SOUTHERN EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23601, 9 March 1940, Page 9

SOUTHERN EVENTS

CANTERBURY RACES GREAT EASTER AND AUTUMN DETAILS OF ACCEPTANCES [BY TKLKGKAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHKISTCHURCH, Friday Acceptances for the chief handicap events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn .Meeting, to be held at Kicearton on March and '26, are as follows:

GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, Of £ 1000; 7 fur. (Run on March 23.)

GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £1000; 11/;I 1 /; miles (linn on March 2G.)

The following remain in the classic races after the declaration of forfeit:— 'CHAMPAGNE STAKES, of t'.oo; two-year-olds; o fur.--Cherry Bay, Muscatine, Night Glass, Lady Govern, Absolve, Chary, Dona, Shikari, Hue, Cicada. CHALLENGE STAKES, of .COOO; two iniil three-year-olds; 0 (nr.—Cherry Bay, .Muscatine, Night Glass, Absolve, Doria, Duncannon, Shikari. Oniapo, Taane Pango, AI reus. Disdain, limiting Song --Princess Elizabeth gelding.

St. lb. si, lb. Hnnghly Globe Trotter 8 0 Winner - . H •J Duncannon . 8 0 Concert pitch. 8 13 Kakahanga . 7 33 Xi;rhtc;il!n 8 y Xot Out . . 7 7 Taper Slipper Old Bill . . 8 8 Race Call 7 0 8 8 Flammarion . 7 <i Spanish Lad 8 8 Density . . . 7 Kalhbella 8 7 Wild Talk . 7 ■j Alma .... 8 7 The Wrecker 7 0 tttcrnchase 8 •) Skyrena . . 7 0 Disdain . . . 8 •j Kacburn 7 0 Norseman . . 8 1 Lord Puck 7 0

st. lb. st. lb. Old Bill . i> o Baran .... 7 o AViilic Win 8 7 Dainty Sue . 7 4 Sovereign Settlement 7 1 Lady 8 7 Tlir Wrecker 7 0 Sirgmuiul <S t"> Knight Tlierrnidur 8 '2 Commander 7 <1 Capricious 8 0 Raeburn . • 7 0 Norseman . 8 (1 Lock it .... Trench Law 7 0 sparkle . . 7 10 7 0 Aogi . . . 7 8 Scold • . . 7 0 Swordstick 7 (i