SOUTH CANTERBURY MEETING

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 179, 26 April 1941, Page 17

SOUTH CANTERBURY MEETING

Good Field In Cup Race REVIEW OF PROSPECTS Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, April 25. The South Canterbury Jockey Club will hold its autumn meeting on the Washdyke racecourse tomorrow. Lhe track is expected to be fairly firm. The principal event, the Timaru Cup, has drawn a good-class field o£ middle-distance horses, and the issue is undoubtedly open. Included are Wardress and Prudent Prince, second and third respectively in the Great Autumn Handicap; KI P? 3 Toast, second in the Great Easter Handicap ; Trench Fight, winner of the Waikouaiti Cup; Not Out, winner of the Banks Peninsula Cup; and Knight Commander, winner of the Oamaru Cup. The win and place system will be in use, and the following horses are likely to be well supported:—

Tekapo Hurdles. —Flagman, Sir I rederick, Donadea. Electric Stakes.—Hurry Force, Confidant. Gladstone Trot. —Catalpa, Spencer Vala, Chinchona. Timaru Cup.—Wardress, Prudent Prince, King's Toast. Smithfield Hack Handicap.—Rawhamai, Lady Derby, Nightglass. Doncaster Handicap.—Density, Don’t Forget, Hearth. Otipua Trot. —Loyal Friend, Ronald Logan, Black Label. Rosewill Hack Handicap.—Blue Abbey, Foxette, Halt.

Riding engagements include: —A. Messervy, King’s Toast. Nightglass, Portadown ; R. Mackie. Blue Abbey, Trench Fight, Escort: C. Wilson, Wardress, Ladv Derby, Hurry Girl, Sweet Mystery • L. J. Ellis, Willie Win, Don’t Forget, Rawhamai, Confidant, Foxette; S. Green, Not Out; W. Caddy, Good Scout, Gay Thread; J. Jennings, Ann Mie, Halt; V. Barrington, Prudent Prince, Rebel Mate, Fundy Bay; R. Register, Donadea; R. Caddy, Merry March; W. Roddin, Waka ; J. McFarlane, Therinidor, Force, Lockheed ; M. Billington, Sheeny; D. Mackie, Roman Son. The card is as follows: —

TEKAPO lIUREiLES HANDICAP, of £llO. One mile and a half.—'Sir Frederick, 11.1; Flagman, 9.13; Donadea, 9.7; Waka, 9.5; Green Boa, 9.4; Crack o’ Dawn, 9,3; Valens, 9.0, 12.50—

ELECTRIC STAKES, of £l2O. Six furlongs.—Ann Mie, 8.10; Aquitaine, S. 10; Bright Form, 8.10; Confidant, 8.10; roy, 8.10; Escort, 8.10; Force, 8.10; Hurry Girl, 8.10; Kohara, 8.10; Maritimus, 8.10; Paper Whistle, 8.10; Palafieo, 8.10; Portadown, 8.10; Royoney, 8.10; Good Scout, 7.8: Hunting Chgrm, 7.8; Kernel, 7.8; Lady Noitava, 7.8; Princess Myosotis, 7.8; Solerity, 7.8; Tutungarehu, 7.8. 1.25—

GLADSTONE TROT HANDICAP, of £137; 3.43 class. One mile and a half.— Amarlta, scr.; Catalpa, scr.; Colleen Travis, scr.; Dandy Travis, scr.; King Axworthy, scr.; Last Wrack, scr,; Loyal Jack, scr.; Narvarlna, scr.; Rollicking Ray, scr.; Recluse, scr.; Sandy Ways, scr.; Spencer Volo, scr.; Technique, scr.; Turret, scr.; Jock McGrath (T.). 36yds. behind; Chinchona, 36yds. behind; Bed Rock, 48yds. behind. 2.5—

TIMARU CUP HANDICAP, of £3OO. One mile and’a quarter.—'Willie Win, 9.2; Trench Fight, 9.0: Wardress, 8.11; Not Out, 8.2; Knight Commander, 7.9; Cherokee, 7.6; Prudent Prince, 7.4; The Wrecker, 7.1; King's Toast, 7.0; Merry March, 7.0; Airline, 7.0. 2.45—

,'SMITHiBTELD HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—Sheeny, 8.13; Taxpayer. 8.12; Rawhamai, 8.11; Nightglass, 8.6; On Call,-8.6; ./Tissue, 8.5; Irish Lass, 8.3- Lady Derby,'B.3; Star Wink, 7.11; Confidant, 7.10: Lawford Lass, 7.9; Pink Gauntlet, 7.9. r 3.25—

DONCASTER HANDICAP, of £175. Six 9.7; Density, 9.3; Rebel Mate, 8.13; Don’t Forget, 8.9; Cralglea, 7.10; Top Row, 7.6; Survey, 7.0.

4.5 — OTIPUA TROT HANDICAP, of £145; 3.38 class. One mile and a half.—Joan Conquest, scr.; Jock McGrath (T.), scr.; Loyal Betty, scr.; Loyal Friend, ecr.; Navarino, scr.; Spencer Volo, scr.; Top Hand. #er.; Black Label, 12yds. behind; Pacing Power, 12yds. behind; Shadow Boy, 12yds. behind; Ronald Logan, 24yds. behind; Scapa Flow, 36yds. behind. 4.45—

ROSEWIELL HACK HANDICAP, of £l4O. One mile and 35 yards.—Valcron, 9.0; Foxette,, 8.13; Taxpayer, 8.10; Blue Abbey, 8.7; Sweet Mystery, 7.13; Halt, 7,12; Johnemby, 7.12 \Blg Joe, 7.10; Fundy Bay, 7.10; Roman Son, 7.10; Crack o’ Dawn, 7.9; Gay Thread, 7,7; Lockheed, 7.7; Tatting, 7.7.