THE MIDSUMMER MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23108, 6 February 1937, Page 21

THE MIDSUMMER MEETING

The racing at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Midsummer meeting will be more than usually interesting owing to the large number of horses engaged who are booked to come on for the Dunedin Cup meeting. The field for the Midsummer Handicap will act as a most interesting dress, rehearsal for the Dunedin Cup, as no fewer than seven horses also figure in the principal event to be decided at Wingatui. Argentic, who is topweight in the Midsummer Handicap, displayed good form at the Wellington Cup meeting, where he ran second to Sunee in the W.R.C. Handicap when giving 231 b to the winner. Queen of Song, Davolo and Tun■neller were amongst the unplaced lot. Queen of Song displayed better form in the Summer Handicap by a fourth to Martara, Shy and Dungarvan. Vintage and Tunneller were unplaced. Tunneller did not repeat the form he displayed in the Wellington Cup, and gave trouble at the barrier in his subsequent engagements. Davolo did not repeat his form at the holiday, and in fact never emerged from the ruck, which suggests that his form was too bad to be true. Wild Chase is galloping well, and his win in the Riccarton Handicap with 9.3 in lmin 54 l-ssec New Zealand Derby and Canterbury Cup suggests that a mile and a-half is not beyond his distance Palady and the others may have an outside chance The following may be fancied for their engagements:— Hornby Brush Hurdles.—Polydora, Santoft. Golden Lap. Trial Stakes—Night Bound. Sunbeam, Lustral. m . , Middle Park Plate—Royal Chief. Paper Slipper, Lazybones. Midsummer Handicap.—Wild Chase Argentic, Davolo. . Halswell Handicap—Sovereign Lady Cerne Abbas. Cape Gabo or Recollection. ' ~ , x Lytteltbn Plate.—Haughty Winner. Mulatto, Top Row. Craven Plate.—Concertpitch,- Knockfin, Invoice. , " Post Handicap.—Roaming, Rose of Tralee. Owlsgleam or Palmyra. ' ~ HORNBY BRUSH HURDLES, Of 175sovs. About one mile and threequarters.

2 12 MIDDLE PARK PLATE, Of 300sovs. Six furlongs. Paper Slipper, Sir Chas. Clifford's b c. by Paper Money—Shuffle, 3yrs, 10.0. Epic, Mr A. N. Smith's b g, by Iliad— Eulalie, 3yrs, 9.0. Royal Chief, Mr A. K. Firth's b c. by Chief Ruler—Modiste 11, 2yrs, 8.9. Lazybones, Mr G. R. Macdonald's b c, by Nigger Minstrel—Slackline, 2yrs, 7.9. Screamer, Mr N. E. Aitken's gr c, by Hoylake—Toti dal Monte, 2yrs, 7.2 Royal Order, Mr J. -Richardson'':, br c. by Limond—Anklet, 2yrs, 7.2. Mob Rule Sir Chas. Clifford's b t. by Winning Hit—Babel, 2yrs, 6.13. Mercenary, Mr H. D. Greenwood's L f. by Paper Money—Egotism, 2yrs, 6.13. Princess Roma, Mr A. Louisson's br t. by Nightmarch—Bay Queen, 2yrs. 6.13. 2.52MIDSUMMER HANDICAP,

st lb st lb Polydora 11 4 Royal San toft 10\ 5 Amphora 9 0 Golden Lap 9 13 Bright Red 9 0 Hunting Bag 9 0 * 1 37— TRIAL PLATE, Of 175sovs Six furlongs. Doctor Duthie 8 5 Robant 8 2 Gresham 8 5 Rosanna 8 2 Made Money 8 5 Dictate 8 0 Nightbound 8 5 Disclose 8 0 Primak 8 5 Dropped Rebel Mate .. 8 5 Catch 8 0 Rora Hiko .. 8 5 In the Dark 8 0 Coming Star 8 2 Lustral 8 0 Haggis 8 2 Sunbeam 8 0 Paper Note .. 8 2 The Wrecker 8 0 Pink Robe .. 8 2

Of 400sovs. About one mile and a-quarter Argentic 9 8 Vintage 8 12 Queen of Tunneller 8 5 Song 9 5 Palady 7 7 Davolo 8 13 Fiord .. .. 7 7 Wild Chase 8 12 Manetho 7 7 3.32— HALSWELL HANDICAP. Of 200sovs. About nine, furlongs. Willie Win .. 8 9 Lofty .. .. 7 11 ■ Sovereign Gold Cross 7 8 Lady 8 8 Maroha 7 7 Cerne Abbas 8 6 Gold Boy .. 7 7 Top Rank .. 8 3 Forum 7 7 Cape Gabo .. 8 3 Derive 7 7 Rousseau 8 1 Lochain 7 7 Recollection 8 1 4.12— LYTTELTON PLATE, Of 200-sovs. Five furlongs. Haughty Locknit 7 10 Winner 9 3 Merry March 7 10 Top Row .. 8 9, Comus 7 10 Screamer 7 13 Mulatto 7 7 Garonne 7 12 Bonny Agnes 7 7 Happy Night 7 10 Love Affair 7 7 Night Dress 7 10 Day Mist .. 7 7 Dividend 7 10 4.52— CRAVEN PLATE, Of 300sovs. About seven furlongs. Concertpitch 8 11 Gaysome _ .. 7 7 Tuirau 8 9 Arrow Rose 7 7 Epris 8 9 Invoice 7 7 Knockfin 8 8 Last Refrain 7 7 Rebel Chief 7 11 Fairway 7 7 Great Star .. 7 10 Joyous 7 7 Top Notch .. 7 8 5.32— POST HANDICAP. Of 200sovs. About seven furlongs. ' Chidden S 2 Owlsgleam 7 11 Superex 8 12 Gold Label .. 7 9 Roaming 8 8 Orange Bud 7 9 Rose of Rotokiho 7 7 Tralee 8 5 Pink Abbey 7 7 Glenavon 8 1 Nightbound 7 7 Palmyra 8 0 Gresham 7 7 Heloise 7 13 Sky Lass .. 7 7 La France .. 7 11 Rov Bun 7 7