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Grey River Argus, 20 August 1934, Page 3

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C.J.C. Concludes LINCOLN TO MEMBO. ROYAL LINEAGE WINS. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 18. The U.J.C. Grand National Meeting concluded to-day. The weather was wet early, after heavy overnight rain, but cleared later in the afternoon. The track was heavy. The attendance was good under the conditions. The tote investments amounted to £25,158 as against £32,343, and the total for the meeting was £89,942, compared with £91,381/10/- last year. A YLESBUI {Y ST EE P LEU IT A SE.— 3/3 NIGHT ('LUB (Beale) 1: 4/4 Willow Glen (Turner) 2; 2/1 Snowy Dawn (Langford) 3. Also started: 1/2 Arcade, 5/6 Umtali, 7/7 Tentcall, 6/5 Royal Buck. Tentcall fell at the Kennels Double on the first round. Royal Buck led across the top from Willow (Jen. Snowy Dawn, Night duh and Umtali. The order was the same passing the stands. Umtali fell ar the first of the Kennels Double. Royal Buck led 1o the last fence from Snowy Dawn and Willow Glen. Royal Buck fell at the last fence. Night Club won by four lengths from Willow (Jen with Snowy Dawn a similar distance away. Time 5.32. LONG BEACH HAN DICAP.—IS/1 <> TRAVENNA (Powell) 1; JO/.13 Elgindale (Leckie) 2; 2/3 Hunting Jay (L. G. Morris) 3. Also started: 3/2 Square Acre, 4/5 Cheap Money, 12/17 Sea Fox, 1/1 Master Reynard, 6/5 Knocklong, 5/6 Cottingham, 13/9 Braw Lad, 20/20 Invoice, 14/14 Hostile, 9/8 Trumpet Blast, S/12 Madam Pompadour. 16/16 First View, 7/7 Friday

Night, 11/11 Wee Musk, 22/19 Margaret Rose, 21/22 Rebel Chief, 22/23 Tuirau, 17/21 Emissary, 19/18 Bright Shade, 24/24 Rose of ’Tralee, 18/15 Horn’s Reef and Knock Out bracketed. When the course proper was reached, Travenna, Rebel Chief, Emis >ary, Square Acre, Bright Shade ami Elgindale were the leaders. Travenna drew out in the run home and won by three lengths from Elgindale. with Hunting .lay a similar distance away, and Braw Lad fourth. Time 1.16 4-5. SYDENHAM HURDLE HANDICAP.—4/4 ROYAL LINEAGE (IL Dulieu) 1: 6/7 Cargen (Mcßae) 2; :>/3 Royal Limond (O’Connor) 3. Also started; 7/8 Hounslow, 2/2 Rasouli, 1/1 Pahu, 3/5 Invictus, 8/6 Blacksmith. Passing the stands Royal Lineage had charge from Invictus, Royal Limond, Blacksmith, Hounslow, Cargen. Rasouli and Pahu. Going along the back. Royal Lineage was followed by Royal Limond, Invictus, and Blacksmith. The leaders were the same rounding the turn. Crossing the top Royal Lineage increased her lead from Royal Limond, ami these two were followed into the straight by Cargen, Blacksmith, Pahu and Rasouli. Royal Lineage won easily by eight lengths from Cargen, Royal Limond being a neck away, ami Rasouli fourth. 'l'ime 3.54. ST V X 11 URI )L E II AND ICA P.—3/3 (’HILE (Burgess) 1; 6/6 Verden (Turner) 2; 1/2 Transact (Trillo) 3. Also started; 7/7 Gold Knight, 5/5 Electing (Jance, 4/4 Revision, 2/1 Sunward, 8/8 Pleasant Memory, 9/9 Night Parade. Sunward fell at the fence near the six furlongs. Transact lost his place through a bad .jump at the tar turn, and Verden was well clear of the field crossing the top. Chile was Verden’s nearest attendant nt the last fence, with Night Parade ami Transact next. Verdon tired badly in the run home, ami was beaten threequarters of a length by Chile, with Transact six lengths away, and Revision fourth. Time 3.25. 11E A TIICGTE 11A N DIC A P .—B/9 SWEET AGNES (L. J. Ellis) 1; 1/1 Mercian Prince (Broughton) 2; 5/4 Cleaner (Phillips) 3. Also started: 15/4 Southdown (bracketed with Cleaner), 6/7 Polydora, 10/12 Ranelagh, 2/5 Ventrac, 7/6 Tiger Gain, 3/2 Water

Power, 4/3 Prince Vai, 9/10 CTiTiota, 12/11 Lady Spy, 10/8 Silver Sight, 13/13 Palmary, 1.4/14 Beau Geste. Bead Geste led out from Ventrac, Lady Spy, 'Tiger Gain, Mercian Prince ami Cleaner. Rounding the far turn, Ventrac led from Cleaner, followed by Lady Spy. Tiger Gain, Beau Geste, Mercian Prince, Chhota and Sweet Agnes. Ventrac and Cleaner were together crossing the top, and led into the straight from Tiger Gain, Mercian Prince, Polydora, Sweet Agnes and Water Power. Mercian Prince led at the distance from Cleaner and Sweet Agnes, but the last named finished strongly and beat Mercian Prince by half a length. Cleaner was two lengths away, and Silver Sight was fourth. Time 2.1.

LI Nf ’OLN STEEPLECHASE.—2/1. MEMBO (Beale) 1:1/2 Thurina (Bowden) 2: 5/5 Peterette (Langford) 3. Also started: 4/4 Billy Boy, 3/3 Va.'peen, 6/6 Kapuna, 7/7 Umtali. Kapuna and Valpeen led over Cutts from Membo, Thurina, Umtali, Billy Boy and Peterette. Valpeen and Kapuna were together at the Kennels Double and led past the stands from Thurina, Membo and Peterette. Thurina jumped to the front at Cutts, and was followed down the back by Kapuna, who fell at the first sod wall. Thurina was three lengths clear of Valpeen and Membo at the Kennels, but Valpeen fell heavily at the top sod 'wall. Menibo run up to Thurina approaching the top brush, and led over the last fence. Membo won by twelve lengths from Thurina. Peterette was ten lengths away, and Billy Boy further back. Time 6.11 3-5. REDCLIFFS HANDICAP.— 5/4 CALYDON (Broughton) 1; 11/12 Osculate (Dooley) 2; 14/13 Nightform (Brodie) 3. Also started: 6/8 Passion Fruit. 13/14 Haere Tonu, 1/1 Horowhenua, 8/7 Boudoir, 10/10 Red Dance, 5/5 Colossian, 15/17 Silver Jest, 2/2 Vocal, 3/7 Windward, 19/19 Monastic, 9/9 Tea Garden, 17/15 Kalmuck, 7/6 Korero, 15/16 Maroha, 12/11 Hunting Go, .18/18 Streamline, 20/20 Kevino. Windward led on to the course proper,* with Passion Fruit, Tea Garden, Horowhenua, Colossian, Red Dance, Haere Tonu and Osculate showing up. In the run home, Calydon came from the rear position and beat Osculate by a neck. Nightform was

three-quarters of a. length away, and Passion Fruit next. Time 1.16 2 5. SEL W YN IT AND IC Al’.—B/8 CR AN - FORD (Kirwan) 1 ; 7/7 Might (Humphries) 2; 1/2 Guarantee (Mackie) 3. Alsu started: 3/3 Mobile, 2/1 Slippery, 5/5 Palermo, 6/4 Haulbowline,-9/9 Dismiss, 4/6 Gay Court, 10/10 Lady Rene. Haulbowline led from Cranford, Dismiss, Palermo, Slippery, and Guarantee into the straight, but Cranford had charge at the distance from Palermo, Slippery, Might ami Gay Court. Cranford slaved on and won by a length from Might with Guarantee a neck awav, and Alobile fourth. Time On a charge of interference with Horowhenua in the Reilcliffs Handicap, A. E. Ellis was suspended for two months for careless riding.

Pakuranga Races CUP TO FLOWER BAG. DELRAIN WINS JELLICOE. . AUG KLAN D, August 18. The Auckland Racing season opened 10-day with I’akuranga Hunt annual meeting at Ellerslie. The weather was showery and tin* track was very heavy. The attendance was fair. The tote handled £17.417, compared with iT/.bn last year, a decrease of £4,10u. Results: (; R EE.X MOT NT HAND H’A I’.—2— MISs DAZZLE (Fergus) 1; 3—Ard manning (Sharkey) 2; J —Zane (trey (Poster) 3. Also .started: 4—Sir Pathfinder, 7 —Lenaubinn 9.61, 6 —Hassan, s—Pinto. Won by eight lengths, four lengths. Time 5.33. 11A R R ISM E MOR IA L 11U RDLES.—3 YALPA! (Day) 1; I—Glenade (B. Sullivan) 2; 2 —London (Smith) 2. Also started:4—Reviver 9.1. Won by a neck, a length. Time 3.31. SYLVIA PARK JI A NDIGAP— 2— SCOTLAiND, 7.6 (<'. Browne) I; 1 — Monanui (Goldfinch) 2; s—Ballymoney5—Ballymoney 7.2 (Jones) 3. Also started: 3— Solomon, 6—United 7.7, B—My8—My Money 7.9, (--Day Wind 7.4, 10—Crimestor 7.4. 7 —On Parade 7.12. 11—Gay Sal 8.8, 12 —Modern M:ii<l 7.‘J. 9—Royal Winton 7.12, 14 —'The Broker 7.31, 13 —Spearcourt 7.41. Won by 21 lengths, two lengths. Time 1.34. JEL LI COL HANDICAP.—4—DELRAIN 7.6 ( Trumain) 1; 2 —Lord Vai | (Wiggins) 2; 2—Gainsfid (Marsh) 3. Also started; .1 —Versant, 77- —Desert star, 6—Prolyxo. Versant, Prolyxo, I Lord Vai and Delrain led early. In that order. At the distance Versant led by a length from Prolyxo and Lord Vai, but Delrain ran up from last t® gel home by a neck from Lord Va'l, with Gainsfid third ami Versaid fourth. Won by a. neck; 21 lengths. 'l'ime 2.18. BAKU RAN G A 11U N T (’ U P.—2— FLOWER BAG (B. Sullivan) J; 1 — Haakon (Burgess) 2; 7 —London (J. Smith) 3. Also started:—3 —Clan Ronald, 6 —Glenade, s—Zane Grey, 4— Ardmanning. Flower Bag, (’lan Ronald ami Haakon were always handy and led (he field up the incline. Flower Bag maintained the lead to draw away in the straight and win comfortably from Haakon, with London well back third, and Clan Ronald fourth. Ardmanning and Zane Grey fell. Won by six lengths, twelve lengths. Time AU C KLAN D lIA N DIC A P._ 1 — GYPSY MOTII (Voitre) 1; 2—Kelly (Wiggins) 2; 6 —Sir Vai (Tremain) 3. Also started—lo—D’Artagnan, 7—Full Measure, 9 —Land Lubber, 4 —Ruling King, B—Solo Song, s—Titanette5 —Titanette 3— ALiss Lu, 11—Barograph, 12 —Gol l Musk. Won by a head, three lengths. Time 1.47 2-5.

11 R ELET IT AND FC All '—l — AIARCIIING SONG (Dods) 1; 2—Gastromony (Upton) 2: 4—Reviver (Muir) 3. Also started: —3—Cordon, 6 —Shon Latour, s—Benighted. Won by 2A lengths, three lengths. Time 2.24. DUNEDIN HANDICAP.—4— GAY SETON (Wiggins) 1; I—lmamint1 —Imamint (Goldfinch) 2; 3 —Gay Blonde (Voitre) 3. Also started:—s—Greek Gold, 12 —Impasto, 7 —British Columbia, 2 — Tradesman, 6—Chromadyne, 11 —14aroscope, B—Jaeldy8—Jaeldy Karo, 9—Solomon, 11—Chief Cook, 14—Crimestor, .13 — 'Teddy’s Boy. Won by threequarters of a length; the same. 'l’ime 1.18. AUCKLAND, August 18. The four-year-old gelding Supreme Court, who was purchased a few days ago by the southern owner, Dr. Gage Simpson, was shipped to Sydney today on the Wanganella. The brood mare Tlauwiri was also sent over on the same boat. . DUNEDIN. August 18. Tn its annual report, the committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club states that during the year the stakeoffered were increased by £ll5O. The year closes with a debit balance ot i £294, as against a credit balance of £5BB last year. Totalisator investments for the year amounted to £93,662, against £95,569 for the previous year, the decrease being accounted for by the decrease in investments at the winter meeting. Australian Races MOOBFIELD RACES. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 19. The Moorfield race results are:— iHurstville mile.—Kodapen 8.10 (Bartie) 1; Buonarroti 8.6 (Weiss) 2; Latyoon 10.0 (Pike) 3. Eight started. Won by a. length; one and a-’half lengths. Time 1.434. Frimsel was second in the first, division of the Flying Handicap, in which Diatomous was unplaced after being prominent most of the way. Cockp'en was unplaced in the Koga rah Stakes. Cavalcade and Deep Respect wera unplaced in the Three-year-old Handi cap V.R.C. MEETING. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) MELBOURNE, August 19. V.R.C. races at Flemington, resulted: Nerrin Handicap: Sir Simper (N.Z.) 7.2 (Wilson) 1; Count Orloff 8.6 (Perry) 2; Mystery Ship 6.12 (Murphy) 3. Fifteen started, including Melisande (fourth) and Movie Star

(fifth). Won by two and a-half lengths; one and a-qnarter lengths. Time 2.9. The New Zealander won without trouble, bringing himself into prominence as a candidate for the Caulfield Cup. Apache fell in the August Steeples, and Hunting Morn was unplaced in the Three-year-old Handicap. Chief Light was second in the Highweight Handicap. ADELAIDE, August 19. The Grand National Hurdles resulted: Malt Prince 9.1 (Dnmniett) 1; Trireme 9.2 (Bracegirdle) 2; Two Kings 1.0.1 (Johnson) 3. Fourteen started. Won by two and a-half lengths. Time 4.25|. Adelaide Guineas: Alinura 8.5 (Boorn) 1; Trifett 8.10 (Hopwood) 2; Jucata 8.10 (Hendry) 3. Fifteen started. Won by two and a-half lengths. Time 1.42. BLOODSTOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 17. Two hundred and ninety guineas' [ was realised this morning by Rapina, the eight-year-old half-sister to Rapine, and a foal by Nightmarch, at a bloodstock sale conducted by Pyne, Gould and Guinness and Wright, Stephenson. and Co. The purchaser of Rapina was William Inglis and Son, Sydney, who also bought Senlight, the twelve-years-old dam of Weatherwise, and a half-sister to Pillow Fight, and a foal by Philamol. The price of Senlight and the foal was 210 guineas. Other sales included Jay Round, by Gay Lad, to J. J. McGrath, 160 guineas. Bonrose, by Boniform, to J. J. McGrath, 125 guineas. It was the best sale of brood mares since 1929. REDLOCK RUNG IN. TRAINER ARRESTED. ADELAIDE, August 17. C. Prince, owner and trainer of the horse called Redlock, and the horse, have been disqualified for life by the South Australian Jockey Club stewards. As he left the inquiry room, Prince was arrested by detectives, and later was charged with having obtained stake money at Murray Bridge, by falsely pretending that a certain horse ■was Redlock. The horse was impounded. It is alleged that the horse which won the race was Erbie. The real Redlock is now at Malmsbury, Victoria. ADELAIDE, August 18. Allegations that the horse called Redlock was in reality Erbie, who has

been three times disqualified for life fur being a “ring-in,” were made by the I‘olic.e Prosecutor in the Centra! Court, when C. Prince was remanded HANDICAPPING CHANGE. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 17. The, New South Wales Trotting Club has derided to abandon its present system of handicapping, and to adopt the method operating in New Zealand, on bail on a charge of having obtained money from the Murray Bridge Racing Club by false pretences. French “Ring-in” £4OOO FROM TOTE. NO TRACE OF PRECIPITATORS. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 19 at 7 p.m.) PARIS, August 18. Starting at long odds in a race reserved for horses which had not previously won £125 in prize money, a mysterious horse, Hallenc-ourt, not only won easily, but broke the existing course record. The jockey took the horse straight to the exit. The stewards ’ inquiries revealed that everyone connected with the horse had vanished, after collecting four thousand sterling from the totalisator. Subsequently it was found that the t.ainer had placed Halleneourt in a van bound for the South of France, and had sold it en route. He also sold it before his departure, as part of a valuable stable. The horse and trainer cannot now be traced. KNOCKLONG SOLD. The well-known West Coast performer, Knoeklong, has been sold to Mr. Reid, of Selwyn, and will be trained in future by A. E. Didham, of Win gatui. E J. Pinn. the sixteen-year-o'd Runanga youth, who has been apprenticed to A. S. Ell'is, Washdyke, lias been granted his jockey’s license.