RICCARTON CARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23015, 18 April 1938, Page 7

RICCARTON CARD

FIRST DAY PROGRAMME GREAT EASTER HANDICAP PAPER SLIPPER IN FAVOUR CHAMPAGNE STAKES CONTEST The Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting will be opened at Riccarton to-day, when the chief event will be the Great Easter Handicap. The win and place system of betting will be used. The Hkuald's correspondent advised last evening that after showery weather for the past four days there had been a decided improvement and, although the course proper had had a thorough soaking, the going should be favourable to all gallopers. On the ether hand, the prospects of several horses would be improved, including Paper Slipper, Kinnoull, Dictate, Ponty, Wild Chase, Davolo and Studley Royal. The following horses were expected to race prominently:— Kijdare Brush Hurdles. —Silver Sight, Grampian, Superex. Canterbury Champagne Stakes. —Defaulter, Good Passage. Courtenay Handicap. Gillie, Lady

Leigh, Ruling Star. Autumn Champion Plate. —Cocksure, Happy Night, Balmenter. Great Easter Handicap.—Paper Slipper, Ponty, Wild Career. Russley Handicap.—Disdain, Kilrobe, Density. Sockburn Handicap. Wild Chase, Davolo, Studley Royal. Papanui Handicap.—Nightcalm, Phalanx, Rabble. Acceptances: — 12.2—KILDARE BRUSH HURDLES. Of £'3oo; 1"/, miles st. lb St. lb. Master Courtyard ..00 Anomaly . 11 3 Flashlight. ..90 Silver Sight . 10 13 Haulbowline 9 0 Superex ... 10 2 Conception ..90 Grampian • 9 11 William Rufus 9 0 12.37—CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Of £.500; two-year-olds; colts and geldings, 8.10; fillies, 8.8; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Defaulter 8 10 Scuffle ... 8 8 Neatherlea 8 10 Good Passage 8 8 Passaform S 10 I.I7—COURTENAY HANDICAP. Of £250; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Lady Leigh . 812 Knight Love AfTair - 8 9 Commander 8 3 Donadea ..87 Strip .... 8 3 Pipiwhauroa . 8 6 Papernilla ..83 Guilder ... 8 6 Gold Trek ..83 Stealamarch . 8 5 Rangemore ..83 Ruling Star . 8 3 Gillie .... 8 3 Dividend ... 83 Merry March 8 3 Plumage ... 83 I.S7—AUTUMN CHAMPION PLATE, Of £4OO and trophy valued at £25; 1 mile st. lb. Bt. lb. Cocksure ... 90 Night Wings 8 1 Happy Night 8 10 Great Bramble 7 6 Wagner ... 8 10 Shirred Ribbon 7 5 Golden Chest 8 9 Gas Mask . 7 4 Balmenter ..83 2.42—GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, Of £1000; 7 fur. st. lb. Bt. lb. Paper Slipper 9 2 Brunhild ... 7 9 Kinnoull . . 812 Janet Gaynor 7 9 Alma .... 8 12 Rebel Mate . 7 5 Lady Ina . . 8 S Wild Career .75 Dictate ... 8 1 Haughty Grey Honour 7 11 Winner 7 4 Ponty .... 7 10 Swordstick . 7 0 3.22—RUSSLEY HANDICAP, Of £300; two-year-olds; 5 fur. st. lb. st. lb. On Call ..89 Phenomenal . 7 0 Kilrobe ... 8 3 Nigella ... 7 0 Spendthrift . 8 2 Gaoler ...70 Spartan ... 7 5 Density ...70 Disdain ... 7 3 Pucelle ...70 Every Port . 7 3 Improvident . 7 O Lady Kinnoull 7 0 Scuffle ...70 Colonel Rouge 7 0 Romarin . 7 0 Night Hawk 7 0

4.2—SOCKBURN HANDICAP. Of £400; 9 fur. '* * st. lb. St. lb. Wild Chase 9 1 Last Refrain 7 9 Willie Win . 9 1 Rebel Lad . 7 7 Davolo ... 8 7 Studley Royal 7 4 Arctic King • S l Mnngatoon . 7 0 Galleon ... 8 0 Lazybones ..70 Dictate • • 7 18 4.42—PAPANUI HANDICAP, Of £300; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Phalanx ..90 Robant . 710 Rabble ... 8 4 Bright Nolana. ... 8 4 Prospect . 7 2 Nightcalm . S 3 Sparkle ... 7 2 Marohu ... 8 0 Passenger ..70 Tho Grasper 7 13 WILD CAREER'S WEIGHT RICCARTON REHANDICAPS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Sunday Wild Career has been reliandicapped 51b. to 7.5 in both the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps at the Canterbury meeting. JOCKEYS' ENGAGEMENTS RIDERS FOR RICCARTON Riding engagements for the Canterbury meeting to-day are as follows: — G. H. Humphries.—Good Passage, Spendthrift. Wagner, Ruling Star, Paper Slipper, Wild Chase. L. J. Ellis. —Defaulter, Lady Leigh, Cocksure, Brunhild, Disdain, GalIcon. Phalanx. A. E. Ellis. —Happy Night, Passaform, Love Affair. A. Messervv. —Wild Career. A. C. Messervv.—Scuffle, Great Bramble, Swordstick. * A. G. Parsons. —Gaoler. C. T. Wilson. —Willie Win, Balmenter, Netherlea. Kinnoull. G. Watson. —Rabble. L. H. Clifford. —Lady Ina. H. W. Hibberd. —Studley Royal, Kilrobe, Gillie. M. Caddy.—Rebel Mate. WAIPUKURAU MEETING PROSPECTS OF FELICITATION For the Waipukurau Racing Club's meeting to-day the track will bo holding. Betting will be on the single-pool system. Tho Herald's correspondent advised last evening that horses with dual engagements were likely to start as follows: —Tapurau, Ruataniwha Handicap; Recitation, Puriniu Handicap; Umpire. Jacynth, Buster Brown, Colleen Gain and Screen Star, both engagements; Small Bov, Cup; Good Hunting, Flying Handicap; Inheritance, Clavercourt, King's Hope, Allmetic and Wilful Lady, Maiden Race. Horses who accepted but are not expected to return from tho Wairarapa meeting are Collodion, Sardius and Slippery. The. following may carry good support: — 11.30 —Maiden Race.—Hastings West, Red Cockade, Lucullus Boy. 12.15 —Hatiuna Handicap. Screen Star, Haile Selassie, Red Witch. I.0 —I? uataniwha Handicap.—Tapurau, Tliala, Granvale. 1.45 —Waipukurau Cu p. —Felicitation, Pennycomequick, Small Boy. 3.30 —Pukeroa Handicap.—Royal Pageant, Rakahanga, Night Attack. 3.15 —Ladies' Handicap.—Solio. Count Willou.vx, Umpire.-' 4.10 —Puriniu Handicap.—Screen Star, Recitation, Jacynth. 4.ss—Flying Handicap.—Buster Brown, Good Hunting, Hatuma. TROTTING FIXTURES April 18 —Hawora Trotting Club. Ai ri l 20, 21, 2:i—Metropolitan Trotting Club April 30 —Auckland Trotting Club. May 7 —Oaniaru Trotting Club. May' 12, 14—Forbury Park Trotting Club. Hay 13—Marlborough Trotting Club. May 14 —Waikato Trotting Club. May 28—Cambridge Trotting Club. May 28—Canterbury Park Trotting Club.