CANTERBURY'S CARNIVAL

Evening Star, Issue 15342, 17 November 1913, Page 6

CANTERBURY'S CARNIVAL

. IMPRESSIONS OF VISITORS. Sports who spent last week at Chri.-t----ehurch speak enthusiastically of the successful racing at both the gallops and trots. Twelve days since the idea of postponing tho racing carni'-nl was discussed, consequent on the industrial upheaval and the threatened poor fields, but the trouble war, got over by the action of the mounted specials at Wellington, who assisted in getting the first cargo away, a shipment of racehorses, action that has since resulted in its being an open poit. The strike, iras, however, responsible for the absence of many well-known North Island enthusiasts, and it was predicted that this would lead to a decided shrinkage in the, totaJisator investments—a ftirnrise that proved wrong, such was the speculative, spirit of those- who attended the meetings. His Excellency the Governor and the vice.-regal party. fln d tho usual contingent of Parliamentary representatives were among the missing. Tho following figures ar« 'interesting as. showing that while trade was largely paralysed, the, totalisator turn-over 'was not affected by the strike ; —At I'icearlon.— ~..,, 1913. 1912. '-lay £42.497$ £42 634 Second day 36.029 31.53 a Thud day ,'.5.570 30 294 Fourth day 44,338$ 39.782 T( *^ s £158.434 £744.240 —At Addington . '. t , "1913. 1912. f ?*7 £42.558 32.969 Second day 36.308J, 28 379 - Lhnd <'•'}' 45,495' 37,336 ' l ' o^l £124.362$ £99 177 Grand total ...£282,796$ £243^17 The investments (£45.496) at the trots on Friday, which was People's Day at. the A. and P. Show alongside, constitute a record J,,,- a day's rr.rin- in the. South Island. It was a marvellous performance for Sinapis to be landed at LvttcJtori tV morning of the first day's racing, and to wm the New Zealand Cup a, few hours later. It has l wn staU , d I]ut )h(> Wcn _ si«m representative wa.< not railed to ( bnstc'bui-eh. but was walked across the Port Hills to Ricw.rt.on. This statement Ihc Admiral is not prepared to vouch lor.

file form shown by Martian's stock was quite a teature of the Riccarton racing. Wars tep and Lady Marcia were successful on tlie. opening day, Cherubini. Tannbauser. and Sunbird added to the 'winrung record on Monday, Cherubini was at, he head of h.s field on "Wednesday, and again caught the. judge's eve. on Saturday. Cherubini showed such fine staying power and won both his rac es so pronouncedly as to lead to the. impression that that astute, trainer. Hick Mason was_ m error in relying on Emper.idor hi prelercnoe to the full brother of Soldiers' Chorus for the two-mile race. Good judges sav that Warstep ought, to have lien a triple, winner—that her rider was outgoneralW in the Onks-and the wav in which Mr Dainty's filly turned the fabks on Bonny Helen in the Stead Memorial J;np seems to confirm that impression Ihis ra,e was formerly known as the hit in 1908 ,t was renamed tlie C. G Stead Memorial Cup. and tho distance m'. creased to ljm. The winners since then nave oeen :

v„,, v.-- Weight, Time. ' oar - Winner. Age. st lb m q 1308—Robrikoif ... 4 rii o' V 1909-Bobrikoff ... 5 9f) 2 7? 1310— Los Angelos ... ft q o 2 l* 1911—Counterfeit 5 7 7 o a 1912-Ron Reve ... 3 79 \ „-. 19jo—Warstep 3 77 2 b \ Of the Auckland division, Rotoa. alone ran lip to his reputation. The son of Monoform was only seen 0,,t on the two concluding days of the meeting. On Wed ucsday he just failed to catch Bliss in the Jockey Club Handicap, lm, and on Patur day he scored decisively in the Members' Handicap which is run over a distant a firlong shorter. Rotoa at the CK -} Pf\ this time last year won he Eptom High Y\e, c bt Handicap. 6f, with 8 9 S, u^the 8 - 15 \ and Hy, Iw -- r fi"i«= ailed P, °T• , J51 ° riot and La R«''n* iaiJerj to reproduce last season's form and it voud seem that their owners acted w"selv 1. abandoning the projected visit to Rand«ick hec a „ se they had been forestalled in the Epsom and MetropolirJwM 06 ' th ° °r I<?r »>P«*entativ o St.ad Cup, when she anted as runner-up. Tfawkes Rav invariably plays a prom ;. yont part m the Spring reunion. Jn 1900 S^'^' 1 ; 1 * F,ll ™» f or the V'w Zealand Cup, Downfall won tho piece do resistance in 1908. as did Bridge years later., and Midnight Sun a. twehe month ago. Bobrikoff. winner of the J C Handicap „, 1908. dead-heated for the triced 1 CU, V ' S anolhcr H^tingshah tu s "tT' v <J •''" ,dol of barton habitues. The Napier magnates were in t rTn ; '" s i ,su ?2' "V* • voal '- Tl '* Hon. .. D Ormond, though not meeting with hi* customary success m the, fiat events (H ctt„s alone scoring for him), practj rally swept the. pool in the jumping roe supplying three, winners. J a J -F ~;, "it on tho concluding dav to J Y « tho other owners a chance; Mr K J W provKlod the winner of the' Welcome •Stakes and o the Electric Plate w hj Rownham, a ,,r „f tlle Juvonilc p] ™ Tattorloy. „•„,]« hj a representatives sIL P.uk and Midnight Sun took second and third money ,n the Cup R ar - Mr A. Alosa.nder. of Wanganui, owns lucv s'"V,° Yr. tIIC TOCntOT I-tci; t ; uiy (\ e \v Zealand Cup. 1909) an A <;„ i ~ t.on (Stewards' Handicap. SOS, h ° ,u - MvT ,2 l T 'l'"f ,ct - G '''Pon, Tallisade, M> Lawyer, Kostroma., and Obsonomado an unprofitable pilgrimage, none of them getting home first.' Obrono's backe!'S r-T',. ,10 : vt '7 r * rows with a substantial dividend when he ,„lit Ra.ndeira and Bliss on Monday.

Mr Greenwood's victories with Cherubim (twice! and Rencontre and Xr -Di' getys dual winner Warslep will n l ncc hem at the head of the winning ..wnrrs from Canterbury. Sir Oeorgo Clifford "is represented in the list b? ojvedore Brown Owl and Vvmnin? Way. aid Mr J. B Re.d by Martel and Speedometer. Other* who ha.ve a finger in the "Stake r,c are: AH. CassiSy, with dentin; J. Gngg, Lady Mama: W. Oldens, (Tasohnc; G. Hunter, Bliss; H Fried lander, Flora Macdonald; W G and C L. Stead. Bandeira : J. p. Buchanan! Tannhauscr: T. H. Lowrv, Balboa- W C Bin-. Potoa: G. Murrav-Avnslev! Chrysotis; C. Studholme, Coronctted • J Mann, Lord Renown. '

Of the riders B. Deeley was most successful, with four winning mounts H Gray. F E. Jones, W, Bell, and A. Julian (hurdles) were all on three winners, and L. Wilson and J. O'Shea each piloted two first past the. post. Those who rained single, honors were : R. Berry, F. Thomson, E. Lowe, J. Buchanan." W ' Youii"J. Campbell, H. Young, F. 'p Jones c' Price, T. Humphries, H. O'Halloran."and A. Reed.

In the face, of difficulties that are not likely to again present themselves, ' and which threatened to seriously interfere with the meeting, the management a.re to be congratulated on the successful results obtained. For this credit is mainly due to Mr Wanklyn a.nd his first lieutenant Mr Sellers, who was the secretary to the much-discussed Racing Commission. It may bo noted that there -was not a singlo matter calling for the intervention of the. stipendiary stewards, nor -was a protestlodged. Ra.eing in the centres of the Doj minion has never before been on the high now reached.