Decisive Win For Kartikeya In Great Autumn

Chronicle (Levin), 30 March 1948, Page 6

Decisive Win For Kartikeya In Great Autumn

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CHRISTCHURCH, March 29. The Canterbury Jockey Cluh opened its autumn meeting at Riccarton today in warm weather hefore a good attendance. The track was iirm and' fast and the totalisator handled I £115,497 compared with £128, 087 on the correspondinglday last year. Resuits: — ""■3' KILDARE HURDLES, £500; 1^ miles and 00 yayds. 2 TURF TOP1C, 9.0 (A. J.'Mur-' i'ny) 1. 1 Battle Chief, 10.7 (A. B. Stove) . i 4 Liquidate, 9.0' (D. Dawson) .'. .. "'ii Also: 3. Roman Sbn. Eiglit lengths; 12 lengths. Time, 3.14 1-5. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, £1250; - 6 furlongs. 3-3 TOP DECK, 8.10» (C. T. Wilson) - 1 1-1 Magical, 8.10 (C. McDonald) 2 2-2 Resolute, 8.10 (L. J. Ellis)*.. 3' Also: 5-5 C'ard Money, 4-4 Running Brook, 6-6 Assault. - Neck; length. Running Brook was fourth. Time, 1.10 1-5. AUTUMN PLATE, £750; li miles. 3-3 . GRANDE MELEE, 8.8 (J. . Lundy) . . 1 1-1 Bobbv Dazzler, car 8.2f (L. W. Hare)" .. . .. .. ........ 2 2-2 Arctic Circle, ''8.7 (C. T. ^Yilson) 3 Also: 8-8. Royal Robe, 9-9 Wee Mac, 6-6 Responsive, 7-7- Sp'eedy, I0:l0 ' Ivjll Fast, 5-5 Stately Liidy, 11-11 Sliow Boy, 4-4 Ned Kelly, 12-12 Little Billy. ■/ - Length; neck. ' Wee Mac lotifth. Time, 2.8 4-5. COURTENAY HANDICAP,.£35Q; 7 furlongs. ' • Aii-1-1 WINTER SWEET, 8.6 Farlane) .. 0-6 Love Letter, :8.3 (D. - Thisto'll) J2 10-10 Moonlit, '8.4 (A. J: Stokbs')' B Also: 3-3 Helio, 4-4 Sorry,'"5-'5 i?halenor, 7-7 Our Styje, 2-2 Gay Fellow,' 8-8 Gold Medallion, 9-9 Loch Lennox, 13-I4-krereurius, '13-13 Money Lender, 12-12' Periwinkle, 11-11 Regal Lily, 15-15 Song Dress. _ - Length; two length. Sorry fourth. Time, 1.27 3-5. • v GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, £2000;' 7 furlongs. 2-2 FALSE STEP, 7.2 (A. C. Mes- . servy) .; .. .. 1 1-1. Desert Girl, ■ 8.13 (L. ,T. Ellis) 2 13-13 Flying Orders, car 7.94 (D. : Thistoll) * 5-4 Kirkella^ 7.0 (M« R. Jones) *

*,Dehd heat for third. ; t:'-r ' Also:-. 3-3 Voltaic, 12-10 Lexia, 11-12 Theocrit'us, 8-9 Patmos, 4-5 - Ladyskip, 7-7 Revolte, 14-14 Clyde Bridge, 9-8 Martial Note, 10.-11 Palomino, 6-6 Play Boy. • • Length; two lengths. Dead lieat for third. Clyde Bridge fifth. Time, 1.24 3-5. . - RUSSLEY HANDICAP, £400; • ' ■ ' 5 furlongs. 4-4 SKYZAMI, 8.2 (M. Walker) 1 2-2 Beaugehcy, car 7.114 (L. J. ; ! 'EllisO' .. ... w?.. .. «•. .. .. -2

;'3-3 = DonT -Listeh,- 7.7 ( J. McFar- " -r lane) -v. . .: . . . . 7. 3 , ' Also : 5 6-6 • Musselman, 12-12 Chord, .7-7 Cyrano, 16-16 Iron Trdil, 14-15 Highway, 15-14 Infatuate, 5-5 Hatrack, 13-12 Cburier, .11-11 Lovely Lady, 10--10. Blue Print, 1-1 Brenloek,. 3-3 Discord bracketed Don 't Ljsten, 9-9 Exe'ellent Fliglrt, 8-8 Idle Jest and Metif bracketed. Head; a' length jand a hhlf. Metif fourth. Time, 59 3:5secs. * GREAT AUTUMN "HANDICAP; £3000; * •* 14 miles. 6-6 KARTIKEYA, car 7.54 (K. Ford) 1 2-1 Signal Officer, 10.3 (C. T. Wilson) . , . . 2 8-S Detain, 8.7 (L. W. Har e) .... 3 Also: 1-2 Spare Part, 4-4 ludian Da>yn, 7-7 Desert Fox, 5-5 Eriskay, ) 9-12 Gay Stroller, 10-10 Thornbridge, .12-11 Grill, 10-9 Fine Night, 13-13 Nightchild, 3-3. Maryburn. A length and a half; head. Desert "Fox fourth. Time, 2.33 2-5. PAPANUI HANDICAP, £500; 7 furlongs. 3-4 RONALD MACDONA^D, 7.13 . * (,L. J. Ellis) .. 1 1-2 Wide Range, 8.5 (J, S. Lundy) 2 2-1 « Bay.Fort, 8.4 (A. j. Stolces) . 3 • Also : 7-7 Dehciency, 11-10 Repudiate, 8;134 Pesfee, .9-8 Le Sonnet, 16-15 Co^swain, 6-6 Flying Control, 13-12 Te .Wanaka, 14-34 Royal Flash, 12-11 Maka Maka, 10-9 Detract, 4-3 Great Victory, 5r5 General Argosy, 15-16 Siegwood. Neck; two lengths. Flying-- Control fourth. Time, 1.24 4-5. . . WAIROA REHANDICAPS Wairoa Hack Handicap: Hawke's Ba.y Slbs to 9.8, Di.ckens 51bs to 8.6. '■ Wairoa Handicap: Dark Flash 6lbs to 8.12."' Farewell Hack Handicap: Hawke/s Bay Slbs to 9.8, Dickens 51bs to S.7.