RICCARTON RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23880, 3 February 1941, Page 5

RICCARTON RACES

WINNINGS RIVAL SCORES THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE PLEADING'S NARROW VICTORY [BY TELEGJUPH PRESS ASSOCIATION*] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday The Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer .Meeting was held to-day in brilliant sunshine. There was a good attendance, and the track was hard. The totalisator handled £"21.370 10s. coini pared with £22,402 last year, an increase of £'1968 10s. I .Results: I HORNBY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O: 1 mile I 4—t—Foxette, 9.3 (A. E. Ellis), .. 1 •S—S —Aggravate, 0.0 (A. Stokes) . . 2 2 —.3—Happy Night, 10.2 (S. .Anderson) . 3 iAIso Started.—3—2 Cymric. 11.5; 5 —6 Knight Commander. 11.0; 1 I— 1 L Rebel Star, 10.8; 7—7 Liane, 10.5; o—!>0 —!> Cape Gabo, 10.2; I—l Muffler, 10.0; 10—10 Waitaka, 9.12; o—s Twenty Grand, 9.8. Head; three lengths. Cymric was fourth, j Time, lm 40s. TRIAL STAKES, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; special weights; 7 fur. I—2—Erambie, 7.11 (A. Stokes) .. 1 7—7—Lady Derby, 7.11 (P. Spratt) . . 2 12—12—Sweet Mystory, 8.1 (C. Stokes) 3 Also Started.—S—B Benevolent, 10 —15 . The Dictator, o—lo0 —10 Trench Coat, 8.5; 5—4 Ann Alio, S» —0 Gentility, I t —l4 My Abbey, I 3 —a Stylist, 8.1; o—o Alias, in—l 6 Bright j Lad, 4- —n Knrawhi, 12—12 Lockheed, 11 —13 Radio Call, 17 —18 Ruatora, 17 —17 ; Red Ace, .10 —19 Topple, 8.0; 2 —l Rue, Two lengths; three lengths. Gentility was | fourth. Time, lm 2,75. MIDDLE PARK PLATE, | First £2lO and trophy valued at £lO, second £OO, third t.'itl: special weights, with penalties and allowances; 0 fur. 2 Pleading, 10.0 ((,'. T. Wilson) 1. 1 Monetary, a,9 (L. J. Ellis) .. ..2 4 —Palfrey, 7.2 (A. Messervy) . ~3 | Also Started. —3 Willow Wood, 7.2. | Neck each way. Time, lm 12 I -sa. MfD-SUMMEI! HANDICAP, j First £2BO, second £BO, third CIO; l*/i miles j 3—3—Winning Rival, 8.0 (C. T. Wilson) 1 j ,|-_i_G a y parade, 7.0 (L. Hare) . 2 j 22 —Wardress, 8.1.3 (A. E. Ellis) .. 3 j Also Started. — 1— 1 Trench Fijrht, 9.2; | 6—5 Sovereign Lady, 5.7; G —o Settlement, j Neck; three lengths. Trench Fight was i fourth. Time, 2m 4 4-ss. HALSWELL HANDICAP, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; 0 fur. 3—3—lceland Spar, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis) 1 I—l—Omapo, 8.1 CL. .T. Ellis) . . 2 11—11—Good Health, 7.7 (A. Stokes) .. 3 Also Started. —2—2 Prince Ruenalf. 8.4; 4—l Princess Minerva, 8.1; 9 —lo Elmarch, 8.0; 7—B Niehtshift. 7.12; 5—5 The Tryst, 7.8; o—o Gay Thread. B—78 —7 Rye Town, 10—9 Royal Refrain, 7.7. Head; four lengths. The Tryst was fourth. Time, lm 535. LYTTELTON PLATE, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; two-year-olds; 5 fur. 1—1 —Bird of Prey, 8.7 (C. T. Wilson) . 1 33 —Dash o' Dublin, 7.3 (L. J. Ellis) 2 G—fi —Espionage, 7.1 (A. Messervy) . . 3 Also Started. —13—13 Mark Out, 7,8; 2—2 Sir Gundi. 7.G; 11 —12 Miss . Saone, 11—10 Penny Whistle. s—l Hinepo, 10—11 Lady Notiava. 7.5; B—78 —7 Full Pitch, 7—B Good Scout, 7.4; 4—5 Calypso, o—o0 —0 Blue Bouquet, 7.0. Neck; four lengths. Good Scout was fourth. Time, lm 0 3-ss. CRAVEN PLATE, First £2lO, second £OO, third £3O; 7 fur. J—l—Not Out (M. Billington) .. .. 1 2—2—Doria, 9.0 (A. Messervy) . ..2 33—King's Toast, 7.0 (A. Stokes) .. 3 ' Also Started.-—4—l Rebel Mate, 9.4; B—7 The Wrecker, 7.9; 9—9 Chary, 7.5; 6 —6 Skyrena. 7.4; 10—10 Epic, 7—B Good Passage, 7.1; 5—5 Synthetic, 7.0. Two lengths; head. Rebel Mate was fourth. Time, 1m 255. POST HANDICAP, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; 7 fnr. 4—4—Lord Mtrias, 7.12 (W. Caddy) .. 1 ! 22 —Greenbank, 7.11 (M. Caddy) .. 2 \ I—l—Lelghnor, 9.1 (C. T. Wilson) .. 3 Also Started.—6—o Metric, 8.2; 5 —5 Halt. 8.1; 7—7 Blue Abbey, 8.0; 3—3 Star Wink, o—9 Great Bramble. 7.10; 4—l Gold Nugget, B—B8 —8 Puella, 7.7. Length; half a length. Metric was fourth. Time, lm 20 3-ss. . MONETARY RUNS WIDE • DEFEAT OF HOT FAVOURITE [by telegraph—own correspondent] C'HRISTCHURCH, Sunday There were only four starters in the Middle Park Plato at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Midsummer Meeting yesterday, and Monetary carried nearly four times as many tickets as Pleading and Willow Wood. Monetary showed a disinclination to face the barrier and lie had to be led in. All got away on terms, Willow Wood showing out from Pleading and Palfrey as they reached the i course proper, with Monetary making his run wide out. Pleading drew to the front and Monetary, boring out, threw out a strong challenge. Although lie was straightened up in tho last few strides, he was beaten by a neck by Pleading. Palfrey finished strongly into third place, a length in front of Willow Wood. Six starters for the Midsummer Handicap provided an interesting race most of the way. Gay Parade soon rushed to the front and with half a mile covered he had a break of six lengths from Sovereign Lady and Settlement, with Trench Fight and Winning Rival handy. There was no change to the turn info the straight, _where Sovereign Lady and Settlement retired, and Winning Rival began to reduce the gap to Gay Parade. Trench Fight and Wardress also put in short-lived claims. Winning Rival drew past Gay Parade and outstayed him in the last few strides. Wardress was a fair third, three lengths in front of Trench Fight. Settlement broke down badly two furlongs from home and he was pulled up. Not Out, tho favourite for the Craven Plate, led early in the race from Rebel Mute, Doria and Epic. Skyrena and Good Passage were slow to move and Synthetic was squeezed back lo last place. Not Out entered the straight tn front of Rebel Mate and Doria. King's Toast and Good Passage were then coming into prominence, but Doria was tho j only one seriously to threaten Not Out, who, I nevertheless, had a very easy win. King's Toast finished brilliantly to beat Rebel Male on the post for third money, a length in front of Good Passage. Skyrena, Chary and The Wrecker were next. AUSTRALIAN EVENTS CLIMAX BEATS TUCKERBOX (Received February 1, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 1 . The Canterbury Park Turf Club's meeting | was held to-day. the Canterbury Handicap : being won by Climax. Details:— 1' LYING HANDICAP, first £255, second £3O, third £ls; <; fur.—Winifred, E. .7. Watt's br in. lyrs, by llarinero—Miss ManIf red, 7.8 (Parsons), 1; Sir Regal, 7.3 ( Hiompson). 2; Might Not, 7.'-' (Wilson), .'!. Fifteen started. Head; three-quarters of a length. Time, lm 13s. CANTERBURY HANDICAP, first £205, second £39. I bird £ls; I mile and 3 fur.— Climax, (1. A. Ferguson's eh in, lyrs, by Excitement—Miss Jean, 8.0 (Thompson), 1; Tiic!<erbox, 9.0 (Miinro), 2; Kurrnwid, 8.2 (Donoghue), 3. Five started. Two and a-half lengths; half a length. Time, 2m 21s. MEETING AT MENTONE RKQT.TKST WINS STAKES (Received February 1, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 1 The Epsom Turf Club meeting was held at Mentone to-day, Request winning the lteilly Stakes in a close finish. Details:— CHELSEA HANDICAP, first £l5O. second £3O. third £2O; three-year-olds; 7 fur.—Old Vienna, Sir H. Luxton and A. W. Coles' ch c. 3yrs, by Gay Lothario—Mitzi, 8.0 (Badger), 1; Alibi, 8.9 (Phillips), 2; Goldsmith, 7.2 (Lessne), 3.9 Eighteen started. Head; length and a-quarter. Time, lm 275. J. L. REILLY STAKES, first £275, second £OO. third £4O; 1% miles.—Request, R. Roach's br g, ovrs, by Deitical—Lartonio, 7.0 (Purtell), 1; Bev Roso, 7.10 (Martin), 2; Con Devon, 7.8 (Bailv), 3. Eight started. Half a head; neck. Time, 2m 7!is. ROTORUA REHANDICAPS For her win in the Railway Hack Handicap at Matamata on Saturday, Court Favourite has been rehandirapped Olb by Air. F. J. McMancmin for 111e,* Mokoia Hack Handicap at, Rotorua on Saturday, making her weight 8.2. Other Matamata winners. Pern, Karatoki find Erllck, will not be rehandicapped.