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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144050, 20 March 1913, Page 6

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CHRISTCHURCH ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March li). Tho following acceptances and final payments for tho Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting have been received Kildare Hurdles, two miles.-—St. Kevin lI.HI, White Cockade 11.0, Goldpin 10.9, Rcrcola 10.8, Prince Eddio 0.3, Aema and Cardiff 9.0. Rnsslcy .Plate, five furlongs—Rinaldo 8.0, Historiette 8.2, Bradainante 7.13, Martins 7.0, Culture 7.8, Monotte.und Banksia 7.0, Flora MacDonald 7.2, Joan 0.0, Formal 0.7. iSockhurn ' Handicap, li miles.—Los Angelos 0.12, Masterpiece 8.13, Mira 8.0, Medallist 7.13, Tho Cornet 0.12, Troon 0.7.

Gimmick Handicap, six furlongs.— Oxenhupo 0.0, Editali 0.0, Bulletin 0.4, Kimono- 8.10, Britain’s Crown 8.8, Aerial 8.0, Stephanos, .Martian Maid and Cold Wave 7.13, Pleasure Bent 7.11, Chrysotis 7.8, Nithsdale 7.7, Goldfinch and Warliglit 7.4, Northern Light 7.3, Forest Bello, Debonair .and Golden Morn 7.0.

Courtenay Welter, one mile—Thistledown 10.1,'lvilmeny 9.7, Mutnura 0.4, Kilts 0.3, Tlintx 0.0,- Gnome 8.12, Eocene, Genius and Mere 8.9. Great Easter Handicap, seven furlongs.—Bon Ton 8.7, Culprit and Emperador 8.5, Bromso 8.4, Ventura 8.3, Coronil’orm and Sir Solo 8.2, Peg 8.1, Heatlierbrao S.O, Query 7.10, Sanguiiw ary 7.0, Pilgrim’s Way,- Sea King and Brown Owl 7.5, Gapon (inc. 71h. penalty) 7.1, Spociull'orm and Waitoto 6.7. Great Autumn Handicap, li miles.— .I«os Angelos 0.8, Masterpiece and Sir Solo 8.0, Bronze and Coronifonn 8.8, Cheddar (inc. 101 b. penalty) 8.5, Bon Ton 8.4. Mira 8.3, Sanguinary 7.6, Brown Owl 7.5, Canute and Waitoto G. 7.

Champagne Stakes, six furlongs.— Cherubini, Jason,. Mowbray. Nig htwatcli, Ogior and Salzburg 8.10, Somuiform, Tlie Hague, Warstcp and Bertrada S.B. Twenty-first Challenge Stakes, seven furlongs.—-llentherbrao 8.11, Autiimnus 8.6, Bon Revo and Emperador 8.3, Mowbray, Kightwntch, Ogior and Salzburg 6.12, The Hague and Somniform 6.9. FEILDING ACCEPTANCES. FEHIDING, March 19. Additional acceptances for tho'Feilding Cup lire Grattan 7.5 in the Mangaone Stakes, and Con tho Shaughrann 8.2 in the Fcilding Cup. IMPROVING MARTON RACECOURSE. MAIL!'ON, March 20. Big alterations and improvements arebeing made to Marten Raeeonur.se. A tender tor £2,000 was accepted last night for an additional grandstand on a mound with cement steps. Tho improvements will lip finished in time for tho spring meeting. NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE. AUCKLAND. March 18.' Rain fell during the night, but the tracks were in good order at Ellerslio this morning. All work was done on the outside tho trestles. . Onldsizo and Knknma were together at the end of a mile, in linin. .uOscc. Bootle was better than Dayfly over five furlongs in limn. 4 3-6 sec. Prince Soult heat Tangiwai over seven furlongs, in linin. 33 4-sscc.; and Tact went the same distance easily in linin. 36 3-oscc.

Blcript was going easier than Montiform at tlie end of a mile, in linin. 50 4-usec.

Haskayue galloped six furlongs in Imin. ‘iOsec,, and i Soltano took the same time. ' Maxwell, with the best of tbo weights, was better than Labour Day over a mile, in linin. 50 l-osec. Merrv line and Waiorewa were together 'at the end of six furlongs in Imin. 20 4-ssoc. Wee Olga, with tho assistance of Admiral Soult over the last five, ran seven furlongs in Imin. 83 2-osec. Bnhrikoff did half-pacework. Dearest covered four furlongs in 54sec. After breakfast Scorch beat Monorail over seven furlongs in Imiu. 35 l-ssec., ami Lady Alieia went five in Imin. R l-osec. Tlri and Hoanga went a round over the big fences. Going over the hill the latter went the best. A lot of others also worked. Dearest and Winning Way arrived yesterday.