord, Sleepy Song, Fighting Fox, Solimbine, Bragden. Irish Peach, St. Bruno, Prefect, Corofin, Royal Dollar, Military Chief, Sylvan, Elofa, Lady Yelverton, The Jester, Screw Picket, Silver Chase, Assault, Deccan, Sally Gold, Patton, Advent, Robin Redbreast. SUMNER HANDICAP (Flat), of £600; nine furlongs.—Stabilization, Riverview, Rival Chase, Regal Lily, Peridot, Eulogize, Broiefort Prince, Young John, Lecturer, Coral Arc, Ned Kelly, Hollo, Mr Buzz, Night Owl, Sword Dancer, Blue Hussar, Royal Writ, Pallisey, Whakawhatea, Volomai, Love Letter, Vanity King, Flying Fort. Detract. Enforce. Master Kip. Bobby Dazzler, Battle Strife. Dunky. Newel Post, Lord Chase, Lorenzo, Rebel Knight, Periwig, Clive Bay, Deficiency, Wee Mac, Loch Winnoch. Town Echo, Manatone. Kite High. Arctotis, Sir Rairrtond, Ballochbuie, Matapan. Askim. Beau Ideal. Dark Chief, Hymn of Hate, Langham. The Grate, Super. Colorado Maid, Royal Flash. Mercurius. Comanche, Robingay. BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, of £1000; about two miles and a half.'—Northfield, Captain Jesse, Tanga-ta-Pai, Open Cast. Sir Dragon, First Out, Troytown, Hughsotis, Southbrook, Spiro, San Quentin, High Morale, Eleanor Star, Tenorman, Grand Forest, Double Light, Ballyaggan, Lunaria, Prince Cavalier. Indian Sign, Forage, Homestead, Debater, Roman Son, Whirlwind- Star, Siglow, Bronze Night, Ring Scarf, Spanish Main, Bonny Lancer. Bravura, Ballinabuoy, Prize Ring, Night Prince, Whiphand. WOOLSTON HANDICAP (Flat), of £500; seven furlongs.—Windrush, Baccarat. Rival Chase, Moneylender, Golden Air, Good Shot, Highway. Top Note, Killernan, Sky High. Harley, Idle Jest, _och Lennox, Irresistible, Maka Maka, \ll Alone. Coral Arc, Finnigirt, General \rgosy, Brixton, Sequoia Night Owl, Morning Watch, Kildare Lad, Cricket Pield, Sir Abbot, All’s Fair, Extra Flight, Winter Sweet, Arvastep, The Rip, Profane, Beau Soir, Leeston, Aberdare, Post Graduate, Galway Bay, Conclusion, Great Victory. Auchenlee, Ration. Glen Cona, Faultrosa, Love Letter Marut, Flying Fort, Detract, Waveloch, Battle - Strife, Chord, Show Boy, Pacific Edition, Top Class, Mr Micawber, Lochrea Fighting Fox, Solimbine, Quartz, Bragden, St. Bruno, Prefect, Beatigency, Elofa, Our Style, Coxswain, Lilli Marlene, Dark Chief, Igiri, Hymn of Hate, Assault, Deccan, Beau Bijou, Scuttle, Repudiate, Celtic Chief, Evening Star, Indian Morn. SPREYDON HURDLE RACE, of £600; one mile and a quarter.—Sir Desmond, Bronze Bay, Royal Robe, Jonn o’ London, Sunshine Bay, Moneybird, Ki Harney Boy, Morocco, Foreign Ways, Griffin, Incident, Whakawhatea, Bonifort Page's Raid, Hart Royal, Vanity King, Knight Crusader, Mysterious Melody, Grande Coulee, Blanket, Redoubt, Robot, Benbec'ula, St. Simper, Bridgehead, Dunky. Home Again, Little Billy, Gay Music, Roman Duke, Lord Broiefort, For! Silver, Supreme Shepherd, Royal Heir Air Lord, Minion, Baffling, Spanish Mam, John Gay, Gold Song. Tikakoura, Legal Right. Franchise, Precipitate, Master Raymond, Mercurius, Flying Jim, Jovial Hour, First Act, Specialist.

ISLINGTON HANDICAP, of £1500; one mile and a quarter.—Royal Sal, Riverview, Llebestraum, Da Vinci, Banshee, Thornbridge, Broiefort Prince, Triumphal, Coral Arc, Revolte, Siegtone. General Argosy, Indian Dawn, Lola May, Super Flight, Nlghthena, Hormuz. Wide Range, Desert Girl, Graeme, Bath Slipper, Winning Cheer, Tweedside, Grand Pal, Fine Night, Sea Fury, Verdant, Swift Fox, Douglas Haig, Ballinagh, Prince Coronach, Aganev, Tring, Ronald Macdonald, Royal Tan, Dark Arrow, Lovemorn, Clyde Bridge, Howe, Distinction Pram, Merry Robin, Broie. AUGUST HANDICAP, ol £1000; one mile.—-Royal Sal, Riverview, Da Vinci, Fortune’s Smile, Deep Harmony, Leigh Barton, Haughty Dick, Shere Khan, Special Flight, Triumphal, Coral Arc, Revolte, Lexia, Julius Caesar. Rhodesia, Super Flight, Winter Sweet, Wide Range, Desert Girl, Kirkella, • Bath Slipper, Winning Cheer, Connaught Dash o’ Dink, Diameter, Solver, Grand Pal, Hobby Dazzler, Patmos, Fine Night, Wonder Boy, Sea Fury, Verdant, Indian Song, Loch Winnoch, Lochrea, Wild Note. Prince Coronach, Duvaals, Pageantry, Aganev, Ronald Macdonald, Bruce, Erinborough, Magnaform, Flying Orders, Alamode, Legal Right, Cooraclare, Frances. Lovemorn, Howe, Distinction, Lord Theio, Tommy Gun, Castlebrae, Pram, Becalm, Lord Elgin, Sparkling Lady. ECLIPSE STAKES TO PETITION (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, July 16. The Eclipse Stakes run at Sandown Park to-day resulted: — Sir Alfred Butt’s b or br c PETITION by Fair Trial—Art Paper 4yrs 1; Gaekwar of Baroda's br c Sayajlrao by Nearco—Rosy Legend 4yrs 2; H.H. the Aga Khan's br c Noor by Nasrullah—Queen of Baghdad 3yrs 3. Head; neck. Time. 2min 10 l-ssec. The winner is a half-brother to the young imported sire, Paper Boy, which stands at Mr J. Mulvaney’s stud at Masterton. Art Paper, the dam of Petition, is by Artist’s Proof (by Gainsborough) from Quire, by Fairy King from Queen Carbine, by Carbine from the famous mare. Sceptre.