TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 21 March 1908, Page 7

TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent ) CHSISTCHtfRCH, this day. Gold Braid's knees are causing Holmes some trouble, bu£ it is not anticipated that the lameness will prevent the horse from continuing to work. Sheenan has sold a three-year-old sister of Hilarity to a southern sportsman for £120gs. The tracks at Riccarton have been too heavy for fast work during the past fewdays, and most of the local horses have been away at the Oxford and Waimate meetings, consequently work at headquarters has been of an uninteresting nature. The only work of interest has been that executed by Cutts" team, and none of them have been fully extended. Glenculloch Millionaire, Clanchattan, Stratagem, De Witte, FJitaway, Goldbeater, and Mischief have all performed usefnl tasks, while Petravua, Huascar, Volodia, Highland Keel, Hythlckal, Amuoise, Etrrus, Gwendoline, Medallist, 411 Guns, and •Stronghold have been responsible for useful tasks. The Waimate Eacing Club's meeting- did not attract the nsual amount of interest, and the sport was of an ordinary nature. Lady O'Regan, the neatly built daughter of Benzoin, carried off the double in the Trial Plate and Harvest Handicap, both wins being easily attained. In her own class, this filly is decidedly good, but in the second race her task was made easy, and the bookmakers had a. bad settling. Imaginary, favourite for the Harvest Handicap, ran a wretched race, while Ard Beigh and Mango, the place fillers, did not gee the best of the passage, a very big commission was executed on. KaikomaJio for the President's Handicap, and the good thing came off, after a lively race with an unbacked candidate in Ziouess. The only drawback of the meeting was an accident that befell Watty Pine in the Harvest Handicap. After getting Ms mount well out from the field, the little fellow appeared to take a look round after going a furlong, ?nd so pulled his mount into a post. The tilly escaped the obstacle, but the rider received the full force of the Impact on the top of his head, and most have been .cilled almost instantaneously.