WINS FOR FINIGAN AND LADY MYRTLE

Chronicle (Levin), 22 August 1949, Page 6

WINS FOR FINIGAN AND LADY MYRTLE

The Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting was concluded at Riccarton on Saturday and the weather was fine and the track in excellent order with the going, comparatively fast. It proved a bad day for th,e publie for,(Lady Myrtle, 2/1 in the betting, and Hazsoult, 2/2 in the betting, were th>' only well fancied winners. The biggest, djividend of the d^y was that of Valley Gold in the Redcliffe' Hack Han$icap(. Y alley Gold paid over a century andi a-half on the "win .machine an.jd over a quarter of a century for a place. V • , . ; ,.\

AYLESBURY HACK HANDICAP, £500; 7 furlongs. First Division. 8-6 SUPKEME COMMAND, car 8.45 (P. H. Jones) coupled Golden Victory and Colonel Argosy 1 17-17 Detention, 8.4 (R. W. Shaw) 2 12-14 Prefect, 8.4 (J. T. Anderson) coupled Radical 3 Also: 4-5 Braemorn, 3-4 Chord, 10-10 Lady Melville, 8-6 Golden Victory,. 11-12 Waihora, 7-8 Wieche, 23-23 Ai-r Achieve, 18-18 Bill Dale, 7-8 Kamet, 21-20 Miss Sunshine, 13-11 Nuteraeker, 14-15 Riverbank, 19-19 Symbolic, 15:13 Upshot. Three lengths; two lengths. Braemorn was fourth. Time, 1.28 4-5. Second Division. 19-19 TE KOOT1, 8.4 (N. P. Davidson) coupled Symbolic . . . . ■ . . 1 9-9 Indiana, 8.7 (L. J. Ellis) .... 2 15-16 Dis^enter, 8.4 (C. McDonald) 3 Also: 2-1-Fantasy, 5-3 Talent, 8-6 Uolonel Argosy, 1-2 Ref ormed, . 20-22 Beau Esprit, 22-21 County Tyrone, 6-7 Marcus, 21-20 Noeturnal, 13-11 PlacidLty, 12-14 Radical, 14-15 Royal Scandal, 15-15 Woodrow.

Two lengths each way. Eantasy was fourth. Time, 1.28 3-5. Te Kooti paid over a third of a century. STYX HACK HURDLES, £600; lf miles and 60 yards. 4-4 BROCK1E, 9.2 (B. J. Langford) • 1 2-1 The Stormovik, 10.8 (W. Reid) 2 3-2 Money Lender, 11.2 (K. J. Thomson) 3 Also: 5-5 Sailor Girl, 7-7 Relampago, 11-11 Beruslia, 8-8 11 Corona, 9-9 Higii Order, 1-3 Tribute, 6-6 Griii, 13-14 Erindale Lad, 16-16 On Broadway, 14-12 Thomas, 15-15 \'aliant Brmce, 12-12 Elying Oink, 10-10 Aretic Circle. Two lengths; iive lengths. Sailor Girl was fourth. Time, 3.17 4-5. LONGBEACH HACK HAND10A.P, £5U0; 1 miie. 7-7 TE1LM1KUS, 8.8 (H. W. Hibberd) . . . . » • 1 J-2 Personality, 9.11 (L. J. Ellis) 2 0-0 Beau Soir, 8.5 (C. H. Mackie) 3 Also: 2-1 Snow Saint, 9-10 Romantic, 6-6 lloijin Rcdureast, 3-3 Trench Pray, 18-17 Beechwood, 20-19 Eaultrosa, IV-j.8 1- lying rort, 19-20 Martianair, 14-14 KepuUiate, 12-12 Proiane, 21-21 Victory iNigiit, 16-10 liuuglity Lyrie, 8-8 Prmce jjexaulter, JLU-t) ryxen, i2-ll Love Letter, 4-4 Gold Miue, coupled Entrancing, 13-13 Golden Air, L5-lo Rappel. Length; two lengths. Snow Saint was four.tR. Time, 1.40 1-5. ^ Terminus paiu over a quarter of a century. He was in front always and nuwer iooked like being beaten. His win, after his showing in the Woolston Handicap -last Saturday, was not a popular oue. SYDENHAM HURDLES, £1000; 2 miles. 9-9 DETAIN, 9.6 (D. Dawson) .. 1 4-4 Batal, 10.0 (A. J. Murray) .. 2 8-7 Minipn, 9.1 (R. 'J. llawes) .. 3 Also: 5-5 Gold Sang, 1-1 Hunting Mac, 11-11 Desert Treit, 2-2 Our Gola, 13-13 Aiuorlad, 6-6 Dawu March, 7-8 Zulu Boy, 10-10 Paggs Raid, 12-12 Ivoman Duke, 3-3 Gay Eeliow. Six lengths; length. Gold Song was fourth. Time 3.41 3-5. Zulu Boy and Gold. Song were together in iront at the iive furlongs, with a gap to Minlon, then Detain, Hunting Mac, Pages Raid, Batal and Our Gold. Zulu Boy then began to tire, and Gold Song, Detain and Minlon turned for liome together from Batal and Hunting Mac. Detain iinished well and won with ease from Batal, who beat Minlon comfortably for second place, with Gold Song lialf a length back fourth. Then came Hunting x\fac, who was never near the front, Pages Raid, Our Gold and Dawn March. Gay Eeliow was well 'plaeed when he lost his rider' about six furlongs from home.

HEATHCOTE HANDICAP, £1000; 9 furlongs. 11-10 EIXIGIX, 8.0, car S.4f ' (C. C. Stokes) 1 3-2 Distiuction, 9.0 (L. J. Ellis) . . 2 8-7 Angell, 8.4 (2\. A. Crombie) . 3 Also: 1-1 Dark Arrow, 2-3 lvartikeya, '8-10 Lord Elgin, 10-11 Pine Night, 5-5 VVestern Eront, 19-19 Tuatea, 9-6 Super Elight, 23-23 Authentic, 9-9 Night Owl, 17-f 7 Langham, 21-18 Nullah, 15-15 Orthodox, 22-22 Thornbridge, 4-4 Helio, 14-14 Merry Robin, 20-21 Broie, 12-12 Copper Coin, coupled Eulogise, 13-12 E lying Control, coupled Ked Kelly, 7-8 Pageant, coupled Pandemonium, 16-16 Reveller. Two lengths; two lengths. Dark Arrow was rourtk. Time, 1.52. i''inigiu put up a grand performance to lead neariy all the way. He returned a win dividend of neariy a quarter of a century. BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, £1000; about 2b miles. 2-2 HAZSOULT, 9.7 (L. O. Browu) 1 4-4 Bravura, car -9.11 (IV. Barr) .. 2 3-3 Hoiuespuu, car 9.34 (S. G. Shaw) 3 Also: 6-5 San Queiltin, 9-9 Eleanor Star, 5-6 First Out, 8-7 Roman Son, 1-1 Specialist, 7-8 Blanket, 10-10 Niglit Priuce. Three lengths; six lengths. San Quentin was fourth. Tilue, 5.8. Hazsoult scored a well deserved win but Sfiecialist, whicli, jumping brilliantly, liad set the pace, was unlucky enough to stifle himself, and he was ueaten by San Quentin in a photo iinish for fourth. Hazsoult led over the last fence from Bravura and Specialist, with Homespun luaking ixp ground. Hazsoult stayed 011 to win comfortably .from Bravura, who made 110 impression ou him in the ruu from the last fence. Homespun was a fair third. REDCLIFFS HACK HANDICAP, £500; 1.} miles. . 1746 ' .VALLEY GOLD, 8,0 (M, Jl,

Jones) ... ». U.- 3 9-9 Elofa,, 8.9 (K. NuttRll) ,4.' ..)f2 li-12 Show Boy, car 8.31' (Cv/Mc- ' Donald) . . . . 3." . . - ' Vi* * Y -r3 Also: 7-8 Detract, 2-2 H!brmond,-i5-Sv Flibbertigibbet, 13-13 Sorryy 11-11 String Band, i-5 Cast High, 1-1_ Double Bid, 8-6 Terminate, 3-4 Marut, 10-10 MiMtary Chief, . 18-17 Moonlit, 15-15 Show Mist, 6-7 Albert John, 19-19 All Pockets, 12-14 Boost, 16-18 To-hoo. Oue and a 'half lengths; nose.. Time, 2.7 3-5. SELWYN HANDICAP, £800; . .7 furlongs. 2-1 LADY MYRTLE, 8.12 (W. J. ' I Broughton) 1-9-9 Lexia, 8.12 ... ... .... 2 14-13 Elying Orders, 8.8 . . . . ... 3 Bracket: Lexia and Robinfaye. Ser.: Julius Caesar. There was a photograph to decide the first three placings. The time was^ 1.26 4-5.