LATE SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 109, 5 November 1917, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

NEW ZEALAND CUP DAY SPRING MEETING AT RICCARTON (BX lELEOKAPH.—PEESS ASSOCIATION.) SOCKBURN, This Day. The Spring Meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club opened to-day in. beautiful weather. There is a big attendance, and the going is good. Results :— Spring Hurdle Handicap, of 300 soys : two miles.—Compulsion, 10.7, 1; Don! Francisco, 9.7, 2; Portland Lady, 9.5 3 All started. Compulsion led all the way and won by three lengths. A head between second and third. Naupata and Crib fell. Time, 3min 45 4-ssec. Spring Plate, of 400 soys; one mile— Nanna, 7.2, 1; Rude, 7.4, 2;'Blacknll, 7.13, 3. Scratched: Blaekheath, Imaribbon, Bloomine, Johnny Walker, Jiissouri, and Kilrush. Joanna was infronfc at the distance, and won by three lengths. Two lengths between second and third Time lmin 40 3-ssec. Linwood Handicap, of 200 soys; seven furlongs.—The White King, 7.8 1Subterfuge, 7.3, 2; Spangle. 7.5, 3 Scratched : Vandubhe, Te Anau, Hennette. Won by half , a head, three lengths between second and third. Time' lmin 27 3-ssec. NEW ZEALAND CUP, of 2000 boys. Two milts. :-V. and E; Riddiford'fib g iieneiaus, ' by Martian—Lovelorn, 45'rs (A. Reed), 8.1 '. 1 V. and E. Riddiford's b g Johnny Walker, by Martian—Silkgown, 4yrs (M. M'Carten), 6.9 2 W. R. Kemball's b g Snub, by Martian—Lady Disdain, syrs (C. Em- • erson), 8.3 :......... 3