CANTERBURY CHAT

NZ Truth, Issue 604, 13 January 1917, Page 10

CANTERBURY CHAT

(By "The Looker-On.") The going at the Dunedin and Oomaru meetings was very hard. Adjutant started playing up on the road to the course one day at Dunedin •and got his hind legs tangled up m a Wire fence. Besides giving himself some ugly scratches, he was lame for a few days, but iB sound again now. He lightened up a great deal on the trip. Findhorn is to be operated on this week for throat trouble, after which the Finland gelding will be spelled until the late autumn. , Margerine looks none the worse for her trip south. She is building up into a very solid-looking mare. Clncinnatus is building up very quickly. If his legs only stand the strain he might win a decent handicap during the winter. : Mason made a flying visit from Trentham last week, presumably to see which of his other two-year-olds he would take to Wellington. ; Lovesick is beginning to pick up, but she is still far from being m robußt condition. ; Tyne, who is. very poriifled, and something of a Commoner to 1 look at, can gallop rather smartly. ■ .■ ■ ; .- ■ ■• ■ > Snub had a few days' spell after 4 returriing from Dunedin. He has' joined the active brlga.de, but is going very short. ' Wardancer, who was. lame when he came back from Wingatui, is having a spell.- . :'\ .■'. ■ . - .■■:.;/ .;' When Marc Antony twisted a plate at Ellerslie he injured one of his feet and his trainer says it will be some time before he resumes work, so he can be wiped off the slate for Wellington. F; Christmas is having a successful time of it on the West Coast! Kiljoy was taken over to join the rest of the team already there and, duly won. Bee pulled up very lame one day last week. Since then she has only done the lightest qt work alonslde a hack, but she has thrown oft her lameness, though she is going short. Zuland is still an absentee from 'the track, but there is nothing wrong with him. Briar Patch ran a very decent race on the second day. of the Oamaru meeting. Ted Scoullar built her up nicely after she arrived back from Australia. . •■;■;-• The Chokebore sprinter, Wrestler, Is standing up to his daily tasks m a fairly satisfactory manner; but it remains to be seen how he will act on the hard going. Disdainful is still pottering along on the tracks, but she appears to go more scratchily every day. " F. D. Jones will take Kilbrae, Weekend and Comely to Trentham. Bandy has arived back at headquarters, but if his near fore leg will stand galloping on hard tracks then anything wilt Comely was on the light side when she arrived home from Dunedin, but being of a robust constituti<fn it will not take her long to build up again. Battle Eve is none the worse for his trip south. On the second day of the Oamaru meeting he fairly bolted from his field. ■* Week End could not act on the hard going at Wingatui. Her knees are very tender and will always interfere with her when the going is firm. R. O'Donnell arrived from Auckland last week. It has not been decided what he will take to Trentham. Kllroa did well during his trip south, and is much better behaved. Ribble, one of Mason's team, looks greatly Improved since he was seen out at the Cup meeting m November. Bramblelytf, who went wrong when raced m November, is working m a satisfactory manner. All going well, eho will raako one of the Chokeboro team for the Wellington Cup meeting J. McCombe is giving Ills team a short respite from hard work. ' Pyjama raced m J. McCombe's name while down south. Ho managed to win a ruce for his new owner at WaJkoualti. The Toft had some hard racing at tho Auckland Cup* mooting, but he is none the worse for it. Ho will probably be a runner m the Waterloo Plate at Trentham. MoAuley had a successful trip to Southland with Daytime and Snrnison. It htis not been decided whether he will take a team to Trenthum. The finish for the Cup at lnvercar£|ll was a very cloao one, and something like a riot occurred when the Judge put tip the numbers. Marabout, who won two races while on tour down anuth, la havlnk w short lot up. She is v useful mure m moderate company. Lonsloy had bad luck while down at Wingatui. Both of his English nUicH, Love Token and Winter Cherry, went very Horo and will require a good spell.

Many good judges were greatly impressed witli Matty's running at Win-g-ami. To date she has raced twice, finishing third on one occasion, and second on the other. It is said that this mare may go to the other side. Ascalaphus did not manage to win a race during the holidays. It was flying at high game to tackle the Invercargill Cup with such a green gelding. Bore should have won one of the hurdle races at Oamaru. First staTt his rider made too much use of his mount; and second time out he lay hopelessly out of it and then was only touched off. Marakoa, who won the hurdle race on the second day of the Oamaru meeting, comes from Southland, He is an aged gelding, by Canrobert — Assyrian Queen. The race he had on the first day must have done him a world of good, as he was a. much better horse next day. '■■ All Ready looks well, but he is not nearly as good a galloper as he was two years ago. His people were s«nguinu that he would run a great race In the Buckley Memorial Handicap, and all he could do was to finish last m a field of five. Glen Helen got badly left oa the first day at Oamaru, and on the 1 second day, when opposed to four scrabbles, she s weired into the fence and finished last. She was lame afterwards. Yes finished racing for Mr. J. Parsons at the Oaumru meeting. Ardmore appeared to be lame when walking round the birdcage at Oarnaru, In his races he could, not pace it ■with the leaders and lost a lot of ground,, but "was galloping ovet everythinjr' when it was too late. Placid got a very bad run m the Parkside Welter and then got up m timo to beat BTiax Patch by a head. Later m the day, with a 61b penalty m the Windsor Handicap, he was out with.' the leaders after going half a furlong. He then smashed into the fence. He was lucky that he did not go over it. The" stirrlp-iron was buckled up, and the boy who was blamed got cautioned. If he did tho bumping he was certainly lucky to get oft so cheaply. Of . the two-year-olds racln* at Oamaru, KHrnsh, a gelding, by KUbrohy — Prank, looked like turning out the best galloper. Kilberry, who won. on the second day, is a half -sister to Honesty. Full Bloom Jb quite mod. Her owner was so pleased with her showing at Dunedin that he presented her to Sam Trllford.- Sam will have some trouble breaking her m. Aerial is oft color. His showings at Dunedin and Oatnaru wore for below expectations. Clynelish has turned savage and will not go near the starting peg. At Wingatui "Brusher" Wood went back to lead .the Soult horse up to the barrier, but when he saw him coming he made a dive at him, so it was decided to leave the . beast where he was.