RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18407, 14 August 1931, Page 8

RACING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING SECOND DAV’S RESULTS. SUMMER TO LOCKSLEY. (By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. The Grand National meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club was continued to-day in dull weather before a fair attendance. The course was in good order. Following are the concluding results:— SPREYDON HURDLES. Of £200; H miles. 1 ALADDIN. 11.9 1 5 RAMESES, 9.2 2 7 PANTHER. 10. G 3 Also started: Paquito, 10.9: Gailivanter. 9.4; High Gear. 9.2: Nine cf Spades. Cossack Chief. Gold Mint, 9.0. Won by two lengths. Time 3.13 N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. Of £750; about 2J miles. 1 1 CALLAMART, 9.0 1 15 LANCER. 9.0 2 2 HIGH PITCH. 9.13 3 Also started: Carinthia, 11.6; Nu kiimai. 10.11; Prince Lu, 10.8: M ike Up, 10.8; Conjurer 11.. 10.6; Overhaul. I (‘.2: Amorist. 9.10; Antrim Boy. 9.10; Wiltshire, 9.7; Membo, 9.G; Apache, 9.0; Llyn Dhu, 9.0: Wako King. 9.0. Won by two lengths. Time, i. 48. AUGUST HANDICAP. Of £250; 6 fur. I KAHIKATOA. 10.13 1 5 ON TOP. 8.11 2 I CHARM EUSE. 10. 4 3

Also started: 11 Historic. 10.11; 8 Palermo, 10.9; 2 Quantum, 9.8; 15 Gustavo. 9.7; 6 Mount Boa. 9.G; 12 Arrowmir, 9.2; 14 Desert Song, 9.1; i Rascal, 8.13; 10 Limited, 8.12; 7 Dulen, 8.11; 9 Blue Paper, 8.10; 13 Miss Mercia, 6 Arch Arrow, 8.0. When the course proper was reached lhe most prominent were Quantum, Limited, Desert Song and Gustavo. At '.he distance Kahikatoa drew out and won easily by two lengths from On Top. Charmeuse was a head away. Rascal was close up fourth. Time, 1.13 2-5. SUMMER HANDICAP. Of £200; 1 mile. 8 LOCKSLEY. 8.2 1 11 LANDMARK, 8.10 2 1 SPEARFUL, 8.10 3 Also started: 5 Sharp Thorn. 10.1; 10 The Smuggler, 9.7; 4 Martian Chief, 9.4; 2 The Bailiff, 9.2; 7 Tippling, 8.12; 12 Quinopal, 8.11; 3 Ramo, 6 Spear Lad, 8.3; 13 Spanish Maid, 8.0; 9 Owsflight, 8.0; 18 Shootist, 17 Palmary, 18 Decisive, 1G Rossferry, 15 Earthquake, 13 Elude. 8.0.

The Smuggler led on the course proper with Ramo, Martian Chief, Locksley, Landmark and Sharp I’horn handy. Locksley won by a head from Landmark. Spearful was two lengths away. Ramo was fourth. Time, 1.40 3-5. ISLINGTON HANDICAP. Of £250; 1J miles. 1 COMPRIS, 9.7 1 17 STARSHOOTER, 8.0 2

4 AIR LADDIE, 8.0 3 Also started: 8 Rational 11., 8.5; 9 Royal Game, 8.3, and Black Mint, 8.0, bracketed; 3 Royal Love, 8.1; 2 Dunraven, G Punchestown, 11 Shortly, 10 Night Maid, 5 Topere, 8.0. Dunravcn led into the straight from Night Maid, Compris, Rational 11., Slarshooter and Royal Love, but Compris finished best and won by half a length from Starshooter, with Air Laddie a length and a-half away. Royal Love was fourth. Time, 2.7

Tho Totallsator. The totalisator investments were C2 i. 9 il against £35,545 on Hie corresponding day last year. The total investments for the two days [are £59.0 iG, compared with £78,110 last year, a decrease of £19,070. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. Many horses with good chances fell in [lie Grand National Hurdles. Chief amongst lhe fallen was Prince Lu. who had led lhe field for two miles mil was practically certain of a place. On lhe other hand. Callamart thoroughly merited his win. He was never further back than third and when first Amorist amt then Prince Lu went out in front of him he was left with a iireat winning chance. He completely outstayed all his opponents at the finish. The real surprise of the race was the showing of Lancer. With only one race last season, and that last month, and an unplaced performance in the Jumper's Flat on Tuesday, in which he finished last, he was nevertheless a very dangerous opponent to the winner, and if he had scored, his win would have been one of the most sensational in the history of the race. High Pitch was too far hack early to have any chance, hut finished right over everything bar the first two. Another wonderful improvement was shown by Apache, who was in the picture all the way and finished fourth. Membo was fifth. Wiltshire ran a remarkably good race to finish sixth, and Carinthia was next. Tho judicial committee investigated a complaint by 11. Ihilieu. rider of Carin’t.hM. who alleged that V. Campbell, rider o( High Pitch, had interfered with him by crossing just before reaching the stand the first lime round. The complaint was dismissed. F. Foster, the rider of Prince Lu, was sent to hospital suffering from head injuries. A. E Ellis escaped with a severe shaking when Make Up fell while E. Mackie, the rider of Antrim Boy had his back injured.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. REDUCTIONS IN STAKES (By Telegsaph. Association.) AUCKLAND, Friday. Owing to the serious drop in a revenue last season, lhe Aueklan Racing Club has decided to mak drastic reductions in the stake mono for the Spring meeting, and also i the principal handicaps at the Sumim meeting. The total prize money for th Spring meeting has been reduced frm £930(1 to £7300. the priiv pc : rdu<lions being in the Mitrlielson Cut which is £lOOO. and Hie Welcom Slakes, £650. The \uekl ind Cup, at Hie Sum mer meeting, will be reduced froi £.3000 to £2OOO. lhe Railway Hand, cap from £1250 to £lOOO. the Sum mer Cup from Chmii to £SSo. Ih Raring Cub Handicap from £ I Mm 1 £l<mo. ami Ihf Grandstand llindiea from £lm>o lo £K.*>o. The weight - fur-age races will r< main lhe same is la*! season. Im) Hi remainder of lhe Summer p ,- o.ir imiii will be considered after the Sprin meeting.