GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 198, 12 August 1940, Page 8

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

LARGE FIELDS ENGAGED AT RIG CARTON TO-MORROW The final acceptances for the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, opening to-morrow, closed with big fields in all events. Selection of the probable favourites made difficult when writing live days before the meeting opens, scratehings and final track work altering the position, but at .present those likely to be in demand in their respective engagements are:—> Enfield Steeples: Baltruin, Blue Steel, Joy Boa, Gashmere Plate: Pleading Don't Forget, Blue Abbey. Jumpers' Flat Handicap: Tidewaiter, Saccone, Araboa. Paparua Handicap: Screen Star, Noble Fox, Doria. , G.N. Steeplechase: Clarion Call, Padishah, Flashlight. Trial Hurdles: Turuaki, Good Sun Espcranee Bay. Winter Cup: Lady Tinkle, St. Cloud, Catalogue. Avonhead Handicap: School Girl, Race Away, Rebellion. ENFIELD STEEPLES, of £300; 2y 2 miles El Caballo 11.8; Baltruin 10.12; Blue Steel 10.2; Joy Boa 10.0; Valens 9.13; Uncle Jim 9.4; La Boca ,».3; Guapo, Willen, Tommy Ruff, Alban 9.0. CASHMERE PLATE, of £300; special weights; 6 fur Ann Mie, Augment, Citizen, Kilcato 8.11; Alias, Blue Abbey, Camphor, Don't Forget, Eulogist, Farida, Foxcttc, Game Bird, Haughty Lad, Hurry Girl, Jolly Time, Lockheed, Muffler, Pleading, Snow ,Eit Stock Exchange, Taxpayer, Welsh Fusillier, Wild Coon 8.0. JUMPERS' FLAT HANDICAP of {"*00; 9 fur. Tidewaiter 11.8; Kaiwaka 10.11; Saccone 10.6; Jewelled Girdle 10.5; Araboa 10.2; Land Raid 10. L; Stream line 10.0; Recollection 0.13; Master Diugle, Turaki 9.12; Colonel French 9.8; Court Yard 9.6; Top Rank 9.5; Dividend 9.4. PAPARUA HANDICAP, of £300; 6 fur. Spanish Lad 9.8; Mittie 9.2; Hunt ing Royal 9.1; Screen Star 8.13; Strip 8.9; Doria 8.6; Night Dress 8.5; Night Pal, Combat, Straightdel, Skyrena 8.3; Rebel Star 8.2; Hearth 8.1; Noble Fox. Donadea, Night Hawk. Rebel Chief, Raeburn, Great Flight 8.0. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of £1175 and trophy valued at £25; miles. Padishah 12.6; Clarion Call 12.1; Erination 11.12; Slayer 10.12; Ballybrit 10.5; Chat 10.1; Trisox 9.8: Gay Boa 9.1; Flashlight, Lactose> Golden Glow 9.0. TRIAL HURDLES, of £300; 1% miles Norseman 11.8; Aussia Ra 11.3: Colonel French, Araboa 10.8; Turaki 10.4; Good Sun 10.3; Eastern Heir, Land Raid 10.0: Roseman 9.13; Esperance.Bay, Hunting Chorus 9.12; Ruling Star 9.11; Limbohm 9.9; Auctor 9.7; Half and Half 9.1; Airdire, Testator o 9.0. WINTER CUP, of £750 and trophy valued at £25; 1 mile. Catalogue 10.11; Black * Thread 9.13; Sleeveless 9.10; Haughty Winner 9.5; Mittie 9.3; Disdain 8.13: Dictate, Alma 8.12; Lockit 8.11: Kilrobe, Lady Tinkle 8.10; Lady Montana, The Wrecker 8.7; St. Cloud 8.6; Winning Rival, Grey Honour, Wagner 8.5: Wardress 8.3; Nigger Boy 8.2; Rebel Star, Anita Foe, Waitaka, Little Robin 8.0. AVONHEAD HANDICAP, of £300; 7 fur. Counter Lunch 9.11; Rebellion 9.9: Great Night 9.5; Royal Style. Schoolgirl, Midgard 9.3; Kilometre 9.1; l'slay Downs 9.0; Arabic, "Race Away 8.13: Slnhilise 8.12: Craiglea 8.11; Dinah Dhu, Nightglass 8.10: Gold Don 8.!); Prince Ruenalf 8.8: Moneymore, Lord Midas 8.7; Johneinbv 8.6; Synthetic, Captain Bruce. Uiplev 8.5; Spear Thrust. Gemn-a Ry«>iown 8.3; Ferriby 8.2: ■Gno'd'i B.J; Sweet Mys'.ery, The Vul'u<:\ S'.r A nr. as, Fenlher B:>a 8.0.