SPORTING SIGNAL OFFICER WILL APPEAL AGAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 December 1946, Page 5

SPORTING SIGNAL OFFICER WILL APPEAL AGAIN

Chance for Double

Cross

The Southlander, Signal; Officer, in spite of his 9.1, will again be strongly fancied in . the principal event to be run at Riccarton on Saturday, the Fendalton handicap. He put up an outstanding performance to win the Metropolitan Handicap last week, for he was the last to leave the barrier and then made nearly all his running on the outside of the field. Thornbridge, who gave him most trouble last week is not in.the field for the Fendalton Handicap, but Hormuz, who was finishing on into third place behind Signal Officer and Thornbridge, will be a candidate. Hormuz is likely to be one of the better fancied division.

Piccolo is another of last Saturday’s prominent runners who will again oppose Signal Officer, and a newcomer to the field will be Double Cross, who won the Riccarton Handicap of nine furlongs attractively on the first day and then ran a good fourth behind Lexia, Master Dash 'and Red Pickle over the mile of the Jockey Club Handicap last week. In fact, Double Cross makes strong appeal.

Signal Officer, Double Cross and Hormuz will probably dispute favouritism on the day.

Winners at Avondale.

Lady Foxbridge is improving with every race and her latest outing in the King George Handicap at Avondale on Saturday saw her score very easily from a useful field, although one or two fancied runners failed to give even a glimpse of their best form. Lady Foxbridge scored too convincingly for any excuses to be made for her opponents. Sleepy Fox added yet another success to his growing list of sprint successes. He was never in danger* of defeat in the Sheriff Handicap, although Prince Revel was going much faster at the post than anything else in the race to get within almost a length of the winner.

12,000 Guineas for Mare. Mr. J. A. Dewar paid 12,000 guineas for Ankara, a seven-year-old mare by Singapore from Ankaret, on the second day of the Newmarket bloodstock sales, after keen competition with Lord Milford, who yesterday paid 8500 guineas for the mare, Frangrant View.—London, December 3. Acceptors for Riccarton on Saturday (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 3. The following are the acceptances for the third day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton next Saturday. The order of the races has been changed, and the Canterbury Cup will now be run as the second race. 10.47. Port Cooper Hurdle Handicap, of £600; two miles.—Abdicate 11.2; Robert, Battle Chief 9.9; Ruling Moment 9.4; Pedantic 9.3; Tamerlane 9.0. 11.27. Canterbury Cup, of £ 1500; weight-for-age; one mile and a half.--Fox-haven, Golden Souvenir, Signal Officer 9.4: Soneri 8.9; Howe, Royal Tan 7.12. 12.12. Irwell Handicap, of £600; five furlongs.—Garry 9.1; Zorro. 8.8; Sea Flower, Velveline 8.3; Carry On 7.13; Erinmore 7.11; Oronoko, Bay Fort, General Argosy, Gay Fellow, Renowned 7.10; Battle Abbey, Darius, Kartikeya 7.8; Golden Hope, Blithe Spirit 7.6; Ohapi, Faultrosa, Amorous 7.5; Lament, Pestee, Morning Watch, Maka Maka 7.3. 12.57. Stonyhurst Handicap, of £800; nine furlongs.—Howe 9.7; Opulent 8.10; Rosswood 8.7; Keening 8.5; Lovemorn 8.1; Sea Fury, Rahine 8.0; Palm Bearer 7.12; Antibes 7.10; Graeme 7.7; Hart Royal 7.5; Indian Dawn 7.2; Mister Pym 7.1; Cloud Song, Connaught, Fort Silver, Dark Arrow, Tin Hat, Sandy’s Pride, Volomai 7.0. 1.42. Hagley Handicap, of £500; seven furlongs.—Lincoln Fair 8.11; Autoshine 8.10; Desert Girl 8.9; Peculate 8.8; Leeston 8.5; Tomahawk 8.4; Palomino 8.3; Grand Melee 8.0; Queen’s General 7.13; Indian Dawn, Hansel 7.12; Kirkella 7.10; Scotch Tweed, Gay Joy 7.9; Le Sonnet, Lawless 7.8; All Quality, Stabilisation, Diameter, Siegwood, Koronah, Pacific Stai, Slipshod 7.7. 2.27. Fendalton Handicap, of £1750; one mile and a quarter. —Signal Officer 9 11- Joygiver 8.9; Master Robin 8.7; Bridge Acre 8.5; Hormuz 8.2; Lord Piccolo, Doublo Cxoss 7.1 Z, Tremello 7.9; Lowry Bay 7.7; Lord Darnley 7.4; Riverview 7.2; Silver Rod 7.1; Eriskay, Big Money, DeJinauent, Racket, Botany 7.0. 3.12. Ashley Handicap, of £700; one mile and a quarter.—: Fal f 9 3- Ware 8.10; Iron Duke 8.6, Great , Chum, Nightchild 8.4; Kite High 8.2, Lndv Welbeck 8.1; Detain 8.0; Clyde Bridge 7.10; Armont, Kirkella 7.9; Pandemonium, Coxswain, Robingay, . Beau Ideal 7.7. 3.57. Dash £l fo°S ; ; chips, Red Pickle 7.7; John o London 7.5; Te MukV miri, Montezuma, Denaiy, Te Muka, Avnnbridge 7.0. , salestaxcollections Total sales tax collected in the Dominion for August at £1,584,564 was little affected by the removal of the tax from building materials, furniture, clothing footwear, and other articles on August 16, as the collection in any < narticular month relates in general to sales during the preceding month. ; The August total was £368,489 below! the record figure of the previous > month but was £363,683 higher than receipts for August, 1945. For the ei«ht months ended August, sales tax collections totalled £11,527,534, an ; increase of £2,600,447, or 29.1 per ; cent on the figure for the correspond- >; ing period of 1945, and a rise of £2,- ' 618 163 or 29.4 per cent, over that for ] the’first eight months of 1944. 1