C.J.C. RACES

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 November 1923, Page 6

C.J.C. RACES

THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. OAKS WON BY RAZZLE DAZZLE. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. The totalisator investments for the third day amounted to £46,202|, compared with £55,515 on the third day of last year. Following are the remaining results: — JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP of 1000 sovs. ; 1 mile. — Limelight 1 Printemps 2 Angelo & Also started—Gold Light, Martian Miss, Boadicea, Prince Ferouz, Little River, Happy Warrior, and Castellan. Time 1.39. NEW ZEALAND OAKS, 4 miles.— Razzle Dazzle 1 Parody ... ... ... ••• 2 Wild Hind 3 Also started —Top Score (coupled with Wild Hind). Time 2.34. ASHLEY HANDICAP of 300 sovs. ; 1 mile. — Balasor 1 Kalakau 2 Miss Mickey 3 Also started—Gossard, Scorn, Dutch Clock, Frisco Mail, Stream, Bonaria and Bandalero. Time 1.41 2-5. AVON WELTER of 400 sovs. ; 7 furlongs — Wink 1 Sunny Loch 2 Peneua 3 Also /-started—Soliform, Tinihanga, Avispado, Paphian, Red Kriss and Dinner Bell. Time 1.26 1-5. THE RAGING DESCRIBED. SOME GOOD FINISHES. (Special to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. A strong north-east gale raised clouds of dust and made conditions at Riccarton to-day very unpleasant. The attendance showed a considerable falling off compared with the previous days.

—Port Cooper Hurdles — Lochson was made a hot favourite for the Port Cooper- Hurdles, next in demand being Blue Socks, Cerberus, Red Admiral and Sir Fanciful. Bon Spec took charge at the start and had a lead of half a dozen lengths from Sir Roseberry passing the stand. Bon Spec fell at Cutts’s hurdle, where Sir Roseberry lost his place. At the mile post Red Admiral and Falstaff were showing the way, with Sir Roseberry next. Red Admiral was out clear of the field six furlongs from home, but a furlong further on Sir Roseberry and Sir Fanciful joined him. Sir Fanciful led over the last hurdle and won easily by ap length from Lochson, who finished fast and beat Sir Roseberry by half a length. Blue Socks and Falstaff were next. —Spring Nursery — Killochra, Rouex, Gamebag and Tresham were supported in that order for the Spring Nursery Handicap. Tresham led to the straight, where Killochra moved up. There was not much between them at the distance, but Killochra went on to win easily by a neck. Gamebag was third three lengths away, a head in front of Rouex. —An Outsider Scores — Mountain Crag, winner of the Otaio Plate, was the outsider of the field. The public went for Ardour, Dame Straitlace and Kilgour. Mountain Crag was the first to show out, and racing along the back Ardour and Guncase were his nearest attendants. As they rounded the top Ardour closed en the leader, and was in front, as they straightened up for the run home, but she was beaten before the distance post was reached. Then Mountain Cr>g drew away and defeated Guncase by half a length. Three lengths back came Kukume, followed by Ardour. —Canterbury Cup. — Rouen Svvas the public choice for the Canterbury Cup, next in public estimation being Scion, Ballymena and Sunart. Ballymena was the early pacemaker, arid he showed the way past the stand two lengths clear of Sunart and Royal Star, the others being headed by Palestrina. Continuing on at a leisurely pace, Ballymena turned into the back stretch with a useful lead, and it was not until the six furlong post was reached that the pace improved. Turning for home Ballymena was still well clear of Sunart and Royal Star. Easily holding his position to the finish, the three-year-old won comfortably by a length from Sunart, who was a similar distance in front of Royal Star. Six lengths further back acme Palestrina, followed by Vagabond. Rouen broke down six furlongs from * home and was pulled up. —Jockey Club Handicap.— Gold Light, Limelight, Angelo and Boadicea were supported in that order for the Jockey Club Handicap. Happy Warrior was soon out in front, with Prince Ferouz and Boadicea next, and Castellan and Gold Light heading the others. 'Hie order was unchanged at the end of half a mile, where Limelight commenced to move up fast. Happy Warrior was still in charge at the entrance to the straight, but a little further on he had retired. Limelight was in front at the distance and, though Printemps finished fast, Limelight beat him comfortably by half a length. Angelo was a length away, followed by Prince Ferouz, Martian Miss and Little River. —The Oaks — The New Zealand Oaks was a very easy thing for the hot favourite Razzle Dazzle. Razzle Dazzle took charge at the start, closely followed by Wild Hind, with Parody next and Top Score last. They raced in this order till about half a mile from home, when Wild Hind moved up to Razzle Dazzle. There was not a great deal between the four as they turned into the straight. Razzle Dazzle and Parody then broke away, Razzle Dazzle winning easily by a length and a half. Wild Hind was six lengths away, with Top Score last.

•—Ashley Handicap— The Ashley Handicap saw another first favourite in Balasor prevail, while Gossard, Scorn and Dutch Clock were also well backed. Kalakaua was the first to show out, followed by Balasor, Miss Mickey and Gossard. At the end of three furlongs Miss Mickey had joined Kalakaua in the lead and they I

raced in front of Gossard and Balasor. When well into the straight Balasor was close behind Kalakaua and Miss Mickey. Over the last furlong Balasor put in a strong run and won by two lengths. Kalakaua beat Miss Mickey by a length, then came Stream, Scorn and Frisco Mail. - —Avon Welter — The public went for Soliform in the Avon Welter, while Sunny Loch, Tinihanga, Peneus and Wink were also well supported. Paphian led Soliform into the straight, where Sunny Loch and Wink closed up. Wink finished fast and beat Sunny Loch by a length, with Peneus a length and a-half away in third place and Soliform fourth. BALLYMENA’S VICTORY, A SLOW-RUN RACE. (Special to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. The start for the Canterbury Cup was good, the field going away in line, with nothing anxious to make the pace. Ballymena went out and cantered along in front of a strung out field. The first six farlongs took 1.25 3-5, the mile 1.54 3-5, ten furlongs 2.23 3-5, mile and a-half 2.48 3-5, and mile and threequarters 3.13. Then there was a race home, and Ballymena won in a canter in 4.3 1-5.

It was a ridiculously run race. Six of the field were started because their owners considered they were stayers, and they were ridden as if they were a lot of sprinters that did not want a solid pace. It was the worst run Canerbury Cup for many a year. Rouen broke down badly about six furlongs from home, and the running of Vagabond, Scion and Palestrina was very bad purely because of the wretched pace set.

V.R.C. MEETING. NEW ZEALANDERS’ RETURNING. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, November 7. Mr. Gerald Stead left for Auckland to-day, while Mi*. J. H. Jefferd and Roy Reed take their departure for Wellington to-morrow. Rapine leaves on the 15th in charge of W. Hockey. The acceptors for the Oaks include Frances Tressady and Valwyne. Bitalli accomplished useful work to day, and looks well. LUCKY DREAIH “TIP.” {Speciai to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. A Christchurch gentleman who is at present in Sydney on a holiday, lias profited to the extent of nearly £5 as the result of a dream. On two successive nights last week he dreamt that numbers 5 and 10 on the tote represented the first, and second horses in the New .Zealand Cup. He was not a betting man, but so impressed was he with the repetition and vividness of h'is peculiar dream, and especially when horse racing had been the least thought in his mind before retiring to bed, that he wrote to a bank manager on the West Coast requesting him to back each of the numbers. At the same time he explained the nature of his dream. The money was invested in accordance with instructions and to the great surprise of the bank manager the horses bearing the numbers stated were placed first and second. This gentleman afterwards told a friend of his from Lyttelton that tne Christchurch man did not know the name of a. single horse in the New Zealand Cup.