THE SMUGGLER WINS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 94, 4 April 1934, Page 2

THE SMUGGLER WINS

- C.J.C. GREAT AUTUMN, STAKES TO SILVER RING. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 3. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting was continued to-day. The weather was brilliantly fine and the attendance was good. The track was in fast order. The totalisator investments amounted to £21,610 (win £11,051, place £10,559), as against £16,390 last year. The total for the meeting was £53,396 10/-, compared with £43,887 10/- last year, an increase of £9509. Late results: — GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP Of £600; It mile 4/1 THE SMUGGLER, 8.0 (Humphries) ' .. 1 10/7 Cough, 7.0 (Mackinnon) .. .. 2 1/2 Ranelagh, 7.0 (L. J. Ellis) .. 3 Also ran: 2/3 Argentic 8.7, 9/9 Cricket Bat 8.5, 3/4 Shatter 8.2, 8/10 Great Stan 7.9, 7/8 Irish Lancer 7.8, 6/6 Tout le Monde 7.0, 5/5 Palmary 7.0. Great Star and Cricket Bat were the first to show out, but going along the back Cough led from The Smuggler, Irish Lancer, Tout le Monde, Shatter, Great Star, Argentic and Ranelagh. The Smuggler led six furlongs from home, followed by Cough, Irish Lancer, Shatter, Tout le Monde, Argentic and Great Star. The leaders were tho same into the straight. In a close finish The Smuggler stayed on to beat Cough by a head, with Ranelagh a length away. Shatter was fourth. Time, 2.33 3-5. GIMCRACK HANDICAP Of £160; 6 furlongs. 1/1 REBEL STAR, 8.9 (L. J. Ellis) 1 3/3 Tizzy, 7.7 (A. Eastwood) .. .. 2 4/5 Wild Sky, 7.0 (C. Platt) .. .. 3 Also ran: Haere Tonu 8.6, 9/9 Tea Garden 8.1, 5/4 Quietly 7.13, 11/10 Weatherly 7.12, 6/6 Silver Jest 7.12, 4/5 Scarlet Rambler 7.7 (bracketed with Wild Sky), 8/8 Grampian 7.7, 7/7 Eupator 7.3, 10/11 Motunau 7.2, 12/12 Silver Tassle 7.0. Rebel Star and Tizzy were the first, to become prominent, and were followed on to the course proper by Quietly, Eupator, Scarlet Rambler and Wild Sky. In the run homo Rebel Star won by a length from Tizzy, with Wild Sky a neck away. Quietly was fourth. Time. 1.12 2-5. CHALLENGE STAKES Of £300; 7 furlongs.

1 SILVER RING (O’Connor) .. .. 1 3 Custodian (MacKKinnon) ~ .. 2 4 The Masquerader (R. Reed) .. 3 Also ran: 2 Variant. The Masquerader was first to show out, but crossing the top Variant led from Silver Ring, The Masquerader, and Custodian. Variant and Silver Ring were together entering the straight, but an the run home Silver Ring drew out and won by a length from Custodian, with The Masquerader a length away, and Variant half a length further back. Time, 1.25 1-5. TEMPLETON HANDICAP Of £250; 7 furlongs. 2/2 COPYIST, 7.12 (Russell) .. .. 1 1/1 Hurlinghm, 8.8 (R. Reed) .. .. 2 5/4 Metal Bird, 7.1 (Messervy) .. 3 Also ran: 3/3 Cranford 7.9, 4/5 Gaysome 7.8. Copyist turned into the straight first and was followed by Cranford, Hurlingham, Metal Bird and Gaysome. Copyist went on to win by two lengths from Hurlingham, with Metal Bird a length and a half away. Gaysome was fourth. Time, 1.25 4-5.