TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 84, 8 April 1905, Page 6

TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent.) CHBISTCHUBCH, this day. Red Gauntlet has been thrown out of work, and will not race again this season. It Is Improbable, inde.d. that h.e will over sport silk again. I understand that Mr. S. Green, the ncr of Gladsome, has arranged to send his mares. Air Motor and independence, over to New Zealand on a visit to Stepnlak next spring. Ellis is engaged in breaking-Ui a yearling colt by Multiform—Stouidf; a yearling colt by Obligado—Emineline. and a yearling filly by Lord Rosslyn—Ko.ny. He has also taken In hand a half-brotiier by Stepnlak to Jupiter. There Is one'owner, at least, ie theSoith ' Island, who is well satislied with uiwsou: just now. This is rhr yentiemim who ' bought the siater to Ijoris at tlie last Elderslie sale. He secured the Ully for J."> guineas, because she had a damaged leg. The Injured limb has fully, recovered now and the youngster Is said to be as souml as a bell. \ .Sl'', George horses, Cannle Chlel. Chryseis, Signalman, and Lady Wayward returned from AVelllnjrton on Xtoursday. Stronjruold. who went on to J"»ilmerston North, is exp-'cted back to-rJay. The stnllion Glenogle also arrived on Thursday. Hp will remain at lUrcnrtoD until next season. It is understood that both Canule Chiel and Lady Wayward are amiss, and that both will need a lengtny spell Gay Spark, the two-year-old half-brother by Clanranald to Treadmill, in Cutts' stable, is developing into a line looWng colt. Probably he will not be seen at his best until next season. McGnire, the Jockey who was injured at Plumptnn Park on Saturday, regained consciousness on Wednesday, and began to tpke a little nourishment. His recovery is likely to take some time. Zetland Is only doing Hacking exercise at present, and it is not likely that he will resnme fast work until vest spring. At the monthly meeting of tao committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club hold on Tnpsday, the programmes of tho ChvlEtchurch Racing Club and Marlborough Racing Clnb were approved. Jockeyc - "licenses were granted to James Hegarty and C.

Wederell. The following transfers were approved: Wellington Park Stud Company to T. F Fenton. br t by San PrancisWI Campania, m c by Phoebus Apollo—VI- ; vand ere, and eh t by Phoebua Apollo— ! Prob em; C. O. Dalgety to C. p MurrayAynsley, As'crarente, by Sant ' lUila — Mantes. i The Seatou Delavaf filly, Canticle, lias rejoined Taggarfs team. Taggart has , broken in the yearling filly bf Sant Hario ] —Savannah, and will shortly begin to I teach the Sant Ilarlo—Martin colt the rudiments of Ms education. The recent running of AehiUes has brought him into strong favour for the Great Easter Handicap. * The son of Medallion is bound u> be very hard to beat with only 5.13 on his back. At n diffi"r----j ence of Bib he should heat Machine Gun over seven furlon.es, thonsh He is apparently Incapable of doing so over six Sir George Clifford and ilr Stead will represent the Canterbury Jockey Club at the annual meeting of the faring Confer•jnee. The Ellesmere Racing Club, one of our minor country institutions, held its annual rar-e mpeting on Thursday. The attendance was fairly large, and Included a EprlnUling of visitors from town. Tlie totnllsatnr was not used, but a laree number of bookmakers were present, 'and did a brisk trade. The racing was not very interesting. Etarree, a three-year old filly by Sir Lancelot from the St George mare Snbrn. won the Open Maiden Handicap, and Mangrove, by Mannjieher— Sporting Grove, also a three-ypar-old filly, appropriated the Welter Handicap, beating Mausprine, a <lan;rhter of Mannliclier's former stable companion and contemporary. Manspi , . ManserliiG wns qnite unable to extend her sole opponent, Antigone, in the Ellcsmore Cup, the donprhter of Snracen and Psyrhe. who is Ricarton-trained, winning as slip plensed. Tbo Ricenrtontrained Cnlvasettla. by Cuirassow (Cnlrasslpr—Albatross), from Polnsettla. bent the Erroplydon— Enchantn-ss horn? Boisterous and Manrrovo in Ihc Plying Handicap, and Great Gun. by Sotchklss -Sybil, a recent e;ist-off from Mr Palmer'? st:ib!e, d'frated Antiroue's Pt.iblf" pompniion. Te Taiaha, in the Hurry Scurry Handicap.