LATE SPORTING

Northern Advocate, 13 August 1935, Page 4

LATE SPORTING

C.J.C. MEETING trishna at good price. {Per Press Association. —Copyright.! CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Grand National meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club opened at Riccarton today. The course is in good order. There is a large attendance. Results: — Trial Hurdles, of 200 sovs; one mile and three-quarters. —(7-7) Trishna, 9.2 ,D. Busch), 1; (4-4) Tareha, 9.12 (F. E. Baker), 2; (1-2) Red Sun, 9.9 (C. Thomson), 3. Vitaphone was scratched. Won by half a head; three length?. Time—3.l6 3-5. Paparua Handicap, of 200 sovs; six furlongs.—(3-3) Fair Weather, 8.6 (H. Goldfinch), 1; (7-7) Orris, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis), 2; (6-6) Metal Bird, 8.1 (Leckie) 3. Kemal Pasha was scratched. Won by half a length each way. Time, 1.13 3-5. Jumpers’ Flat, of 200 sovs; one mile and a half. —(5-5) Manawatu, 9.11 (D. Burgess), 1; (7-6) Rasouli, 10.6 (E. Mackie), 2; (1-1) Master Musk, 9.13 (F. Thompson), J. , All started. Half length each way. Time—2.44. Cashmere Plate, of 150 sovs; special weights; six furlongs.—(3-3) Grey Honour. 8.0 (L. J. Ellis), 1; (6-6) Supertax, 8.0 (E. Leckie), 2; 4-4) Lady Graceful, 8,0 (E. Finn), 3. All started. Won by a length; length and a half. Time—l.l3 4-5. ; GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE Of 1000 sovs. Three miles and a half. I_I —VALPEEN. 11.13 (W. Bowden) 1 7.7 —PUNCHESTOWN, 10.1 (Langford) 3 5-6— BILLY BOY, 11.5 (E. Burgess) 3 All started. Won by two lengths; six lengths. Time—7.4. Valpeen, the favourite, fully justified the confidence of his backers. From the start it was quite evident that this brilliant jumper must have had matters aIL his own way. Although he failed to clear one or two jumps in a manner that would make him a certainty, he nevertheless outpaced the opposition, and when it came to a fencing display he got over in such a style as to make some of the others look “hacks.” Bowden, his rider, seemed supremely confident. When doing the , preliminaries he had the look as if he had nothing, to fear. Half way round the first time, however, he was holding Valpeen -hard, and the horse was doing its best to have its own way. Such an experienced jockey, however, knew .that the Grand National is not only a much coveted, but also a hard race- to win. He used his judgment to a nicety. When it came to the last steeple he called his horse to a supreme effort, and demonstrated his masterly horsemanship. Valpeen merely toyed with the opposition. Amid thunderous applause from the packed grandstand, the horse went on to win by two lengths, with six lengths between second and third. Had Bowden liked to have ridden his mount right out, he would have made the distance much greater. Cheers also greeted Billy Boy. an old stager, who came home third. No matter what happened, Valpeen was undoubtedly the best horse on the day, and the fact that he was a favourite and that the public had had an uneven time before, made the stands echo with applause at his meritorious victory. KNOCK OUT SOLD TO JOIN O. COX’S STABLE. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Hawera trainer, O. Cox, for a patron of his stable, has purchased from Isir Charles Clifford, the Winning Hit filly, Knock Out.