SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 July 1924, Page 7

SPORTING.

C.P.C. HANDICAP. (BY TEUEOtaHPH PRESS ASSOCIATION I CHRISTCHURCH. July 26. Tiial Hurdles, one and three-quarter miles. —Income 12.2, Royal Star 11.2. Merry Singer 11.1, Tenterfield 10.13, Silent King 10.10. Santiago 10.7. Lefcrte 9.11, Demand 9.10, Athens IT. 9.9. Bonibrook 9.8, Goldpiece 9.6. Vindictive 9.3. Agnol’a. Royal Fame, Clicquot. Fort Regal. Radiac, Crown Coin 9.0. Jumpers’ Flat, one and a. half miles. —Boomerday. Vagabond 10.13, Tinokaha, Nukumai 10.9, Loc-hson 10.6, Omahu. Gamecock 10.-5. Merry Singer 9.J0. Passin’ Through 9.12, Demand 9.11. Maunga, Santiago 9.9, Sir Rosebery 9.8, Blue Socks 9.7, Birkenella 9.6, Bonibrook 9.3, .Captain Sarto, Penury Rose, Athens IT., Goldpiece, Likelihood, Royal Fame, Petunia, Hiero, Cartoon 9.0. Enfield Steeples, two miles. —Carawock 12.11, Galway 11.5, Fireblight, Ore Ore 11.0, Kovno 10.13. Cassells 10.6, Red Sol, Charlatan 9.13, Sherlock, Paul Pry, Ruddy Gold, .Strathglass 9./. Blue Hall 9.3. Ivauwhero, Blue Streak. Kismet 9.0. Avonhead Handicap, seven furlongs. —The Polymnian 10.11, Kukume 1(16, Killairc. Star Ranger 10.3, Tussore, Till 16.2. Kuhio 10.1, Fh are 10.0. Sartist. King Sol. Ineursio, Barn Owl 9.13, Ruby Ring 9.12, Prompter 9.10, Mountain Signal 9.9, Miss Minerva 9.8. Bon a tie 9.6, TYarseer 9.3, Lady Gay 9.2, GluemenC, Waetea, Red Cherry, Boncmel, Heraldry. Votist, Sunny Mae. Brown Lady 9.0. Tlie handicaps for ‘the Hunters Hurdles have been deferred until after the Hunt Club meeting next Saturday, and will appear on August 1. LATEST FROM RIOCARTON. CHRISTCHURCH, July 26. Lochsan arrived at Ricearton’ to-day to complete Ijis preparation for the Grand National Hurdle .Handicap, for which i:e is likely to he one of the wellbacked candidates. J. G’eorge has booked accommodation at. Ricearton for the hurdler Alteration, from which it would appear the lameness lie was reported to lie suffering from is not very serious. Carawoi'k was schooied over a few ience.s, but hi ; - display could not be described as high class. Galway, and Cassells had a turn over tlie steeplechase fences, and showed quite satisfactorily. Maunga gave Boomerday and Royal Fame a. start and was going the best of the three at the finish of the bout, over four hurdles. All three horses jumped well. Royal Star and Silent King gave a good display over four hurdles. Sir Rosebery was given a working gallop over a. mile. Oakleigh and Taralga gave a fine exhibition while jumping four fences. Dame Straitlace covered a mile in 1 min 52 sec Charlatan and Tigerland went once round over the steeplechase fences. Charlatan out-jumped hi s mate at each ■ obstacle. VETERAN JOCKEY'S PERFORMANCE, LONDON, July 26. Humphries, a jockey aged 70. rode the winner in a desperate finish for His Majesty’s Cup at Jersey by a neck. He received congratulations from the King. Humphries rode in the same race half a century ago.