NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 5 June 1926, Page 15

NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The T .din Jockey Club's winter meeting - by no means profitable to Canterbury stables, for outside the wins attained by Sayonora (hurdles) and Charlatan (steeplechase), the results have been anything but satisfactory. Sayano. is a use-γ-i 1 sort, but previous to his exhibition at . ledin his efforts over hurdles had been anything but promising. Two minor flat events came his way earlier in the season, but the compan. ne beat was very ordinary, and he was assisted by the goddess of fortune. He is a good looking rosn. and on appearance there are rew better lookers at Rlccarton. Charlatan round the country and class at Wingatui much easier than he had done at Egmont and Wangranpi, and on the second day of t:.e fixture he simply ran away with the steeplechase, assisted greatly by the bad Jumping or the remainder. Charlatan is bound to be a good horse In time, and needs only to be wound up to stay out a | steeplechase journey. Though perhaps his rorm to date has not been sufficiently good to suggest him as a winner of the Grand National Steeplechase, he may win one of the minor steeplechase events. He has in his favour the fact that he is by Winkie, whose death a rew years ago robbed New Zealand of one or the best sires of stay ever imported to this country. Two of the greatest failures on the first two days or the Dunedln meeting were Sup Up and Deucalion, and they are still supported Tor their engagements to-morrow. Both were In great condition when they left Rlccarton, but evidently the big welg-ht and the heavy going , effectually stopped them. Mr. W. H. Broad, who disposed of Tommy Dodd to an Australian buyer recently, has purchased Listening Post, and Intends giving the Solferlno gelding a chance to distinguish himself over the hurdle 3. It would be hard to name a gelding more likely to make a success over hurdles than Listening Post. Sprinkler, who was hardly In condition to do himseir Justice when he. lert ror Dunedin, has improved greatly as a result of his racing, and it would not be surprising to find him winning a good handicap race before long. Rapier raced well on the second day at Wingatui, and a win should come ai? way shortly. His work on the tracks ha; led some people to imagine nim a world b°sier.