WINTER MEETING AT WASHDYKE

Southland Times, Issue 24127, 16 May 1940, Page 10

WINTER MEETING AT WASHDYKE

TODAY’S PROSPECTS

SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C. FIXTURE (Special to The Times) CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s winter meeting will open at Washdyke tomorrow. The course is likely to be in firm order and the win and place system of betting will be in use. The following horses can be expected to be well supported:— LEVELS HURDLES.—BaIIad, Garonne, Colonel French. CLAREMONT HACK HANDICAP.— Midgard, Rebellion, Withdrawal. OPIHI TROT.—Scapa Flow, Lord Worthy, Diamond Jim. ELLOUGHTON HANDlCAP.—Settlement, Capricious, Waitoru. CRAIGMORE HACK STEEPLECHASE—Cottingham, Mount Vai, Nightboun<|. SEADOWN HANDICAP.—Skyrena, Petersham, St. Cloud. BEACONSFIELD TROT.—Mahoe, Top Hand, Sunny Corner. KINGSDOWN HACK HANDICAP.— The Raker, Pink Lad, Benevolent.

BIRCHWOOD HUNT MEET HELD AT ORETI YESTERDAY The Birchwood Hunt opened its new season with a meet at Oreti yesterday. The weather was dull and overcast but two runs were completed before rain fell late in the afternoon. For an opening run there was quite a good number of followers, while the jumping was of a promising standard. The two runs were over a course of six fences on the properties of Messrs W. Woods and J. J. Woods. The ground was on the heavy side but there were no falls.

Those who took part were: Messrs W. Swale (Master) on Bilbo, J. Langford (Huntsman) on Matchem, W. Sheedy (Whip) on Turaki, J. L. Hazlett on Captain Reid), C. F. Low on Gay Deception, J. Harvey on Scottish Queen, J. Morton on Surcoat, P. Boyle on Pandine, C. Low on a Garnish gelding, G. Diack on Captain. A jumping competition resulted:— Captain Reid (J. L. Hazlett) 1 Bilbo (J. Morton) 2 Captain (W. Swale) 3 Mr F. Moore, of Winton, acted as judge. During afternoon tea, the president (Mr J. L. Hazlett) thanked all for their presence and regretted that a number were prevented from attending because of the Oreti river bridge being under repair. “It was difficult for the hunt to know what to do with the world in such a state but it was necessary to qualify steeplechasers for otherwise there would be no jumpers for racing,” he stated. The next hunt will be held at Drummond on Saturday.

Noon. LEVELS HURDLES HANDICAP, £140. mile and a-half. One Ballad 11 7 Aggravate 9 0 Roseman 10 4 Waka 9 0 Colonel Sir Gladsome 9 0 French 10 1 Red Dragon 9 0 Garonne 9 9 Testator 9 0 Master Dingle 9 0 12.35 p.m. CLAREMONT HACK HANDICAP, £130. Six furlongs. Rebellion 9 7 Big Joe 7 8 Withdrawal 9 6 Rosalean Dhu 7 8 Midgard 9 3 Racewell 7 7 King Gustavo 8 11 Bastille 7 7 Donadea 8 10 Royal Refrain 7 7 Boloyna 8 7 Chanteur 7 7 Counterlunch 8 3 Irish Lass 7 7 Dinah Dhu 8 3 Subscription 7 7 Schoolgirl 7 10 Escort 7 7 Asia 7 9 Pink Gauntlet 7 7 Lady Don 7 8 1.10 p.m. OPIHI TROT HANDICAP, £140. Class 3.5. One mile and a-quarter. Bay Acron It Loyal Jock It Credit Balance It Mirage It Diamond Cluster It Mortlake It Diamond Jim It Passing By It Hamarfast It Pleasant Guy It Haughty It Scapa Flow It Helenora It Trousseau It Irish Dawn It yds bhd Irish Dusk It Lord Worthy 12 Lady Denise It Colossal 48 1.50 p.m. ELLOUGHTOJi HANDICAP, £300. 3ne mile and a-quarter. Capricious 8 11 The Wrecker 8 0 Disdain 8 8 Night Pal 7 8 Trench Fight 8 5 Cape Gabo 7 8 Waitoru 8 4 Balmenter 7 1 Roy Bun 8 3 Waitaka 7 0 Settlement 8 2 2.30 p.m. CRAIGMORE HACK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £150. About two miles. Cottingham 11 12 Songboy 9 3 Monastic 10 12 Red Terror 9 0 Nightbound 10 8 Valens 9 0 Mount Vai 10 4 Arita 9 0 3.10 pan. SEADOWN HANDICAP. £170. Six furlongs. Skyrena 8 10 Peacock 7 0 Petersham 7 12 Silver Slipper 7 0 Lazybones 7 3 Copyist 7 0 Rebel Chief 7 1 Rebel Star 7 0 St. Cloud 7 1 Lifeguard 7 0 3.50 p-m. BEACONSFIELD TROT HANDICAP. £155. Class 3.38. One mile and a-half. Arietta It Top Hand It Brown Tap It Walter Moore It Erin’s Lad It yds bhd Karu It Clive Brook 12 Lord Zetland It MacGregor 12 Mahoe It Sunny Corner 12 Marfax It Twist 24 Titus It 4.30 p.m. KINGSDOWN HACK. £140. One mile uid 35 yards. The Raker 9 5 Shangrl La 7 12 Cymric 8 10 Homing 7 7 Pink Lad 8 6 Crack o' Dawn 7 7 Ripley 8 0 Iceland Spar 7 7 Sham Boy 8 0 Benevolent 7 7 Black Bard 7 13