SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 11684, 17 February 1902, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CANTERBURY SUMMER MEETING. [Special to the Star.] The principal features of the second day’s racing of tne Canterbury Jockey Club’s summer meeting were the successes of the progeny of Clanranald and the defeat of Cruciform in the Champion Plate. Sir George Clifford’s stallion had quite a day out. Canine Chiel placed the Champion Plate to his credit, while Scottish Minstrel ■won the Linwpod Welter Habdicap, Windwhistle the Flying Handicap, arid Battlecry the Selling Race; and Aherlow finished second in the Richmond Plate, and Glenogle carried top weight into third position in tho St. Albans Handicap. Cruciform’s defeat in the Champion Plate cannot have been expected by her connections. The daughter of St. Leger looked well enough, and the waq cool, if not actually cold. There was no possibility of her being troubled by sexual disabilities. Halfway tip the straight she appeared 1o have the verdict in safe keeping, but she failed, to respond to Connie Chiel’s challenge, f and suffered defeat by a length. Possibly the weight was too much for her in going that was a trifle holding after the heavy rain of the preceding night, and possibly also it was a case of the pitcher going to the well once too often. The winner owed his success partly to his indomitable pluck. He was under punishment below the distance, while Cruciform was striding along without visible exertion. His victory was most enthusiastically received by the small band of spectators, and if snatching a victory in the face of overwhelming odds deserves recognition Cannie Chiel certainly warranted the applause which greeted him on bis return to the weighing enclosure. Tsarifsa, who was specially reserved for the St. Albans Handicap, won that race, but not without difficulty. At the distance she appeared to be winning comfortably, but Cora Linn stuck to her task with the greatest determination, and Tsarilsa only struggled home u bead in front of Mr Hobbs’s recent purchase. The Flying Handicap was another race which furnished an exciting struggle, Cannie Chiel’s stable companion, a full sister, getting home only n short head in advance of the outsider Wopeuer. Tn the Richmond Plate Wcilbcck, ci good-looking brother to Dun-das, made amend* for the disappointment which be caused his connections on the first day, and won easily. He ran pounds hotter for having his eyes opened, and no doubt shares the brilliancy of his relations, the Marquis of Zetland and Dundas. D.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. The following handicaps iiave been declared by Mr George Dowse for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, starting on Wednesday, 26th iust.; First Hack Handicap, of 60 sovs. One mile.—Medus 9.2, Transport 9.0, Good Spec 8.12, Lady Dundas 8.9, Pallas 8.7, Dormant 8.4, Moslem Maid 8.2, Snider (Kite No Class) 7.13, Wepener 7.9, Peerage 7.7. Western 8e11i7.0. DUNEDIN CUP, of 500 sovs. One mile

Ladies’ Bracelet, of 50 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. —Vandyke 12.2, Transport 11.15, The Serf 11.11. Sfider 11.10, Nance O'Neill 11.8, Dormant 11.5, Blackpool 10.12, Billet Doux 10.10, Fellina 10.7, Diablerie 10.7. PUBLICANS’ HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.

Stewards’ Welter Handicap, of 70 soys. Seven furlongs.—Cora Linn 10.5, Maremma 10.0. Vandyke 9.12, Spider 9.8, Tufto 9.7, l.adv Lillian 9.7, Wild West 9.5. Ardnaff 9.5, First Light 9.0, Good Spec 9.0, Visionary 3.9. Hawthorne 8.7, Red Banner 8.4, Off Chance 8.0.

JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, of 250 sots,

and a -half. 8t. lb. st. lb. TortnHa 9 8 Ostia k , 7 12 Pampero 9 5 Cameo 7 10 Bundas 8 11 I)jin-Djin ... 7 8 Fnlmen 8 10 San Remo ... 7 7 Jupiter 8 8 Muscovite ... 7 6 Connie Chiel 8 7 Lady Lillian 7 4 Canteen 8 6 Magnibeent 6 12 Sfcobeloff , 8 4 Calibre 6 10 Nihilist 8 0 Peerage 6 7

Pampero Six furlongs, st. lb. 9 12 Hemtnsa ?t. lb. 7 13 tioldspnr ... 9 7 Rosemere ... 7 11 Dundas 9 5 Whirlwind ... 7 9 Cora Linn ... 9 2 Ayrdale 7 9 Canteen 9 0 Rattlecry 7 7 Ostiak 8 13 Reaudere ... 7 5 Tsaritsa 8 12 Savannah ... 7 2 ('ioltieumere 8 9 Calibre 7 0 Red Gauntlet 8 7 Foray 7 0 Muscovite ... 8 2 Lady Madge 6 7

One mile. at, lb. st. lb. Tnrtulla 9 10 Goldenmere 7 11 Pampero 9 8 Djin-Djin ... 7 10 Dundaa 9 0 San Remo ... 7 10 Fulmen 8 11 Pied Gauntlet 7 10 ( ora Linn ... 8 10 Muscovite ... 7 9 Connie Chid 8 9 Lady Lillian 7 7 Com teen 8 8 Hermosa 7 7 Bkobeloff 8 6 Beaudere ... 7 2 Tsaiitsa ... 8 5 Magnificent 7 0 iNibiiist 8 3 Calibre 6 12 Ostiak 8 2 Foray 6 10 Cameo 7 12 Peerage 6 7