SPORTING

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1933, Page 5

SPORTING

CANTERBURY J. C. MEETING

YESTERDAY

(Per Press Association — Copyright )

'CHRISTCHURCH, April 18,

'The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting concluded : to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance, S°°cL The course was fast, but hard. The tot e investments amounted to £16,390 against £14,584£ on the second day last year, a total for the meeting of £43,887.( as against £38,735. Addington Handicap.—(4-i4) /Chief Light 1, (3-3) Polydora, 2, (7-8) Knocklong 3. Won by a neck each way. Tim, o 1.39 (3-5. Great Autumn Handicap.—(B-8) Princess Argosy (Jenninga) 1; (2-2) -.Rebel Song (Ludlow) 2; (1-1) 'Shatte r (?i. EEllis) 3. Won b.v a length and a half ; a neck. Time 2.32 2 J 5.

Gimcrack Handicap (2-3) Cottesmore 1, (3-4) Kemal Pasha 2 ; (7-7) Mantheo 3. Won by two lengths; a lengths Time 1.11 4-5. y’ :

Challenge Stakes.—(l) • Fracas 1, '(3) Sweet Agnes 2, . (2) Might 3. Only starters. - Won by a length and a half .; three lengths. Time 1.26. M Templeton Handicap.—(4-4) MartianChief 1, (14), Hurlingham, 2, (3-3) True Shaft 3. Won *by a head ; thrqo.j.v lengths.. Time 1.25 4-5. " '

RACING APPEALS UPHELD. .T j

AUCKLAND, April 18,

A/ppeals by Wenzl Scholium, racehorse owner; W. Goscomb, -, trainer; dnd G, Grice, apprentice jockey; against their disqualification for -six_ months by th e Judicial Committee oE the Whangarei Racing Club,' were upheld by the Auckland District RacingCommittee.

The eas, e concerned the running of Princess Star in the Portland Hack Handicap at Whangare-i on April 6,' and the disqualifications were imposed on the ground that there had been a contravention of the rule relating to .. ahorso .being run on its merits.. The District 'Committee, in allowing the appeals, ordered th e deposits of £5 each to be returned,t o the appellants.^

EPSOM STAKES RESULTS. !A (Received this day at .11 a.m.) LONDON, April 18. The Great Metropolitan Stakes (Epsom), resulted—Joyous Greeting 1, (Notice Board 2, Grey Wonder 3. Twelve started. Won by a neck; three lentghs.