CANTERBURY MEETING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 107, 6 April 1926, Page 9

CANTERBURY MEETING

EASTER HANDICAP WON BY GRAND KNIGHT.

CHRISTCHURCH, April 5. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting opened to-day in perfect weather. The track was ill perfect order, and tho totalisator handled £50,153, as against £59,770 last year. Additional results:

GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of . 1000 sovs. Seven furlongs. 1 Grand Knight, 9.3 (B. H. Morris) 1 2 Civility, 8.1 2 5 Baldowa, 7.9 3 Also started: 1 Royal Divorce and Fool’s Paradise (bracketed with winner), 13 Listening Post, 7 Siaosi, 3 Set Sail, 8 Father O’Flynn, 4 Rosonof, 6 Licinius, 9 Overdrawn, 10 Tho Harp, 14 Miss Minerva, 11 Corn Money, 12 Carnot. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin. 25 l-ssec.

GIMCRACIv HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. Six furlongs 9 Booster, 8.3 (Green) 1 5 Receipt, 8.10 2 6 Gold Brick, 7.9 3 Also started: 7 Victory Bond, 14 His Majesty, 2 Serotina, 1 Minotus, 4 Grey Lass, 3 Precious, 8 Frivolous, 10 Kiiris, 16 Violet 11., 13 Calcite, 12 Phantasy, 17 Sayanora, 15 Philanderer, 11 Brightling. Won by a length, a similar distance between second and third. Time, lmin. 12 l-osec.

SOCKBURN HANDICAP, of 500

sovs. Nine furlongs. 6 Los Ambus, 7.0 (A. Messervey) 1 2 Tommy Dodd, 8.1 2 4 Rivalry, 7.5 3 Also started: 3 Gold Light, 1 Count Cavour, 8 Deucalion, 7 Fresco, 5 Mount Marta. Won by half a length, a similar distance between second and third. Time, lmin. 53sec.

COURTENAY WELTER, of 350 sovs

One mile. 2 Footfall, 9.5 (B. H. Morris) 1 4 Centrepiece, 8.10 2 1 Zaragoza, 8.11 3 Also started: 5 Chickwheat, 3 Enaro, 6 Will Oakland, 7 Bonskirl. Won by a length each way. Time, lmin. 39 l-ssec. WAIPUKURAU MEETING. CUP WON BY GAZE. NAPIER, April 5. The Waipukurau Jockey Club’s autumn meeting was held to-day in beautiful weather. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator investments amounted to £22,544, as compared with £25,859 last year, a decrease of £3315. Results:— MAIDEN RACE, of 150 sovs. Weiglit-for-age. Seven furlongs. 10 Gurnion (T. Fanning) ... 1 5 Hakuwai 2 6 Wairipo 3 Also started: 12 Merry Wanderer. 4 Brae man, 1 Logic, 2 Mount Clyue and Hillation (coupled), 9 Polyastra, 11 Pali, 7 Mystum, 8 Mary Catmint, 3 Mountain Star. Won by half a head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.30 1-5. HATUMA HACK HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Five furlongs. 4 Plain Sailing, 8.5 (J. Wilson) 1 1 Newbury King, 8.12 2 8 Break o’ Day, 7.3 3 Also started: 3 Minstrel Boy, 5 Manutai, 11 Kahumanu, 2 Vivo, 6 Merry Imp, 7 Hypnotic, 12 Cherry Pic, 10 Coot, 13 Morning Gift, 9 Hakuwai. Won by one and a-half lengths, threequarters of a length betv'een second and third. Time, 1.1 2-5. HACK HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 6 Serenade, 7.8 (F. 0. McHugh) 1 1 Perle de Leon, 9.2 2 3 My Hobby, 9.0 ... 3 Also started: 2 Son o’ Mine, 9 Landbird, 4 Butterscotch, 5 Carniola, 6 Black Art, 10 Mysto, 7 Merekara. Won by a short head, a length between second and third. Time, 2.7 3-5. WAIPUKURAU CUP, of 300 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 4 Gaze, 8.0 (J. Hockley) ... 1 5 Blue Jay, 7.8 2 1 Mulatour, 8.0 ... 3 Also started: 3 Haurangi, 2 Othon, 6 Crown Qem. Won by two lengths and a-half, half a head between second and third. Time. 2.6. ORINGI HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Five furlongs. 4 Plain Sailing, 8.7 (H. Dunn) 1 2 Imitation* 8.13 2 3 Inner Harbour, 7.1 A 3 Also started: 1 Jeanette, 2 Comedie (coupled with Imitation), 5 Vivo, 6 Tameterangi. Won by a length and a-half, a length between second and third. Time, 1.1 4-5. LADIES’ HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile and three furlongs. 3 Hillation, 11.5 (Mr G. W. Green) 1 4 Peshwa, 10.7 2 2 Toa Tana, 11.3 3 Also started : 5 Blue Star, 1 Roche, 6 Mosthenes, 7 Home Brew. Won by two lengths and a-quarter, four lengths between second and third. Timep 2.27 1-5. PARIMU HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs. 1 Newbury King, 8.11 (G. Ridgway) 1 5 Carniola, 7.3 2 2 Wristlet, 8.8 3 Also started: 6 Blue Jay, 4 Minstrel Boy, 3 Manutai, 7 Break o’ Bay, 8 Merekara, 9 Mountain Star. Won by a head, a length between second and third. Time, 1.14 2-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs. 2 Jeanette, 7.6 (F. C. McHugh) 1 1 Kaiti, 8.6 2 4 Tuahine, 8.2 3 Also started : 3 Good Sport, 6 Malatour, 5 Civilform. Won by a short head, a length between second and third. Time, 1.13 4-5. (Continued on page 10.)