V.R.C. NATIONAL

Evening Post, Issue 11, 13 July 1936, Page 13

V.R.C. NATIONAL

MAIDEN'S SUCCESS

SANTA CASA WINS

United Press Association—Uy Electric Tele* graph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 12. The distinction of being the first maiden jumper to win the V.R.C. Grand National -Steeplechase was gained by Santa Casa in a wonderful performance on the concluding day of the Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Meeting ■at Flemington yesterday. Santa Casa, who was taught the rudiments of his jumpirfg skill in the hunting field, won in magnificent style by half a length from Draconic, the result being in doubt until the last hundred yards. _ DOUTTA GALLA HURDLES, £500; 2i miles. C. A. Dawson and A. Foulsham's b g Pooley Bridge, by Ornamentation —Talkative, syrs, 12.0 (Healy) i Cold Spring, 9.11 (Foley) 2 Loyola, 9.0 (Mclnnes) . .... 3 Also started: King Cojossus and Cape Race. Two lengths and a half; eight lengths. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, £2500; about 3 miles and 1 furlong. ■ • . J. Devine's b g Santa Casa. by David , syrs, 9.6, inc. 61b overweight (Regan) ...... . 1 Draconic, 10.3 (Fullarton) 2 Woodlace, 10.3 (Armsden) 3 Scr.: Fulham. The winner was well back in the early stages of the race, whereas Draconic was always prominent. With less than a mile to go Draconic led Santa Casa by twenty lengths, which' had been decreased to six lengths at the last jump. In the run to the judge Santa Casa simply worried Draconic out of the prize Woodlace, Riawena, and Membo, at wide intervals and in that order were the only others to complete the course. Won by half a length, fifteen lengths between second and third. Time, 6min

Te Huon was third in the July Handicap, in which Araimah and Palatinate were unplaced.

ing a string of horses that H. Leader (Newmarket) is training with the intention of racing in 1937 while in England for the Coronation. He has already paid £420 for Royal Mar, a winning two-year-old, and has aS qilired a Limosin yearling in view of the success of that stock in New Zealand.

NEW SEASON RACE DATES

The dates of race meetings as subof December 5; Otaki Maori EC, per 12; West-land R.C., granted Deeem26er2R6' 2V2 d-3\ in "^ »S 26 28, and April 1; Poverty Bay Turf Club, granted either February I 6 or February 11, 13, but only two day? Wmton J.C, granted February 19 ami f,> .gore EC, granted February 24, ?f"' in 00-?/ 11,^ D- J- C- granted February 17, 18; Maryborough 8.C., not granted February 27 and March 1; RaEgitikei K.C., granted March 3; Hawke's Bay J.C., granted May 12 and 15, in lieu of March 20 and April 3; Opotiki J.C., granted June 23 in lieu of March 27; Oamaru J.C., granted April. 29 and May 1, in lieu of April 9 and 10; Amberley R.C., granted May 8 in lieu of April 24; South Canterbury J.C., granted April 24; Egmont R:C, granted May 12 and 13, in lieu of May 6, 8; Ashburton C.R.C., granted May 12 in lieu of May 15; Southland R.C., granted May 12 in lieu of May 15; South Canterbury J.C., granted May 20 and 22 in lieu of December 5 and May 22; Hawke's Bay J.C.. granted June 17, 19, in lieu of June 10* 12; Otaki Maori 8.C., granted May. 12, 15, in lieu of June 23, 24; Wanganui J.C., granted June "23 and 26; Wellington R.C., granted July 6, 8, 10, in lieu of June 23, 25, 26; Waimate H.C., granted July 17 in lieu of July 24: South Canterbury H.C., granted July 24 in lieu of July 31.