SPORTING

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 169, 19 August 1929, Page 4

SPORTING

Per Press Association.

CANTERBURY MEETING CONCLUDED.

CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The Canterbury Jockey Club's National meeting was concluded in fine weather. There was a very large attendance and the eourse was in good order. In the Longbeach Handicap, Leader was out clear of the field _ a furlong froni the post and won easily by two lengths, with Blue Metal two lengths away, a length in front of Dutcli Money. Tourist and Pat's Bay were next. In the Aylesbury Steeples the field was led by Kaikahu until the second to ^;t fenee had been jumped. Birkck ran up to Kaikahu and went on bo win easily by six lengths. Silver Light was ten lengths away and Mataipuke was fourth. In. the Sydenham Hurdles, Locarno dropped back beaten in the straight. Red Fuclisia was showing the way over the last hurdle and won easily by two lengths from Elysianor, who stalled off a late run by Perle De Leon by bait a length. Mangani was only a neck away. The time, 3min. 37 4-5secs., was a Kew Zealand record. . . . In the Styx Hurdles Paris joined Gala Day in the lead at the entrance to the straight, Aurora- Boreahs being iust behind them. Paris commenced to tire after jumping the last hurdle and A-urora Borealis got up m the last strides to beat Gala Day by a head. Paris was three lengths away. . The favourite m the Lincoln Steeples. Young Thurnham, tailed ott early. Wiltshire opened out a gap of half a dozen lengths after jumping the sod wall. He mcreased his lead still further at the seoond t» Jast fence, where King's Guard and Matu ioined Eabriano, Dubious and Rangl Sarto. From this on Wiltslnre easily held his place and won by six lengths. King's Guard finished the best of the others. d^ciai stewards concluded an inquiry to-day into the Jall of Young Tliurnham in the Enfield . ? chase, on Thursday. They decided that there was nothing in the evidence to show that anybody was guilty of cross111 A -meeting of the judicial stewards was held to consider a charge agamst L. Ellis, of failing to ride Kaiti out m the August Handicap on Thursday. After hearing Ellis, the stewards hned him £2: ' . ■ In the Heathcote Handicap, Black Puke had a sliglit advantage on Taboo •and Otairi a furlong from the post and he held the position to the finish. Black Duke beat Taboo by half a length. Otairi was a length away with Royal Mint, finishing fast, a length further back. In the Redcliffe Handicap Honeycomb was moving up fast round the turn; and -joined TsTarrative at^ tbe trance to the straight. This pair, with Hounslow, the Bailiff and Glyn Dlm, comprised the leaders at the distance. -Honeycomb and Narrative then drew aivav. Honeycomb winning by a length. 'Two lengths further back Glyn Dhu got up on the post to cut The Bailiff out of third money. v.T ti' "the, Selwyn Handicap Amor and Kaiti led at the starf.^ At the end of. - two- furlongs Suhdivision streaked to the- front, and was never headed, winning by- two lengtlis from Bonogne, with Kaiti third. Sub-Division paid over a half-century, The tote figures were £53,057, oom- - pared with £47,531 10s last year, a total for the meeting of £158,626 ,10s against £139,835. . Results: — Lincoln.— 1 Wiltshire 1, 3 King's Guard 2, 4 Fabriano 3. Scratched: Kawini. Won by six lengths. Time, 5min. .56 3-5secs. ' Heathcote Handicap.— 3 Black Duke 1, 5 Taboo 2, 1 Otairi 3. All started. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 42/Mc- . ^Redcliffe - Handicap.— £ Honeycomb 1,1 Narrative 2, 5 Glyn Dhu "3. All started. Won by a length, Time, linin. 40 l-5sec. ... .Selwyn Handicap. — 14 Sub-Division 1,- 2 Bonogne 2,. 6 Kaiti 3. Scratched, : Taboo,. Prickles. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin. 36 4-5secs.