Grand National Meeting Opens in Brilliant Weather

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6626, 12 August 1931, Page 4

Grand National Meeting Opens in Brilliant Weather

STEEPLECHASE EASILY WON BY SNOWFALL. WINTER C,UIUrO~KAHIKATOA. MEMBO THE JUMPERS FLAT. , Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting opened to-day in brilliant, warm sunshine, the attendance being quite up to the average cl Grand National days. The course was in splendid and fast order. The totalisator investments were £34,105, as compared with £42,505 10s last year. • HUNTERS’ HURDLE HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. A mile and three-quarters 4 CAPTAIN’S GIFT, 9.8 (Cooper) 1 5 CALHAM, 9.9 (Thompson) .. ... 2 1 KING’S COUNSEL, 10.3 (Mc-

Donald) ° Also started: 2 Royal Mint 10.9, 0 Guercss 9.13, 3 Gold Mint .9.5, 7 Storm Raid 9.0.

Captain’s Gift took the lead from the barrier and held it for tho whole journey to win easily by two lengths from Calham. King’s Counsel was three lengths away and Guercss fourth. Time, 3.16 2-5.

TRIAL HURDLE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. 1 ALADDIN, 10.6 (Kerr) ...... 1 2 CALLAMART, 10. S (Dulieu) .. 2 5 GALLIVANTED, 9.0 (Mackic) 3 Also started: 6 Panther 10.7, 4 Rameses 9.2, 3 High Gear 9.0, 7 Nine of Spades 9.0, 9 Gourmet 9.0 (fell), 8 Cossack Chief 9.0. Aladdin went to the front at once and was never headed, winning on tho bit by two lengths from Gallamart with Gallivanter four lengths away. High Gear was fourth. Time; 3.13 2-5. CASHMERE PLATE, of 200 sovs. ' Six furlongs.

1 CROUPIER, S.O (Wiggins) .... 1 2 BELVOIR, S.O (Humphries) .. 2 20 PALACE,-8.0 (Goldfinch) .... 3 Also started: 15 Full Crop, 22 Shot Silk, 13 Riri and Hoa (bracketed), 9 Pixie Gold, 3 Sleipner, 6 Ringing Cheer, 4 Tippling, 7 Royal Amphora, 5 Actaeon 8.11, 14 Ruling Light and Chief Light (bracketed), 11 The Quorn, 18 Earthquake, 10 Good Catch, 16 Nightguard, 19 Rose of Orange, 8 Tautbow, 17 Grecian Prince, 21 Metal Bird, 12 Jolly Beggar S.O. When the course proper was reached Belvoir, Full Crop, Grecian Prince, Sleipner and Croupier comprised the leaders. At the distance Croupier came fast to beat Belvoir by a head. Paiaco was tw T o lengths aw'ay and Full Crop fourth. Time, 1.13 1-5.

JUMPERS FLAT HANDICAP, _ of 200 sovs. A. mile and a half. 4 MEMBO, 9.0 (Trillo) 1

5 PRINCE LU, 9.4 (Foster) .... 2 2 LANDMARK, 9.1 (Mcßae) .. .. 3 Also started: 7 Nukumhi 10.9, 1 Llyn Du 10.2, 2 Make Up 9.9 (bracketed with Landmark 9.1), 6 Apacho 9.9, 8 Aberfeldy 9.8, 3 Conjurer II 9.7, 9 Overhaul 9.6, 10 Carinthia 9.5, 12 Lancer 9.0, 11 Troilus 9.0. Prince Lu was soon in charge and led into the back from Apache, Membo, Aberfeldy, Troilus, Landmark and Nilkumai. Membo was in second place behind Princo Lu at tho far turn followed by Apache, Conjurer 11, Aberfeldy and Landmark. Prince Lu and Membo -were together entering the straight and in a close finish .Membo beat Prince Lu by a head with Landmark a good length away. Llyn Du was fourth. Time, 2.37 3-5. N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 1000 sovs. 3J- miles. G SNOWFALL, 9.3 (A. E. Ellis) .. 1 2 PARIS, 9.13 (G. Dempster) .... 2 4 LUCESS, 9.9 (Foster; 3 Also started: 3 Wiltshire 11.5, 1 Omoo 10.5, 5 Dark Prince 10.2 (fell), 12 Wako King 9.3 (fell), 8 Copey, 13 Matu, 7 Kapuna (fell), 14 .Pangolin (fell), 9 Umtali, 11 Tunamos, 10 Bon Aryan (fell), 15 Diamond Jack (fell), 16 Seaboy (fell) 9.0. Passing the stands double the first time Dark Prince led from Paris, Snowfall, Pangolin, Tunamoe and Omeo. This was the order over tho sod wait where Seaboy fell and Snowfall was second to Dark Prince. At the kennels ciouDle Bon Aryan and Dark' Prince led from Snowfall, Paris, Pangolin, Omeo, Tunamoe, Kapuna, Matu and Wiltshire, the field being well strung out. Dark Prince was still in charge passing the stands the second time and led over Cutts’s wall clear of Snowfall, Bon Aryan, Pangolin, Paris, Omeo and Lucess. Several horses fell going down the back, Kapuna at the post and rails, Pangolin, Bon Aryan and Diamond Jack at the kennels double and Wako King at the top brush. Snowfall took eharge from Paris after Dark Prince fell after landing over the top brush and went on to win easily by five lengths from Paris with Lucess eight lengths away. Copey was fourth. Time, 6.58 1-5. ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE, of 200 sovs. About two miles. 5 TARAMOA, 10.4 (G. Dempster) I 3 SILVER LIGHT, 9.8 (Trillo) .. 2 4 RADIAC, 10.13 (Mackie) .... 3

Also started: 1 French Fleet 9.12 (fell), 6 Orifiamb 9.9 (fell), 2 Thurina 9.5 (fell), 7 Night Club 9.0. Silver Light and French Fleet were the early leaders. Orifiamb fell at the sod wall. Thurina moved up into second place behind Silver Light at seven furlongs but fell at the kennels double where Silver Light led from Taramoa and French Fleet to the top brush where the last-named fell. Taramoa led over the last fence and won by ten lengths from Silver Light, Radiac being three lengths away. Night Club was fourth. Time, 3.51 1-5. WINTER CUP, of 500 sovs. One mile. 2 KAHIKATOA, 10.2 1

12 RANELAGH, 9.0 (Carmont) .. 2 15 COMPRIS, 9.9 (Coveney) .. .. 3 Also started: 2 Palermo 10.8, 7 Mnhora 10.4, 10 Royal Saxon 10.3, 1 Great Star 9.13, 9 Mount Boa 9.9, 13 Red Boa 9.8, 11 Rational II 9.6, 3 Knollmere 9.3, 6 Royal Love 9.1, 18 High Pitch 9.1, 5 Sharp Thorn, 8 Rascal, 19 Star Shooter, 17 Punchestown, 16 Topere, 14 On Top, 4 Dunravcn, 21 Blaclunint-and Royal Game (bracketed), 22 Shortly 9.0. Great Star was soon in charge, followed by Sharp Thorn, Knollmere,.Rascal and Mahora. Rounding the far turn Knollmere ran into second place behind Great. Star but’crossing the top the order w T as Knollmere, Rascal, Sharp Thorn, Great Star, On Top, Kahikatoa and Rational 11. Knollmere led into the straight but Kahikatoa drew out at the distance and won by, three lengths, from Ranelagk, Coinpris being a length away. Red Boa was fourth. Time, 1.41. AVONHEAD. HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Seven furlongs. • (First Division) ,

2 SHATTER,' 9.4 (L. G., Morris) .. 1 8 RAMO, 8.0 (Eastwood) .. .. .. 2 13 HOUNSLOW, 8.12 (Pascoe) .... 3 Also started: 9 The Smuggler 9.9, 17 Quinopal, .8.13, 11 Water. 3?ower 8.10, 1 Air Laddie 8.10, 6 OwMight and Sail-

or’s Love (bracketed), 25 Rossferry, 12 Elude, 23 Trcs Sec, 22 Palmary S.O. Rounding the home turn tho leaders were Elude, Trcs Sec, Shatter, Hounslow, Water Power, Air Laddie and •Ramo. Elude still had command when the course proper was reached but in the run home Shatter finished well and won by a length from Ramo, Hounslow being half a length away. Water power was fourth. Time, 1.27 4-5. (Second Division) 5 MARTIAN CHIEF, B.S (B. H. ‘ Morris) .. 1 3 SPEARFUL, S.O (Goldfinch) .. 2 15 LOCKSLEY, 8.0 (Voitre) .... 3 Also started: 10 Juniper 9.4, 4 Pakitere 9.2, 7 The Sun 8.11, 14 Lady Rene 8.10, 18 Kakara 8.10, 19 Spanish Maid, 21, Shootist, 20 Jael, 16 Jason’s truest, 24 .Eclair S.O.

The early leaders were Martian Chief, Jason’s Quest and Pakiterc. Approaching tho home turn Jason’s Quest had charge from Pakiterc, Martian Chief, Kakara and Locksley but in the run home Martian Chief won, by a length from Spcarful, Locksley being three lengths away. Pakiterc was fourth. Time, 1.27.

SECOND DAY HANDICAPS. . CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Second day handicaps are us follow: HUNT CUP, of 150 sovs.; about 21 miles.

MANAWATU RACING CLUB. REPORT ON THE YEAR. The following report will be submitted by the president (Mr. C. Louisson) at the annual meeting of the Manama tu Racing Club:—“lt should be noted,” states the report, “that the income and expenditure account includes the two. days winter racing meeting conducted by the club in 1930, the figures, therefore, covering seven days’ racing this year as against live days in previous years. The decrease in all classes of revenue received by the club can be attributed to the unprecedented -world-wide financial depression from which our own country b.as not escaped. The totalisator turnover for the two days' winter meeting, 1930, amounted to £25,692. The turnover for the Summer meeting, 1931, was £110,132, as against £171,124 for these two meetings in the previous season, the decrease being £60,992, or approximately 35.6 per . cent. The .turn- , over for these two meetings is the lbw-

est recorded since 1911. The iueome and expenditure account shows a loss on the year’s -working of £1954 IJs 9d, after -writing off the sum of £782 for depreciation. No permanent improvements at the racecourse have been undertaken during the year, the expenditure being reduced to work nceossary for the preservation of the buildings and other appointments in a reasonable state of repair. The training tracks and facilities have been well maintained, and many favourable comments were received during the year from visiting owners and trainers. Your committee applied for and the club was granted an additional two days’ totalisator license for the past season, the license being used for a winter meeting on the 22nd and 23rd duly, 1931. Owing to the severe depression referred to above and to unfavourable weather conditions, the result was not as satisfactory as anticipated. Your committee records, with deep regret, the death during the year of the following members of the club: Messrs. H. E. Best, and H. G. Wilton. Messages of condolence were sent to the relatives concerned. Your committee desire to thank the honorary officials and permanent staff for the efficient manner in which they have carried out their various duties.”

Taramoa 11 9 Oriflamb 10 g Pangolin 10 13 Silver Light 10 3 King’s Fresh Breeze 9 13 i Counsel 10 9 Bed Heather 9 1.1 Diamond Thurma 9 11 Jack 10 3 Night Club' 9 7 Calhani 10 3 Moutkarara 9 7 WOOLSTON- HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.: 6 furlongs. Kuolimero . 10 3 Pansophy s 5 Blue Paper 9 9 Water Polo 8 5 Gallant Fox 9 0 Grand Acre 8 ■) Full Crop 9 2 Rosewood 8 2 Slcip'uer 9 2 Miss Awamut’u 9 1 Eedowa 8 0 Hot Tea 8 13 ■ Jason's Quest 8 2 Ivakara 8 13 Flower 8 2 Binging The Quorn 8 2 Cheer 8 12 Vitaphone 8 2 Water Power 8 12 Shot Silk 8 0 Lady Bene 8 10 Jacl 8 0 Pixie Gold 8 10 Tautbow 8 0 False Scent 8 8 Tres Sec 8 0 Sohvit 8 8 Night Flyer 8 0 Moorbird 8 8 Valrewa S 0 Gold Pit 8 7 Eclair S 0 Tarquinius . 8 fi Fast Passage 8 0 Babel S 5 Earthquake 8 0 Shining Invictus 8 0 Gold 8 5 Eosc of Grecian Orange 8 .0 Prince 8 5 Lady Noel S 0 BEAUFOBT STEEPLECHASE, of 550 so vs.; about 21 miles. Nukumai 10 13 Eadiac 9 0 Snowfall 10 9 Pangolin 9 0 Paris 10 9 Craigmore 9 0 Dark Prince 10 8 Matu 9 0 Omeo 10 5 French Fleet 9 0 West Dome 10 4 Aberfeldy 9 0 Lucess 10 0 Heather Tuki 9 8 Lad 9 n Disrank 9 4 Ngahuo ’ 9 0 Copey 9 2 Oriflamb 9 0 Kapuna 9 0 Diamond Tun am oe 9 0 Jack 9 0 UmtaF 9 0 Thurina 9 0 Bon Aryan 9 0 Scaboy 9 0 SPEEYDON HURDLES, of 200 sovs.; 1J miles. Aladdin 11 9 Ramoses 9 4 Callamart 11 2 Huntley 9 0 Paquito 10 9 Haze 9 0 Panther 10 0 Gueress 9 0 Camisader 10 3' Desert Glow 9 0 Barrington 10 3 Nine of Hymgreat 10 1 Spades 9 0 Noteworthy 9 10 Cossack Giggleswick 9 G Chief 9 0 Eoyal Mint' 9 fi • Gourmet 9 0 Gallivauter 9 4 Gold Mint 9 0 High Gear 9 4 Storm Raid 9 0 AUGUST HANDICAP, of 250 sovs.; 6 furlongs. Kahikatoa 10 13 Rascal 8 .13 12 Historic 10 11 Limited 8 Palermo 10 9 Shatter 8 12 True Shaft 10 7 On Top 8 11 Grt. Charter HO 4 . Dulen S 11 Charmeuse 10 4 Noteworthy 8 10 Eoyal Saxon 9 13 Blue Paper 8 10 QuantumInevitable 9 9 8 S l’akiterc Sleipner 8 8 3 O Gustavo 9 7 Smithoreens S 0 Mount Boa 9 fi Miss Mercia S 0 Knollmere 9 5 Arch Arrow 8 0 Eoyal Baby 9 3 Master 0 Arrowmir 9 o Clarence 8 Desert Song 9 1 Thorndale 8 0 Waving Corn 8 13 SUMNEE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; 1 mile. Sharp Thorn 10 1 Felony S 8 Shatter 9 13 Water Power 8 S Dunraven 9 .13 Roy. Limond 8 4 JPunchestown 0 11 Eamo S 3 The Smuggler 9 7 Spear Lad 8 3 Martian Locksley 8 2 Chief 9 4 Spanish Maid 8 0 The Bailiff 9 O Arrowzone S 0 Pakitere 9 0 Owlsflight 8 0 Juniper 8 13 Shootist 8 0 Hounslow 8 13 Palmary 8 0 Tippling 8 12 Decisive 8 0 Quiuopal 8 11 Rossferry 8 0 Spearful 8 10 Earthquake 8 0 Landmark 8 10 Sailor's Love S 0 jtii Laddie 8 10 Elude 8 0 The Sun S 9 Invictus 8 0 ISLINGTON HANDICAP, of 250 sovs.; li miles. Gay Crest 10 9 Starshooter 8 0 Corupris 9 7 Puuckestown 8 0 Mahora 9 6 Black Mint 8 0 Epliialtcs 8 13 First Raid 8 0 StraightCamisader 8 0 course 8 9 Tho Bailiff 8 0 Taboo S 8 Shortly 8 0 Rational II. 8 5 Night Maid 8 0 Eoyal Game 8 3 Air Laddie 8 0 Eoyal Love 8 1 Toperc 8 0 High Court 8 1 Spear Lad 8 0 Sharp Thorn 8 0 Chickwheat 8 0 Dunraven 8 0