AT S. CANTERBURY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 106, 21 May 1937, Page 13

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Milford Wins the Big Handicap NOCTURNUS' STEEPLES

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TIMARU, Last Night. The weather was fine for the first day of the South Canterbury Jockey Club'S winter meeting and the track 'eflow after recent rain. The totalisator handled £10,497, as against £7259 on corresponding day last year. Results: — LEVELS HURDLE HANDICAP, Of £120$ 1$ miles. 2-2 HUNTING BAG, 9.9 (Stove) 1 8-li) Last Linlc, car. 9.6 (Shand) .. 2 ,1-1 Giggleswick, 10,2 (Murfitt) . . 3 Also Started: 7-7 Ai*ctic Star, 13-13 Gold Knight, 4-3 Golden Lap, 3-6 Mount Val, 5-5 Silver Jest car. 9.4, 10-9 Poniaid, 11-12 Fireguard, 11-11 Royal Ransom, 14-14 Starchaser car. 9.1,' 6-4 Sunny Comet, 9-8 Te Ahuarangi. Head; four lengths. Poniard was fourth. Time, 2,49. CLAREMONT HACK HANDICAP, Of £120; 6 furlongs. 3-2 DOUBLE GIFT, 8.6 (Jennings) 1 9-9 Prince Flaneur, 7,7 (Spratt) . . 2 2-1 Nolana, 7.12 (Wilson) ...... 3 Aiso started: 1-3 Wine Card, 6-5 Night Wings cer. 8.0, 14-13 Delium, 4-4 Peacock, 5-6 Gay Lyric, 8-7 Volo Dale car. 7.2, 7-8 Aggrhvate, 12-12 Banker's Choice, 10-10 Bright Prospect car. 7.9, 11-14 Rosanna car. 7.3, 13-11 Elmarch car. 7.9. Two lengths; one and a-half. Gay Lyric was fourth. Time, 1.16 1-5. OPIHI TROT HANDIOAP, of £120; 3.45 class; 14 miles. 4-9 PERULA, scr. (McTigue) .. .. 1 t-1 Wynan, scr. (Watts) 2 1-l Taruna, scr. (M, Holmes) ..... 3 Wynan and Taruna were bracketed. Also started: 11-12 Anna Wong, 11-11 Bridget Borough, 6-8 Francisco, 5-5 Glen Travis, 3-3 Janet Gaynor, 10-9 Lord Zetland, 7-2 Locust, 13-14 Mandrell, 14-13 Stamboul, 9-7 Sylvie's Best, 4-3 Waggon Wheels, 2-6 Cruiser. Neck; six lengths. Locust was fourth. - Times, 3.33 4-5, 3.34, 3.37 2-5. .SOUTH CANTERBURY HANDICAP, of £200; 1J miles. 3-3 MILFORD, 7.13 (Hesservey) .. 1 f-7 Trivet, 7.7 (Spratt) ...... 21 2-1 Queen of Song, 8.13 (Jennings) 3i Also started: 1-2 Ponty, 4-4 Royal Gallaut, 5-5 Rebel Chief, 6-6 Daring Deed. Queen of Song and Rebel Chief led for a furlong and then steadied, Rebel Chief leading to the back, where Royal Gallant and Trivet ran past him. Milford and Queen of Song moved up entering the straight and in a good finish Milford beat Trivet by a head, Queen of Song beating Ponty by a neck for third. Time, 2.12. CRAIGMORE HACK STEEPLECHASE, of £120; 2 miles. 4-3 NOCTURNUS, Stove) ...... 1 3-4 Polydora (Hogan) ........ 2 9-9 Burglar (Murfitt) ........ 3 Also started: 2-1 Streamline (foll), I-2 Hunting Go (fell), 6-5 Sunward, 7-7 Snowy Dawn, 5-6 Joppa (fell), 10-10 . Bonny Buff, 8-8 Grey Boy. Two lengths; a head. Bonny Buffl was fourth. Time, 4.3 3-5. KINGSDOWN HACK HANDICAP, of ; £120; 1 mile and 35 yards. 1-1 DICTATE, 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) . . l! 3-2 Salient Knight, 7.8 (Messervey) 2t 4-4 Made Money, 7.12 (Jennings) t 3 Also started: 8-8 Cape Gabo, 2-3 Dropped Catch, 5-7 Silver Slipper, 9-9 Dark Rose, 7-6 Forum, 6-5 Balmenter, 10-10 Loehain. Half a length; two lengths. Timo. il.46 3-5. BEACONSFIELD TROT, of £125; 3-1 class; 1J miles. - 7-9 HEATHER QUEEN, scr. (Leggett) .. ij II-12 Lady Slipper, scr. (Barry) . . 2( 8-7 Bill Grattan, scr. (Pringle) .. 3] Also started:. 21-20 Ayrshire, 18-17 Andy Watson, 2-2 Adverse, 4-4 Big Nel-' son, 12-11 Cruiser, 3-6 Chelidon, 13-12 Dusky Sound, 1-1 Glenastle, 5-4 Kaitawa, 13-14 Lazy Bones, 9-8 Eoyal Doulton, 10-10 Stylish Boy, 16-18 Trua Eefiection, 19-19 Colleen Wrack, 17-15 Fine Art, 6-3 Great Don, 19-20 Major Guy, 15-16 Labourman. Three lengths each way. Adverse was fourth. Times, 2.54, 2.55, 2.55 2-5. SEADOWN HANDICAP, of £130; 6 f urlongs. 1-1 GREY HONOUR, 8.2 (Wilson) 1 2-2 Araboa, 7.7 (Phillips) a 8-8 Silver Lark, 7.7 (Parsons) .. 3 Also started: 4-5 WinO, 5-6 Epris, 3-3 Queen Dorothy, 7-7 Viking, 6-4 Invoice, 9-9 Silver Sail, 10-10 Arena, 11-11 Final Bell. Half a length; a length. Invoiojl wai fOurth. , V6 1-A