SPORTING BLOOD’S DERBY

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1934, Page 4

SPORTING BLOOD’S DERBY

RACING AT RICCARTON VINTAGE WINS FENDALTON. _____ ' CRANFORD AND RED BOA.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s metropolitan meeting was continued to-day. The weather was fine, the course in good order and there was an excellent attendance. Investments totalled £22,451, compared with £13,485 10s last Derby day, when heavy rain fell. Results are:— MIDDLETON HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Nine furlbngs. 8-10—SEMPER PARATUS, 10.6 (Ridgway) J; 4-S—HONEST MAID, 9.2 (Voight) .. 2 13-14—EARTHQUAKE, 9.2 (Anderton) Also started: 1-4 Emotion, 10.13; 3-3 Cottingham, 10.6; 10-9 Sungem, 10.5; 4-1 Heather Glow, 10.5; 6-6 Revision, 9.11; 2-2 Hunting Go, 9.9; 11-12 Palatinate, 9.6; 7-7 Sky Rover, 9.2; 12-11 Coll, 9.0; 9-8 Chaste, 9.0; 14-13 Streamline, 9.0. Semper Paratus led into the straight from Honest Maid and Earthquake, with Revision, Emotion, Heather Glow and Cottingham next. In a close finish Semper Paratus won by half a length from Honest Maid. Earthquake was a neck away and Revision was fourth. Time, lm. 55 3-ss.

IRWELL HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Four furlongs. 2-2—SILVER SAIL, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) 1 1-I—SYMCONY, 9.3 (Broughton) .... 2 5-S—ROUND UP, 7.4 (Marsh) 3 Also started: 7-9 Roaming, 8.0, and. Lofty, 8.0 (bracketed); 9-8 Gay Circle, 8.0; 8-8 Honours Lad, 8.0; 3-3 Penelope,■ 7.12; 6-6 Hine Ra, 7.4; 4-4 Hororata, 7.0. On the course proper Symcony led from Silver Sail, Round Up, Hine Ra, Hororata, Penelope and Honours Lad. In the run to the post Silver Sail won by half a length from Symcony, with Round Up a neck away and Hororata fourth. Time, 47 4-ss. CRITERION HANDICAP. Of £3OO. Seven furlongs.

2-2— CRANFORD, 7.8 (Leckie) 1 8-7—MOBILE, 7.10 (Wilson) 2 7-7—GAYSOME, 7.0 (Jenkins) 3 Also started; 3-4 Palermo, 8.6; 1-1 Copyist, 8.3; 6-6 Silver Streak, 8.3; 4-3 Princess Doreen, 8,1; 9-9 Great Star, 8.0; 5-5 Fair Weather, 7.5. 1 Rounding the far turn and across the top Fair Weather and Cranford led from Gaysome, Palermo, Great Star, Copyist, Silver Streak and Princess Doreen. The leaders were still the same when the straight was reached, but Crakford did best in the run home and ■won by half a length from Mobile, with Gaysome a similar distance away and Silver Streak fourth. Time, Im. 24 2-ss. NEW ZEALAND DERBY STAKES. Of £lOOO. One mile and a-half. 1- SPORTING BLOOD (L. J. Ellis) 1 2- SYNAGOGUE (Broughton) .... 2 3- TAURAMAI (Didham) 3 Also started: 4-5 Horn's Reef, 7-7 Won-; derful, 5-4 Pin Money, 6-6 Pawky. Hom's Reef, Sporting Blood and Synagogue were first to show out. Pin Money tok charge going out of the straight and led past the mile from Wonderful, Horn’s Reef, Tauramai, Sporting Blood, Pawky and Synagogue. There was no change in the positions racing along the back and round the far turn. Tauramai moved up across the top and led into the straight from Pin Money, Sporting Blood, Hom’s Reef and Synagogue. In a close finish Sporting Blood beat Synagogue by a neck, with Tauramai three lengths away and Wonderful fourth. Time, 2m. 33 2-ss.

FENDALTON HANDICAP. Of £3OO. One mile and a-quarter. 4-4—VINTAGE, 8.6 (Eastwood) 1 11-10—SILVER SIGHT, 7.0 (Leckie) 2 2-2—POLYDORA, 8.11 (A. E. Ellis) .. 3 Also started: 5-5 Davolo, 8.11; 6-8 Steeton, 8.8, and Cough, 7.3 (bracketed); 8-6 The Signaller, 1-1 Southdown, 7.13; 3-3 Might, 7.11; 10-11 Ranelagh, 7.8; 9-9 Horowhenua, 7.7; 7-7 Passion Fruit, 7.6. Passion Fruit led past the mile from Davolo, Steeton, Vintage, Horowhenua and Silver Sight. Steeton led at the far turn from Davolo, Passion Fruit, Cough, Ranelagh, Horowhenua, Vintage, Silver Sight and Polydora. Steeton was still in command turning for home, followed by Davolo, Ranelagh, Passion Fruit, Silver Sight, Vintage and Polydora. Vintage did best over the concluding stages and won by half a length from Silver Sight, with Polydora a neck away and Passion Fruit fourth. Time, 2m. 4s.

RANDOLPH HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Seven furlongs. 1- REBEL CHIEF, 9.3 (L. J. Ellis) 1 2- TOP RANK, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) 2 3- COLOSSIAN, 8.5 (A. E. Ellis) 3 Also started: 6-5 Weatherly, 7.13; 7-7 Braw Lad, 7.13; 9-10 McHeath, 7.12; 5-6 Elbanor, 7.7; 10-8 Bella Rosa, 7.5; 8.-9 Knockout, 7.3; 11-12 Wino, 7.1; 14-13 Consummation, 12-11 Orris, 4-3 Silver Step, 13-14 Horotiu, 7.0.

Rebel Chief was followed into the straight by Elbanor, Top Rank, Horotiu, Colossian, Braw Lad and Silver Step. Rebel Chief was not troubled in the run home and won by three lengths from Top Rank, with Colossian a neck away and Silver Step fourth. Time, Im. 265. EPSOM HANDICAP. Of £225. One mile. 4-4—RED BOA, 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) .. 1 1-I—REBEL STAR, 8.11 (Humphries) 2 3-3—KEMAL PASHA, 7.13 (A. E. Didham) 3 Also started: 8-7 Water Power, 8.6; 5-6 Red Racer, 7.13; 10-10 Jaloux, 7.12; 6-5

Cleaner, 2-2 Quietly, 7-8 Tout le Monde, 9-9 Locksley, 7.11. The order into the straight was Rebel Star, Kemal Pasha, Red Boa, Cleaner, and Quietly. Red Boa did best in the run home and won by half a length from Rebel Star, with Kemal Pasha a similar distance away and Quietly fourth. Time, Im. 395.