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Evening Star, Issue 15479, 29 April 1914, Page 6

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SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES. The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting opened to-day. The weather was fine, with the course at Wash dyke holding. Results : Otipua Hurdles, of 125sovs. Urn,— Simon Pure (10.3) 1, Margo (9.13) 2, Goldseeker (9.5) 3. All started. Won by four lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 2min 54 2-ssec. Rosp.will Handicap, of 100 som 5f. — Bon (7.7) 1, Free (8.11) 2, Hope (7.9) 3. Scratched : Bonne Boueho. Won by a head. Time, Imin 3 2-sscc. Smithfiekl Handicap, of loOsovs. 4f.— Reval (9.9) 1, Afton Loch (7.7) 2, Manillas (9.3) 3. Scratched: Merton, Tcilma, and Lady Marcia. Won by half a length. Time, Slfsec.

MANAWATU AUTUMN MEETING. Weather fine for to-day’s racing; going heavy ; attendance large. Results : Karere Hurdles, of 150 sove. l{!m, — Hnia (10.8) 1, Jackman (10.0) 2, Arnako (10.0) 3. Scratched : The Rover and Timothy. Time, 3min 23sec. Maiden Plate, of lOOsovs. W.f.a. 6f.— Want 1, Encore 2, Combustion 3. Taikorea Welter, of 150sovs. 1m 50yds. Paoli (8.7) 1, Manitau (9.3) 2, Monologue 3. All started. SIXTH MANAWATU SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES, of 500sovs. W.f.a. 6f. J. B. Reid's b f CharmiUa, by Charlemagne—Arm ill a, 2yre ~ 1 Sir Geo. Clifford’s b‘f Bold Stroke, by San Francisco —Bravo Heart, 2yi's ... 2 BROADSWORD’S RACING CAREER OVER. A Melbourne cable states that Broadsword has finished racing, and goes to the stud. [He is by ClanranaW—-Safeguard, and was purchased by Mi- S. A. Ravvdon from Sir George Clifford, after running with fair success in this country. At Caulfield, as a. four-year-old, he was second to Blairgour in the Futurity Stakes, and third to Queen of Scots and Desert Rose in the Newmarket Handicap, 6f, at Flemingtou. At the A.J.C. Meeting he won the Doncaster Handicap, carrying 8.8, in Irain 58iseo. At six years Broadsword won the Adelaide Birthday Cup, Urn.] Mr R Wren’® Ha George, by George Fredericy—Traviata, who won the Eight Hours’ Handicap at Moonee Valley (Vic.) on Monday last, won the Easter Cup at the' Wiiliamstown Racing Club’s Easter Meeting, carrying Bst 11b. A week earlier La George won the Epsom Handicap at the Epsom Meeting, so that ho is evidently in winning vein.