CANTERBURY TROTTING
(By "The Looker On.")
Wallace Wood and Adelaide Direct, the two New Brighton candidate* for thfi TrotUug Cup, arc doing the most of their fast work together. Manny tedwards bus tho pair of them looking and going wall. Wallace Wood, who 1m a gross horse, Is not as forward as Adelaide Direct The brilliant raaro alwuyt» liolds him In their work.
Tudbope is training RcxM(!lw»rry now, and h« haH the old pitccir looklnff very well. UrUrht (unothcr Inmate of the same, k table) \a atoo doing well.
lx>d<«tar, who showed good form ;it the Wiinwinui mxaiUntf last autumn but w«nt rl«hi off color Just afterwards, Im tx^rinnlnn to Hhow si^nn of coming Imck to something near bis beKl attitin.
Mumiy lCdWJtrtlH ha« two very aolid trot torn In RedctiUU und Olivo L. Hi<il~ chlW ntwayH gvnai honor for Manny than for an yon* «<l«o, and at proHont Jh RivinK promino of jjood thingH. DJIvo U Ik aIKO lookliiffwon the improve.
NKnnUtnjx, who do«»H Iw work at tho NVw BrlKhton (nick, ia »aUI to be some
Poor old Brlbo.ry haw been Jn nrarly f»vt<ry Chrlstchurfth (minor's htmds. ll«---found a new owner a^iln th«» othv»r day. and hf If onco more m thf> «ali» list.
Why cannot Walliife Junr. behave In a ract) »« wall as h« doc« on the track?
It is a shame what money he would win if on his best behavior.
Wlldmoon, the sire of Country Belle, has been leased to a studmaster at Orari.
Tom Fox is taking four of his team up to the Kaikoura meeting. Tom has his team fairly forward.
Charlie James will have a hard time of it to get Albert H. ready for the. big race m November.
Matilda has but to run up to her home form when she goes to Greymouth meeting to take all sorts of beating.
The Chief is not pacing as well as when the tracks were soft.
That great mller, Bellls, is doing plenty of solid work at Brighton, and is sure to. be seen out at the November meeting. , ;
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Bluff does not yore.
Cromstall, who had the bad luck to get into second place In a very fast mile and a half last August, is still m Edwards's stable at New Brighton, and is doing his work m a very attractive manner.
John Dillon, who won a race at Geraldine, is doing plenty of work at Brighton and ho far he is standing up to his work well. When this horse was trained at HalsweH one sharp sprint would always find him out
Those two useful, trotters, Master Raymond and Galician, are doing plenty of strong work. Both of them are looking well. Master Raymond is always jogged behind a sulky.
■ Alien has taken up Will o' the Wisp apiJn. the brown gelding is looking- well after his spell.
The Tuskers ar<> not hurrying Htram Gallndo. Th'e Gallndo — Marion horse is standing up to his work.
Michael Qalindo Is being worked on the lead, and Is doing all that is asked of him.
Princess Sherwood will not do her work properly with straightening gear on.
Mnlcata has pono to the pack, and on lookn it will be a long time before she raceg again. Miss Klexa, who was lame after her fall at Geraldine, is now all right, and has started work ugain.
The speedy Cameos has not done well for some time, and is making a disconcerting noi.se. This Is a pity, for Wild wood .Tunr'9 half-sister, when right, is good over a short course.
Carlyon is giving Edith a very easy tim« of it. The brown mare is doing wt?1I on it and has quite got over her wild ways.
Ljxdy Thockla hn_s been tuken up ftf?aJn. She 1m a big. clumsy niaro, but can pace ftiat.
CapprJccio will probably be seen out at the Kaikoura mooting.
liarmagnie loaves for the W«U Coast next week. Tho old fallow In doing a lot of Rood work, and it would not causv any surprise if he repaid his purchase money 11 rat mvetint;-
Oco. Bu»h h:iK at last decided to turn down Mayflower. She would not raco up to her private form and wns a conHtanl fiounv of annoyance to all connected with her. She Ih to visit Lorene Todd.
F. Vale has tuken up a lllly by King Colu. Shj- is n. chestnut and 1» very qui(»t.
Boycoli, who Is m lusty condition, hu.n I'.-.'i] takon up uguiu.
Coal Kint: ha* tilled out a good £?al lately, but \w 111 goes In the sa«o pottering way.
H, Allen l*t gutting a little condition on to Lord Kuanchtld.
Marvel King is looking well and ban grown Into v commanding horse.
Tberu Is a rumor floating round that aJI i» not well with Win .Soon und Jingle. Thy former wiw up from A«hburton last we««k to visit Ixigan Pointer and ihi-rv was nothing wrony with her tben. In, fact, she looked tn great health.
Tbx»y say that flcffKlo Huon Is n. (rood one. He nuiy be, but he cvrialnly du^s not look It,
Admiral Wood was trannforrod to J. Bryce'H HtaUh) bust week, and was driven by hi« new mentor m the Trial Cup race at the patriotic nportn tneelIng. H\» display waa not up to expectations, for all throuKb the MrM mile hu rcspcatcdly skipped budly. Over the Jinul Htnpv.'* of the rare. Wild wood Junr'H unbeaten son was soinK K«"«-*at guns.
St. Ursula wu* not klvcu a run tn th«patriotic meeting. Uev inilripr t-vidfUt-!y thinks Hhc In forward enough luul can do without a mcc l«»for.> Roln^ to \hu post for the Trot U npr Cup.
Adelaide Direct i.s credited with hayliik run two miles on the New HrlßhtoH tni<-k l:uu wrok m -i-.Tlf.. Thorn; who K.i\v lh.. work out t*uy that th«» mnriiint;<h<'<i vr<ry sironKly un^ ran hvr Uvtl hnlf In Kn-at time.
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NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 10
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