C.J.C. MEETING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 211, 20 August 1934, Page 2

C.J.C. MEETING

Sweet Agnes Wins Again CRANFORD THE SELWYN By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, August IS. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting concluded to day-. The weather was wet early in tho day after heavy overnight rain, but cleared later in the afternoon. In consequence the track was heavy. The attendance was good under the conditions. The totalisator investments amounted to £25,158, as against £32,343 on the concluding day last year. The total for the meet-

ing was £89,942, compared with £91,381 10/- last year, a decrease of £1439 10/-. Late results: —

STYX HURDLE HANDICAP Of £200; IS mile

3/3 CHILE 9.0 (Burgess) .. .. 6/6 Verden 10.9 (Turner) ... .. 1/2 Transact 9.6 (Trillo) ... ..

Nlso run: 7/7 Gold Knight 10.9, 5/5 Fleeting Glance 9.3, 4/4: Revision 9.3, 2/1 Sunward 9.0, 8/8 Pleasant Memories 9.0, 9/9 Night Parade 9.0.

Sunward fell at the fence near the sixfurlongs post. Transact lost his place through a bad jump at the far turn, and Verden was well clear of his field crossing the tup. Chile was Verden’s nearest attendant coming to the last fence, with Night Parade and Transact next. Verden tired badly in the run home and was beaten by three-quarters of a length by Chile, with Transact six lengths away third. Revision was fourth. Time, 3.25.

HEATHCOTE HANDICAP Of £2OO ; 9 furlongs.

B'9 SWEET AGNUS 9.1 (L. J. Ellis) 1 1/1 Mercian Prince 8.0 (Broughton) 2 5/4 Cleaner 8.0 (Phillips) 3 Also ran. 5/4 Southdown 9.6 (bracketed with Cleaner), 6,7 Polydora 9.5, 10/12 Danelagh 9.0, 2/5 Ventrac 8.12, 7/6 Tiger Gam 8.11, 3/2 Water Power 8.9, 1/3 Prince Vai-8.8, 9/10 Chhota 8.0, 12/11 Lady Spy 8.0, 10/8 Silver Sight 8.0, 13/13 Palmary 8,0, 14/14 Beau Geste 8.0.

Beau Geste led out from Ventrac, Lady Spy, Tiger Gain, Mercian Prince and Cleaner. Rounding the far turn Ventrac led from Cleaner followed by Lady Spy, Tiger Gain, Beau Geste, Mercian Prince, Chhota and Sweet Agne<- Ventrac and Cleaner were together crossing the top, and led into the straight from Tiger Gain, Mercian Prince, Polydora, Sweet Agties and Water Power, Mercian Prince led at tho distance from Cleaner and Sweet Agnes, but the last-named finished strongly to beat Mercian Prince by half a length, w r ith Cleaner two lengths away. Silver Sight was fourth. Time, 2.1. LINCOLN STEEP 1 ECHASE Of £350 ; 3 miles. 2/1 MEMBO 9.13 (Beale) 1 1/2 Thurina 11.9 (Bowden) 2 5/5 Peterette 9.0 (Langford) ... 3 Also ran: 4/4 Billy Boy 12.3, 3/3 Valpeen 12.1, 6/6 Kapuna 9.0, 7/7 Umtali 9.0.

Kapuna and Valpeen. led over Cutts from Membo, Thurina, Umtali, Hilly 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 tho front at Cutts and was followed down the back by Kapund, which fell at the first sod wall. Thurina was three lengths deal' of Valpeen and Membo at tho Kennels, but Valpeen fell heavily at the top sod wall. Membo ran up to Thurina approaching the top brush, and led over the last fence to win by 12 lengths from Thurina, with Peterette ten lengths away and Billy Boy further back fourth. Time 6.11 3-5.

REDCLIFFS HANDICAP Of £175 ; one mile.

4/4 CALYDON 8.12 (Broughton) ... 1 11/12 Osculate 8.5 (Dooley) 2 14/13 Nightform 8.5 (Brodie) ... 3 Also ran: 6/8 Passion. Fruit 9.7, 13/14 Haere Tonu 9.3, 1/1 Horowhenua 9.1, 8/7 Boudoir 8.11, 10/10 Red Dance 8.8, 5/5 C'olossian 8.6, 15/17 Silver Jest 8.5, 2/2 Vocal 8.5, 3/7 Windward 8.3, 19/19 Monastic 8.2, 9/9 Tea Garden 8.1, 17/15 Kalmuk 8.0, 7/6 Karero 8.0, 15/16 Maroha 8.0, 12/11 Hunting Go 8.0, 18/18 Streamline 8.0, 20/20 Kcvina 8.0. Windward led on to the course proper with Passion Fruit, Tea Garden. Horowhenua, Colossian, Red Dance, Haere Tonu and Osculate also showing up. In the run home Calydon came from a rear position to beat Osculate by a neck, with Nightform three-quarters of a. length away third. Passion Fruit was fourth. Time, 1.46 On a charge of interference with Horowhenua'in the Redcliffs Handicap, A. E. Ellis (who is to leave shortly for Australia) was suspended for two months for careless riding. SELWYN HANDICAP Of £200; 7 furlongs.

8,8 CRANFORD 8.6 (Kirwan) ... 1 7/7 Might 8.2 (Humphries) 2 1/2 Guarantee 8.6 (Mackie) ... ... 3

Also ran: 3/3 Mobile 9.2, 2/1 Slippery 8.13, 5/5 Palermo 8.10, 6/4 Haulbowline 8.4, 9/9 Dismiss 8.2, 4/6 Gay Court 8.0, 10/10 Lady Rene 8.0. Haulbowline led from Cranford, Dismiss, Palermo, Slippery and Guarantee into tho straight but Cranford had charge at the distance from Palermo, Slippery, Might and Gay Court. Cranford stayed on and won by a length from Might witli Guarantee a neck away third. .Mobile was fourth. Time, 1.32 3-5.