CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19717, 17 August 1927, Page 17

CHRISTCHURCH NOTES.

LADY FULLER'S NEW HORSES.

CHANGE MADE IN PLANS*

[BY TELEG U.VI'H.—OWN COXUIESI'ONDENT. ] CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday.

The Otago jockey, A. 13. Ellis, who rode so successiuily at tho Grand National Mtietiiiii. will go North licit week, having been .engaged by -the Awapuiu trainer, G. j\ew, to pilot ilia horses at tho Taranaki hunt meeting, is making a good, recovery from the injury to his shoulder, which he sutfered when The Bubo tell with him last Saturday, and hp expects that all the effects of the trouble will have disappeared by the end of this week. G. Reed intends to try Philanderer as a hurdler. He had the Gay Lad gelding in the jumping ring this week and he look to the buAuiess quite well. There was some talk of the jour horses purchased from Mr. E. S. Luttrell by Lady Fuller going to Sydney, but the plans haye since been changed. Bachelor had not done well lately, but his trouble has been diagnosed and he is under veterinary treatment. Beau Geste, Streamer and tho two-year-old sister to Streamer will remain at Ricearton to be trained by W. G, Hobbs and raced in New Zealand in tho meantime. although they may go to Australia later on'. The three-year-old filly Scrambler, by i a till] ure from Scrimmage, is one of the regular workers with Cutis Brothers' team. She showed a- bit of speed pn tho tracks last summer and may pay her way this season. H. Nurse has Rapier working along well, in view of spring engagements, and provided nothing goes wrong with him the Greyspear horse should .be in good order by November. Lancer and the hurdler 1 rejector at© two others who have just gone into work as members of Nurse's team after (Spelling for a long time. The blunter Rangiawhio, who was purcdmsed by Mr. H. Dampier-Crossley last week, will probably bo sent home to ins oW.ner's station for a few months, after which he will return to R Langley |s stable to be prifpared for nest winter's juiupiiig ciitnpai'.pn. MincomjKiop. Tarleton and I. recious were offered at auction yesterday, but failed to find new owners. They will therefore remain; in J. Boyd's stable and will be got rendjr for the spring meetings. Ra<tiac had to forfeit his engagements at the Cfrnnd National Meeting on account ol unsoundness. It has now been decided to fire hi pi as a preliminary to a lengthy spell.

notes from wanganui.

hor-ses shaping well. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPOXDENT. ] WANGANUI, Tuesday. Civility is shaping in a way which suggests that site retains all her old brilliancy and everything points to the daughter of Elysian being' well forward by the lime the Eclipse Stake.? comes up for decision, it will take a good one to beat her at weight-for-age over sttven furlongs. Lady Desmond, the four-year-old daughter of Limond ana. Bronze, is to be given a chance to distinguish herself m the ISew Zealand Cup, aiv<l. if she goes on all Tight, she is likely to nun prominently in the big Alio way is looktms bright and well and ho should be in good' fettle for his engagements at Marton. , _, , T . \V. 11. Dwyer hSB Kiosk. Paleta, Limosa, Star Area, aud B«wik Note engaged at the Marton meeting. , That good sprinter Bonogne as expected to be seen out at the Wanganui meeting. He is looking in fine shape and it should not be long before he will be back to something like his best ,\orm. ( - ir Reremoana and Lady Desmond are getting through their tasks _at Hawera in good style and both promise to be in fine form by the time the Wiunganui meeting comes r °SUver Rule, the iwo-year-old filly by Chief Ruler—Silver Lin«. will be taken to the Taranaki Hunt meeting for educatipnal purposes and then brought to angan for the Debutante Stales. She is engaged in the Avondale Stakes, but it will, depend upon how she shapes fit Wanganui before the northern trip, is decided upon. The other morning at Hawera Sil\ir Rule, Seabridge, and the half-sister to f J?^ er were slipped over a couple of Silver Rule finished 111 front in -7s and she gives promise of pr<yvmg very speedy, as she is improving with each gallop. F Tillev has notnmg engaged at trie Marton meeting, but is getting a team ready for the Wanganui fixture. , , Though Laughing Prince is not engaged in the Wanganui Guineas, he may be a runner in the New Zealand Eclipse Stakes The Australian-bred colt is tn bttadj woi at Lhnif«?d l ha? not been up long. but he is one that does not take much to set him into racing form and he * himself at Wanganui. He is likely to pro\e nimseu one of the most brilliant sprinters of Atone and Franfeldt are in steady work and both shouUl be w H fettle for the Taranaki Hunt Clubs m Mandane was put into tiken to Christchurch "in 'November for the b VeaW Day is "Pected to bo a starter in the hurdje events , at ,> T " rtonshaping well in his schooling.