CANTERBURy JOCKEY CLUB.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7678, 11 April 1903, Page 5

CANTERBURy JOCKEY CLUB.

AUTUMN - MJBETJNG. The Canterbury Jockey Grub's Autumn J Meeting will begin -at Riccarton an Monday. Present indications favour the idea that the g__Kwi_g I -will be more t___ usually successful. Visitor* __ve been arriving in large numbers during the iust day or two, and, with fine weather, there is sure to he> a big attendance. The principal race on the firet day is the Great Easter Handioap, for which the Yaldhurst i'lutee-year-cM, OrLoff, is a firm j favourite. The field by miich ihe will bo opposed include, a number of fine sprinters, j among whom St Denis, Pampero, Peiiaroviva j and Lady Lillian -have many adimirers. The j race looks like providing an interesting contest. The -Champagne St_ke_ field, though small, is very select, all those -left in having I claim, to be reckoned i-n the; firs* class. The following is ihe .programme -fc-r the first day : — i KILDABiE HURDLE HANDICAP, of 120 sovs. Two males. et. lb st. lb Long Tom . .10 8 Nance o'-Neil . 912 goottish M'.__!-»l 10 8 Clanburn . .97 Roller . . 10 5 Slow Tom. .93 CHAMPAGNE STAKE3, of 600 sovs. For two-year-olds. Oolts Bst 101'b, filili«s Bst Blb. Six furlongs. Mr G. G. Stead's br o Machine Gun, by - Hofcohkiss — RubinMr G. G. Sk-ad's br c King Log, by Stepniak — F-ai-rymai_ Sir George Clifford . br c Treadmill, by Bill of Port-and — Catherine Wheel Sir George Clifford's br f To-imorrow, by Bill of Portland — Elusive Wj J. Hi Prosser'a br g Gold Orown, by Gold Beef— Nymph AUTUMN MAIDEN PLATE, of 110 eovs. Seven furlongs. Deerstalker . 8 7 Nell Gwyn . 8 4 Bombardo . 8 7 Lady Babbie . 8 4 Firebrand .' 8 7 Stepdaoioer .84 Optimist . 8 7 Narcissus . 8 4 Cerise and Blue 8 7 Covenant Maid .84 Bulawayo .84 Caloiype . 8 4 GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of 750 sovs. Seven furlongs. sit 1-b Orloff (F. Jones) 9 7 St Deais (J, M'Combe) . . . , .90 Pampero (I*. King) 8 13 Vkd;_iir (C. Jenkiii*) . . . . . 810 Petrovna (A. Godfrey) . , . .86 Red Gauntlet (W. Holmes) . .84 Blazer ('E. O'lirien) . . . .83 Lady Lillian (H. Donovan) . . .80 Goldan Vein (J. M'Cluskey) . . 710 Motor (G. Price) . . . .77 Secret Society (T. Pine) . . . 6 12 EPSOM WELTER HANDICAP, of 150 sova. One mile. -t. -lb st. lb "Windwhistla .JO 5 K-l-urn . .85 Ar_n_r_ . '. . 12 Ropu . .80 Lady Resslyn . 9 8 Bantu r . .80 Lavalette . 9 2 Antigone . .80 Zealous . . 810 Lady Babbie .8 0 Bombardo . ,88 Natalie ... 8 0 UiM'tJjKACK RACE^ of 50 sovs. Five l-ur-longs. Nutcracker . 7 .7 Reflex . .77 Dirk . . 7 .7 -First Shot . 7 7 Royal Standard 7 7 Hypnotist . 7 7 Lady Babbie . 7 7 Merrymaker . 7 7 | Biuiitler .77 RU6JSLEY HANDICAP, _f 150 eovs. Four : '"' furlongs. Quarryman . 8 5 Leonora . .72 Sea Lion .83 Grown Imperial 7 2 • Ruyal Orown . 7 7. Roscommon ' . 7 0 \V--i.ai«re ..75 SOCKBURN HANDICAP, of I^-ove. Oiie mile and a quarter. ' ■"' Scylla • .89 Zealous . .72 Laval«tte . .79 King Stork . 7 0 Oalibr. . .78 Stepdancer . 6 10 Loiah . .78 Skobeleff ( . 6 7 Narois__a . . 7 B Antigone . 6 7 The following' faoreos should run prominently iu their respective engagements: — KILDARE HURDLE I__.>Dl CAP— Nance ON>eil -ajid Scottish- Minstrel. CHAMPAGNE STAKES— Machine Gun. AUTUMN MAIDEN PLATE— NeII Gwyn and -Bulawayo. GREAT EASTER HANDICAP— Pampero, St Den-i. -and Lady Lillian. EPSOM WELTER HANDICAP—Wind-w-blsil. aad Zealous. GIMCRACK RACE— Hypnotist and Nutcracker. RUSSLET PLATE— Quariyman and Sea Lion. SOCKBURN HANDICAP— Soyl'la ' and Laval ette. The Riocarton correspondent of this paper writes: — My selections axe as follow: — Hurdles, Nance O'Neil and Rolie.; Champagne Stakes, Mr Stead's selected ; Maiden . Plate, Naxciseu-a; Easter Handicap, Orloff amd | Pampero; Epsom Welter, Zealous and Windwhistle; Rusaley Plate, Qu«-rry_la_ wad Leonore; Gdmcrack Race, Merrymaker a_d Reflex; Sockburn Handicap, Scylla and Lotah, j