FIRST SPRING RACING IN SOUTH

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 298, 13 September 1941, Page 15

FIRST SPRING RACING IN SOUTH

Ashburton County Meeting

Dominion Special Service.

CHRISTCHURCH, September 12. Spring racing in the South Island will be opened by the Ashburton County Racing Club tomorrow. Fields are well filled and main interest will be centred in the Ashburton Handicap, John Gngg Stakes, and Spring Handicap. The Stakes was formerly the first two-year-old race of the season in, thfc South Island, but is now for three-year-olds, and several well-performed horses will take part. The course is likely to be firm. Betting will be win and place. The following horses should be well supported : — County Hurdles— Ferriby, Night Dress, Scottish Dale, Highland Dance, Donnybrook Fair. Selma Trot —Warform, Swagger Jack, Conflagrate. ~,, Ashburton Handicap—The Raker, Prudent Prince, Cymric. John Grigg Stakes—Sir Gundi, I al•frey, Willow Wood. Penscroft Hack Handicap Euloj,ifet, Good Health, Blue Coat. Spring Handicap—Don’t Forget, Gay Parade. Strip. it— Rakaia Trot —Manpower, Festivity, Sandiways. Riding engagements include the following :—C. T. Wilson, Wiid Talk, Donnybrook Fair, Bird of Prey, Haughty inner, Blue Abbey; A. Stokes, As Required, Ferriby, Good Health, Sham Boy; C Fox, Cymric, Parchment, Hindus, Shikari; P. Spratt, Don t Forget, Go.al Scout, Eulogist, Willow 'Wood; L. JEllis, Cherokee, Waitoru, Sir Gundi; JJ. Mackie, Blue Coat, Lunaria; A. B. Ellis, Monetary; A. Messervy, Iceland Spar, Scottish Dale, Palfrey; L. Hare, Crossmnglen; R. Mackie, Highland Dance, Hunting Charm; I. Walther, Flame Queen; V. Barrington, Pocket Money, Enticing, Prudent Priuce; R. Caddy. Little Secret, Aekemma. Merry March, Wagner; A. Ingram, Nightglass; b. Mackie, Skyrena, Aveual; E. Jennings, Roy Bun; M. Billington, Great Flight; A. Leach, Night Dress; S. Green, Stabilize; Calypso,- Ryetown, Bascule; W. Caddy, Prince Dolomite, Lord Midas; G. Ridgway, Rebel Star; C. Humphries, Military Maid; J. W. Jennings, Ann Mie, Leander, Last Refrain, Pennywhistle.

The card is as follows: — HURDLE HANDICAP, of £l°o One mile and a half, and luu yards.—Fundy Bay, 10.7; Night Dress, 10 3- Knight Commander, 9.3; Roy Bun, 93-’ Great Flight, 9.2; Ferriby, Flame Queen, Rebel Star, Tatting, 9.0.

STAKES, of £lOO. Six furlongs—College Girl, Highland Dance, Kapenekuku, Myrald, Nihil, Royouey, Snow Elf, 8.4; Abdicate, As Required, Calypso Donnybrook Fair, Fleche d’Or, Good Scout, Hughsotis, Kernel, Lady Nottava, Leaneder, Llndis, Little Secret, Lunaria, Miss Clorane, Pocket Money, Prince Dolomite, Scottish Dale, Miss Rahaki, Patrla, 8.0.

SELMA TROT HANDICAP, of £120; 3.43 class. One mile and a half.—Ail Serene, Best Seller, Conflagrate, Free Bond, Free Voyage, Hamarfast, Loyal King, Mickey Rooney, Palometer, Peter Bee, Rollicking Ray, Star Performer, Sultan’s Pride, War Form, Western Boy, scr.; Ormolu, Sandstone, Swagger Jack, 12yds. behind, 2.10—

ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of £2OO. One mile and a quarter,—Wild Talk, 9.0; The Raker, 8.8; Prudent'Prince, 8.5; Cherokee, 8.2; Cymric, 8.1; Last Refrain, 8.0; The Wrecker, 7.5; Merry March, 7.4.

2.50— JOHN GRIGG STAKES, of £350. Seven furlongs.—Prince Dolomite, Willow Wood, Palfrey, Bold Sheila, Sir Gundi, Hunting Charm, Solerity, Bird of Prey, Blue Bouquet, Bascule, Pennywhistle, Monetary. 3.30—

PENSCROFT HACK HANDICAP, of £ll5. One mile.—Eulogist, 9.5; Military Maid, 8.5; Ann' Mie, 8.4; Greenbank, 8.3; Searteen, Blue Abbey, 8.0; Milton Abbas, Blue Coat, 7.13; Good Health, Nightglass, Lord Midas, 7.12; Parchment, 7.11; Grey Night, 7.9; Aekemma, 7.8; Ryetown, Miss Tasta, Entlang, ' Crossmaglen, Warfield, Avenal, 7.7. 4.10—

SPRING HANDICAP, of £l4O. Seven furlongs.—Haughty Winner, Strip, 9.0; Don’t Forget, 8.13; Iceland Spar, 8.9; Waitoru, 8.8; Gay Parade, 8.7; Wagner, 8.6; Airline, 7.11; Valantua, Sham Boy, 7.9; Stabilise, 7.6; Shikari, 7.4; Skyrena, 7.0. 4.50—

RAKAIA TROT HANDICAP, of £150; 3.38 class. One mile and a half.—Burt Scott, Countless, Festivity, Lunch Hour, Man Power, Wainoui Jack, scr.; Black Label, Great Waitaki, Portfolio, Sandiways, 12yds. behind; Oxford King, 24yds. behind; Catalpa, Mervyn Derby, 36yds. behind.