TO-DAY'S TURF NEWS
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Quarter-Ceritury Dividend Place Machine CHRISTCHURCH HUNT
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GHRISTOHUROH, This. Day. ^ To-day 's racing at Riccarton and Poverty Bay marks the end of tho 1936-37 racing season. The meeting afc Riccarton is regarded as a dress hearsal for the premier winter fixtuyo in the Dominion, the Grand National meeting, which opens on Tuesday week. The Christchurch Hunt Club held its annual meeting to-day at Riccarton In. fine weather. There was a good attend-f anee. The track was in good condition^ Results: — CHRISTCHURCH HUNT OUR STEEPLEGHASE. Of £50; 2 miles. 1/1 KELLY THE CROW 12.9, ' (Hazlett) 1 3/3 Nightwind 11.2 (Westenra) . . • .. St, 5/6 Scotsden 11.5 (Lysaght) ...... 3 Of th^ only other atarters Bright Red and, Glenmure fell and Macallpein lost its rider. Won eaeily by fpur lengths, third three lengths back.. Time, 4.9, LAWFORD HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Of £130; 2% milesis 4/4 SHILLELAGH WOOD 19,4 (Langford) I 1/1 Tangled 10.4 (McDowell), .... 21 3/3 ATctic Star 10.9 (Beale) S Also started; Black Banner 10,4, Lycidas 9.9, Spearmaxch 9.2, Gi»y 9.0, Hostage 9.0. Lycidas and Snear--march fell and Grey Boy lost his nder; Black Banner was fourth. Won by two lengths, third 10 lengths back. Time, 5.16. MATDEN STAKTiS. Of £100; 6 furlongs, 4/4 ROCEINGHAM 8.0 (S. Wilson) 1 ^6/16 Moonraker 8.0 ....••»..».*»• 2 1/1 Cockeure 8.0 3 All started. Happy Night was fourth. Moonraker, who was an outsider, rstumed a divided of over a quarter of a century- on the place machinew Won by half a Iength. Time, 1.15 2-5. HOMEBY STEEPLECHASE, Of £200; 2\ miles. 8/6 COOK O' THE NORTH 9.0 (W. Cooper) ................ 1 1/1 Nocturnus 10,3 (-F. Baker) .... 2 2/2 Streamline 10.8 (G-. Ri^gwayX 3 Also started: Tudor 12.3, Rqyal Limond 11.4, Valpeen 11.0t Bnrglar 10.0, Forest Glow 9.11, Pahu 9.7. 1 Forest Glow fell, and Royal Limond ran off. Bnrglar (5/5) was fourth. The winner led all the way, winning by a neck.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 166, 31 July 1937, Page 5
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319TO-DAY'S TURF NEWS Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 166, 31 July 1937, Page 5
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