RICCARTON RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21028, 12 November 1931, Page 9

RICCARTON RACES.

THE OAKS CONTEST.

KQROKIQ'S DECISIVE WIN. ARROW LAO BEATS SI'OON. last rage surprise. VICTORY FOR WISE CHOICE. [RV TEI.EO n A I'll.—* R KSS ASSOCIATION.] CHRrSTCHURCH. Wednesday. / The Canterbury Jockey Club's Metropolitan Meeting was continued to-day at. Tliccarton. The weather was glorious, and tho course was in fast order. Tlio attendance was fair. The iotalisator investments for seven races were £22.207, compared with £33.306 for eight events last year. liesults were:— SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Of XI rn; 9 fur. /4_O\YI.SKLIGUT. Sir C. Clifford's blk <r, lvr=, by Tho Acc—Owlscoinh. 0.0 i Salt I 1 1 FILOSOij, Mr, E. N. Didhnm's, D.ll (O'Connor) 2 B——V[TAPHONE, W. 1\ Kcmball's. 0.0 (Burcess) . . . . Ti A!«o Started.-/!* Full Mark, 10.0; 5 Kins Midas. 10.0; 7 Gisrgleswick. 10.3; 2 Glcniowail. 0.13: C Tarquinius, 0.5; 0 Crash, 0.0; 10 Good Gift. car. 0.2. \ltaphone led. into the straight from Gijrjrleswiek, Fildsol and Crash, but Owlsfiifrht en me from the-back and won by half a head from Filosol. Yitaphone was a peck av;ay. Kins Midas was fourth. Time, 1m 555. SPRING NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £liso; for two yeur-olds; 5 fur. I—IXKLATION, H. K. Edmund's be, b.v Paper . Money—Fleeting, S.ll (Gray) 1 ft—TOUT LE ,MOND. Dr. M. G. Louisson's. 7.7 (Humphries) 2 7 SILVER STREAK, E. H. Aubrey's, 7.5 (Wicjrins) 3 • Aiso Started.—s Chile, car. S.O, and Pacifv, 7.}; 12/ Azeve<lo, It Bell Hill, 2 -Drum Fire. 7.12; 10 Merry Buler, 7.0; 4 Hulanut. car. S.l; 8 Volga Boatman. 7.5; 3 Splutter, 7.4;'0 Shock, 7.2. Inflation by two lengths from Tout le Mond. Silver Streak was half a length away. Drum Fire was fourth. Time, 69 3-ss. OTAIO PLATE. Of £250; 1 r miles. I—F.PHIALTES, Mrs. T. B. Dwan's br g. 4ycs, by Thomond—Rose of Athens, 8.11 (A. Ellis) . . ..1 < ATHOLSPEAR. B. Burgess', 7.13 (Barry) 2 10—STAR SHOOTER. 7.7 (Wiggins) .. 3 Also Started. —5 Black Duke. 0.5; 2 Royal Love. 8.9; 4 Charmaine, B.S; S Desert Song, 8.6; G Zeebrugge, 11 Minerval, 12 Red Racer, 7 Locksley, 7.7; 0 Pharaoh, 7.8. The order ipto the straight was Bed Racer, Charmaine, Starshooter. Atholsnear ' and Ephialtes. The last-named finished well and won by two lengths from Atholspeor. Starshooter was a length away. Charmaine was' fourth. Time, 2m ss. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Of X'oOO; 1 mile. R—ARROW LAD. E. W. Collins' br g, aged, by Airowsmith—Jean Laddo, 7.5 (Voitre) 1 t—SPOON. G. P. Payne's, 8.0 (Eastwood) 2 9 MOUNT BOA, A. L. Aubrey's, car. 7.2 3 Also Started. —1 Bed Heckle. 7.13; 0 Admiral Drake, 7.10; 5 Full Feather, car. 7.13; 2 Gustavo, 7.10; S Ranelagh, 7.0: 7 Shatter, car. 7.3; XI Rational 11., 10 Adventus, 7.0. In a close finish Arrow Lad beat Spoon by-a nose. -Mount Boa was two lengths j:wpy. Gustavo was fourth. Time, 1m 37 1-5?. NEW ZEALAND OAKS STAKES, Of A' 000; three-year-ol<] fillies; weight 8.10; li miles. B—KOROKIO. W. Jury's b f, by Bedfern—Merriden (A. Ellis) . . . . 1 4—FA ST. PASSAGE, Sir C. Cliffords (Green) - 10—FLOWER, W. H. Ballingcr's (Wilson) ./. 3 Also Started.—7 Gold Pit. II Cape. Gold, 1 Barbican, 5 Azalia, 12 Ma Belle Polly, 8 Rose of Oratige, 13 La Poupee, 2 Lady Vane, 9 Ruling Light. Going out of the straight, Korokio, Barbican and Ruling Light were in charge. Passing the mile post the order was Korokio. Ruling - Light, Barbican. Gold Pit, Lady Vane and Azalia. Bounding tne far turn end across the top. Korokio and Billing Light «till had command and led into the straight from Barbican, Rose of Orange. Flower and /Fast Passage. "Korokio was not extended to win by two lengths from Fast Passage. Flower was three lengths away. La Poupes was fourth. Time, 2m 33 2 os. ASHLEY HANDICAP. / Of £1G0; 1 mile. 2—MOORBIRD. E. S. 'Luttrell's b m. fivrs. by The Ace—Moorfowl, 5.5 (Green). 1 4 FILOSOL* E. N. Didham'3, 9.0 (Didham) 2 11—PIXIE GOLD, 8.1 (Pine) .. ..3 Also Started.—s All Smiles, 8.13; 16 Night Parade. 12 Pakitere, 8.11; 7 Retract, 8.9; 8 Ben Hur, 8.5; 3*Winsome Hind. 10 Hounslow. 8.3; 14 Grecian Prince. Irish Chieftain, 1 Jayson. fi Gay Court, 8.1 ; 13 The Viscount, 17 Rossl'erry, 15 Palada, 19 Quinola, 7.7; 18 Nightcap, car. 7.2. Moorbird 'led into the straight and drew out to win by two lengths from Filosol. Pixie Goid was a neck away. Grecian I'riiice was fourth. Time, lrn 30 l-ss. AVON HANDICAP. Of i'lGO; 7 fur. 10—WISE CHOICE, M. C. Corliss' b m. syrs,' by Some Boy ll.—Joan, 7.9 (Voitre) 1 6—AL JOLSON. G. J. Barton's, car. 7.9 i (McEwan) 2 I—NIGHTMARE. L. 11. Collinson's, 8.0 (B. ]). Morris) 3 Also Started.—3 Meprisant, 0.7; 7 Royal Saxon, 9.5; G Rin Tin Tin, 8.9; i Lord Argosy, S.l; 11 Sleipner. 7.12; 2 Juniper, car. 7.13; 8 Adelphi. 7.11; 12 Tho Dove, 9 Captivate, 13 Taku Tama, 7.0. A 1 Jolson and Rin Tin Tin were fhe leaders going across the fop, and led into the straight from Juniper, Lord Argosy and Wise Choice. The last-named finished ftiongly and won by half a length from Al Jolson. Nightmare was a similar distance away? Juniper was fourth. Time, lm 25s NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE. | track and stable gossip. The brood mure Juinma (Achilles—* Shepherdess), oivned ""by Mr. J. K. Wells, of Auckland, lias foaled a colt lo Gay Shield. Juanna is the dam of Subdivision, Lund Measure and Fool Rule. Ag a racehorse owner, the Perth sportsman. Mr. !•;. Lec Steere, has been particularly fortunate. The same good luck is not attending him as a breeder. This season he did not get a live foal from stiie- Maple (Caulfield Cup winner), Operculum, Honneur or Cooning. Korokio. who followed up her victory in the' Randolph Handicap at Riccarton on Monday by taking the New Zealand Oaks yesterday, was a cheap yearling and cost the Wanganiii sportsman, Mr. W. Jury. 70 guineas when purchased at auction in Sydney. By Redfern from Meriden, Korokio is s full-siKior to Fernden. with whom Mr. «ury won some useful races a couple of seasons ago. March Alone, who is engaged in the Tamahere Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday, is an Australian-bred colt by March Along from Cathay, and is trained b.v R. Barlow at Aew Plynionth. ilo was a runner in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, where he jessed a place, but lie is 11 smart galloper on the tracks and should race prominently in the class he has to meet on Saturday. The three-year-old filly Limcen raced beiow expectations in her opening engagements tin? eeason, hut she demonstrated that she was greatly improved when she finsecdnd in the Members' Memorial fiandicap' at Cambridge last month. In ,? '"neantinie Litneen has been working attractively ant] there is every reason to believe that she will be very difficult to .heat hi (he Taupiri Hack Handicap on iirduj-. So far I.imeen has won only one «« "nd-Mhut was at 'J'e liana Inst year, ' ier 3€> cour£e may ke a lucky one lor