NEW ZEALAND-CUP

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 35, 5 November 1918, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND-CUP

■■"■■; A WIN FOR SASANOF / . j __'■■ v V ROSE PINE RUNS SECOND GLOAMING'S'DERBY ;; : - * ■.'■■.'■ ■ : ; , ■' : ' .■.- — ~ '■' '~- " \ STEWARDS' HANDICAP WON BY MICHAELA ■' ~~' /•'& ,'. By 'Telegraph—Press Association. ~.' Chrlstchuroh "November 4. '.The Canterbury .Toclcey Club's. Spring Meeting opened in dull and cold weather, 1 and a light shower fell during the afternoon.! The course "was in oxeellont -condition, and tho attendance was good. The totalisator handled £48,026,-against £53,106 on the corresponding day last year. SPUING HURDLES, of JOO'sovs. Two miles, 3;-Good Bope, 9st. ;...V..r. (Gray) 1 1 Vacuum, lOst. 111b. v.... '.■ 2 2 St. ,Kevin, lOst. flip .3 ..The. only starters. , •■ . !-. Tho field raced in the order in which they -finished ill tho way, Good Hope winning by a, little over a length. The third horse wasipno hundred yards away. Time, 3min.49scc. '. ' ' V . SWUNG PLATE/ of 400 sovs.-. .One mile. " Special weights. 2 -Onslaught :.. : (G. Young) 1 3 llaioha .:„ .....,; .:..; 2 7 .Siibine ~.; .:.....; 3 .Also'started: 6 Royal Star, 10 V T iirform, 8 'Cooing, 11 Active, 5 Algidus,U4 llatatua, 1 llelec. ? Bonville, .4 Braid, IV Karo, 13 Uoutoa Ivanovo-. | • ' . ' , Braid anil Algidus; with Onslaught in close. attendance, carried th*-'field along for six furlongs, and then retired beaten. Onslaught went on full of running, and won by a neck from.Jlaioha;- who was tliroo lengths in front of Sabine, with Moutoa Ivanova next. Karo fell in tho home atretqh. Time, lmin. 41 Msec. •'■liljywOOD HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Sev'on furlongs... 1 Taunaha, 7at. 91b. ..;....:....... (B. Heed) 1 10 Ulavcrhouso, 7st. 61b. '2 7 Spyglass, 7st. 101b. ;. .„'. 3 Also started: ."4 Oratress, ■ Bst. 41b.; 6 . Sleepy Head, 7st. 101b.; 3 Bed Pool, 7st.; 2 lloorabbe, 7st.: 91b.,. and Tho Sapper, Vst. (coupled);. 13 Missouri, 7st. 51b.; 5 Killiney, Vst. 41b.; 18 Bombproof,'7st. 41b.'; 8 Larissa, 75t.,31b.; 12 Wild Night, 7st. 31b.; 11l Indus, 7st. 31b.; 14 love Match,'7st. 2!b.; 17 Arihia, 7st.: 19.SisyphUB, 7at.:' 11 Belle Noire, 7st:; 15 Bondage, 7st.; 9 First SjgSuto, 7st. Taunaha led from the start to finish, winning comfortably jby two lengths, the same distance -separating' second and third. Tiiiic, lmin. 28 3-sbcc t

.KL'W ZEALAND OOP, of 2000 wvs. Two • . miles; •2 Mr. W, G. Stead's br. :g, Sasanof, Birt. i , 91b. .1 ■........:...., ::... fta. Gray) i 4 Mr.. H. Whitney s br. m. Eose Pink, / 6st. 111b. .'.-. :....... (G. Young) 2 1 Messrs. JV. xind E. Eiddiford's 1 b. g. Menelaiis, Bst. 111b. .., ;.. (A.'Eocd) -3 , Also started: . ■ ■< l ■>•' ' • ■. 13. Client, 9st lib ■.'.:'. ;.... 0

.1 Mascot, 7st. 211). (coupled with Menelaus) f. ; :...: o 11 Margerine, Bst. ;21b. ....: ;.i..'o 6 Yolo,7st. 131b. .' ..;..... .; '.0 o Hnuh, 7«t. 111b. :....i,.; 1............:.... 0 12 Korke's Drift. 7st.'Blb. ........„: .; 0 8 -Cynic, 7st. 121b: : .., ...';.;:.•.... 0 10 Devotion, 7st. 21b. V. 0 7 Detroit, 7st .: •,„„' :....„' „.... o 17 Tressida, 6st. Ulb. 0 14- Dusky Eve, 6st.'7lb ....:..-..... ...,0 5 -Kilrush,, 6st. 71b. .'..;...'.,'.....'.;..' 0 . 9 Battle Song, fat': 71bi .'... :..:■...£... 0 15 Mazanm, 6st. -71b.. .i........')......-......; o 16 Eisingham, 6st. .• 71b.- .....'.. .:„.!.... 0 'I. Kilrush and Dusky Eve, were the first to show out, but passing 'the stand Mazama, Mascot, Dusky Eve, and KilrusH was the order, with Battle Song last. Eorke's Drift moved up at Outts's. and along the back Mcnelaus improved "his position. Half a mile from home'Kilrush and Eorke's Drift were in front, with Sivsanof and Itose Bink close up. A furlonp from tho .post Sasanof got through on the rails; and rwun comfortably by three lengths from Eose Pink, who wa3 half a length in front of Menelttus. Mascot, was fourth. Time,. 3min. 27> 4-56ec. .WELCOME STAKES, of 1000 soVs. F6ur : furlongs. , Colts and gelding's, Bat. Sib.; -: fillies, Bst. . . ..-.-» 8 Hr. G. L; Stead's Surveyor. .-''>•'. „ ■ •_ . •■'•' (0. Eracrson)y 1 2 Mr. J. Gonng Joliustone's Varplane - ■'.-,' (E: Eeed)-2-b Mr. A. MacDouald'B ARcfctation

' '> -.- '•■'•■..■ " • (E. B.:Bagby) 3 „■ Also started: 13 Stammer,. 7 Orenides, 8 ' Soltonello; .land Ohaeronia (coupled), 1 Eoyal Stag, 4 Amythas, 15 Arch Salute, 6 (coupled with Afleotation); 6 Bitholia, '2 Ermine (coupled with -j Warplane), 9'Manery, 12 'Mis's' Gold.' U'S'olace, 14 Sycorax, 10 Ijinlt Up. . • ■ Eoyal:Stag played up at the.start, and got badly away. Affectation.-was quickest '■'. to begin,■ and led to the distance. Under punishment Surveyor got up in. time to beat Warplaue by a neck, Afleotation being a long .neck away third, with Amythas fourth. Time, 48sec.

KEW ZEALAND DERBY, of. 1500 sovs. One 'mfle and a-half. Colts and geldings, Bst. 101b.; fillies. Est. 51b; ' - • 1 Mr. G. D. Greenwood's Gloaming.

; , (B. Deeley) 1 2 Jin. G. L. Stead's Kilmoon • •■*■■•' '• ■■' . ."' (0. Emerson) '2 4 Sir George Clifford's Hcathercotc

(H. Young) 3 Also started: 1 Afterglow (coupled' with Gloaming),' 3 Scornful. ..... ,

Scornful Showed the way'for half a mile, and' Gloaming then wv.ut to tlio front;' winning bard held by three lengths,' In a great xace for second place, Kilmoon. heat Hea&aerco.te by a head.- Time, 2min. 37 Msec. '■.'.■ , . • \ STEWARDS'.' .HANDICAI', of . .1500 ■ sots;'

Six furlongs. 6-.MiohaeUC'Tsti 21b. ■...... (0.,-Emerson). 1 Day,. 6at. 121b..... (R. S. Bagby) 2 6:Bo-Peeu, Ait. 31b. •... (Hanson) \-3 Also started: :3'iOrocsu«, 9st. 91b.; 7 Hy ; mestra, ,tet..' tflb.v and Nanna, Bstl lib. (coupled); 1 Rarisian Diamdhd, Hi; 31b.j' 6 Nystad, Bst. 91b.; Birkenvale, Bat. 91b,; 13 Acre, Est. 911?.; 11 Inah. .'7st. 71b.; Wrestler, 7st. lljb.; 9.Kilboyne, 7st. 101b.; 15. Demagogue. 73t..'10)b;; 4 Mortham, 7st. 2ib.; 12 Glorify, Cst. 131b.; 17 JDirja,''6st. 71b.; 16 Trcmena. 6st. 71b.; 14-Daanien, 6st. 71b. ■■....■••■■■ : .-■•

Prom a perfect start the field were in ■'.■..■.»

line for a furlong. Tnali led a bunched field into the straight, but two .furlongs from' home Michaela took charge, and won with ridiculous ease by three lennths. Thero was a length between second and third, lnah was iourth. Time, lnnu. 11 4-sbcc. I , „ 'i Mr. Stead, owner <;f Good Day, complained of Bagby's riding of the gelding, but the. stewards, after inquiry, took no IICOABTON WELTER HANDICAP, of 400 bots. One .mile. 1 Punka, Bst. 121b (B. Deeley) 1 2 Sedd-01-Bahr, 9st. 101b 2 4 Sir Fanciful, fist. • • i Also started: 3 John Barleycorn, 9st. 111b.; 2 linden, Bst. 131b. (coupled ' with Sedd-el-Bahr): 7 King Star, Bst. 71b.; 6 Matty, Bst 41b.; 5 Achtlledcs. Bst. Puuta took charge at the entrance to the'straight and: won easily by a length from Sedd-el-Bahr, wlu> was two leugths in front of Sir Fanciful, who beat Linden 'by a nose. Time, lmin. 40 4-ssec.

SASANOF'S GOQD PERFORMANCE. . Saßanof'i. victory.' with Bst. 51b. in tho saddle, marks liiui as a good horse. • It is twenty-two years since that burden has been carried first .past tho post, the year, when Lady Zetland beat >Euroclydon, who was' carrying Sst. 51b. 11. Gray, who rode Sasanof, .-.was ,on Bridge when Mr. E. J. Watt's eclding won the Cup of 1910. Five years before that Gray rode PariUitu when ■tho old fellow ran second to Noctuiforni. Sasanof has mow accomplished the feat'of winning -both 1 a Melbourne Oup and. the New Zealand- Cup. There were six Trcriffiani-trained .horßes m the race, and two of them filled tho minor places. These two wore jßojsc Pink and Jfonolauß. The other four were Mascot, Battle Song, Kisinghttin,' and Devotion. .This is the third-successive year in which one of the Martian breed ha 3 won tho race. In 1916, Martians (Ardenvhor and Snub) were ilrst and second:; last year, Martians filled nil three places (Menclaus, Johnny : Walker, and Snub); and this yeav representatives of the breed were first find third (Sasanof and Rose Pink). The race was rim in over'3sec. Blower time than when Menclaus won last year. '