TURF NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 12

TURF NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

CAKXERBURY. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. A rah- number or Riccarton horses went to the oamaru meeting. Riccarton claimed the first and third in the Oup to-day, Clareina and Prince Ferouz. The former has been galloping well, and wltb her light weight on the turning Oamaru track, she seemed a good proposition. Taken all through Canterbury stables did well. ' zaragoza returned to Rlccarton yesterday from Auckland. The Buckwheat colt purchased by Mr. G. Fulton at the yearling sales in Sydney arrived at Riccarton yesterday, and is now in H. Nurse's stable. J. McCombe left Lytteiton last night en route ror Sydney. He has taken with him Sunny Loch, The Cheat, Geranial, and the P.aper Money—Subterfuge yearling, which w|H race under the name or Forgery. A. Wormald, a first-class rider over fences, will leave next week for Sydney. He will . probably do the riding on Carawock and other New Zealand Jumpers now in Australia. R. W. King will make another start In a few days on the two-year-old Watermlnt, by Greyspear from Waterspray, the dam of Pilllewlnkle and Sprinkler. After having a run in the McLean Stakes last October' she was put aside, and she will now be got ready for early spring racing. King will also break in the yearling colt by Panmure from Cormorant, by Finland from Parera, dam or Nyiand and Boanerges, two smart gallopers. With Dame straltlace and Count Cavour on the easy list, Mr. J. S. Barrett has no horses in racing order at present. This pair will be spelled during the winter, and will then be taken In hand again by T. H. Oillett with a view to spring engagements. Damo Straitiace narrowly missed winning the last New Zealand Cup, and, though her recent rorm has been moderate, she may come back in good trim ror another attack on the Cup, a race in which Mr. Barrett has been very unlucky, as Foo Chow also carried his colours Into second place. Count Cavour paid his way this season, and he may be expected to develop into a good three-year-old.