Great Easter to Charmeuse

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 8

Great Easter to Charmeuse

CHAMPAGNE STAKES TO GOLDEN WINGS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting opened to-day. The ■weather was fine and the course in good order.-The attendance was rather better than usual. Tho totalisator investments amounted to £31,135 10s, as compared with £50,031 last year. Results: — KILDARE HURDLES HANDICAP, Ol 200 sovs. If miles: i_ANTRIM BOY: 10.11 (Mackie) 1 4 PANGOLIN; 9.13 (Peart) .... 2 5 ORIFLAMB; 9.0 (Carmont) .. 3 Also started: 3 Carinthia 12.5,- 2 Aberfeldy 10.4. Won by twelve lengths, five lengths between second and third. Carinthia was fourth. Time, -3.13 2-5. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, for 2-yr-olds, of 700 sovs. Six furlongs: I—GOLDEN WINGS; (A. E. Ellis) 1 o—CRICKET BAT; (Coveny) .. 2 4 FAIR WEATHER; (Didham) . 3 Also started: 3 Esteem, 7 Gay Court, 9 Last March, 5 Tautbow, 10 The Quorn, 6 Gold Pit 8 Ma Belle Polly. Fair Weather, Golden Wings and Cricket Bat were the early leaders and were still in charge at the straight entrance closely followed by Last March and Esteem. In tho run homo Golden Wings was not. troubled to win by three lengths from Cricket Bat with Fair Weather half a length away. Esteem was fourth. Time, 1.13 2-5. 'AUTUMN PLATE, of 200 sovs. One mile: 5 SHARP THORN; 7.2 (A.

Eastward) •• ** „ 9— JUNIPER; 5.5 (Messervy) .. 2 S—THE BAILIFF; B.S (Pascoe) .. 3 Also" started: 14 Adelphi 8.8, 1 Air Laddie ;S.<V 3 Punchcstown 7.12, 4 Shatter 7.9, 9 Night. Recital 7.2, 11 The Viscount 7.2, 12 Royal Love 7.1, b Parysia 7.1, 7 Owlsflight 7.0, 13 Decisive" 7.0. 15 Royal Ampora 7.0, 10 Invietus 7.0. Won by a neck, a length and a hair between second and third. Shatter was fourth. Time, 1.40 1-5. RDSSLEY PLATE, of 200 sovs. Five

furlongs: 4—GALLANT FOX; 7.5 (H. Jones) 1 I—OHIEF COOK; 8.8 (Green) .. 2 10 —WAIWENE; 7.3 (Jennings).. 3 Also started: 9 Type 7.9, 6 Convoy 7.5, 12 Knowledge 7.5,H Zeebrugge 7.5 and Boundary Hit 7.3, 5 Eclair 7.5, 8 Battle Queen 7.3, 11 Azalea 7.3, 13 High Toi 7.3, 7 Grand Review 7.3, 3 Idolise 7.3. Won by two lengths, a head between Second and third. Azalea was fourth. Time, 1.0 2-5. _ . GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of 700 . sovs. Seven furlongs: 3 CHARMEUSE; 7.1 (A. East wood) 1 4 GREAT STAR; 7.10 (Humphries) ? 9—MOUNT BOA; 7.3 (Messervy) 3 Also started: 6 Limerick 8.13, 11 Silver Paper 5.3, 7 Palermo 8.0, 1 Autopay 7.13, 2 Arrow Lad 7.13, 8 Full Feather 7.12, 5 Chrysology 7.10, 13 Jaloux 71, 10 Blue Paper 7.0, 12 Compris 7.0. Autopay, Great Star,*Blue Paper and Palermo were the first out from the barrier. Passing the six furlongs post Blue Paper had charge from Great Star, Autopay, Arrow Lad, Chrysology. Blue Paper led into the straight fifom Arrowlad and Great Star. At the distance Charmeuse came from the middle cf the field to win by threequarters" of a length from Great Star. Mount Boa

was a head away third. Chrysology was fourth. Time, 1.25 3-5. GYMCRACK SELLING HANDICAP,

of 200 sovs. Six furlongs: 2 WISE CHOICE; 9.0 (Didham) 1 , S—GRAND ACRE; 8.2 (Jennings) 2 3 MUFF; 7.13 (B. H. Morris) .. 3 Also started:: 6 The Dovo 8.8, 1 Coroner 8.8, 4 Knockany 8.1, 8 Shot Silk 7.12, 9 Mistress Quickly 7.9, 7 Gay Nita 7.7. Won by two lengths, threo lengths between second and third. Coroner was fourth. Time, 1.13. SOCKB'URN HANDICAP, of 300 sovs.

Nine furlongs: 2 BLACK DUKE; 8.8 (Didham) 1 3 BALLDRESS; 8.2 (R. Coveny) 2 4 NIGHT EFFORT; 7.0 (A. E'ast-

wood) 0 Also started: 1 Spoon 8.6, 6 Glenrowan 7.0, 5 Semper Paratus 7.0. Won by a length and a half, two lengths between second and third. Semper Paratus was fourth. Time, COURTENAY HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. Seven furlongs: 4 FIRST RAID; 8.0 (Green) .. 1 3 —MBPRISANT; 9.1 (B. H. Mor-

ris) I—TRUE SHAFT; 9.3 (R. Reed) 3 Also started: 2 A 1 Jolson 8.9, 5 Bonrose 7.7, 6 The Dove 7.7. Won by threequarter of a length, two lengths between second and third. A 1 Jolson was fourth. Time, 1.27.

ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Canterbury Jockey Club acceptances for tho second day are:— PEERSWICK HURDLES HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; oneo round and a distance. Carinthia, Antrim Boy 11.11, Pangolin 10.1. Troilus 9.6, Oriflamb 9.0. « _„ Tri at> AUTUMN NURSERY HANDICAP, of 250 sovs.; six furlongs—Solvent 9.0, Chief Cook 8.9, Last March 8.8. Gold Pit 5.2, Ma Belle Polly 7.4, Type 7.3, Convoy, Zeebrugge,'Eclair 7.2, Azalea. Diable 7.0. YALDHURST HANDICAP, of -50 sovs.; one mile.—True Shaft, Mepns-ant-9.6, Ball Dress 9.3. First Raid 5.13, Night Effort 7.13, Shatter, The Dove 7 * ADDINGTON HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; one mile. —Juniper, The Bailiff 8.9 Adelphi 5.4, Semper Paratus 8.1, Punchestown 7.10, Royal Love, The Viscount, Owlsflight, Taragona, Invictus 7.0. PAPANUI HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; six furlongs—Juniper 9.4. Wise Choice 8.13, Bonrose 8.9, Pixie Gold 5.6,' Punchestown 8.5, Whatnot 8.0, Night Recital 7.13, Arrowmaid 7,12. Crash 7.8, Elude, Weatherly, Decisive, Bronzcwood, Gasrange. Flaxbird, Mistress Quickly, Gay Nita 7.7. TEMPLETON HANDICAP, of 300 sovs.; seven furlongs.-—Spoon, Great Star- 8.8, Arrow Lad, Autopay 8.7, True Shaft 8.6. Palermo, Full Feather 8.5, First Raid,' A 1 Jolson 7.11, Blue Paper 7.3. Nightmarch is the only withdrawal from the Great Autumn. There are no withdrawals from the Challenge Stakes.