GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 230, 25 June 1938, Page 19

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

N ominations For Six Principal Events THIRTY-ONE ENTERED FOR STEEPLECHASE Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, June 24. Tlie Canterbury Jockey dull received nominations to-day for the six principal events to be decided tit the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase meeting in August. The total reached 222, as against 219 last year, details being as follows, with last veer's figures in parentheses :— Grand National St cep lech use, 31 (32); Winter Cup, 52 (56): Beaufort Steeplechase. 34 (30) ; Gntnd National Hurdles, .37 (29); Sydenham Hurdles, 32 (29); Lincoln Steeplechase, 36 (37). All the leading, steeplechasers in New Zealand are included in the list for this year's big raee. including previous winners iu Valpeen (twice). Royal Liniond and Nocturnus. Irish Comet, who was third last year, is again nominated, also Santoft, last year's Wellington Steeplechase winner. Clarion Call. Red Sun, Black Hanner. Quinopal, Bally Brit. Burwood, Royal Banquet and Flashlight have all been winners this winter, and Jollv Beggar, Bryce Street, Brigadore. Punebestown, and Arctic Star have raced • prominently, Tlie Grand National Hurdles has also attracted tlje best available material from both islands. Last, year's winner, Cottingham, is .off . the scene,' but the minor place-getters, Clarion Call ami. Brigadore, are in again. Winners this year to date are Jolly Beggar, Courtyard. Donegal. Silk Sox, Erination, Corban. John 'Charles, Inness Lad, Lone Raider, Full o’ Scotch and Spender. Several of the others have shown good form.

Catalogue and Dictate, winner and runner-up in last year’s Winter Cup. have been nominated again. The list of 52 is a most attractive one and represents the best form seen in recent months iu the Dominion. The list of nominations is as follows; — GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of £150(1. Three miles and a half. Irish Comet Puuehestown Bryce Street Bonnie Rollox Jolly Beggar Forest Glow Brigadore Valpeen High Speed Clarion Call Black Man Dumnure Klnkle Manawatu King Mestor Nocturnus Red Sun All Irish Black Banner Flashlight Quihopal Royal Limoud Bully Brit Arctic Star Erination Chile Royal Banquet Royal Romance Sun toft Suo.wy Dawn Burwood WINTER CUP, of £750. One mile. Debhnrn Hunting Blood Wagner Land Raid Senacre Potent Great Hope Sunbeam Monipere High Glee Peter Beckford Essex Silver Slipper Grey Honour Siegmund Mlttie Riptide Roillekor Sovereign Lady Whirling Cocksure Alma Ponty Arabcu Paul Robeson Bit o’ Bine Reasonable Wine Card Silver Ring Petersham Second Innings Gold Vaals Last Refrain Alunga Waltaka Catalogue Mungatoon Conveyer Dictate Play On Pink Robe Paper Slipper 'Cop Row Mob Rule Roy Bun Lazybones Swordstick Rebel Mate Race Boy Haughty Winner The Masquerader ’ Nightcalm BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, of £OOO. About two miles and a half. Bryce Street Forest Glow Lucldus. Valpeen Jolly Beggar Clarion Call Brigadore Dumnure High Speed Manawatu Klnkle Power Chief King Mestor Nocturnus -Red Sun All Irish Black Bunner Culverden Quinopal Artful Dodger Bally Brit Flashlight Erination Redolent Royal Banquet Royal Limoud Sunward Arctic Star Burwood Chile Puuehestown Royal Romance Bonnie Rollox Snowy Dawn NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE HAN DICAI, of £1025. About two miles and a half. Aurora’s Love Monastic Irish Comet Silver Sight Spender Sinking Fund The Surgeon Fango Last Link Clarion Call Jolly Beggar *j°, rba “, .Brigadore . John Charles Courtyard Middle Donegal Inness Lad Black Man Lone Raider King Mestor Travenna Sunee Kilberis Silk Sox Superex King's Archer Chaste Valarth Contract Erination Royal Romance Fireguard Full a’ Scotch Conveyer Charade Padishah SYDENHAM HURDLE, RACE, of £550. Two miles. Aurora’s Lovo Monastic Kilberis Surge . Spender Silver Sight The Surgeon Sinking 1' una Last UllX FangO Courtyard Corban Donegal John Charles Sunee Inness Lad Silk Sox Lone Raider King’s Archer Chaste Valarth ■ Travenna Erination Superex Fireguard Grampian Conveyer Royal Romance Scrap . Full o h« otch Padishah Charade LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE, of £«00. About three miles. Irish Comet Bonnie Rollox Bryce Street Forest Glow Lucldus Valpeen ' Jolly Beggar Clarion Call Brigadore Dunmure High Speed Manawatu Black Man loner Chief Klnkle o , ct , u !’ l V lS King Mestor All Dish Red Sun Culverden Black Banner A, rtC i?J. I . )l ? tlger Quinopal a ? b i n? 1 itqiiv Brit Redolent Erination Royal Liniond Royal Banquet Arctic Star Santoft Chile Burwood W Romance Puuehestown Snowy Dawn

Answers to Correspondents “O.B." (Hawera): L. J. .Lilis ili<l no have a ride in the AViutcw Ilandienp at Greymouth; (2) £l/17/0 < (3) £1

“H ALP.” (Nelson): (1) U_> £2/5/6. £l/8/0; (3) £2/9/-, £3/2/6. "Sox” iFeilding) : £l3/16/-. nom/B “Morrie” and ‘‘Snow (Lltham) : £3/0/6, £l/16/6. , tn “Argument” (Pnhmtua) : According to the records, Slippery has never raced farther south than Christchurch.