SOUTH CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20113, 26 November 1928, Page 14

SOUTH CANTERBURY.

SUMMER MEETING CONCLUDED CHIEF RACE TO BEAU GESTE. SOME ROSE WINS LAST EVENT. [I!Y TELEGRAM. —ritESS ASSOCIATION.] TIMARU, Sunday. Tho South Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer Meeting concluded yesterday in fine weather. Tho track was fast and the totalisator handled £10.357 10s. compared with X 11,300 l"n on the second day last year. Tho total for tho meeting was £19,192 10s. compared with £25,880 lust year. Following are thu results:—

LEVELS HURDLE HANDICAP, Of £110; 11 miles. C—ERIN GO BRAGII, P. Delargey's, 9.0 (1). O'Connor) 1 2—TUNAMOE, W. J. Kelly's, 10.1 (E. Mackie) - I—TKOILUS F. It. Pierce's, 10.13 (T. Tibon) Also Slatted.—3 Bonatic, 10.C; 4 Ned Kelly, 10.2; Shandre, 9.0. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2m 'ii>s.

CLAREMONT HACK HANDICAP, Of £120; 7 fur. 2—PAGE BOY, Claridgo and Shaw's, S.l (It. C'ovcncy) 1 S—ROYAL FLOWER, G. J. Barton's, 7.1 (1-1. Eastwood) 2 4.—ITLOSOL, W. Quirk's. 7.0 (A. Eastwood) . . 3 Also Started.—l Bank Draft. 8.10; 3 Impertinence, 11 Eliminator, 7.3; 8 Tho Atom, 7.2; 7 Star Raid, 7.2 J. Won by two lengths. Time, lm 26 l-ss.

SOUTH CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Of £230: 1 milo. •1 —BEAU GESTE. 11. Gardener's, 8.3 (R. Coveney) .. . .. .. 1 2 —PRICKLES, Sir George Clifford's, 7.0 (K. McCann) '2 3—GAY SONNET. F. T. Buchanan's, 8.11 (D. Cotton) 3 Also Sthrted.—l Battle Colours, 9.2; 5 Vaward, 7.1. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2m G 1 33.

JUVENILE HANDICAP. Of £120; 4 fur. 4—NIGHT LAD, P. T. Hogan's, 7.5 (D. Kerr) 1 I—DESERT SONG, Dr. M. G. Louisson's, 7.8 (C. Eastwood) 2 3—CAPTIVATE, Mr. Quirk's, 7.5 (T. Metcalfe) 3 Also Started.—2 Colonel Qucx, 7.9, coupled with Jock O'Hazeldeun, 7.5, and 5 Inevitable, 7.0. Won by a short head. Time. 48 3-Ss.

STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of £150; 7 fur. 3—GOLD BRICK. W. H. Ward's, 8.3 (L. J. Ellis) 1 I—MONEY MINE, J. M. Samson's, 8.8 (A. Ellis) " 2 —QUARTERDECK. Sir Georgo Clifford's, 8.5 (C. Emerson) . . . 3 Tho only starters. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lm 27 3-ss.

TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £120; G fur. I—TO AAV AI, E. G. McCulloush's, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) 1 3—UPROAR, W. F. Parkinson's, 8.2 (J. W. Jennings) 2 G—FULL FLIGHT, G. A. Kain's, 7.11 (D. Kerr) 3 Also Started.—l Sweet Refrisui. 8.13; 5 Waving Corn, 1 Singer, 8.5; 9 Joy Bridge, 7.12; 12 Thurso, 10 After Ten, 7 Evening, 8 Bolero, 11 Sea Raid, 11 Diamond Jack, 7.11; 13 Bon Raid, 7.6. Won by a neck. Time, lm 15s.

KINGSDOWN HACK HANDICAP, Of £125; 1 rmle. 2—TARDY, 11. S. Orbell's, 7.10 (A. E. Eastwood) . . . . , . . . ] I—ARROWY,1 —ARROWY, I'. T. Hogan's, 7.11 (W. Hogan; 2 I—ZEUXIS,1 —ZEUXIS, D. H. Robert's, 8.'2 (C. Eastwood) . . 3 Also Started.—3 .Money Peer, 8.5; 7 Inoc, 6 Claret Cup, 7.7. Won by a head. Time, lm 12 1 sa. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of .£175; G fur. Z—SOME ROSE, TriaJ and McKay's, 7.'2 (D. Kerr; 1 I—EATON' BELLS. D. Ruthven'a, 7.S (L. J. EllijJ 2 3—RECEIPT, G. A. Kain's, 8.2 (C. Emerson) 3 Also Started.—4 Order, 0.0. Won by half a length. Time, lm 13 3-ss. NOTES ON THE EVENTS. IMPROVEMENT ON FIRST DAY. GOOD WORK BY BEAU GESTE. [nv: 'lEUcn.mr.—own correspondent.] TIMARU, Sunday. Tho last day of the South Canterbury meeting "aw the racing much improved, in Bpito of the small fields. Erin Go Bragh, tho winner of tho Levels Hurdle Handicap, ran the journey surprisingly well. Ned Kelly, however, performed a lons v,ay below expectations. Page Boy scored ail impressive win in lhc Olarcmont Hack Handicap. Ho was out clear of the field at the end of two furlongs. Bjnk Draft ran below expectations. Beau tiesito registered an nttractivo performance in winning tho South Canterbury Handicap. He was well placed all through and ho tamo ou in the straight, finishing very strongly. He has improved out of sight lately, and after his latest effort he may go ou to further successes in good company, as lie stays well. Pricldcs lost ground at tho start, but looked a likely winner at the home turn, where she unaccountably lost sorno ground. Onco in tho straight ahc camo on with a good run and Cnisbod a closo second. Gay Sonnet Ret n, hot pace and struggled on gamely to get third. Night Lad's performance in tho Juvenilo Handicap was very promising. Gold Brick scored his first success this season when ho won tho Stewards' Handicap. Sorno Rose, tho winimr of the Farewell Handicap, outstayed tho opposition and should win aeiiin. RACING JN ENGLAND. NOVEMBER HANDICAP. SARACEN WINS AT MANCHESTER. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received November 25, 5.'25 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 21. 'l'hu Manchester November Handicap was run to-day. The result was:— SARACEN 1 NOR WE ST v.i cr» r-ra ».-.i r.. 12 NESTORXAN * .. ..3 Twenty started. Won by ono and a-half lengths. Five lengths between second and third. MANAWATU CLUB. NEW TRACKS OPENED. [nv Tnr.fHiArii. —rniiss association.] I'ALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday. Iho Manawatii Racing Club threw open to trainers this morning three new crass tiacKs which have taken ovor two years to-complete. The occasion was marked by one o the club president's (Mr. C. Louisnun) h ?f H f s bel . n * f "', at to gallop thereon. Iho addition gives tho club seven grass gallops, apart from tho plough and sand tracks, and should nieet tho reiuirements ot (i hundred or more horses in training nt the local centre 7. ho cost of preparation of tin; new tracks is estimated at £2500, considerable oxira work having been entailed as tho result of trenches made by trainees in cainp at Awupuni in war time.