GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 4

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

OPENING DAY.

I ' («I TELEfiRAPa.—rRESS ASSOOrATION.)

CHEISTOHUBCH, With Auffuet

On 1-ho opening day of the Oantorbury Jockey Club's: Grand National Mooting the totalisator handled. £51,327, da against £46,3.66 last year. Additional results :~L Grand National Steepkohaao, of 1500 soys; three miles and n, half. 1 Master Strowan,. 10.11 •• 1 3 St. Ehnn, 10.2 '..:..... 2 2 Crib, 11.13 3 Also started: 5 Gluepot 11.5, 1 Merry Lad 10.0, 9 Sandy Pnul 9.11, 0 Ditvvolo . 9.8, 8 Nita 0.8, 10 Kirkby !).S, 11 Tlio Brewer 9.7. Diavolo led a slrung-ont iioM liU Teaching Cuito's on the last, round, whore Merry Lad fell. Master Slrowan tliOl took bharge and was • never tonchod, winning easily b y twelve lonjflli*. luijlit lengths sejKiratod the , second iivwt Uuvu horses. Sandy Paul did not comploto tho course. f

EniieM Stoe!>leehnse, of 250 soya; about two miles.—2 Stono Ginger, !H2. ■1; 5 Pai-emata, 9.11. 2; 1 Timira. 11.0. 3. Also started: 3 Kew, 0.1 S; V 'IViiflitor, 9.10; 4 Coalition, O.S; 15 Hjiiiwi, 9.7. Ranza was. first aw«y. The iniiiiil obstacln brought <3o\rii Coa.Htio)i, Mill Riiriza, who wivs making tho pace, ran off at Cutt's, leaving . Stone Ginger in charge. Traditor fell (it tho post twid rjiils. Stons Ginger was never headed, and won' comfortably by six longths. Tauira.was a good third. Time, 4min 7 1 4-ssec. <

Winter Cup, of 700 soys; one mile. 25' King Star, 9.0 1 1 Parisian Diamond, 10.6 ...... 2 3 Brambletye, 9.8 3

Also started:.2l Oxenhope, 11.1; 4 Fiery Cross, 10.9, and , Kiljoy, 9.8 (coupled); 9 Varnish, 10.7; 6 Miss de .Val, 10.6; 12.'Snub, 30.3; 15' Orleans, 10.0; 23 Raumanuwhiri, f1.13,-» 10 Lady Penury. 9.13; 18 George, 9.10; 19 Sedd-el-Bahr, 9.9; 22 Prince Delaware, 9.9; 20 "Heeltap, 9.8; 2 Tip Up, 9.7;- 7 Kilt-ess, 9.6; 26 Zuland, 9.5;'16 Grand Idea,, 9.3; 17 Sir Agnes, ,9.3; 8 Johnny Walker, 9.3; 14 Glorify, 9.0; 13 Cardrona, 9.0; 27 Jeannot, 9.0; 28 Xanthos, 9.0; 11 Probation, 9.(>; 5 Thoughtful, 9.0; 24 Bonsign. ..

From a good Start Sir Agnes shot out and led a strung-out field for about five furlongs.. Tip Up ajid, Parisian Diamond then passed him, but a 'furlong from home the former fell back, , Brambletye and King Star challenged, and the lastnamed got up in time to win by a head. Brambletye was close up third, Sir Agnes was fourth, and Tip Qp^ fifth. Time, lmin 45 4-ssec. Bell, the rider'of the winner, was fined £5 for careless riding.

Sumner Handicap, of 200 soya; ons, mile.— l- Killard, 9.9/ 1:2 Ascalaphus, 9.9, 2; 1 Hythread,.lo.s, 3. Also started: 3 Thames, 10.8; 5 Black Hill, 10.2; 9 Golden Rupee, 9.5; G Lion, 9.2; 10 Riga, 9.0; 12 Mittagpng, aO; 8 Cross Words, 9.0 i 11 2arita, 9.0; 7 John Rielly, 9.0. Ascalaphus made all the running, but inside the distance Killard and Hythread got on terms,' and in a greait finish Killard won by a nose. There was the same distance between the' second and third horses! Time, lmin 47 3-ssec.