CANTERBURY NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16, 20 January 1926, Page 12

CANTERBURY NOTES.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.""! CHBISTCHCRCH, this day. Great Bingen was shipped North on Saturday, and will join the Makura at Wellington to-day for Sydney, en route lor Perth (W.A.). There is a possibility that U. Withers, who trains the son or Nelson Bingen and Bertha Bell, will not be able to make the trip, and IT so in? services or another prominent reinsman will be obtained. There is a likelihood that the Wellington Trotting Club will not include a l'ree-For-AIl on the programme or its March meeting. and in its place will have a race ror nnhoppled trotters that can do 4.4 or better for two miles. Mia Cole, Lady Thelma. and Lady Nan, who have been on a visit, to Heal Guy, were shipped North to their owner, Mr. .1. A. Mitchell, or Palmerston .North, last week. They were accompanied by two colt roals rrnm Nita Cole and Lady Thelma, both by Real Guy, and they are a pair or attractive youngsters. The pacing more Wharpiana. who won a race at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's Slimmer Meeting last year, but was disqualified Tor alleged Inconsistent running, has Joined O. E. Hooper's team at Lauriston. Although nominated for Forbury Park, the trotting gelding Nlghborn is unfikely to fulfil his engagement. The pacing gelding Brutus has again been placed in R. Humphrey's hands to dp prepared ror Tuture racing. Mr. F. C. Hogarth's horses Harold Burwood, Wairua, Brig-ht Bell, Try Soon', i and a maiden pacer have ir rt .1. H. Wilson's stable, and In future will be trained at Adrtington by S. Gillacher.