RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23860, 15 April 1941, Page 4

RACING

RIVERTON MEETING

THIRD DAY RESULTS The third day of the Riverton meeting was hold in dull weather. The track was heavy, and there was a fair attendance. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £l5O. Six furlongs. 1- DARK OLGA, 7.9, car. 7.6 (Anderson) 1 4-s—Bantas, 7.10 2 2- —Royal Chorus, 7.9, car. 7.6 ... 3 Scratched: Kohara. Won by a long neck; two and a-half lengths. Time, Imin 17 4-sscc.

WAKATIPU TROT, £l5O. One mile and a-half. 3-I—OREGON. 12yds (Walsh) (bracketed with Aldus) ... 1 6-B—Fransol, ser 2 11-10—Irish Guy, 48yds .■ ... 3 Scratched; Rey Chimes, Debtor. Won by half a length; three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 3min 34 l-ssec. FIORD HANDICAP, £250. One mile. 3-2—ROYAL LANCER, 9.9 (W. F. Ellis) 1 s.4— Cherokee, 7.12 2 1-I—Secret Flight, 7.0, car. 7.7 ... 3 Scratched: Waitoru, Craiglea, Sailing Lady, Airline. ' Won by one length and a-half; a head. Time, Imin 44sec.

HEAVY RAIN IN CHRISTCHURCH

REARRANGEMENT OF FIXTURES The Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting was postponed, on account of heavy rain, till Friday. The Metropolitan Trotting Club will now race on Thursday and Saturday, instead of Wednesday and Thursday.

METROPOLITAN TROTS THURSDAY'S ACCEPTORS Acceptances for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting on Thursday : 12: Harvest Handicap, £3OO. Two miles. —Hollar Maid scr, Allio Audubon, Anna’s Voyage 12yds, Great Surprise, Judgment 24, Hatrack, Margin, Premier 36, Great Mountain, Within 48, Pirate’s Last, Walter Wrack 60, Elite Eey 72. 12.40: Trial Handicap, £3OO. Two miles. —Channel Fleet, Gallant Chief, Gold Chief, Guywin, Nationalist, Sister Polly scr, Glen Travis, Marque, Shadow Queen 12yds, Jacose, Silver Laddie 24, Busted Flush,. Distributor, Drumoak, Mazaire 36. Happy Man, Royal Grattan, Wainoni Girl 48. 1.25; Halswell Handicap, £SOO. One mile and a-half.—Cruiser, Fremont, Gold' Bar, Regal, Roan Duke, Southern Smile, Wee Potts scr, Bold Venture, Molly Direct, Uenuku, Willow Bank 12yds, Kenworthy, War Buoy 24. 2.10: President’s Handicap, £650. One mile and a-half. —Donald Dim, Great Divide, King Potts, Lightning Lady, Navy Blue, Nell Grattan, Peter Smith, Zincaii scr, Dusky Sound, Horsepower, Sandusky 12yds, Plutus 36, Pot Luck 48. 2.50: High-class Handicap, £SOO. One mile and live furlongs.—Biworthy, Gracie Fields, Manna’s Son, Mohican, Reception, Tan John, Timworthy scr, Bush Laddie, Franz Derby 12yds, Captain Bolt, Jenny Guy, Lament 24, Dark Hazard, Royal Romance 36, Gerfalcon 48. 3.30: April Handicap, £SOO. One mile and a-half, Clockwork, Colonel Asworthy, King’s Jubilee, Lady Carol, Llanvabon, Pamelus,, Royal Surprise, Three Tens scr, Acuity, Bronze Eagle, Frisco Boy, Kilrea, Mankind, Quest, Smile Again, Special Edition, Stormiest, Superior Rank, Worthy. Need 12yds, Huguenot 24. 4.10: Durham Handicap, £3OO. Two miles. Foremost Junior, Golden Mist, Great Blaze, Old Faithful, Rollalong scr, Agility, Pleasant Guy, Trireme 12yds, Honestus 24.

4.55: Flying' Handicap, £3OO. One mile and a-quarler.—Aspirant, Bold Venture, Carver Doone, Fremont, Bed Ranger, Rowi, Subsidy, Worthy Need scr, Kenworbliy, King Potts, Mankind, Peter Smith, TTeuuku, Zincali 12yds, Marlene, Nelson Eddy, Sandusky, Springfield Globe 24. BEST STAYER OF SEASON LUCRATIVE'S WIN IN CUP Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, April 15. (Received April 15, at 1 p.m.) Lucrative, in winning the Sydney Cup, proved himself the best stayer of the season, says the ‘ Herald.’ 'His time of 3min SOgsec is the fastest ever made in a Sydney Cup or a Melbourne Cup. Lucrative’s win in the Cup made him the seventh three-year-old to achieve the St. Leger and Cup double since the inception of the St. Leger in 1867.