CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB
There were 29 acceptors for the Avonhead Handicap, the concluding event at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s reeling on Tuesday. Unless scratchings reduce the field to 24, the race will be run in two divisions, as follows: Avonhcad Handicap, of 200sovs. . Seven furlongs.—First Division: The Smuggler 9.9, Shatter 9.4. Tippling 8.13, Hounslow 8.12, Ringing Cheer 8.11, Water Power 8.10, Air Laddie* 8.10. False Scent 8.4, Owlsflight 8.1, Ramo 8.0, Rossferry 8.0, Elude 8.0, Sailor’s Love 8.0, Tres Sir 8.0, Palmary 8.0. Second Division: Juniper 9.4, Pak’.tere 9.2, Quinopal 8,13; The Sun 8.11, Lady Rene 8.10, Kakara 8.10, Martian Chief 8.8, Spanish Maid 8.1, -Spearful 8.0, Shootist 8.0, Jael 8.0. Jason’s Quest 8.0, Eclair 8.0. Locksley 8.0. AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE WON BY ACCELERATION. Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ..MELBOURNE, August 9. (Received Aug. 9, at 7 p.m.) The Australian Steeplechase resulted as follows: —Acceleration, 9.0 (Howson), 1; Ancient Mariner, 9.5 (Winks), 2; George William. 9.0 (Warner), 3. Thirteen started. Acceleration led nearly the whole distance and won by four lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, 7min IJsec. Only seven horses finished. Kentel fell and injured his shoulder, Olina broke down, and Bangbang and Welcome Stranger fell together. The race was poorly contested,: the field being strung out. The winner is owned by a lady in South Australia. . '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21409, 10 August 1931, Page 11
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