INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16892, 3 July 1918, Page 9

INTER-PROVINCIAL GOSSIP.

[Br TEtEGHAPH.—otto ;. corre^ndekislSl CANTERBURY. ' §|§ Tuesday, .it The nominations for the principal event S| at the C.J.C. Grand National meeting makfifS s'-.tislactory reading. There is a falling off oj,|| 10 in tile Grand National Hurdle race, the total being 81, against -11 last year, whiTal the Grand National Steeplechase has dropped!! from 31 to 28. The Winter Cup, on the oihej | hand, has gone up from o'J to 65. IfaJlS material engaged in the jumping events ill the best available, but there are few notablS beginners. As usual the Winter Cup list iiM decidedly mixed. ' ■' [W The weather during the past Weak has '$ been very stormy, i.nd a Jut, of rum uajra fallen, with the natural result thai training 'ffl I operations at Kiccarton have been greatij m i interfered with. Horses intended ■to race | at i'reiiham are being kept moving along; m but many trainers are content, so lar aifj their other charges are concerned, with road : |j exercise. j m Jeaiinot was responsible for some good'' work last week, and ho has lots o. .fS friends for tho hurdle races at Trentham,'J j The Charlemagne guiding has neve; been dm better order than at present. [ffl I Don Francisco is galloping well, and is r'.sc |! 'shaping nicely with his jumping, 1 do noil i think that he will be quite ready all* ] Trcntham, but such a fine stayer must bejs given a chance in the Grand National 'in Hurdle Handicap Race. ' 1 Achilicdes will not make the, trip tqfl Trentham, as he has been' fame lately. The | trouble is not. however, serious. m Bandy is another who will have to forfeit] his Trcntham engagements.. In his case the 1 ailment looks much more serious,' .|.| . Brambletye and Adjutant have been dovfj lug well lately, i would not be surprised'■ to see ihe former show up at Trentham. (•.[ Maro Anthony is in work again, but it is I much too early to hazard an opinion as tc"[| his chance of standing a preparation. if . Prenty Guard and Red Cent were turned',; into the jumping ring together, and had B*l good school over the obstacles on Thursday;''! Red Cent, who is only a beginner at the! game, shaped very attractively and looks M like developing into a clover jumper. • ; i| The six-year-old gelding Cortes. (by Vascc I —lima) has made his reappearance at Rial carton, and ho was given a turn in the -i jumping ring on Thursday, but he did np|| take very kindly to the business to beginpf with. Cortes, who is a half-brother to Obi ill Bono, showed a good turn of speod early iijj] his career. ~ j| Slogan, a sever -year-old gelding 'by Sil •] I Laddo from Orlo'.''s sister Sally, . broke if ; leg while exercising in his paddock lasi 1' week, and had to bo destroyed. He was a'{| good, but unlucky, performer, who' won sonic M decent races and was placed in several others i put he would have done much better had' he steered clear of accidents. He was bell ginning to Bhape well as a hurdler, bo hid; death is a serious loss to Mr. D. Ha Roberts, . ■■ a The committee- of the New Zealand Metro,! politan Trotting Club lias decided on the* , conditions for the New Zealand •Trot tint I Cup. As was the case last year, the race will be confined to horses that have don't 4ra 30s or better, with.a special .provision permitting tho nomination of horses wli<| have been handicapped: i the qualif:ca : j tion, even thotigh they may not have don«! the time specified. '■■'■■■ - ■■■-,■&

WELLINGTON. ■■ ~ ',;>.■ ; jl J.:. Tuesday. jH A great deal of rain has (alien '.at TrenL« ham during the past week, and' trainers« have found it a mutter of difficulty; to work m their, charges, Tho weather has -how!-' cleared, Is and if it Seeps.fino for a few days the go- in ing will be good for next week's racing. sill? Several rising two-year-olds ■■; at TrertlmmS have attracted favourable...comment lately, ■. Amongst youngsters most' forward .are the I King Rufus—Commerce filly and the De-ij mosthones— filly in . J.'. Lowe'iflj stables, and the Coniform—Rose,. PetalS youngster in J. ■ McLaughlin's '..stables.;:: "I**! J The Elysian gelding Courtficlit. who "has 2 been lame off and on all.the season;, ,is : now ■ hitting out well on the -tracks, and, to be'M a punnet in the Trial Plate .at the "coming winter meeting at Trentham. The; entries ! for this event: have not closed yet. but air I ready a large number have - been , received.fl arid-it. looks as if the size of the field will! bo in keeping with the other events on the ■ programme. .-.-■' .... '.'.'i'j I ' Coalition .has been schooled several timei J lately, and has acquitted; himself , well. tit is a peculiar fact that,'the'; son of Palronusß jumps a lot better, in private 1 than:hii;does 3 with tho colours up. '" Tho, explanation mas» be that the bay-gelding likes the goina firmiH and so far this year he has not found it so I in his races. -"■', >•'-" ••■••'• ;• ■'_•-"■: '■ It : is generally understood that ; Sendcwric will be a runner in the Winter Hurdles andß not the Hack Hurdles. ; ; He will, be {yKMerjK by. H . McSweeney. who-will also ; have. iai mount, on Coalition,in tho steeplechase. \ I 'The twO-year-olds . Risingham..- who ha» been accorded a Melbourne Cup nomination! and .Bohriille. will sboth,' be runners in•;theß Trial Plate.atiTrentham.iThe Eokcby geld| ing goes.well in soft .going, and he may b< the public fancy for. the rata, mentioned, i '•" The Great Northern Oaks winner Impedt; j roent is doing light tasks. at Trentha«i.;an<H will not -;bo: recuired. '.to race , until ..thlfl spring. , . * ■ , , ■;'\|| • WANGANUIir :;■" - ' s :■'.'--Il ' ■(■' .: , •■_ ■• Tuesday. J. Peachey, who has been /polling »R«{ paralioh and Miss Fisher., intends takml them.■* up :: again shortly. in .view of .the carl) spring meeting*. Reparation gave promia of making a: good hurdler, aalio jumped wejg in his training work, and •; hje < has , a*- goo( deal of pace. l but ho' did not: run; up to ox pectations v when the; colours \ were up. I la quite on the. cards that,lllo*lll do belte, next season. .:■,-., ■"',■■.,: • ./.'J • Miss Fisher (by Mianiap-ato—Deai . Dolls, gave .signs' of; developing -.into/ a fair pet former by her. track work i in the autumn and she night pay her ,w >y in tho comralj Peaches-has an addition to his stable ii| the shape of a five-year-old half-sister (o; Formative) to Impediment. This mare ha not yet been raced, but , she-, has .been well cared, for, and is a very likely-looking sort She will be tried on .th t'. flat when PeacheJ has knocked her into' alaape, • and |if | appear ances go' for anything she ought to provverv speedy. It is saicf that ■ she lias givei evidence of being a vw-.finejumper,.; an( no doubt if she goes on all right she will M tried'over--the hurdlol l later, on; .:■;■:,Qfsi\ ■■■ M. Gardner did not ..take Hyginas to Hast iiigs. but -the: gelding is. said to.,be doini nicely at Waverley. Und is : expected ;to fulfi, •his :engagements:' at Trcntham;;.- It is pre bable he will bo tafcjn to Eiccarton for th" Winter Gup if he goes all right ;m thi meantime :and.such, a race should suit him as ho is a quick beginner, likes, easy »id there is no reason why ha should ; fiq run cut a fast rtule. , .; _ V . - <v_'\! The only horse which : A. Hall now hai in work'is;Sonnino, a fine looking out-year old . b:r Signor out of. Helen Portland, ; whict gives every ; promise -'of'. making .: his r<mat| next season, asho. js showing- steady im, jirovement, ■: ~..'.• "' I Client is reported to } be wintering well and, as he is M sound as a -Ml; there ■it no reason why he should not. h.< able to re; produce his' very best.form, in the spring when he will bo given another chanco U vin the New Zealand Gun.'•■:■. His dual wir, at Wflhganui and his Hawker-Bay Cuf victory will causo the son.'of Elevation be well taken care of bytlio handicapiieri but if not too heavily loaded ho; should rur * W. Hai'nw has Pennon, VladianAand : M three two-year-olds in light ..work.- The tw( former appear to be sound, find hopes a* entertained that they wiliystand':a."r/reoaraj tion P;nnon is undoubtedly a brilhan' filly, and it is only a question of her :goin? on all right for. the English-bred 4hrcn-ye*r • old to win some good, races, for: Mr.- tx. Mi 1 Cnfrie. . ... ■, ..-',,■,-:' •'• ■■' ■& Marion continues to do good solid .work > in view of his Trenthim engagements, • it will be no fault of his trainer, W. Bayner if the old follow does not score;a .win 1 shortly. ••• • '■"-■-."; ? ' ; ';, ; I ; CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLDB.;: ; GRAND NATIONAL NOMIN<iTIQN:3.i '. The following nominations have"been :m ' ceived for the Canterbury -; Jockey Cms ( [ Grind National Meeting: — < &■:■>£}% • NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAI . HURDLE HANDICAP, -about two mi;e.' i and. ahalf.-Gan? Awa,. Purseflller. Poly- > damon-. Art. Colorado, Ghdful, Wishful Harbour Light. Kauri King. Thrace..More; i cambo, Ot'ara. Reformation, Sleight of Hand , Sir Fisher, Gluctanus, MidniEht Star, Lore i Nelson. Paraoa, Fisher. Hopfiold, Sir Solo r .Teannot, Don Francisco, Mcltchikoff, Gold > Fran, Colonel Soult, Iceberg, Naupala: . Nocturnal, Crown Pearl. . , :. s;1 NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAI > STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, three, ni.ilei r.nnd A-half.— Reve. Pursefiller, Coalition > Rongahere, Waimai, St: Elmns HKM Yellow I and Black. Sleight of Hand, Collector, Ar ■lington, Sylva. Torchy, Mastes Strowan.-vas, ■ cular, Master Timi. Moddits. Northland. >iGaekwar. Zarkoma, Crib, Stone-- Ginger Merry Jack. Bollin, Diavolo. ; Merry Lad , Styrai, Ormcsby. ~ ■-,; > WINTER CUP, one mile.—Arrowfield Lady Black. Galore, Hyttus, Whiro, Paf-isiaii > Diamond Polydamon, Potentiality, Utiwai > All Over, Majestikoff, Snub, Multoine, John 7 Barleycorn. Micro, Adjutant, Bramblctyo • Gamecock. Marc Antony, Momac, lbcj . Lady Louisa, Hydras. Tcka, Misa-de Val, • Sir Agnes. Lord Ainslie. Varnish, Thaddcus. Turpinito Sardinia, Battle Eve, Comment i Volo, Blnck Hill. Depredation. Hopfield , Rose Pink. Rumania, Cardrona, Missouri , Ascalaphus, Moorable, Bagdad, Eleetharp . Point Blank, Minesweeper, Sea Foam, Tit Up, Detroit. Gold Soult, Gasiqne,'. Glenroy , Alteration Ki'tess. Form Up, White Blaze, ! Kaminohe, King Star.. Retard, Multiplica^ y tion. Linden, Clynelish, Bedford, and SubJ terfugc. . . ..'. Jii '{•$!