SPORTING Page’s Raid And Lord Elgin Favoured For Riccarton Tomorrow

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1947, Page 5

SPORTING Page’s Raid And Lord Elgin Favoured For Riccarton Tomorrow

[SPECIAL TO STAtll CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National Steeplechase meeting- will be concluded tomorrow. The fields are fully up to the standard of those bf the ’previous two days and include some fresh horses. The track is at present in firm order, and unless raih falls the going will be faster than previously-

Riding engagements have been made as. follows:—AV. Broughton, Afton Wafer, Findon, Playtos, Beechwood; L .J. Ellis, Bruce, Invest, Royal Robe, Royal Tan; C. T. Wilson, Citril, Finalist, Foreign Ways; H. Hibberd, Lexia, Lord Elgin, Queen’s General; L. Hare, Lorna Leigh, Detain; A. E. Didham, Special Flight, Hakim; S. Green, Lady Chips. Jolyon, Waveloch, Gold Medallion; A. G. Waddell, Flying Ace, Red Glare; A. C. Messervy, Belle Leonne, Julius Caesar, Mr Buzz, Faultrosa: C. McDonald’, Bridge Acre, Banshee. Dash o’ Dink, Royal Flash; R. AV. Shaw, Pensacola, Riverview, Penetrate Valiant Prince; Mr E. R. Curtis, Court Dress; A. Stokes, 'Coxswain, Tweedside, Great. Chum, Deep Harmony; J. S. Lundy, Rival Chase, AVide Range, Cougar; R. Harrison, Glad Fox, General Argosy; P. Jones, All Quality, Stand To; R. HaWes, Fairyhouse, Flying Orders,. Wane; N. Crombie, Robingay, Desert Victory, Frances;. G. Hampton, Avonbridge, Martial Note; Soar; B. ,J. Langford, Fading Light, Sumra; AV. Hillis, Spanish Main, Kassai; Aldis Lamp; D. Thistoll, Miss Medley, Mestiza, Lodestar, Kirkella; K. Hickey, Tranbycroft. R. Gibson, Silverstream; T. J. Boyle, . Ballyaggan; A. M- Ellis, Polka; B. Brodie, Front. Page; L. Clutterbuck, John o’ London, Pacific Star, Young John; E. Winsloe, Sandy’s Pride, Good Cast, Bath Slipper; H. Ford, Responsive, Dark Arrow, Matador, Clyde Bridge; K. Thomson, Battle Chief, d’Oro, Master Play, Appeasement; J. Murray, Edward, John Gay; J. Winder, Ganjah, Town Survey, Desert Trek; j. Chaplin, Khadlm; J. Stove, Precipitate, Terhuka, Kinrara, Lady Vellum; D. Mackinnon, Roman Ned, Ernada, Hippodrome; A. Powell, Our Maureen; H. Phillips, Velvet Slipper, Winsome Lass; J. Dooley, Alamode,: St. Nattar, Whakawatea; W. Barr,. Bravura; R.-Heasley, Ruling Moment, Prize Rng, iPaladeo, Page’s Raid; M. Bedford, Abbey Lu, The Dude; M. McClintock, Graeme, Night Flush, Fine Night; D. Dawson, Cloister, Verdant, Sphere; D. Mackie, Turf Topic; B. S. AVilson, Kosciusko, Real Night; A. AVilliams, Pedantic; P. Hill, Ceri-. sette; AV. E. Carter, Duality; M. Ritchie. Surpeen; R. Brunell, Legal Rose; D .O’Neill, Night Fighter. Under the win-and-place system, the following horses are likely to be well supported:— Hunt Cup.—Fairyhouse, Bravura, Cloister.

Longbeach Handicap. ■—Tranbycroft, Ganjah, Citril. Sydenham Hurdles. —Desert Trek, Prize Ring, Duality.

Styx Hurdles. —Hippodrome, Flying Ace, Night Fighter. Heathcote Handicap.—Lord Elgin, Findon, Detain., Lincoln .Steplechase.—Page’s Raid, Surpeen, Red Glare. Redcliffs Handicap'.—Beechwood, Copper Coin, Penetrate. Seiwyn Handicap.--“ Lorna Leigh, Playtos, Kirkeila. The 1 fields are as follows:— 10.32

Hunt Cup,, of £600; about two miles and a half.—Bravura (7) H : 9; Courtdress (8). 11.1; Fairyhouse (4) 10.11; Appeasement (1), Ballyaggah (5) 10.7; Cloister (2) 10.1; I J aladeo (6) .0.12; Edward (3) 9.3; Real Night: (9) 9.0.

Longbeach Handicap, of £400; seven furlongs.—Special Flight (32) 10.1; Ganjah (31) 9.13; River Chase (17) 9.2; Our Maureen (3) 9.1; Bandy's Pride (16) 8.11; Front Page (18) Connaught (28) 8.9; Mestizo (6). 8.8; Royal Robo (30) 8.7; Citril (21), .Tloval Flash (27). Coxswain (25), Soar (9), Invest (13) 8.6; Lesion (8), Desert. Victory (5), 8.5; Afton Water (7) 8.4; Tranbycrol't (29) 8.3; Dark Arrow (11) 8.2; Precipitate (1) 8.1; Repudiate '(14), Pacific Star (24), Agenda (12), Cerisette (23), General Argosy (19), Gold Medallion (22), Polka (26), Lodestar (10), Mister Buzz (4), Valiant Prince (20), Waveloch (2), Faultrosa (15) 8.0. Balloted out: Young John Sydenham Hurdles, of £1000; two miles.—Prize Ring (5) 11.7; Amorlad (11) 10.9; Desert Trek (2) 10.6; Er-, nada (7), Battle Chief (4) 10.2; Duality (9), Khadim (6) 9.8; Sphere (10) 9.4; Kassai (3), Glad Fox (1) 9.1; The Dude (8) 9.0. . Styx Hurdles, of £600; one mile and three-quarters and 50 yards.— Hippodrome (5) 10.12; Flying Ace (7), The Crofter (6) 10.11;, Kassai (4) 10.10; Night Fighter (14)-10.3; Pedantic (12), Ruling Moment (9) 16.1; Montello d’Orb (13) 10.0; Aldis Lamp (19) 9.9; Wane (2) 9.5; John Gay (20), Turf Topic (3) 9.3; Fading Light (17) 9.2; Cougar (16), Kinrara (11) Kosciusko (1), Silver Stream (15), Bannockburn. (10); Handle (18), Lord Roland (8) 9.0. Heathcote Handicap, of £.1000; nine furlongs.—Findon (8) 9.13; Detain (10) 9.12; Bridge Acre (17) 9.7; Lord Elgin (7) 9.6; Royal Tan (15) 9.3; Alamode (12) .6.0; Hakim (18). 8.7: Matador . (5), Miss Medley .(3) 8.6; Sunira (11) 8.5; Good Cast (16), Riverview (4) 8.3; Belle Leonne (13) Graeme (9) 8,2; Tweedside (14) Eudora (6), Martial Note (1), Lady Chips (2) 8.0., Lincolnd Steeplechase, of £1500; about three miles.—Surpeen (4) 11.5; Pages Raid (2) 11.4; Town Survey (6) 10.6; Red Glare (8) 10.3; Master Play (5) 9.10; Roman Ned (3) 9.8; Spanish Main (7) 9.6; Abbey Lu (1) 9.0.

Redcliffs Handicap, of £500; one mile.—Copper Coin (11) 10.2; Beech-, wood (10) 9.8; Foreign Ways (4), Penetrate (9), Whakawatea (23), Queen’s General (2) 8.12; Sandy’s, Pride (17) 8.10; Kill Fast (10) 8.9; Great Chum (14) 8.7; Banshee (27), Royal Robe ,(22) 8.6; Royal Flash (1) 8.5; Lady Melrose (18), Robin Gay (5) 8.3; Baffling (20), Fort Silver (7) 8.2; Young John (21) 8.1; Responsive (3),, Bobby Dazzler (26), Fine Night (24), Jolyon (19), Lady Vellum (6), Lodestar (12), Mr Buzz (15), Stand To (8), Wide Range (13), Winsome Lass 25 8.0. Selwyn Handicap, of £800; seven furlongs.—Bruce (19) 10.9,wLexia : (10) 9.9; Lorna Leigh (22) 9.5; Pensacola (12),- St . -Natter (6), Flying Orders (17) 9.4; Verdant (1) 9.2, Julius Caesar (14) 9.0; Frances (9)

8.13; Playtos (8) 8.8; John o’ London (7 ) 8.4; Deep Harmony (4) 8.3; Finalist (11) 8.2; All Quality (13), Avonbridge- (2), Bath Slipper (16), Clyde Bridge (15), Dash o’ Dink (18), Kirkella (20), Legal Rose (5), Night Blush (21). Te-Muka (3), 8.0.