RACING IN CANTERBURY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 12 April 1939, Page 9

RACING IN CANTERBURY

SIEGMUND PREVAILS IN GREAT AUTUMN ONE TO PAPER SLIPPER CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. Concluding results at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting were as follows: GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, of £1000; one mile and a half.— 3- Siegmund, 8.2 (G. Tattersall) .... 1 9-9 Arctic King. 8.11 (W. Doyle) .... 2 4- Dictate. 7.7 (Wiggins) 3 Also started: Royal Chief, Queen of Song, Haughty Winner, Argentic, Night Wings, The Sandwich Man, Rabble, Parquet. Mishna, Settlement. Won by half a length; a head. Settlement was fourth. Time. 2.32.

Autumn Nursery Handicap, of £350; six furlongs.—2-2 Globe Trotter, 8.13 (G. Tattersall) 1; 5-5 Master Hotspur. 8.6 (Messervy) 2; 1-1 Serenata, 7.13 (H. Wiggins) 3. Also started: Royal Huntress. Grey Night Montesst Prudent Prince, Benevolent, Coastline, Not Out, Night Shift, Pink Dress, Iceland Spar, Rebel Lass, Asia. Won by a head; three lengths. Prudent Prince was fourth. Time, 1.12.

Addington Handicap, of £350; nine furlongs—s-5 Spartan. 8.2 (A Messervy) 1; 1-1 Master Dingle, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 2; 4-4 Gironne, 8.0 (R. Humphries) 3. Also started: Waka, Lady Middleham, Rebel Queen, Sky Pilot, Rebellion, Wexford Bridge, Elegy, Screamer, Bouillon. Won by a length; half a length. Elegy was fourth. Time, 1.54 1-5. TEMPLETON HANDICAP, of £500; six furlongs.— 4-5 Paper Slipper, 9.2 (G. Humph-

ries) l 3-2 Nightcalm, 7.4 (A. Messervy) .... 2 7-7 Kilrobe, 7.0 (A. Stokes) 3 Also started: Top Row, Cocksure, Density, Wine Card. Won by two lengths; a head. Cocksure was fourth. Time, 1.11 2-5.

Totalisator investments were £35,128, compared with £36,023 10s last year. The total for the meeting was £93,307 10s against £89.343 10s last year, an increase of £3964.