AMBERLEY RACES WILL BE HELD ON HOME COURSE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18448, 26 April 1928, Page 9

AMBERLEY RACES WILL BE HELD ON HOME COURSE.

permit for riccarton IS REFUSED. Some time ago the Amberley Racing Club was approached by the Christchurch Jubilee Celebrations Committee with the object of holding its annual meeting at Riccarton in connection with the jubilee celebrations. An application for permission to race at Riccarton was forwarded to the Minister of Internal Affairs, who has re-

plied refusing to accede to the request The meeting will be held on the Amberley course on Saturday, May 26.

HAWKE’S BAY MEETING. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, April 26. Callanmore, 7.3, should be added to the Poukawa Handicap acceptances for the Hawke's Bay meeting.

NOMINATIONS. ASHBURTON' COUNTY RACING Th© following nominations have been received for the Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting, to be held on Saturday, May 12:— LONG BEACH HACK HANDICAP, of 110 sovs; six furlongs.—Kangutahi, Heather boon, Despot, Amorist, Exide, The Bailiff, Thurso, Beaming, Quexls, Scoff. Bronstell, Skyquest, Wreath of Myrtle, Prompter. Lighthearted, Grayfinch. Sea Gay, Walhemo, Star Stranger 11., Red Heather, Cynelli, Lytup, Real Glad, Fair Exchange, Crossbow, Page Boy, Philanderer. SELMA TROT HANDICAP (in harness), of 110 sovs; on© mile and a half. —Royal Locanda, Logan d’Or, Danny Boy, Travis Axworthy, Wild Voyage, Thoreda, Dice, Forward Maid, Locanda Lu, ’Royal Wrack, First Wrack. Rose Marie, Teaika, Eiffelton Lass, Mountain Ore, Beatrice Locanda., No Fear. Reeky Mine, Limosa, Lough Neagh, Moira, Invader. AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 175 sovs; one mile and a. Quarter.—Aberfeldy, Sir Roy, Battle Colours, Assurance, Amor, Fresco, KJlloeh, Moratorium, Gold Mint, Gay Sonnet, Thorndale, Jubilant, Carnot, Tintoretto. TRIAL PLATE, of 100 sovs; five furlongs.—Red Jazz. Slummery, Great Spear, Gay Crest, Kemp ton. Despot, The Viscount, The Bailiff. Kells, ltoyal Flower, Claymore, Walhemo, Si nr Stranger 11., Cynelli, Amourette, Pilot. Bonrald. Synonym. Old Fortune's Wheel. EIFFELTON HACK HANDICAP, ..f 110 sovs; one mile.—Honeycomb, Ayrovski. Amor. Thurso, Solfello. Oriflamb, Malmsey, No Response, Lancer, Fair Exchange, No Response, Crossbow, Jubilant, Money Mine. RAKATA TROT HANDICAP (in harness), of 106 sovs; one mile.—Roger, Lyon, Slogan, Thoreda, Greateaux, Forward Maid, Tennis. Wackier, First Wrack, Hinkler, A von wood, Tewliitte. Audubon Lad. Eiffelton Lass, Zonophone, Strychnine, Red Pepper, Wallace Logan, Lough Neagh, .loyal Locanda, St Bridget, Fair Dillon, Moira.

FAREWELL HANDICAP. of 1/5 sovs; seven furlongs.—Sprinkler. Ronaki, Zaragoza, Sagittarius, Polydectes, Bronstell, Killoeh, Ohlckwheat, Gold Mint, Gay Sonnet, Finora, Thorndale, Money Mine, Mime.

ENGLISH RACING. GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. LONDON, April 24. At the Epsom spring meeting the Great Metropolitan Stakes, a handicap run over two miles and a quarter, was won by the five-vear-old Alacrity (Achtoi-Allie), with Bamboula second and Shah 111. third. There were twenty starters. Won by a neck, with the third horse half a length away.—Australian Press Association-United Service. (Received April 26, 10 30 am ) LONDON. April 25. The City and Suburban Handicap re suited:—Priory Park 1, Fohanaun 2, The Mohawk 3. Eight started. Won by a neck, a length between second and third.—Australian Press Association

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