INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 1 November 1916, Page 5

INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

[BT TJEL2OHAyH. CbKBCTORPBvW.^ CANTERBURY. Tuesday. The New Zealand Cup bears an 62ceptionvTiLs 60 PP eaj -auce. of wa.cn proof la prcAATrT y reu!nv movement*, aierxy Hoe Has aTav™ mo market, and is now as good iitii l Uil «, as mjUiing, but there is reauy uiue to chooße between several of Uiem. Anl^n 3 , I? Ba ° rt P/" 6 ""* C " >r ? TOS *- *«T fno%o KorWs " ritt - baut>>> Balboa, aid thxee D ?% Cup horsea raced at Trentham. SJT th* '? em ""i"HI. but it cannot be said strong i£° rm ""» bl>rul '' tM Pointed very strongly in any special direction. Merry ttoi perio™^, neld f* IreuUiam. and Sua brSiJX^ 06 ' M much M anytn.ng eTse, his in attract,- m^u £avour L Fie -" y 06a £™d but ;♦ , e Blyle ' u ti!e I>ea tce ttanolcap, on atihe 8 5 alcult that ha l™** to run a tne d W ° n *» ' - — --- - -crof-aTush o^ 5 bH r F ea - -C^l/ton^e KS WeeT ana « .7 * '?"* r t cm « &l Uor& «» *eeiv. ana on the iorm 6hown thoro -\rrleninTZ A *• ho "' ev *''. Taiie a lot of difiera H,n l ° many , o{ tha competitors, m ,' ad , easy wora on Saturday Ha ISSialioi" he h4d 60t thro°ugr? a a U ;oh y d p^ t^ rke a Drift, on the other hand, appears vis£rX tnely ""7 mao «»»«« tnl ok i' who i " be^ " Riccarton for more than a week lias done nothing but sprint It scarcely looks like a Cup prepjauon ,s a B^plcion l he - a "- Marc Antony has lightened up as a result ol h.s two races "..Trentham. bus. he looks in coed Hard condiHon. "~o.» The Stewards Handicap is generally regarded as a bit of a problem, and the chances ot about a dozen are regarded favouramy. Chortle sprinted haif-a-ui;ie with Panmure on Saturday, both going well Chortle has a big army or admirers, and there is no a.oubt he 'ooks in good order. t'aumure however, is causing his trainer some anxiety ihe popular opinion among those who were at Trentham is that the North Island is well oJ for two-year-olds this season, and the visitors are expected to do well in that department Crowhurst. who is not in the Welcome Stakes. may not be here, but bimomdes and Estland are reported to be smart while Lingerie, who did cot raco at Irentham. went in nne style ever half-a-rmle on Saturday. Of the local youngsters Immortelle. Biplanj. Kilr6a, and Gamecockmay be useful, out I do net like the Southern prospects at present, though they may improve later m the season. Wardancer. the three-year-old brother to \\ arstep. ba3 gone on nicely of late and I am riepared to see him run well in the Derby The three-year-old filly Disdainful has been galloping well lately, and this half-sister to Bee and Snub is fancied for the Oaks, though it is admitted that Rose Pink and Killene (both by Kilbronev) have good prospects. Indigo has not done much worK since his arrival. I understand he has cot been feeding well, and Goosemac has given him an easy time. Daytime is moving along attractively in bis work, and he may have to be reckoned with. in some of the sprint events at the meeting. Inlying Start is bowling along In good stylo in his work. It is a great p:*/ that his wind is so bad. as he is a fine grJloper. L. H. Hewitt returned here last week aftean absence of 10 years. He is as energetic as ever, and looks in good condition He has been a regular attendant at the track riding work whenever required, and he should get plenty of mounts at the meeting, as he says he can do 7st 101b. He has already been engaged for Bimonides in the Welcome Stakes, while he will ride most of Mr GL. Stead's horsas. including The Toff in' the Derby. Mr. J. F. Buchanan has suffered a severe loss through the death of Nova, the dam of Danube. ' WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was highly successful, and the secretary (Mi. A. E. V.hytej announces Siiat the clud will have a handsome proht despite the heavy LaxaUon. The local owner. Mr. W. E. Herbert, had no luck at Trentham. His two-year-old, Bonny Effort, developed soreness on the eve of the meeting, and had to be withdrawn ! from her engagements. Struggle and V.ax- ! ainah, two other members of his team, filled '; minor places. j The crack two-year old. Crowhurst, was i expected to be a runner in the handicap i events at Riccarton, but his trainer, J if. I Prosaer. announces tiat the Rokeby colt is ' to be kept for weight-tor-age events only. His ! next appearance wi.l probably be in the ' Feilding Stakes an/. Oroua Stakes, at the end of the month. . J % W. Hume is only taking three horses ] to the Riccarton meeting, and J. H. Pressor j has a like number. C. Pritchard will take Rose Pink and Trentham Rose. J. Ajera '.a so far undecided as to whether to take Taringamutu south. I The local sportsmen were favourably im- ; presses with the appearance of trie Cup j candidates. Marry Roe and Mullingar. The i last-named in par'icular bore a good appear- | ance, and he « lJsely to race creditably in I the big two miles. [ The boom surrounding the All Red filly j Trentham Rose has faded considerably as the result of her failures hero. She has • more pace than the other youngsters over three furlongs, but she does not go on with it. They must have been a bad lot that I aim beat in Dunedin. I Roctneld finished well in his races at Trentham, and it is fully expected here that Mr. Alison's Monofonn gelding will race with distinction at the coming Elierslie meeting. Birkendale, who created some excitement at Trentham by eavaging W. 8011, was operated on two days later. J. H. Prosser. with Gold Sonlt, G-o'.dstream. and Rockbound, leaves for the South tonight. If sny of the trio win a nice it will be the first-named. Rockbound showed pace in his races at Trentham, but he did j not go on with it at the finish Though they are both ton weights, there is I constant support here for Balboa and Chortle I for the Riccarton double. Balboa galloped exceptionally well at Trentham on Thursday, and was shinned south cm Saturday. I _Private advices received here state that I Chortle surprised the touts at Riccarton" by | the way he ran half-a-mile on Saturday | morning. It looks as if both horses will I Hve a good account of themselves on Saturday. i . Rose Pink was the onlv owned horse to win a race at the Wellington meetvnff. thoneb several places were filled by otner** from here . Crnwhnrst. who !s drained at Porirna for his br«wler. Mr H. Oslsford. of DannevlrVe. looks like being the best rwo-year-old of the season. He !« fortunately not engaged at EUerslfe at Christmas.