RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18405, 12 August 1931, Page 8

RACING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. CUP TO KAHIKATOA. (By Tel.—Press Assn.) CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. The Canterbury Jockey 1 " Club's Grand National meeting was Introduced at Rlccarton' to-day in fine weather before a large attendance. The course was in good order. Following are the concluding results: — ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE. Of £200; 2 miles. 5 TARAMOA, 10.4 1 3 SILVER LIGHT, 9.8 2 4 RADIAC, 10.13 3 Also started: 1 French Fleet, 9.15 (fell); 0 Oriflamb, 9.9 (fell); 2 Thurlna, 9.5 (fell); 7 Night Club, 9.0. Oriflamb fell at the sod wall and Thurlna at the kennels double. French Fleet fell at the top brush. Taramoa led over the last fence and won by 10 lengths from Silver Light, with Badiac three lengths away. Night Club was fourth. Time, 3.51 1-5. WINTER CUP. Of £500; 1 mile. 2 KAHIKATOA, 10.2 1 12 RANELAGH, 9.0 2 15 COMPRIS, 9.9 3 Also started: 20 Palermo, 10.8; 7 Mafjora, 10.4; 10 Royal Saxon, 10.3; I Great Star, 9.13; 9 Mount Boa, 9.9; 13 Red Boa, 9.8; 11 Rational IL, 9.0; 3 Knollmere, 9.3; 6 Royal Love. 9.1; 18 High Pitch. 9.1; 5 Sharp Thorn, 8 Rascal, 19 Starshooter, 17 Punchestown, 16 Topere, 14 On Top, 4 Dunraven. 21 Blackmint and Royal Game (bracketed), 22 Shortly, 9.0. won by three lengths with a length between second and third. Red Boa was fourth. Time, 1.41. AVONHEAD HANDICAP. Of £200; 7 fur. First Division. 2 SHATTER, 9.4 1 8 HAMO. 8.0 . 13 HOUNSLOW. 8.12 3 Also started: 9 The Smuggler. 9.9; 17 Quinopal, 8.13; 11 Water Power, 8.10; 1 Air Laddie. 8.10; 6 Owlsfllght, 8.1, and Sailor's Love, 8.0 (bracketed); 25 Rossferry, 12 Elude, 23 Tres Sec, 22 Palmary, 8.0. Won by a length, half a length separating second and third. Water Power was fourth. Time, 1.27 4-5. Second Division. 5 MARTIAN CHIEF, 8.8 1 3 SPEARFUL, 8.0 2 15 LOCKSLEY, 8.0 3 Also started: 10 Juniper, 9.4; 4 Pakitere, 9.2; 17 Quinopal, 8.13; 7 The Sun, 8.11; 14 Lady Rene, 8.10; 18 Kakara, 8.10; 19 Spanish Maid, 8.1 ; 21 Shootist, 20 Jael, 16 Jason's Quest, 24 Eclair, 8.0. In the run home Martian Chief won by a length from Spearful, with Locksley three lengths away. Pakitere was fourth. Time, 1.27. The Totallsator. The totallsator investments were £34,105, compared with £42,565 10s on the first day last year, a drop of £8460 10s. NOTES AND COMMENTS. THE GRAND NATIONAL.

The Grand National Steeplechase provided a spectacular contest the feature of which was a series of falls in the closing stages. Dark Prince led for three miles, displaying plenty of dash, although, he was not very happy at several fences. Snowfall, who had always been one of the closest to him, drew past him before the top brush and, as had happened in a schooling task last week, this fence proved Dark Prince's undoing, for he threw his rider. Bon Aryan had fallen at the second of the kennels double and Pangolin, who had also been well up, ran olf. Paris was left as Snowfall's only serious challenger, but although he struggled on gamely the effort of making up the lost ground told on him and Snowfall comfortably held him off. Lucess, too, finished very tired in third place. Copey plodded on fcr fourth, and then came Wiltshire, Matu, Omeo, Umtall and Tunamoe. Omeo never looked like winning. The hard ground found him out and it has been decided to give him a lengthy spell. The Winter Cup. Kahlkatoa, after meeting interference 4 J furlongs from home, won the Winter Cup in dashing style, Gray bringing him along in the straight to score handsomely. Rapid changes of leaders saw Rascal, Sharp Thorn. Great Star and then Knollmere prominent. and Knollmere led into the straight from Rational IL, Great Star, Sharp Thorn and On Top, with Kahlkatoa tucked in behind them, waiting to make his run. Ranelagh came-with spectacular dash from well back, but it was of no avail against Kahikatoa. Comprls also finished fast in third place, and then camo Red Boa, Rascal, Sharp Thorn, On Top and Dunraven. On Top gave a lot of trouble at Hie post, but got off fairly well. The runners carried the :apes with them for over three furlongs and this caused trouble to several horses, including Royal Saxon and High Pitch.