SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1939, Page 5

SPORTING

Cup and Stewards

ACCEPTANCES DECLARED.

CHRISTCHURCH, October 20.

Following are the acceptances for the New Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap, to be run at the Canterbury J.C. meeting on November 4:---

NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAP, £2OOO (including gold cup valued £75), two milas. —Royal Chief 9.6, Siegmund 8.11, Arctic King 8.10, Peerless 8.4, Ned Cuttie 7.13, Thermidor 7.11, Lady Furst 7.10, Lowenberg 7.9, Tooley Street 7.6, Trebor, Dictate, Second Innings 7.5, Centrepoise 7.4, Settlement 7.3, Wagner 7.2, Passaform, Hunting Cat. Yours Truly 7.1, Parquet, The Wrecker, Shanghai Lily, Kobi. Mishna, Might, Made Money, Spartan, Capricious, Autosweep, Balmenter, Swordstick 7.0.

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £BOO, 6 furlongs.—Paper Slipper 9.5, Nightcalm 8.11, Gay Chou, Beaulivre 8.10, Disdain 8.8, Toro Koura 8.3, Screen Star 7.11, Lord Nuffield 7.11, Strip 7.8, Density, Rakahanga 7.7, Paper Note 7.5, Globe Trotter 7.4, Sleeveless 7.3, Gay Parade 7.1, Skyrena, Flagman, Dark Flight, Baffle 7.0. After the first forfeits the following remain in the Welcome Stakes, £750, 5 furlongs.—Lord Quex-Version filly, Blue Abbey, Kurawhi, Miss Hallomet, Absolve, Chang, Doria, Locrain. Enrich, Lockheed, Don’t Forget, Shikjri* Beau Coureur, Peata, Gold Flight. N.Z. DERBY STAKES, £l5OO, 11 miles. —Winning Rival, Vai Pere, Hasting Bee, Beaulivre, Night Prince,

Mcliora, Buccaneer, Moorsotis, Kobi, Princess Vai, Nigger Boy, Dark Water, Baran. N.Z. OAKS, £6OO, 11 miles.—Classform, Asia, Montessa, Winning Rival, Dress Parade, Vascones, Meliora, Anita Foe, Stylish, Hunting Bee, Princess Vai, Princess Minerva, Dinah Dhu, Sceptre, Authoress.

TO-DAY'S CAULFIELD PROSPECTS.

(Received October 20, 9.10 p.m.). MELBOURNE, October 20. The 'New Zealand horses Elanage and Wilson worked steadily to-day. Both are fit. Fine warm weather is forecast for the Caulfield Cup to-morrow. El Golea was scratched for the Cup at 2.25 to-day. Reading is an unlikely runner, as he is sulf ering from soreness. His trainer hopes he will be tit enough to run at Flemington. CAULFIELD CUP FIELD. Final acceptors for the Caulfield Cup of £6500 and a gold cup valued at £l5O, second £lOOO, third £5OO. One mile and a-half (Run October 21): — Donaster 9.2, Buzalong, El Golea 9.0, Elanage 8.12, L’Aiglon 8.11, Millie’s Hope 8.8, Ortelle’s Star, Respirator 8.7, Feminist 7.13 Maikai 7.11, Landlaw 7.9, Carpentier, Reading 7.8, Prince Sion, Wilson 7.7, Soltio 7.6, Pantier 7.3,’ Glasnevin, Glenfino 7.0, Historian, Rivette 6.13, Diaphane, Fearless 6.12, Geebung 6.10, Donis Girl 6.9, John Dory 6.8, David Spear, Fort Belvedere 6.7. RACING CONFERENCE SECRETARY. WELLINGTON, October 20. ‘ Mr. A. M. Mcßeath, at present act-ing-secretary, has been appointed secretary to the New Zealajid Racing Conference. LATEST SCRATCHINGS. . Peter Harvester has been scratched for all engagements at the Greymouth Trots to-day.