CANTERBURY FIRST DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 3 April 1934, Page 13

CANTERBURY FIRST DAY

THE MASQUERADER BY HEAD WIN IN GREAT EASTER HANDICAP. I CHAMPAGNE STAKES TO VARIANT. SHATTER FIRST IN THE SOCKBURN.

, By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club autumn meeting opened to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance excellent. The course was fast. The totalisator investments were £31,786 10s (win machine £14,973 10s and place £16,813 10s.), against £27,487 10s last year. Results are: — KILDARE BRUSH STEEPLECHASE. Of £l5O. Two miles. 2- FLEETING GLANCE, 9.1 (Barr) 1 8-7—BELL HILL, 9.0 (Veevers) 2 7- THE BAILIFF, 9.2 (Wadley) ... 3 Also started: 1-1- Rasouli 10.13, 3-4 Punchestown 10.9, 5-5 Rational 11. 10.2, 4-3. Gallivanter 9.10, 6-6 Advance Camp 9.2, 9-9 Royal Limond 9.2. Won by a length, a length between second and third. Royal Limond was fourth. Time, 3m 41 3-ss. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Of £3OO. Six furlongs. 1— VARIANT, 8.8 (Reed) 1 3— CUSTODIAN, 8.10 (O’Connor) 2 2— SYNAGOGUE, 8.10 (Humphries) .. 3 Also started: 4 Trumpet Blast 8.10. Synagogue, Variant and Custodian was the order when the field settled down. The positions remained unchanged to the course proper, where Variant drew out and won by two lengths from Custodian. Synagogue was half a length away. Trumpet Blast was beaten off. Time, lm 12 4-ss. AUTUMN PLATE. Of £2OO. One mile and a quarter. 1-1-LONE RAIDER, 8.8 (R. Reed) .... 1 6-7—PALMARY, 7.4 (Messervy) 2 8- GRAND REVIEW, 7.7 (Russell) .. 3 Also started: 2-3 Some Shamble 9.4, 3— Tout le Monde 8.9, 5-5 Importance 7.13, 4-2 Cleaner 7.12, 7-8 Drum Fire 7.12, 12-10 High Rank 7.0, 9-11 Sky Rover 7.0, 10-12 Imperial Spear 7.0, 11-9 Star Raider 7.0, 13-13 Pleasant Memory 7.0. Imperial Spear led into the straight, with Grand Review, Sky Rover, High Rank and Cleaner close up. Lone Raider got a run on the rails at the distance and won by half a length from Palmary. Grand Review •was three lengths away and Drum Fire was fAirth. Time, 2m 6s. RUSSELEY PLATE. Of £l6O. Five furlongs. 3- MASTER REYNARD, 7.11 (W. Jones) 1 6-S—CUP BEARER, 8.0 (Mackinnon) .. 2 4- TUNNELLER, 8.3 (Kirwan) 3

Also started: 1-1 Marcus Cicero 8.8, 5- Invoice 8.8, 7-7 Friday Night 7.11, 2-2 Orris 7.11, 12-12 Polygraph 7.11, 13-13 Elbanor 7.11, 10-10 Safety Zone 7.9, 11-11 Impossible 7.9, 9-9 Honours Lass 7.9, 8-8 Back Thrust 7.9, 14-14 Joyous 7.9. , When the straight was reached the most prominent were Cup Bearer, Tunneller, Elbanor, Invoice, Joyous, Marcus Cicero and Master Reynard. The lastnamed finished well and won by a length and a half from Cup Bearer, with Tunneller half a length away and Invoice fourth. Time, Im 0 l-ss. GREAT EASTER HANDICAP. Of £6OO. Seven furlongs. 6- THE MASQUERADER, 7.4 (Mackinon) 1 1-I—SILVER RING, 9.3 (Humphries) 2 6-6—HURLINGHAM, 7.10 (Reed) 3 . Also started: 2-3 Croupier 8.10, 9-9 Irish Lancer 7.8, 8-8 Great Star 7.7, 4-5 Copyist 7.5, 5-4 Cranford 7.4, 3-2 Gaysome 7.0.

The Masquerader led out from Hurlingham, Cranford, Silver Ring and Copyist. The Masquerader and Copyist had charge at the far turn, but crossing the top Copyist was followed by The Masquerader, Cranford, Hurlingham, Great Star and Silver Ring. The Masquerader led into the straight from Cranford, Hurlingham, Great Star and Silver Ring. 'ln a close finish The Masquerader beat -Silver Ring by a head, with Hurlingham two lengths away and Cranford fourth. Time, Im 25 2-ss. COURTENAY HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Seven furlongs. 2- SOUTHDOWN, 8.9 (R. Reed) .. 1 1- BIRD, 7.11 (A. Eastwood) 2 3- 9:6 (O’Connor) .... 3 Also started: 5-5 lan’s March 7.7, 4-4 Heather Glow 7.7. /Metal Bird and Heather Glow were the early leaders, and passing, the halfmile the order was Metal Bird, Heather Glow, Meprisant, lan’s March and Southdown. Metal Bird and Heather Glow led into the straight, but Southdown drew; up to Metal Bird at the. distance and went on to win by a length. Meprisant was three--.lengths away and lan’s March was fourth, Time, lm 26 l-ss. SOCKBURN HANDICAP. Of £250. One mile and a furlong. 3- SHATTER, 8.9' (Russell) ...... 1 2- THE SMUGGLER, 8.5 (Humphries) 2 4- COUGH, 7.0 (Mackinnon) 3 Also started: 5-5 Argentic 9.0, 1-1 Cricket Bat 8.12, 6-6 Davolo 7.6. Shatter led at the half-mile from Cough and The Smuggler and led into the straight from The Smuggler and Cough, Davolo, Cricket Bat and Argentic. Shatter stayed on and won by a length from The Smuggler. Cough, was a similar distance away and Cricket Bat was fourth. Time, lm 52 2-ss.

PAPANUI HANDICAP. Of £l6O. Six furlongs. 3-S—DOLLAR PRINCE, 8.9 (Russell) 1 10-9—BRIGHT SHADE, 7.7 (Messervy) 2 1-2—REBEL STAR, 8.8 (Eastwood) .. 3 Also started: 12-12. Crash 9.1, 9-8 Weatherly 8.3, 7-6 Quietly 8.3, 8-10 Strong Light 8.3, .2-1 Silver Jest 8.2, 5-3 Scarlet Rambler 7.11 and Wild Sky 7.7 (bracketed), 4-4 Grampian 7.11, 11-11 Eupator 7.7, 6-7 Motunau 7.7, 13-13 Knowledge 7.7, 15-14 Canibal 7.7, 14-15 Jolly Beggar 7.7. When the field had settled down Dollar Prince, Rebel Star and Grampian were most prominent. Grampian, Rebel Star, Scarlet Rambler, Eupator and Quietly were showing out when the course proper was marked. In a close finish Dollar Prince beat Bright Shade by a head. Rebel Star was a length away and Quietly was fourth. Time, Im 13s. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s acceptances for to-morrow are:— PEERSWICK BRUSH STEEPLES. Of £l6O. Two miles. Rasoull 9 Arcade 9 9 Morena 10 1 Gailivanter fl 5 Fleeting Bell HUI 9 0 Glance 9 12 Royal Limond 9 0 AUTUMN NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Six furlongs. Master Trumpet Blast 7 8 ■Reynard S 8 Safety Zone 7 2 Marcus Cicero 8 6 Back Thrust 7 2 Bearer 8 0 Honours Lass 7 2 Tunneller 7 13 YALDHURST HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile. Croupier 9 10 Davolo 8 5 Southdown 9 3 lan’s March 7 7 Seme Shamble 8 9

ADDINGTON HANDICAP. Of £l6O. One mile. Lane Balder S' 8 SSbella. f 8 Hounslow 8 9 Grand Review 7 7 Prom Firs 8 1 Bright Shade 7 6 Importance 7 13 High Rank 7 0 Cleaner 7 12 Star Balder 7 0 Strong Light 7 U Silver Foil 7 0 GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP. Of £6OO. One mile and a-half. Silver Ring 9 0 Irish Lancer 7 8 Argentic 8 7 Tout le Monde 7 9 Cricket Bat S 5 Ranetagh .7 0 Shatter 8 2 Cough 7 0 The Smuggler 8 0 Palmary 7 0 Great Star 7 9 GIMCRACK HANDICAP. Of £l6O. Six furlongs. Rebel Star 8 9 Grampian 7 7 Haere Tonu 8 6 Tizzy 7 7 Tea Garden 8 1 Eupator 7 S Ouietlv 7 13 Motunau 7 2 Weaitiherty 7 12 . Wild Sky 7 0 ■Silver Jest 712 Silver Tasse 7 0 Scarlet, Rambler 7 7 42ND. CHALLENGE STAKES. Of £9OO. W.f.a. with penalties and allowances. Seven furlongs. Custodian ' Masquerader 9 i Trumpet Blast Variant 7 4 Synagogue Marcue Cicero Silver Ring TEMPLETON HANDICAP. Of £250. Seven furlongs. Croupier 9 1 Cranford 7 9 Huriingham S 8 Gaysome 7 8 Lone Raider 713 Metal Bird 7 1 Copyist 7 12