CANTERBURY RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22392, 13 April 1936, Page 7

CANTERBURY RACES

MEETING OPENS TO-DAY GREAT EASTER CONTEST REVIEW OF THE FIELDS The Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting will be opened at lliecarton to-day, when the chief event will be the Great Easter Handicap. The betting will bo under tlio win and place system.

last evening the Herald's correspondent stated that the weather in Christchurch yesterday was perfect and there was every indication of the conditions so continuing for the opening of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. The track was carrying a thick sole of grass and the going should bo excellent, although it would not be as fast as in some previous years. Horses likely to be well supported were:— Kildare Brush Hurdles.—Streamline, Monastic. Champagne Stakes.—Paper SlipperWild Chase bracket, Pelmet. Autumn Plate.—Chidden,« Riptide. Russley Plate. —Epic, Silver Slipper, Emmeline Girl. Great Easter Handicap.—Lochlaggan, Fracas, Kinnoull. Courtenay Handicap. Swordstick, Brevity, Willie Win. Sockburn Handicap.—Argentic, Moonbeam, The Surgeon. Papanui Handicap.—Chief Ranger, Ponty, Colombo. Acceptances:

12.1—KILDARE BRUSH HURDLES. Of £200; 2 miles st. lb. et. lb. Hounflow . .30 11 Monastio ..98 Arctic Star . 10 10 Haere Tonu . 9 3 Lycidas ... 911 Crush ... 9 0 Streamline . 9 11 Bracket: Arctic Star and Lycidus, 12.36—CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of £400; two-year-olds; colts and geldings, 8.10; fillies, 8.8; 6 fur. Bt. lb. st. lb. TVild Chase . 8 10 Coxcomb ... 8 10 Paper Slipper 8 10 Custos .... 8 10 Epic .... 810 Pelmet .... 8 8 Bracket: Paper Slipper and Wild Chase. I.I6—AUTUMN PLATE, Of £200; li miles st. lb. at. lb. Chidden ..98 Latitude ..78 Riptide ..95 Execution .. 77 Jolly Beggar. Sll Dark Rose . 7 0 I.S6—RUSSLEY PLATE, Of £200; two-year-olds; 5 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Studley Royal 8 11 Sir Hugh ..77 Epic ... 8 9 By-law ... 7 7 Double Gift . 8 6 Guy Night . 7 7 Emmeline Girl 8 1 Patricia Holm 7 5 Impersonater • 713 Nuinai ... 7 5 Top Notch . 713 Gay Lyric . 7 3 Silver Slipper 7 9 Rodeur ... 7 3 Pink Polly . 7 8 Brackets: Top Notch and Impersonator, Sir Hugh and By-law. 2.4 I—GREAT EASTER HANDICAP. Of £600: 7 fur. Bt. lb. et. lb. Silver Streak . 9 4 Lochlaggan . 7 8 Fracas .... 6 9 Variant .... 1 8 Kinnoull ... 8 8 Davolo .... 7 4 Queen of Song 8 3 Prostration . 7 3 Sweet Agnea . 7 13 Great Star ..72 Knockfin ... 7 13 Cranford ..70 Rebel Chief . 7 13 Concert Pitch 7 0 Sea Fox . .79 Dollar 8i11..70 Fair Weather . 7 8

3.2I—COURTENAY HANDICAP. Of £175; 6 fur at. lb. st. lb. Glenavon ..90 Arrow Glen .79 Brevity ..88 John Ball . 7 7 Sky Pilot ..87 Willie Win . 7 7 P&'uenger ; 8 1 Culotte ... 7 7 Coantervane 7 10 Paper Note . 7 7 Aronilla ... 7 10 Golden Glow. 7 7 Swordstick . 7 9 Madge's Coin 7 7 4.I—SOCK BURN HANDICAP. Of £300; 9 fur. Bt. lb. «t. lb. Argentic ... 9 0 Tout le Monde 710 Osculate . . 813 Golden King . 7 9 Tunneller . . 8 12 Moonbeam . 7 8 Might ... 811 Courtyard . 7 7 Polydora ..87 The Surgeon . 7 5 Rona Bay . 8 3 Final Shot . 7 0 Arctic King . 710 Grand Review 7 0 McHeath . . 710 4.41 —PAPANUI HANDICAP, Of £175; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Colombo ..90 Sovereign Lady 8 5 Chief Ranger. 812 Violenta ..84 Orris ... 8 10 Rival Shot ..82 Silver Jest . 8 5 Honour's Lass 7 7 Ponty ... 8 5 Princess Sansfoy ... 8 5 Riwene ..77 Bracket: Orris and Sovereign Lady. RICCARTON TRACK ARGENTIC AND FAIR WEATHER [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday Conditions were favourable for the winding-up gallops at Riccarton to-day and a good deal of fast work was witnessed by a fair gathering of track watchers. The outside of the course proper was again open. On the plough Sky Pilot and Wild Chase galloped five furlongs in 1.2 3-5, the two-year-old finishing well in front. Custos, assisted over the last halfmile by Cvrillian, ran six furlongs in 1.17, the first two in 25 l-5s and the first three in 38 l-ss. Custos appears to have overthrown his ailment. Sea Fox attracted attention by reeling off six furlongs in 1.15 2-5, the first three in 36 2-ss.

Sovereign Lady covered seven furlongs well in 1.32 3-5. She should race well next week. Cranford ran the first three of six furlongs in 38 l-ss, and the full journey in 1.19 1-5. Concert Pitch and Pelmet impressed by galloping five furlongs in 1.2 3-5, finishing together. Argentic and Knockfin, from a flying start, ran the first two furlongs of six in 23 4-5s and three in 36 2-ss. Argentic drew away from his mate in the run home and beat her comfortably in 1.15 3-5, while Knockfin took 1.16 3-5. On the course proper, Emissary ran half a mile along the back stretch in 50 4-ss. Tout le Monde and Moonbeam covered six furlongs in 1.18 2-5. Importance, assisted by Sunbeam over the last half-mile, ran seven furlongs in 1.32.

Latitude again hopped away in front of Rona Bay and The Surgeon over the early stages of a mile gallop, and he finished a neck in front of The Surgeon, with Rona Bay tailed off, several lengths away. The first three furlongs took 36 2-ss, the half-mile 49 3-ss, and the full journey 1.41 —an excellent effort. Latitude, who received a good deal of weight from The Surgeon, again gave an attractive display. On the No. 6 grass, Sir Hugh ran half a mile in 51 4-ss. By-Law followed in 52 2-ss.

Fair Weather was a length in front of Silver Streak at the end of five furlongs, run in the smart time of 1.0 2-5, the last throe in 36 3-ss. This is recognised as a short track from a timing point of view, but the gallop, nevertheless, was very attractive. Epic showed his gift of speed by recording 48 3-5s for half a mile, after recording 11 2-5s for the first furlong. UNLIKELY STARTERS LOCHLAGGAN ARRIVES [BY telegraph—OWN correspondent]CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday Unlikely starters at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting at Riccarton tomorrow are Osculate, Rival Shot and Sansfoy, . Lochlaggan arrived from Invercargill last night.