LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 August 1941, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING OPENED AT RICCARTON TODAY. GRAND NATIONAL WON BY ASTRAL FLAME. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting opened at Riccarton today in fine but dull weather. The track is soft. There is a large attendance. Results: — ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE, about 21 miles. 6/5 Night Scout. 9.6 (P. Hamill) .... 1 1/1 Gay Boa, 11.3 (H. Prest) 2 3/3 Ruling Star, 10.6 (J. Hoyes) .... 3 Ser. Valens, Waka. All started. Gay Boa led all the way, Night Seoul just) heading him near the post. Won by 11 lengths each way. Time. 5.18 4-5. ’ CASHMERE PLATE. 6 furlongs. First Division. 2/2 Sir Gundi (L. J. Ellis) 1 9/9 Good Scout (W. J. Mudford) .... 2 1/1 Scottish Dale (L. Hare) 3 Ser — Darag. Maggiore. Won by 11 lengths; a length. Time, 1.16 2-5. Sir Gundi and Silver Ball were coupled and also Scottish Dale and Renarde. Second Division. 2/2 Silver Ball (T. Kilgour) 1 4/4 Milton Abbas (A. E. Ellis) 2 1/1 Renard (D. Mackie) 3 Scr.—Espionage, Solerity. Won by three lengths; a neck. Time. 1.16. JUMPERS’ FLAT, 11 miles. Pekoe, 9.13 1 King Rey, 12.0 2 The Dozer, 11.4 3 Scr: Araboa, Son and Heir, Colibri, Auctor. Pekoe was a 4/5 favourite, King Rey 9/9 and The Dozer 1/2. Won 'by 2 lengths; a head. Time, 2.44. PAPARUA HANDICAP. 6 furlongs. — Boswell. 9.5 1 6/6 Saxon Tor, 9.8 2 3/3 Poutatau, 8.4 3 Withdrawal was fourth. Time, 1.15. Boswell was an outsider. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, 31 miles. Astral Flame, 9.2 1 Dozie Bo} r , 9.2 2 Slayer, 11.6 3 All started.