RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 192, 18 September 1914, Page 8

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING FIXTURES. September 19 —Avondale J. C. Spring. September 24 and 25—Geraldine R.C. Spring, September 24 and 26—Wanganui J.C. Spring, September 28 and 29—Otaki Maori R.C, . Spring. October I—Kurow J.C. Spring. October 3—Napier Park R.C. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. September 21—Wanganui J.C. Spring.' September 21—Otaki Maori R.C. Spring. September 23—Kurow J.C. Spring. September 30 —-Napier Park Spring. TROTTING FIXTURES, i - October 14 and 17 —Auckland .T.C. Spring. '* October 26—Oamaru T.C. Annual. October 26 and 29—Greymouth T.C. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. October 20 —Greymouth T.C. Spring. October 21—Oamaru T.C. Annual.

TURF JTOPICS. The Avondale Jockey Club's Meetin will \be brought to a conclusion to-moi row, when*the leading attraction will b the Avondale Guineas. fori points to Mullingar. starting favquriti and a repetition ofj his showing in th Avondale Cup willahake him particulai Prior to the start : of the Avondal Meeting, rupourswere at Ei lerslie that all wa£ not well with Merr Eoe, who had.been off the scene for ; few mornings. That there was littl cause for alarm was demonstrated b; the filly's re-appearance on Tuesda; morning, when she went very pleasingl; in a gallop on the tan. „ ' Kilrain is getting through a solid.pre paration at Trentham, and J. Ldwe ex pects to have him nearly at his best f o the Champion Plate next month. Thi Cup candidate generally works witl Want and" Chakawaina, both of whon have plenty of' pace. , During the past few days La Rein: has come into great favour for the Nev Zealand Cup, especially in Wellington where she is now in more demand thai Expect. , .'■..-. The Dunedin Joekey Club receive: entries for its Spring Meeting up "til nine o'clock this evening. Nones, the two-year-old daughter oi Martian and Lovelorn, in R. J. Mason'i is a very promising juvenile, am all going well with her she, .will earr] Mr Greenwood's colours in the Dunedii Stakes next month. It is quite probable- that after con testing, the Geraldine Cup, Routine, fr Sir Lancelot—Queen of Trumps, will b retired to the stud. It has been definitely decided tha Want' will not fulfil his AvonclaL Guineas' engagement, but will.be.seej out in the Wanganui three-year-ol< classic. It is announced that arrangement! have been completed, for B. Deeley t< ride Mr G. D. Greenwood's horses at th< Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meet ing. As the result of an accident to one his fetlocks, Bon Reve has been turnec out, and will not fulfil, any of his en gagements at the A.J.C. Meeting. Boni form's 'son- is shortly t.6 return to Christ church, where he will be given a lengthy spell. r ■> ; A-lk Mr Harvey Patterson's horsei have been allowed to forfeit their A.J.C engagements, -but<Fabrikd ; ff still figures in the V.R.C. Derby/. Very fair acceptances were receivec last evening for the Geraldine * Racing Club's annual meeting,\which takes place on Thursday and Friday next. There were only two .defections from the Geraldine Cup, and, though not by any means a high-class lot, the eight that stand their ground should be capable of? furnishing an interesting contest. Big fields remain in the Ohapi Handicap, Belfield Welter, and ' both trotting events, so those who intend patronising the fixture are assured of an interesting afternoon's sport. It is the general opinion that this season's batch of two-year-olds being prepared at Ricearton include an unusually large number M promising colts and fillies. Amongst those that have shown the best form so far may be mentioned Bonny Dream (Boniform— Dreamer), Spangle (Martian—Nantes), Battle Eve ' (Martian —To-morrow)-, Flowjerette (San Francisco—Kirriemuir)'} Deltonio (Delaware —Lady Melton), and Nones (Martian —Loveloi<-n). The Chokebore team for the Wanganui Meeting, consisting qf the three-year-olds Don . Francisco and First Flight, got. away under charge of H. Cutts last evening. Nightwatch, who was to have formed one of the team, had to be left behind on account of lameness. Mr E. J. Watt's Derby representative, Mountain King, will be ridden in the A.J.C. blue ribbon by that successful horseman W. H. McLachlan, while the New Zealander R. Berry may have the mount on Bon Ton in the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps. King George's colt Friar Marcus started a hot favourite when he won the.Prince of Wales's Stakes at GoodAvood on July 30, but he only beat the second favourite, Snow Marten, by a head. The accident to Mousme at Caulfield, reported by cable, was caused by her owner-trainer (Mr E. Connolly) working her, in company with Anna Carlovna's sister Honorine, on a gallop that was closed. Both horses dashed into a hurdle across the course. Honorine got off with a shaking, but Mousme fractured her near shoulder. An attempt is being made to save her for stud purposes. Don Caesar has made a splendid recovery from the injury he sustained to one of his hocks a fortnight ago. He is now being given slow jogging work again, and his trainer has every hope of having the brilliant son of Prince Imperial fit to take part in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. TEMPLAR.