THE GRAND NATIONAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1920, Page 2

THE GRAND NATIONAL

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. COALITION WIN STEEPLES. AS PREDICTED BY THE “STAR.” KAURI KING IN FORM. (Per Press Association.) RICCARTON, This Day. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National Meeting opened to-day ju line weather, though the going is soft as a result of the recent rain. The attendance is very large, including visitors from all parts of New Zealand, Following ar the results: TALLY-HQ PLATE STEEPLECHASE of 100 sovs. ; all 12.10; 2-t miles. Six Cylinder ... ... ... 1 Wicklow 9 Southerner 3 Master Symons and Full Hand were the scratcirings, leaving the following to “also start” ; —Leaflet, Micky D.ioJan, r i umult, Fire Eater and Marchwiel. Won by a neck. Time 5.33. TRIAL HURDLES of 300 sovs. ; 1 3-4 miles. — Bombproof (9.9) I Gamecock (11.4) 2 Moment more (9.0; 3 HBt- —Eron Boy. Also stalled — HHmi 10.8, Sam id 10.8, Falstaff 9.13, 9.0, Trentham Rose 9.0 and War 9.0. Won by two lengths. Time K 4-5. ■INTER’S HURDLES of 200, sovs. ; Sm once round and a distanceSignysian (12.13) 1 All Serene (11.9) ... ... 2 Blazeaway (10.7) ... ... 3 Scr.—General Wauchope. Also started—Gaekwar 11.11, General Petaiu 11.10, Gay Boy 11.9, Innisfallen 11.5, Nauliboy 10.10, Grim Joke 10.7, and Glenlee 10.7. Won easily by twolengths. Time 3.12.

JUMPERS’ FLAT of 150 sovs.; 1£ miles. — Kauri King (11.8) 1 Daylight (10.4) 2 King Star (9.13) 3 Sor.—All Talk, Tip Up, Kohu and Achilleus. Also started —Paraoa 11.9, Hylans 11.8. Thrace 11.5, Meltchikoff 11.4, Deviation 10.11, Fisher 10.9, Jack Symons 9.12, Mannish 9.10, Notability 9.9, Golden Petal 9.2, and Wild Pilgrim 9.0. Won ■by two lengths. Time 2.45 4-5. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE of 1600 sovs. ; 3§ miles. Y. and E. Riddiford’s COALITION (11.13) 1 GUANA CO (9.10) 2 OAKLEIGII (10.11) 3 Scr. —Slowcoach and Ormesby. Also, started —Lochella 12.7, Master Strow m 12.5, AYaimai 12.5, Crib 10.13, and San Sebastian 9.12, Coalition romped home an easy winner by six lengths from Guanaco. Time 7.29 2-5. (A private wire received this morning stated that Slowcoach had broken down, hence his withdrawal.) ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE of CSO sovs. ; about 2 miles.—Golden Prince 1, Bill Terry 2, Lawsuit 3. All started AVon by three lengths. Time 4.11 2-5.