DERBY DAY AT RICCARTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 10

DERBY DAY AT RICCARTON.

SPORTING BLOOD WINS. FEND ALTON TO VINTAGE. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 5. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s metropolitan meeting was continued to-day. The weather was fine and the course in good order, and there was an excellent attendance. The totalisator investments amounted to £22,451, as compared with £13,485 10s last Derby day, when heavy rain fell. The principal event, the Derby, was won by the favourite, Sporting Blood, who has now won three races in succession. Ho was strongly challenged by Synagogue, and although the latter was unequal to the task, his performance for his first race beyond a mile was very good. Sporting Blood gave Hunting Song his first winner of a New Zealand Dorby. It was also the first success of the jockey, L. J. Ellis, in this race. The Fendalton Handicap was won impressively by Vintage, who finished all over his opponents and scored easing up in very fast time. Fast time was also recorded by Cranford in winning the Criterion Handicap. The track was in excellent order. Favourites, with one or two exceptions, did not fare too well. Sporting Blood’s win was the only North Island success to-day, though Sempor Paratus, winner of the first race, is now trained at Trentham. Results: —• MIDDLETON HANDICAP, of £2OO. Nino furlongs.

8-10 SEMPER PARATUS, 10.6 (Ridgway) 1 4-5 HONEST MAID, 9.2 (Voight) ... 2 13-14 EARTHQUAKE, 9.2 (Anderton) 3

Also started: 1-4 Emotion 10.13, 3-3 Cotlingham 10.3, 10-9 Sungem 10.5, 4-1 Heather Glow 10.5, 6-6 Revision 9.11, 2-2 Hunting Go 9.9, 11-12 Palatinate 9.6, 7-7 Sky Rover 9.2, 12-11 Coll, 9-8 Chaste l 14-13 Streamline 9.0. Semper Paratus led into the straight from Honest Maid and Earthquake, with Revision, Emotion, Heather Glow, and Cottingham next. In a close finish Semper Paratus won by half a length from Honest Maid with Earthquake a neck away. Revision was fourth. Time, 1.55 3-5.

IRWELL HANDICAP, of £2OO. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. 2-2 SILVER SAIL, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) 1 1- SYMCONY, 9.3 (W. Broughton) ... 2 5-5 ROUND UP, 7.4 (Marsh) 3 Also started: 7-9 Roaming 8.0, and Lofty 8.0 bracketed, 9-8 Gay Circle 8.0, 8-9 Honour's Lad 8.0, 3-3 Penelope 7.12, 6-6 Hine Ra 7.4, 4-4 Hororata 7.0. Racing on to the course proper Symcony led from Silver Sail, Round Up, Hine Ra, Hororata, Penelope, and Honours Lad, and in the run to the post Silver Sail won by half a length from Symcony. Round Up was a neck away third and Hororata fourth. Time, 47 4-ssec. CRITERION HANDICAP, of £3OO. Seven furlongs. 2- Mrs J. H. Miller’s eh g CRANFORD, car 7.5 (Leckie) 1 8-7 MOBILE, 7.10 (S. Wilson) 2 7-7 GAYSOME, 7.0 (Jenkins) 3

Also started: 3-4 Palermo 8.6, 1-1 Copyist 8.3, 6-6 Silver Streak 8.3, 4-3 Princess Doreen. 8.1, 9-9 Great Star 8.0, 5-5 Fair Weather 7.5. Rounding the far turn and across the top Fair Weather and Cranford led from Caysome, Palermo, Great Star, Copyist, Silver Streak, and Princess Doreen. The leaders were still the same when the straight was reached, but Cranford did best in the run home and won _by half a length from Mobile, Gaysome being a similar distance away. Silver Streak was fourth. Time, 1.24 2-5. NEW ZEALAND DERBY STAKES, of £1000; second £2OO, and third £100; for three-year-olds. One mile and a half.

1- Mr T. Fraser’s junr.’s b c SPORTING BLOOD (Hunting Song—Gazi), 8.10 (L. J. Ellis) 1 2- Mr W S. Clarke’s ch c SYNAGOGUE, 8.10 (W. Broughton) ... 2 3- Mr A. C. Mills’s b g TAURAMAI, 8.10 (Didham) 3

Also started: 4-5 Horn’s Reef car 9.0, 7-7 Wonderful, 5-4 Pin Money, 6-6 Pawky 8.10. Horn’s Reef, Sporting Blood, and Synagogue were first to show out. Pin Money took charge going out of tho straight and led past the mile post from Wonderful, Horn’s Reef, Taurainai, Sporting Blood, Pawky, and Synagogue. There was no change in tho positions racing along tho back and round the far turn. Tauramai moved up across the top and led into the straight from Pin Money, Sporting Blood, Horn’s Reef, and Synagogue. In a close finish Sporting Blood beat Synagogue by a neck. Tauramai was throe lengths further away and Wonderful was fourth. Time, 2.33 2-5. FENDALTON HANDICAP, of £3OO. One mile and a quarter. 4-4 VINTAGE, 8.6 (A. Eastwood) ... 1 11-10 SILVER SIGHT, 7.0 (Lcckie) ... i 2-2 POLYDORA, 8.11 (A. E. Ellis) ... 3 Also started: 5-5 Davolo 8.11, 6-8 Stccton car 8.0, and Cough 7.3 bracketed, 8-6 Signaller 7.12, 1-1 Southdown 7.13, 3-3 Might 7.11, 10-11 Ranclagh car 7.3, 9-9 Horowhenua 7.7, 7-7 Passion Fruit 7.6. Passion Fruit led past tho mile from Davolo, Stceton, Vintage, Horowhenua, and Silver Sight. Stceton led at the far turn from Davolo, Passion Fruit, Cough, Ranelagh, Horowhenua, Vintage, Silver Sight, and Polydora. Stceton was still in command turning for homo, being followed into the straight by Davolo, Rnnolagh, Passion Fruit, Silver Sight, Vintage, and Polydora. Vintage did best over the con-' eluding stages and won by half a length from Silver Sight. Polydora was a neck away. Passion Fruit was fourth. Time, 2.4.

RANDOLPH HANDICAP, of £2OO. Seven furlongs.

1- REBEL CHIEF, 9.2 (L. J. Ellis) ... 1 2- TOP RANK, 8.3 (B. 11. Morris) ... 2 3- COLOSSIAN, 8.5 (A. E. Ellis) ... 3 Also started: 6-5 Weatherly car 8.0, 7-7 Braw Lad cat- 7.13, 9-10 McHeath 7.12, 5-6 Elbanor 7.7, 10-8 Bella Rose 7.5, 8-9 Knock Out car 7.0, 11-12 Wino 7.1, 14-13 Consummation, 12-11 Orris, 4-3 Silver Step, 13-14 Horotiu 7.0. Rebel Chief, who was followed into tho straight by Elbanor, Top Rank, Horotiu, Colossian, Braw Lad, and Silver Step, was not troubled in the run home. He won by three lengths from Top Rank with Colossian a nock away. Silver Stop was fourth. Time, 1.26.

EPSOM HANDICAP, of £225. One mile. 4-4 RED BOA, 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) ... 1 1-1 REBEL STAR, 8.11 (G. Humphries) 2 3-3 KAMAL PASHA, ear 8.0 (Didham) 3

Also started: 8-7 Water Power car 8.3, 5- Red Racer car 7.8, 10-10 Jaloux 7.12, 6- Cleaner car 7.12, 2-2 Quietly 7.11, 7-8 Tout le Monde 7.11, 9-9 Locksley 7.11. The order into the straight was Rebel Star from Kamal Pasha, Red Boa, Cleaner, and Quietly. Red Boa did best in the run home and won by half a length from Rebel Star, with Kamal Pasha a similar distance away third. Quietly was fourth. Time, 1.39.