SPORTING.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXIII, Issue 94, 17 August 1936, Page 3

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

The Canterbury Jockey Club brought their winter meeting to a close on Saturday. It was the most successful since the peak year, 1929, the totalisator increase for the three days being £34,086. Manawatu repeated his performance in the Beaufort Steeples by winning the Lincoln Steeples, with Pahu and Billy Boy in the places. It was a favorites’ day, no less than four catching the judge’s eye. Results : Aylesbury Steeples.—Burglar 1, Nocturnus 2, Cock o’ the North 3. Longbeach Handicap—Matoru 1, Rose of Tralee 2, Epic 3. Sydenham Hurdles. —Ruaform 1, Polydora 2, Salspray 3. Styx Hack Hurdles. —John Charles 1, Haeretonu 2, Redolent 3. Heatheote Handicap.—Ponty 1, Pukeko 2, Argentic 3. Lincoln Steeples. —Manawatu 1, Pahu 2. Billy Boy 3. Redeliffs Hack—Sovereign Lady 1, Cape Garbo 2, Monipere 3. Selwyn Handicap.—Boomerang 1, AA’ino 2, Great Star 3.