NORTH CANTERBURY RACES.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1274, 18 April 1878, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY RACES.

The acceptances received for these races are— NORTH CANTERBURY CUP. st. 11). st. lb. Bide-a-Wcc ... 812 Fairy Queen ... GII Defamer ... 7 9 Cast Steel ... 6 9 Shark 7 3 Supplejack ... 6 7 Merry Monarch 7 0 . Coolena 6 5 Doubtful ... 6 12 ! HURDLE RACE. Shark ... ... 12 0 I Satan ... ... 10 0 Diomedes ... 10 10 | publicans’ purse. Defamer . . 9 7 Spencer ... 8 6 Merry Monarch 9 2 Mountain Maid 8 5 Mischief ... 810 Diaphantua ... 8 0 Doubtful ... 8 7 Little Maid ... 710 Caststeel ... 8 7 TWO-TEAR-OLD STAKES. Huntingdon ... 7 Hi Rocket... ... 7 7 Norman ... 7 10 Spider ... ... 7 7 Y oung Royalty 710 Maiden Plate. Prince, (! yra ... 9 8 Chester, 4 yrs... 9 0 Doubtful, 6 yrs 9 8 Little Lady, 3 yrs 8 0 Ariel, 4yra ... 9 0 Ladies’ Purse. Laddie ... ... 12 1 Mountain Maid 12 1 Prince ... ... 12 1 Jimmy ... ... 12 1 Manuka ... 12 1 Satan ... ... 12 1 SPORTING- NOTES. By Sinbad, [prow the press.J Judging from the acceptances and general entries published on Saturday last, there is every reason to believe that the coming meeting will be an unusually successful one. The Leger, the first event on the programme, seemed at one time a certainty for Trump Card, but the pen was put through his name for the Autumn Handicap on Tuesday evening, and the colt is so much amiss that it is exceedingly improbable that he will go to the post for any event during the meeting. It is to be hoped that the indisposition of this grand colt will be only temporary, and that he will ere long be himself again. Jangler, who was on the sick list last week, has come round again, and if 1.0 should run up to his trial, should win the Leger from either Foul Play or Standard Bearer, as the distance is too far for the former, and the prejudices of Standard Bearer against racing are so strong that I cannot have him at any price. If Jangler should be reserved for the Handicap, then Foul Play must win the Leger, or vice versa. Eight have paid up for the Champagne Slakes, and are all, I should say, pretty certain starters. Nemo, the colt by Traducer from No Name, has been undergoing his preparation under his owner’s eye at Horsley Downs. I believe he is in good form, and was when down here a very promising youngster. Waitaki, the Albany— Waitoi colt, is a good mover, but I think not class enough for his company. Piccadilly, the other representative of Albany, will strip well, but he does not seem to have pace enough. Atlantic, the Dunedin Champagne winner, has been here some time now under Mason’s care. He has wonderfully improved since his arrival, but is still on the gross side of condition. I fancy ho will run well, but not well enough to repeat his Dunedin victory. Of the eight candidates, three come from Mr Redwood’s stable. Rama Rama, the Towton-Waimea colt, is a very even animal, and will, I think, run well in the spring, but for the race under consideration I certainly prefer the chances of either of his stable companions. Merlin, who has much improved in his style of going, is well bred enough for anything, and should have a good say in this race, but so far ns looks go I prefer Natator, who is my present selection. York, the representative of the Ray stable, is big enough and strong enough. Those who ought to know say ho has plenty of pace, and will certainly be there or thereabouts at the finish. He is without doubt in good nick, and will have a good man on his back, so I think he will run into a place, and if either Natator or Merlin are out of it he may be labelled dangerous. My final tips for this and all other events will be given on Monday, but at present I expect to see Natator, Merlin, and York finish in the order named. The great Autumn Handicap is indeed a hard nut t o crack. In spite of the exceptional hardness of the ground, none, Trump Card excepted up to the present have gone amiss, and the majority of the competitors will come to the post wonderfully pink. I pass out Jangler and Foul Play, for both will probably have a good race out of them in the Leger before starting for the Handicap. Mufti has been a little amiss since his arrival here, but in any case I do not think, even with his light impost, he can travel fast enough. Oberon has come on since Dunedin, but he would have to improve much more to be formidable in this race. Luna has only a feather weight to carry, but I much prefer her chance in the Free Handicap, for which, should she accept, she must be considered dangerous, as for three-quarters of a mile she has a great turn of foot. Maritana, fit aud well, must have a great say in the Autumn Handicap. Her performances at Oamaru and Timaru show that with a light impost she can hold her own in good company, and I look upon her chance as an exceptionally good one. If Bribery was in her last year’s form I should look no further for the winner, but the mare has not been going like herself lately, and I should think it most probable that her owner will reserve her for the Free Handicap. Longlands has come recently into the market, and from his Dunedin running must be treated with the greatest consideration. I scarcely think him a brilliant performer, but he is a very honest animal, aad far from a slow one. He will bo well pilot ed, is racing over what I think is his best distance, and is in at a weight which will never trouble him. Should Mr Redwood elect to win with him I fancy he will be either first or second, but on paper I far prefer the chance of Ariel. If right on the day, and from the work he has been doing I think Cults will Tmve him very pink, the son of Una must run a great horse. His performance in the Metropolitan Handicap was a very good one. and with the difference in the weight he ought to hold the top weight safe. Of Ray’s trio market operations seem to point to Bide-a-Wee as his probable representative, but though he has been going very well lately, I cannot think him a really first class one, and should prefer the chances of either of his stable companions. Templeton, with Ray himself up, must, if his owner declare to win with him, be considered very dangerous, while, if Titania be the elected one, I should certainly feel inclined to put on a shilling or two myself, as in public form she ought to run very nearly a dead heat with Ariel. At present I fancy the following quartette will furnish the winner Ariel, Longlands, Templeton, and Maritana, and for choice I should take Ariel at present. The North Otago Turf Club have determined to hold over the consideration of the questions raised by the Auckland Racing Club for the present. A meeting of Tattersall’s Club was held during the week. The club was fairly established, a committee appointed, and Mr Neilson has agreed to act as hon. sec. to the end of the year. I remind owners of horses that acceptances for the Free Handicap, accompanied with a sweepstake of 5 sovs., must be sent to the secretary C.J.C. at Radcliffe’s Hotel before eight o’clock this evening. The following are the latest odds for the autumn handicap. 3to 1 agst Longlands (off fours taken freely) 5 to 1 Bide-a-Wee 5 to 1 Templeton 6 to 1 Ariel 8 to 1 Maritana 10 to 1 Titania 10 to 1 Bribery 12 to 1 Mufti 12 to 1 Jangler 12 to 1 Foul Play 12 to 1 Oberon 20 to 1 Luna champagne stakes. 6 to 4 agst Natator (off) 2 to 1 York (taken) 3 to 1 Merlin 4tol 1 — Nemo (off —fives t. & w.) 6 to 1 Atlantic 6 to I Rama Rama 10 to 1 Any others Double Events—Champagne and Autuma Handicapa—from 3,00 to 10 to 100 to 8.