RACING AT RICCARTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16573, 4 November 1921, Page 7

RACING AT RICCARTON.

SPRING CARNIVAL. BRIGHT PROSPECTS. Another spring racing carnival will be inaugurated at Ricearton. to-mor-row, with the opening day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting and for the whole of next week sportsmen will I divide their attention between the 6.x- ---[ tures of the Canterbury Jockey Club i and the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. Everything points to “ Carnival Week ” being a great success this year in every way. So far as Riccarion is concerned, the big fields will include horses from nil parts of the Dominion and with such widely distributed interests the racing cannot fail to turn out well. The wet weather experienced all last month, though not palatable at the time to the trainers, has left the course in excellent order, while the lawns and gardens have never looked better than they do at present. A feature in connection with the meeting which will attract a good deal of attention is the new totalizator. An electric machine has been installed and it will be in operation for the first time. The* first 7-ace each, day will be started at noon and there will be plenty of trams and trains to convey the big crowd to the course. Seventeen horses have survived the final payment for the New Zealand ! Cup. With the exception of Egotism, they have all raced since the appearance of the weights. Several of them hav-e won. and others have been placed while nearly all of them have displayed some racing merit. A feature of the spring racing, however, is that no horse lias shown outstanding from. Some of the Cup candidates seem to possess only remote prospects of success but, on the other hand, it is not easy to forecast the exact order in which the popular fancies will be supported on the totalisator. Sasanof looks ivell and lie is a proved good one but the weight is likely to stop him. Rouen is a solid customer, representing high class up to a mile and a quarter. There are doubts about him staying and though he may show up even in the straight, Trentham running suggests that Sunaid will beat him. Taking this line, Suiiart looks certain to play a ’leading part in the race. He finished on well* at the end of a mile and three furlongs and he has excellent prospects of seeing the journey right out. Unfortunately. he is reported to have met with slight injuries in his final galioit. Vagabond, who won two years ago, is a proved stayer and for that reason en titled to respect, while his latest racing form is at least promising. Fbo Chow cannot be at his best, as a,’’result of an interrupted preparation. Star land looks well and he is galloping at the top of his form. He should he -in the final struggle. Royal Star has come through a good preparation. He lias not had the advantage of so much racing as some of the other* hut he will be hard to shake off at. the finish. Isabel has been a popular fancy for some time but her public form does not make her chance look good. Warlore has been galloping well lately and ; there will be no fitter animal in the field. She gained some staunch admirers ns a result of her Avin at the Dunedin meeting last month and a repetition of that running, will leave her with a great chance. Bonnie Maid has no recent form to recommend her Egotism raced well more than once in moderate company last season but she j has never beaten a good field and Pluto’s chance looks poor after his Trentham running. Penitent, also, will >. have to improve on his Trentham form. Moutoa Ivanova is a useful track galloper but a [>oor racing mare. Es- ! perance ran well enough at Trentham j to suggest that she may go on a bit further in this race but she does not appeal strongly and Almoner has failed too often to be given much chance. Kilgour has some fair performances to his credit and he may be useful to ensure a sound race for Sunart, even if hoi fails to run on. The best sprinting form in the Dominion is represented in the Stewards’* Handicap, and as usual it is exceptionally difficult to say how the race will finish. Three-year-olds promise to play a prominent part. There are half a dozen of them—Rational, The Hawk, Absurdum, Fulsome, Danger | Zone and Tatau Tat mi—and the first- | named four, all hailing from the ! North T.sland, are certain to be heavily ! supported. Among the older division Affectation has good recent winning form to recommend him, while Rude. Clean Sweep, Miehaela and Sofanello have all been galloping well. I ndications point to a large field contesting the Welcome Stakes, but in view of the brilliant form of Epitaph., it is not difficult to forecast the favourite. Among the others Farceur has not raced yet, but he is a goodlooking colt, who can gallop avcl.l on the tracks. All the minor races on the first day promise well. Hyland. Scrimmage, Cleasanta, Valdamo and Whipping Boy haA’o all done useful work lately. The following is the first day’s pro- J gramme : SPRING HURDLE HANDICAP, !Of 600 POTS; second horse 100 eovs and j | third horse 50 sovs from the stake. Two i | miles. . |

NEW ZEALAND CUP, Of 2500 soys; second horse 500 ?ovs and third horse 250 soys from the stake. Two miles. st. lb. Mr Vf. G. SteaiTs.br g Sasanof, by Martian- 1 Ukraine .aged . . 0 U Mr R. Heppner's b t? Rouen. by Bezonian— Lady Ladd, Jyrs, iqr. Ilb pen.' 8 11 Mr R. A. M Kenzie’y b g Sunart, by Sunny Lake—Latchet, syrs (ino. 71b pen.) .87 Mr IV. Kembali’s b g agabond, by Martian— Gipsy Girl, aged . fe 5 Mr J. S. Barrett’s eh g Foo Chow, by Solferino— Teacup, syrs Mr G. L. Stead’s br g Starland. by Nassau—Stardaneer, 6yrs 82' Mr G. L. Rutherford’s h g Royal Star, by Martian—Lady Victoria, aged . 7 9 Mr T. A. Duncan’s br in Isabel, bv Hallowmas—Omciuella, iyrs . 1 b Mr C. G. Dalgrety’s b ra Warlove, by Martian —Stepdancer, syrs (inc. 51b Mr <!. Hill’s h m Bonnie Maid, by ' ° Beni form Happy Maid, 6yrs . 7 1 .Mr G. L>. Greenwood's br m Egotism, I by Demosthenes—Conceit, r.yra . 7 w

Mr K. 8. Williamses b g Ponitent. by Martian—Pjneta, 3yre inc. 61 b pen.) . S 19 Mr G. D. Greenwood's oh c Pluto, by Butala—Procrastinate, Byr* . . 011 Mr F. B. Easton’s b m Moutoa franerra. by Martian—Ukraine. 6yrs • 10 Mr J. Fuller's b m Esperance, by Martian—Mary of Argyle, 6yrs . .60 Mr R. A. M'Kencie’fl b g Kilgour, by Kilbroney—Angelina, Gyrs - B " Mr .T. P. Murphy's ch g Almoner, by Bonlform—Cassock, tiyrs . « .09 WELCOME STAKES, Of 1000 sots ; second horse 200 sorg arid third horse 100 boys from the stake. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. Dr Gilmer's b f April Folly, by AbsurdMartian Princess Estate Douglas’s br f Viyella, by AbsurdSnooze . . „ , Mr W. E. Taylor's b o Prosperity, by Bonff or hi —Peace , . Mr A. B. Williams'® oh t Epitaph, by Absurd—Eulogy , „ Messrs Murphy and Grifftths's b f Wnterlea, by Boniform—fiunbird Mr C. E. Elgar's fc f Zany (late Zenida), bv Absurd—Lata Mr G. Fulton’s b f Wartime, by Martian— SamiSao Mr G. D. Greenwood's blk c Farceur, by Absurd—Our Lady. Mr G. D. Greenwood's b f Veil, by Absurd— Hr W. G. Stead's b c Sir Otway, by Nassau —Pedometer Sir G. Clifford's ch f Balderdash, by Absurd—Formless Mr A. Murdoch's b g Ked Kris, by Boniform—Margarethe Mr W. A. Nicholls's Many Kittle, by Winkle —Sunglow Mr R. C. Giiliee’s oh f Pickaninny, by Solferino —Canterbury Bello Mr E. Fox’s b f Heraldry, by CJarenoeux— Lady Holyrood Mr G. Gerard’s br f Dianella> by Boni* form —Glen Helen APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP. Of 350 aovs ; second horse 70 sovs and third horse 35 eovs from the stake. One mile.

st lb st lb Hylans 11.11 Sir Fanciful 10 1 Genl. Potain . 10 13 Whipcord 9 11 Dick . 10 9 Ore Ore . 9 10 Manawapango 10 U Goodstart . 9 r» Maniahera (Inc Staff Officer 9 0 101b pen.) . 10 0 Ruddy Gold 9 0 ' SPRING PLATE, Of 500 Bovs; second horse 100 sore and third horse mile. 50 sovs from the stake One .TCgrotiam . 7 11 To Kurd . . 7 7 Scrimmage . 7 11 Cleasanta . Stylish Lady . 7 1! Kilcullen . B1 PIT 7 7 Radiant Eight 7 2 Coni st on 7 7 Taipairu . 7 2 Penitent . . 7-7 Tinilianga . 7 2 TIN WOOD HANDICAP, Of 050 so vs; sc corid horse 70 govs and third horse 35 so\ s from the stake. Seven . S 7 Headlong ■7 7 Valdamo . S 6 Bonnie 'Winki 7 1 Martian Miss Red Hind 7 C Oloasa nta* . 8 -1 Blush 7 C St Easel . .8 8 7 0 Rofiednv . 8 3 Boarlieea . 7 0 Wnrhuu Shandy Kerb . fi 2 Ma Protegee The Reaver Silent King . 7 12 . 7 10 . lirasai

Humboldt . S 10 Glen tanner ,75 .Seaside . 7 IS Tree Bon ,75 Whipping: Boy 7 11 Conflict . .70 Rebuff . 7 8 Matata . ,70 Red Gown . 7 <5 Bonnie Rady . 7 0 Kerry Star . 7 G STEWARDS HANDICAP. Of 2000 30VS ; second horso 400 jots and third horse furlongs. st lb st lb Silver Link . 9 9 Solfanello 9 $ Rational . . 8 13 Fuleomo , • 6 13 Tlie Hawk . S 11 Bon Spec . . G IS egpueci . 8 10 Danger Zone . d 12 Affectation (ii Pitprop . .89 7lb pen. i . 8 6 Mustard Pot . 8 5 Royal Mac .67 Rude . S 4 Kilcullon 6 7 ('lean Sweep . 8 3 Madam Chiron 6 7 Ah surd urn . 8 0 Sunny Corner 7 13 RICOAKTON WELTER HANDICAP, Of 500 sovs; second horso 100 sovs and third horse 50 BOVS from the stake. One mile and a furlong. Bonnie Heather 9 9 Bonnet ter . . 9 5 Rose M reath . 9 4 Corn Risra . 8 13 Palestrina - 8 13 Askari . 8 11 Hiero . .77 ( ave Rock . 8 9 Grange Mart . 7 7 Songbird . 8 3