GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 May 1939, Page 3

GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE

WEIGHTS ANNOUNCED AUCKLAND. 10th May. Weights for the Great Northern Hurdles, the Great Northern Steeplechase and the Cornwall Handicap at the Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting, which opens on 3rd June, are:

Great Northern Hurdles, of £1500; two miles and a half. —Erination, 11.11: Silver Sight, 11.2; Esteem, 11.0: Red Sun, 10.12; A 1 Irish, 10.10: Charade. 10.9; Stansted, Electric Spear, 10.5; Windsor Lad. 10.4; Mio Lume, En Tour, 10.1; John Charles, 10.0: Bryce Street. 9.12; Sporting Song, Simint, 9.10; Royal Dance. 9.9; Celtic Lad, 9.6; Don Erma. Lady England. Inness Lad. 9.2; Hopalong, Pyrenees, Agog, Master Musk, Gadger, Gascyne, King Rod, Adsum, Tutor, Chikara, Cappy, Smilin Thru, Count Roussilon, Conveyer, Saint Musk, Kinkle, Baldric. 9.0.

Great Northern Steeplechase, of £1750; about three miles and threequarters.—Erination, 11.13; All Irish, Stansted, Silver Sight, 10.12; Valpeen, 10.8; Santoft, 10.6; Hanover, Red Sun. 10.5; Sky Pilot. Mio Lume, En Tour, John Charles, Black Marlin. Don Erma, ! Bryce Street, 10.0; Sporting Song. I Simint, Irish Comet. 9.5: Power Chief. | 9.2; Smilin Thru, Allegretto. Pyrenees. : Count Roussillon, Baldric, Car Leaf, Survoy, Mana. Gascyne, London, Race ! Whip, King Rod. Adsum. Electric Flash, Bells of Bow. Roxy, Kinkle. Cornwall Handicap, of £600: one mile and a quarter.—Round Up, 10.3; Catalogue, 9.6; Golden Sheila, 8.13; Valamito, 8.12; King Rey, 8.9; Cheval de Volee, Gold Vaals, Sly Fox. 8.5: Balinavar, 8.2; Galilee, 8.1; Master Briefly, Royal Appellant, 8.0; Tooley Street, 7.13; Enge. 7.10: Te Hai. 7.8; Jonathan, Royevrus. 7.6; De Friend. Tidewaiter, 7.5; Brazilian. 7.4: Jack Tar. Philcourt. Gay Rose, 7.2; Valmint, Notiurn, Black Musk, Du Maurier, Dark Shadow, Silvanus, Gay Rebel, High Tea. Jewelled Gridle. Ivy Willonyx. Siega. Lord Cavendish. Miss Appellant. El Meynell. Tybalt, High Sea. Inver. Barrister. General Ruse, Prince Colossus, Poland, The Cardinal. King Theo, Inquisitor. Bonstar, 7.0.

AUSTRALIAN RACING

ADELAIDE CUP TO SON OF AUROUS ADELAIDE. 10th May. The Adelaide Cup, one mile and five furlongs, to-day, resulted:—Son of Aurous, 7.9 (Olsen) 1; Tempest, 8.7 (Medhurst) 2; Rotex, 7.12 (Carling) 3. Won by two lengths; length. Time. 2.46. SYDNEY. 10th May. At Kensington races to-day the Gaine Carrington—Verde tte gelding. White Ensign, won the Juvenile Handicap, of five and a half furlongs, by a neck in I.BJ, equalling the race record. Young Carrington, by Gaine Carrington— Moulin, finished second in the Jumpers’ Flat Race, one mile.

A. STANTON TO RIDE IN NEW ZEALAND

SYDNEY, 10th May. The jockey A. Stanton will sail at the week-end to ride in the Dominion. He is settling in the Auckland district.