RACING
C.J.C. STAKES. CUT OF £2OOO. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. May 5. Declining attendances and falling t-otalisatov receipts have compelled the Canterbury Jockey Club to make reductions in the stakes fu" the Grand National and the N.Z. Cup meetings. The stakes for the Grand National meeting have been reduced £2OOO for the three days. The Grand National Steeples will be worth £1300; the Winter Cup £000; the Beaufort Steeples £400; the Grand National Hurdles £1000; Sydenham Hurdles £4OO, and Lincoln Steeples £4OO.
The minor events have been reduced, most of them by £SO.
For the November meeting, the New Zealand Cup stake has been reduced to £ISOO, and the classics as follows; Welcome Stakes £6OO. Middle? Park Plate £3OO, Champagne Stakes £SOO, Challenge Stakes £4OO. Derby £IOOO. Oaks £SOO. The total saving under these heads for the November meeting is £I3OO. MARLBOROUGH R.C ACCEPTANCES.
BLENHEIM, yMa.v 4. Following are the Marlborough Racing Club’s acceptances for the first da-v < Friday) of the annual meeting: Hjllersden Trotting Handicap (harness), 3.39 class, H miles;—Pointal, Tore TCingi. Murehimes, Bingen Wilkes scr., Mr Guy 24, Van Newton. Lifehouy 36, Dan Roco 48.
Novice Stakes, 5 furlongs:—-BW-k Ribbon. Lady Lackham, Little Thrush, Ridiculous, iShootist Speciality. SoTaura Lad, Valpine 8.7, Invite, Boundary Hit, Croupier, Miladi. Earth‘piake 7.13. Members’ Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs:—Baskior 9.0, Full Crop 8.13, Rothen 8.9, Dormod, Lady Ronald 7.13, Dawn o’ Day 7.11. White Doe 7.10. Projector 7.9, Attar. Fallow 7.7. Little Thrush 7.6, Lady Laekham 7.0. Watcrlea Cup Handicap, 11 miles: Atholspear 9.1, Black Mint 8.4, First Raid 8.3, The Dove, Tmategirl, Spearmiss 7.11, Cessation 7.9, Royal Game 7.1. Court]ike, Tlmrshy, Winloch 7.0. Wither Trotting Handicap (harness'). 3.0 class; l] miles:—Waipuki. Arthur Chimes. Bessie Dillon, Bingen Wilkes scr., Lightwood, Hakari, Lifebouv 12, Lively Pronto, Dan Roco 24, Aishi Bingen 36. Kadiola 48. Opawa Hack, 1 mile:—Lady Rene 9.11, Ben Hur 9.5, Winloch 8.5, Dawn o’ Day 8.2, Fallow, Landmark 8.1, Gourmet. Peep, Black Ribbon 7.11. Delta Handicap. 7 furlongs:—Atholspear 9.9, Arikinui 9.3, First Raid 5.13. Black Mint, Kozau 8.11, Make Up 8.9, Taku Jama 8.2. Royal Game 7.12, Courlliko. Kilmoyler, Johneeu 7.11. . .
FINE ACRE DROPS DEAD. RAWER-A. May 5. Fine Acre, one of tip. fancied candidates for the Egniont Steeples, dropped h'ad in his stall shortly after being ,! od to-day. White Ringlet is an unlikely starter on account of injuries, caused by a fall on a bitumen road. Valueless was scratched for the Telegraph Handicap at- two o’clock. Royal Damon who was telegraphed vesterday as being scratched for the Macßae Memorial, was not- scratched for that event, hut for the Hack Steeples.
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