RICCARTON CARNIVAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21951, 7 November 1934, Page 11

RICCARTON CARNIVAL

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY SMALLER FIELDS ENGAGED REVIEW OF THE PROSPECTS The metropolitan meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club will be continued at Riccarton to-day. Acceptances are smaller than on the first two days, there being only five in the Canterbury Cup and six in the New Zealand Oaks Stakes, but there is a large field of 21 in the Ashley Handicap.

Telegraphing last evening the Hejiai.d's C'hristchurch correspondent stated that there was every prospect of the weather continuing fine and the track would be very fast. The following horses were likely to be well supported: Port Cooper Brush Hurdles:—Free Air, Monastic, Bed Sun. Spring Nursery Handicap.—Silver Sail, Kinnoull, Penelope. Canterbury Cup.—Sporting Blood, Bed Manfred.

Jockey Club Handicap.—Korokio, Cricket Bat, Pin Monev.

New Zealand Oaks Stakes. —Variant, Mother Superior. Ashley Handicap.—Scratchmere Scar, Top Rank, Sea Fox. Epsom Handicap. Fracas, Sam Smith, Fair Weather. Acceptances:—

I.S—PORT COOPER BRUSH HURDLES, Of £200; If mileo at. lb. st. lh. Free Air ... 11 6 Monastic ... 03 Hounslow . . 10 II Revision ... 9 3 Lycidas .... 10 10 Coil 9 0 Red Hun ..98 Vita phone ..90

I.SS—SPRING NURSERY HANDICAP. Of .£200; two-year-olds; 5 fur. fit. lb. st. lb Silver Sail . 8 10 Secure • .78 Kinnoull . . 713 Rornpalong ..73 Penelope ..79 Bun Fight, . 7 3 Gay Circle ..78 Hine Ra . . . 7 0

2.35 -CANTERBURY CUP, Of £400; weight-for-ago; 1} miles st. lb. st. lb Aesculus ..94 Red Manfred. 9 0 Hazoor ... 9 4 Sporting Polydora ..90 Blood ..79

3.2O—JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Of £350; 1 mile. Bt. lb. fit. lb. Cricket Bat . 8 12 Prill. Doreen . 7 10 Korokio . . 8 1 Passion Fruit 7 7 Tho Smuggler 7 13 Manetho . .75 Tho Pin Money ..74 Masquerader 7 13 Tizzy .... 7 0 Sweet Agues . 7 12 4.S—NEW ZEALAND OAKS STAKES, Of £500; three-yoar-old fillies, weight 8.10; li miles Variant * Mother Superior Honeate Chidden Impossible Coalpit 4.4S—ASH LEY HANDICAP, Of £200; special conditions; 1 mile st. lb. st. lb. Scratchmere Sibella .... 7 12 Scar 9 8 Wonderful . 7 11 Haere Tonu . 9 2 Quite Soon . . 7 10 Sea Fox .... 8 9 Maroha . ..78 Top Rank ..89 Silver Step ..77 Strong Light . 8 9 Tunneller ..77 Heather Glow 8 9 Trumpet Blast 7 7 Braw Lad ~81 Wee Musk ..77 Honest Maid . 8 1 Polygraph ..77 Hunting Go . 8 0 Back Lead ..77 Earthquake . . 7 13 First Course . 7 7 S.2S—AVON HANDICAP. Of £223- 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Emotion ... 8 11 Final Shot ..80 Sam Smith . 8 11 Fracas .... 80 Water Power . 8 6 Red Racer . . 7 13 Fair Weather S 5 Quietly .... 7 9 Cherry Queen 8 3 A PROFITABLE TOUR GISBORNE HORSES' SUCCESSES A remarkably consistent and successful record stands to the credit of tho two Gisborne horses Sporting Blood and Grand Sport, trained by A. Mcintosh. Setting out on tour toward the end of September, they have between them gained seven wins, one second and three thirds, with only one unplaced performance. Sporting Bloody with four firsts and three thirds, has won £1460, and Grand Sport, with three firsts and one second, £7OO, making a total of £2160. Details are aa follows:

Sporting Blood.—Third in Hack Cup at Paeroa, £10; third in Farewell Handicap at Paeroa, £5; third in Great Northern Guineas at Ellerslie, £SO; first in Liverpool Handicap at Ellerslie, £250; unplaced in Wainui Handicap at Trentham; first in Harconrt Cup at Trentham, £280; first in Riccarton Handicap at Riccarton, £165; first in New Zealand Derby Stakes at Riccarton, £7OO.

Grand Sport.—Second in Shorts Handicap at Ellerslie, £7O; first in Hobson Handicap at Ellerslie, £140; first in Rimutaka Hack Handicap at Trentham, £140; first m Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton, £350. Sporting Blood is owned by Mr. T. Fraser, jun., and Grand Sport by Mr. F. Benson.

A GREAT PACER INDIANAPOLIS' WINNINGS The success of Indianapolis in the New Zealand Trotting Cup yesterday recalls tho high opinion formed of him by his former trainer, the late W. J. Tomkinson. When he. advised his patron, Mr. G J. Barton, of Dunedin, to buy him, Tomkinson described him as "the greatest pacer ever foaled." •As a four-year-old last season Indianapolis won the Auckland Trotting Cup, and ho now joins Great Hope and Wrackler as boing the youngest horses to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Red Shadow won last year when six years old, and Ahuriri won at six and seven years. Indianapolis has now won 16 races and £5517. in stakes. His record is ae follows: — At 2l years, one win, £590; at 3 years, five wins, £1282; at 4 years, seven wins, £1720; at 5 years, throe wins, £1955. Harold Logan, now 12 years old, has scored 26 wins and won £9670 in etakes. MATTIE HERBILWYN RETIREMENT TO STUD The trotting mare Mattio Herbilwyn, who was lame after racing at the Auckland spring meeting, has been taken out of work and is being mated with the trotting sire Surpriso Journey. Mattie Ilerbilwyn. who showed fine form before becoming affected by unsoundness, is well bred, boing by tho speedy trotter Herbilwyn, by Nelson Bimren —Miss Spear, from a Nelson I3iugen mare, who is closely related to the dam of Dilworth, and she should prove a useful matron.' Her owner, R. A. Saunders, has a very promising young trotter by Surprise Journey from Manna, dnm of Manna's Son. and tho mare is again visiting the oxAustralian horse.

PROLETARIAN RETURNS PREPARATION FOR DERBY The three-year-old pacer Proletarian, who has boon spelling since racing at Epsom last month, was taken up again yesterday by I. R. Morrison and will be given a preparation for the Great Northern Trotting Derby. Proletarian ehowed distinct promise in his two races as a two-year-old and at Epsom in August ran a f,ne race. At Hamilton he met with a mishar> prior !o the start of tho Introductory Handicap, and in a s-.bscouent race there and again at Epsom ho did not show his true form. He has taken no harm from his short respite and requires only to show a return to his earlier form to have good prospects in tho Derby. Proletarian's stible mate Cimarron, who trained off after racing early in (he season, is at present on tho easy list. Morrison is handling n two-year-old full-brother to Proletarian and the youngster is showins good promise in his early education.