To-Day's Turf News!

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 503, 5 November 1928, Page 15

To-Day's Turf News!

NIGHT MARCH’S DERBY j RACING AT RICCARTON SPRINT TO ARROW LAD (Special to THE SUKJ CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. j The Canterbury Jockey Club's meet- ■ ing was continued to-day in warm j weather before a large attendance. The ; course was in good order. The princi- j pal events to-day were the New | Zealand Derby and the Aletropolitan j Handicap, which, however, only drew moderate fields. The results were as follow: MIDDLETON HURDLES Of £250; once round and a distance j 3 TROILUS, 9.9 (Tilson) 1 10—NINE OF SPADES, 9.12 2 I 4 NED KELLY, 10.0 3 j All started. Won by a length. Time, 2.56. CRITERION HANDICAP Of £600; 7 furlongs ARROW LAD, 7.10 1 CIMABUE, 5.13 2 REREMOANA, 9.13 3 Scr.: Crown Area. Won by a nose, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.25. IRWELL HANDICAP Of £300; 4 furlongs 3 NEDDA, 7.3 (Wilson) 1 4 DUTCH MONEY. 7.3 2 7 —FRANCOLIN, S.S - 3 Scr.: First Money. Won by a length, a length between second and third. Time, 47sec. NEW ZEALAND DERBY Of £1,500; 1J miles NIGHT MARCH, 8.10 1 CASHIER, 8,10 2 MOORGASS, 8-0 3 Also started. —Concentrate, 8.10; Pull Feather, 8.10; Roscrea. S. 10; Silver Paper. 8.10: Lucky Light, 8.5. Won by a length. Time, 2.37 3-5. (Later Results will be founo in stop Press as they come to hand.) MELBOURNE CUP BARRIER POSITIONS (United P.A.—Bp Telegraph — Ccpyiight) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 11.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day Barrier positions in the Melbourne Cup are as follows: 21 The Banker, 22 Strephon, 19 Statesman, 2 Canning Queen, 5 Balmerino, 18 Epilogue. N. Percival rides Alfred the Great in the Cup and A. Wilson Balmerino.