AMBERLEY RACES
To Be Held At Riecarton Today
Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, May 3. The Amberley Racing Club, one of the oldest suburban Clubs in Canterbury, which has held annual meetings on its own course in North Canterbury for very many years, _ will bold its annual meeting on the Riecarton racecourse tomorrow. The change ,is being made mainly because of petrol restrictions. Good fields have been attracted, and some of the best horses in commission at Riecarton will be taking part. Tile track is likely to lie fast, but not hard, and the win and place system will be in use. Bracketed horses will be: Novice Stakes, Ann Mie and Halt; Teviotdale Trot, Diamond Cutter and Gold Chief ; Diamond Jim Mid Earl’s Pride: Sendown Hack Handicap, Ferriby and Ryetowii. Kilroibe will not start in the Glasnevin Handicap. Queen Linda will start iu the Seadown Hack Handicaip, aiid Ferriiby will eonitest the Starky Memorial.
The following horses are likely to be well supported l :— Bracfcen.field' Highweig'ht. — Lockit, Cymric, Waitaka. Novice Stakes. —Symbol, Great Heart. Glasneviii Handicap.—-Skyrena. Great Flight, St. Cloud.
Sitarlcy Memorial Handicap.—King's Toast, Capricious, Ferriby. Amberley Handicap.—Wild Talk, Knight Oommfihder, Settlement.
'Seadown Hack Handicap.—Great Swoop, Rebellion, Queen Linda. Kowai Trot.—Top Hand, Sunny Corner, Loyal Lu. The card is:—
POVERTY BAY WEIGHTS The following weights have been declared by IMr A. Tuckwell for the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf 'Club’s winter meeting at Gisborne on May 11: —
TRANSPORT TO OTAKI For the fortheuining Otaki races. I lie New Zeirti.'itul HiiilWn.vs IJopliiT.iiienl. is tirrliiiging wpiiekil tl'iiin« from Wellington nn«l from Puhnerelon North to Olnki, ns well as return trains aliler the meeting. Answers to L’orresjioniteiits. “'Constihmt Header,” Newtown: Your first wager, !>/- on Counter all u,p Malat'oii gives yon 5/- on Conn ler in the hist race, unless! you expressly stipulated Coll ritef's fifst race. I.l' .volt did this you fjre on Mlttiiroil. Your oilier bet. 2/6 Miitiarott all up Counter is not open to any argument.
11.47— BRA CK EN FI EL D HIG-H AV EIGHT HANDICAP, of £130. One mile. Locklt 11 4 Studley Royal 9 9 Rebel Chief . 10 5 Waitaka 9 6 Lady Donadea .... 9 4 Middleham 10 0 The Duel ... 9 0 Cymric i.... 0 10 In the Dark . 9 0 12.22— NOVICE STAKES, o £100. Six furlongs. Admiralty ... 8 7 The Vulture . 8 7 Ageratiim ... 8 7 Valero n 8 7 Ann Mie .... 8 7 Winchelsea - 8 7 Baldoon .... 8 7 Anchiisa 7 12 Benevolent .. 8 7 Blue Abbey .. 7 12 Box On 8 7 Dispense Farida 7 12 Chantetir ... 8 7 7 12 Citizen 8 7 Gay Thread . 7 12 Coup d’Etat . 8 7 Gold Nugget 7 12 Green Bank . 8 7 Great Heart . 7 12 Guilder 8 7 Hurry Girl . 7 12 Halt S 7 Symbol ... 7 12 Iceland Spar 8 7 1.2— TEVIOTDALE TROT HANDICAP, of £1-24; 3.5 class. One mile and a quarter. Reservist ... Bill Ashton . . scr . scr Diamond Sea pa Flow . . scr Shuffle . scr Diamond Jim . scr Titus ...... . scr Earl’s Pride . scr Vera de Oro . . scr Embassy . scr Whihoni Jack . ser Erin’s Empress ser Warline .... . scr Willa . scr Ilamarfnot scr Voluntary .. . 12 Indian Clipper ser Royal Lady ... ser Ormolu ... a . 24 Welcome Nelson’s Shrub scr Stranger 24 1.47— GLA'SNEVIN HANDICAP, of £150. Seven furlongs. Ttench Fight 8 10 St. Cloud 7 7 Skyrena .... 8 0 Hebei Star .. 7 7 Grey Honour S 4 Copyist . .... 7 7 The Wrecker 8 3 Great Flight 7 7 Plame Queen 7 9 3.47— £130. SEADOWN HACK HANDICAP, o£ Seven furlongs, Rebellion ... 9 2 Improvident . 7 13 Race Away .. 8 11 Gold Don • •. 7 12 Queen Linda 8 10 Grey Silk ... 7 10 Great Swoop 8 4 Passenger .. 7 8 Synthetic ... 8 4 Ryetown .... 7 7 Searteen .... 8 2 Sweet Mystery 7 7 Ferrlby 4.32— 8 1 KOWAI TROT , of £140: 3.1 class. One mile and a quarter. Burt Scott .. . scr Trti Beau .... . scr Everest . scr Trite Gtilde . . scr Great Wainonl .lack . scr Mountain (T.) scr Walter Moore . scr Royal LU (late Welcome Loiile Grattan) scr Stranger scr Marfax .... . scr Clive Brook .. . 12 Reservist ... . scr Stinnv Corner . 12 .Sunworthy . . scr Shadow Queen 48 Top Hand ... set 2.27— G. B. STAItKY MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £175. One mile and a quarter. 10 2 Capricious .. Shnngri La . 7 5 Shanghai Lily 8 11 Pink Lad 7 5 Queen Linda 8 5 Dranoel .... 7 2 Cymric 8 3 Captain liruee 7 1 King’s Toast 8 3 Princess Sham Boy .. 7 10 Minerva 7 0 Prudent Good Health 7 0 Prince 7 9 Papernilia .. 7 0 Ripley Ferrlby .... 7 9 7 9 Lights Out . 7 0 8.r>— Nine AMBERLEY HANDICAP, of £150. furlongs. 9 2 The Wrecker Wild Talk .. 8 1 Second Knight 7 12 Innings 8 8 Commander Disdain 8 4 Cape Gabo .. Studley Royal 7 9 •Settlement .. 8 3 7 0
GISIBO'RINE HURDLES, ot £100. One mile and a half. De Friend .. 12 13 Small Boy ..12 5 Lovelilt .... 9 12 Red Cockade Cartoonist .. Red Hunting Etruscan 9 9 0 0 0 0 . Anitil 0 Jazz King ... 0 11 7 MAIDEN RACE, of £75. Five furlongs. Queen Ila .... 8 0 Silvery Moon 8 0 Ka tes bridge . 8 0 Black-out 8 0 Abordovev .. <8 0 Royal Wave . 8 0 Dusky Murn . 8 0 Miss Dawn .. 8 0 Visibility .. 8 0 Centennial 8 0 Skyotte 8 0 Sweet Pal .. 8 0 Galich rd! no . 8 0 No Wonder .. 8 0 Kinnell 8 0 Rich Blood . 8 0 Tlingll'ero .. 8 0 Arachne .... g 0 Wn Item lit a .Inch 8 0 HACK CUP, < of £100. One mile. Qiiwii’h Dream 9 0 Shaul r" 2 IMendelHHohn . 7 13 'I'lde 7 0 Klnlyre .... 7 12 Silver Bat .. 7 0 Luveillt 7 I) I< Inca role ... 7 0 Cay haunt .. 7 <1 'PE HA PA It A HAl •K STEEPLES, of £120. Two util and a half. (|<lod Hlllilllig 10 0 Anl.nl 9 Klklroki .... 9 12 Cartoonist .. 0 Ma koi II II Hlrusean j) 0 Jazz King .. 9 • k HACK FLAT HANDICAP, of £95. S1 x £u rlongs. Chandlery .. H 0 .1 angle King . 8 Smiling Silver Bat .. 8 2 Personality 8 13 Red Hunting 8 1 Plenteous .. 8 11 Black Frost ■ 13 Dutch Ace .. 8 111 Ki ii ch role •7 13 Modern Why 8 <1 Wheln 13 Gav Laura .. 8 .» Rlrlwai 13 Royal Spades S 3 Show Dav .. 12 Vascones ... 8 WINTER OATS HANDICAP, of £115. line lliilo and a iiuhrtef. Gay Mimic . 9 0 Diana Tetrfx 7 7 Small Boy .. 8 10 Hunting Skyway .... 8 1 Royal 7 0 Native Song . 7 13 Mendelssohn . I 0 RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £95. Six furlongs. Chandlery .. I) 0 VllSt'lihSS ... 8 Plenteous .. 8 11 ,1 tingle King . 8 2 Dutch Ace .. 8 10 Red Cockade 8 ■z Native Chief . S 9 Silver Bat .. 8 2 Modern Wav 8 5 Red Hunting 8 1 Gav I.aura .. 8 •) Black Frost . 1 13 Rural Spades 8 3 Kincarole ... 13 Shhlil 8 3 QUeen lln .. 1 13 Tide 8 3 Show Day . • 7 12
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 19
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