RICCARTON CARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22688, 29 March 1937, Page 7

RICCARTON CARD

OPENING PROGRAMME GREAT EASTER CONTEST THE PROBABLE FAVOURITES The Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting will be opened at Riecarton to-day, when the chief events will bo the Great Easter Handicap and the Champagne Stakes. The win and place system of betting will be used. . Telegraphing last evening, the Hkkaj.d's correspondent stated that light rain fell in Christchurch .yesterday but not sufficient to have any serious effect on the track and unless there was a further fall the going would I lie good. The following horses were j likely to be in demand: | Kiklare Brush Hurdles. —Red Sun, Brigadore, Polvdora. j C'.J.C. Champagne Stakes.—Haughty Winner-Nightdress-Mob Rule bracket. Autumn Champion Plate. —Swordstick, High Glee, Sovereign Lady-Chidden bracket. Russlfv Handicap.—Mob Rule-Great Bramble bracket, Happy Night, Top Row. I Great Master Handicap.—Paper Slipper, Concertpitch, Chief Ranger. } Courtenay Handicap.—Sunbeam, Miracle. Dictate, j Sockburn Handicap.—Ponty, Argentic, ' Queen of Song. Papanui Handicap.—Myriam, Orange Bud, Stratosphere. Following are the acceptances: — 12.2—KILDARE BRUSH HURDLES, Of £300; 2 miles st. lb. st. lb. I Rod Sun . . 10 13 Hunting Bag 9 8 I'ol.vdora . . 10 13 Look Smart . 9 0 Brigadore ..99 Monastic ... 9 0 Palmary ... 9 9 Manetho ... 90 Golfien Lap . 9 8 12.37—THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of £500; two-year-olds; 6 fur. St. lb. st. lb. Haughty Royal Chief . S 10 "Winner . . 8 10 Screamer ... S 10 Nightdress . . 8 10 Mob Rule ..88 Bracket: Haughty Winner, Nightdress and Mob Rule. I.I7—AUTUMN CHAMPION PLATE, Of £4OO and trophy valued at £25; about 1 mile st. lb. St. lb. Sovereign Heloise ... 7 13 Lady ... 9 0 Gold Cross . 7 13 Chidden .... 8 12 Robant ... 7 13 High Glee . . 8 31 "Myriam ... 7 ~l\i Superox ... 8 7 Convivial . . 7 10 The Grasper . 8 3 Lofty .... 7 9 Swordstick ..83 Rousseau ..78 Great Empire 8 2 Dropped Catch 7 7 Recollection . 8 0 Bracket: Sovereign Lady and Chidden. I.S7—NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £300; two-year-olds; 5 fur. ... „ st. lb. st. lb. lop ftow . . 811 Dividend ..79 Lazybones ..82 Cocksure ... 7 9 Bonnie Agnes 7 11 Merry March 7 9 Mob Eule . . 7 11 Groat Mulatto ... 711 Bramble . . 7 8 Happy Night 710 Irish Fiddle 7 7 Vale .... 7 10 Giselle ... 7 7 Screamer . . 7 If) Mercenary ..77 Baldoon ... 7 10 Lisnacree ... 7 7 Garonne ..79 Love Affair . V 7 Coinus .... 7 9 Bracket: Mob Rule and Great Bramble. 2.42—GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, Of £S00; 7 fur. st. lb. 6 t. lb. Paper Slipper 9 0 Wino . ... 713 Gold Boa . . 9 O Knockfin ... 7 13 Concertpitch . 8 13 Epris .... 713 Chief Ranger 8 O Fiord .... 7 7 Rebel Chief 713 Cyrillian ..77 3.22—COURTENAY HANDICAP, Of £250; 6 fur. st. lb. - st. lb. Mutus. ... 9 0 Greshara . . . 8 « Glrnavon ..90 Lustral ...85 Miracle ... 8 9 Gilford '. ..S3 Sunbeam -.89 Paper Note . 8 3 Passenger . . 8 8 La Meri ... 8 2 Dictate ...SB Almira ... 8 2 Peacock ... 8 7 Sky Lass ..82 4.2—SOCKBURN HANDICAP, Of £400; about 9 fur. st. ib. st. lb. Silver Ring .10 4 Arctic King 8 1 Queen of Song 9 3 Willie Win . 8 1 Argentic ..03 Sunee .... 7 12 Ponty .... 8 11 Top Notch . 7 8 Travenna ..89 Golden Dart 7 7 Epris .... 8 2 Palady .... 7 7 Tunneller ..81 Silver Sight 7 7 4.42—PAPANUI HANDICAP, Of £250; about 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Grey Honour 9 0 Silver Slipper 7 9 Siratosphere 8 1 La France . 7 7 Violenta ... 81 Orange Bud 7 7 Epic .... 8 0 Night 'Wings 7 7 Robant ... 7 11 Balmenter ..77 Myriam ... 7 11 FINAL GALLOPS ARGENTIC IMPRESSES FAST FIVE BY NIGHTDRESS [by telegraph—owx correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday Conditions were favourable for the final gallops at Riecarton to-day. The plough and the outside of the course proper provided firm going. There was a large number of spectators. On the course proper much interest centred in a gallop over nine furlongs between Silver Ring;. Ponty. Argentic and Sunae. Silver Ring began smartly from Argentic and Sunee, while Ponty was slow to move and lost several lengths. There was not much between the quartet at the half-mile post, but Silver Ring then suddenly retired and Argentic carried on in front and finished well clear of Sunee and Ponty. who were together. It was not possible accurately to.time them from the ninefurlong post, but they ran the last mile in 1.42 2-5. Argentic gave a most impressive display, but both Sunee and Ponty also finished on well. Silver Ring was a long way back, and later in the morning lie developed severe lameness in a shoulder, which no doubt accounted for his poor showing. Should Silver Ring not be able to start on Monday, Argentic will be ridden by A. E. Ellis. Yale and Garonne ran half a mile in 50s. Emissary, under restraint, followed in 51s. Wino and Fiord recorded 495. .Miracle covered six furlongs well in 1.15 3-5, and other tasks over this distance were by Propped Catch and Recollection, 1.17 3-5; Silver Sight, 1.17 1-5. Dictate finished on terms with | Gresham and La Me.ri in 49 3-ss, after : giving them a start over half a mile. I Comus and Clubman recorded 49 l-os; j Sky Lass, 51s; Love Affair, 49 3-ss; : Irish Fiddle, 50 l-ss: Great Bramble. I 19 2-ss; Bonnie Agnes. 495; Silver Slipper, 49 3-ss; Orange Bud, 52 l-ss; : and Lisnacree, 49 3-s*. Joyous ran five furlongs in 1.4 1-5. Polvdora and Swordstick galloped a mile in 1.42 3-5, the second half in 51s. The latter gave another attractive display. Grey Honour heat Balmenter comfortably over seven furlongs in 1.33 ,"V5. Epic covered the same journey in 1.31. Concertpitch was responsible for a brilliant effort in 1.27 2-n, the last . four furlongs taking 49 l-ss. He carried a very light weight, but was j always doing his work well. Willie Win recorded 1.28 3-5 for the same ; distance, the last four occupying 49 ; l-os. Chief Ranger beat Travenna in 1.29 3-5, the last four in 525. They were together until about 100 yards from the post, where Travenna slowed 1 up. owing to some gear trouble, and I Chief Ranger drew away. 1 On the plough, Wild Chase covered six furlongs well in 1.15 2-5, without much apparent effort. Top Notch joined in for the last five. Paper Slipper did :i similar task in 1.15 1-5. Mob Rule ran five furlongs in 1.3. Nightdress beat Haughty Winner over the same ground in 1.1 3-5, the last three in 37s —a brilliant effort. Royal Chief recorded 1.3, the last three in 38 l-ss. Screamer and Lustral _ also registered 1.3. and Sunbeam sprinted half a mile in 51s.