TOTE SLUMPS AT RICCARTON

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1948, Page 3

TOTE SLUMPS AT RICCARTON

P.A. CHRISTCHURCH. March 30. Canterbury Jockey Club held the second day of its autumn meeting at Riccarton to-day in warm weather. There was only a moderate attendance. The track remained firm. There were small fields. This restricted the investments, which amounted to £66,6991, compared with £70,487 on the corresponding day last year. Results:— Opawa Handicap: 1/1 GRANDE MELEE (J. S. Lundy) 1; 2/2 Incitatus 2; 3/3 Grand Forest 3. Also' started: 4/4 Front Page, 5/5 Royal Flash. A head; three lengths. Royal Flash was fourth. Time: 1.55 4-5.

Tasman Stakes; 3/3 VOLTAIC (G. R. TatlersaLD 1: 4/5 Irish Note 2; 2/2 Detain 3. Also started: 7/7 Lexia( 1/1 Kartikeya. 6/6 Magna(orm, 4/5 Ladyship. Half a length; half a head. Lexia was fourth. Time. 1.39 2-5.

Shirlev Handicap: 1 PESTEE (K. Nuttall) 1: 2 Speedy 2; 3 Show Boy 3. The only starters. A head; four lengths. Time: 2.43 1-5. Autumn Nursery Handicap:* 6/6 MUSSELMAN (A. J. Stokes) 1; 7/8 Idle Jest 2: 5/4 Ann Bridge, car. 7.101 3. Also started: 3/3 Skyzami, 1/1 Beaugency, 4/5 Brenlock. 2/2 Don’t Listen, 8/7 Running Brook, 10/10 Infatuate and Disturbance bracketed. 9/9 Hatrack. 11/11 Assault. 12/1.2 Profane. Three lengths; two lengths. Disturbance was fourth. Time: 1.11 1-5.

Dominion Handicap: 5/6 SPARE FART (K. Ford) 1; 1/1 Signal Officer 2; 3/3 Grill 3. Also started: 2/2 Detain, 8/8 Silver Link. 7/7 Eriskav. 6/5 Thornbridge. 9/9 Fine Night, 4/4 Revolte. Two lengths; same. Fine Night was fourth. Time: 2.5 2-5. Wieram Handicap: 1/1 DIAMETER (K. O’Brien) 1; 2/2 Wee Mac, car. 8.111 2: 5/5 Responsive 3. Also started: 6/6 Deficiency, 7/7 Te Wanaka. 3/3 General Argosy, 4/4 Kildare Lad. 8/8 Siegwood'. Two lengths: half a length. General Argosy fourth. Time: 1 Temnleton Handicap: 3/3 PATMOS, ear. 8.5 (L. W. Hare) 1; 2/2 Flying Orders 2: 1/1 The Pagan 3. Also started: 4/5 Theocritus. 5/4 Deep Harmony, 7/7 Martial Note. 6/6 Palomino. A length and a-haU; two lengths. Theocritus was fourth. Time. Christchurch Handicap: 1/1 WIDE RANGE (A. C. Messervy) I; 4/4 Mestizo 2: 3/3 Faithful Pal 3. Also started: 6/6 Wild Ribbon. 5/5 Lorna Leigh 2/2 Ronald MacDonald. 7/7 Ned Kelly. Half a length; a length end a-haU’. Lorna Leigh was fourth. Time: 1.40 2-5.