RECORD TIME FOR THE 810 STEEPLECHASE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14986, 13 August 1919, Page 7

RECORD TIME FOR THE 810 STEEPLECHASE.

(Special 1o the Herald.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. In the Grand National vSteepleciia.se Morecambe and ' Lochefla showed tho way. «,ver thu first obstacles; and as they negotiated,-- tlie stand^ double that pair, had if'asicuJmy ' Stiffen, JXipin, -arid Wai-! mai- as their nearest . attendants, i Asj the big fence at Cuttfs. wa» crossed* Morecambe and Lochella >vere half ai dozen lengths clear of • Waimai. and Master Lupin, with Bon Reve-ahd Dardanelles whipping m. . The^spd wall and brush** fence were taken -m the same order, all the horßes jumping welh Vascular and Waimai were 1 >the leading pair's nearest attendants-, at tho kennels double, where Polthogue lost h'isj rider. Morecambe and. . Lochella were , still acting as pilots when ft circuit hadj been completed, and going past the] stand for the second time Lochella headed Morecambe, who, a little. further! on,, dropped right, back., Soon after passing Cutt's Lochella well clear, . from Waimai, Vascular, and Master ■ Lupin,' while -Bon Reve had worked his wav into -fifth place. The brush fence I and kennels double were crossed without ■ mishap, Lochella now having Master * Lupin, Bon Reve, Waimai, and Vascular immediately following him. Stridl ing along m great style Lohcella crossed r the sod wall with a big advantage from Master Lupin, who had drawn away • from Bon Revo, Waimai j' and Vascular. I Lochella landed into the home straight four lengths clear of Master Lupin, ' while at the next obstacle Waimai camo 1 down and Master Strowan came into > notice. Jumping the last fence m great style Lochella scored comfortably by \ eight lengths from Master Lupin, with Master Strowan ten lengths further ■■ back. Then m order came Bon Reve, , Merry Lad, Vascular, and Dardanelles, l these being the only ones to finish. 'The , time was 7min, lQsec. — a record for the race. GAZIQUE'S GREAT VICTORY. In the Winter Cup -Rebekah and Cerberus made the running-' from Kilboyno, > Hiero, and Form Up, while Leaping! Burn kas left altogether^" 'Kilkee and; Gold Kip got away so -badly that their ' prospects looked hopeless, Rebekah and Cerberus led into the straight from Kilboyno, All Over, Form Up, Hiero, . and Gamecock, who were bunched at the distance. Gazique came with a , great run and; headed tho. field. Howover Gold Kip raced up on the outside, and twenty yards from the post looked a winner, hut his rider dropped his hands, and Gazique snatched a victory by a head. Rebekah was three lengthe away, followed by Cerberus, Hiero, Kil- . boyne, and Kilkee. Time, 1.44 l-sth.