CANTERBURY CHAT

NZ Truth, Issue 730, 14 June 1919, Page 7

CANTERBURY CHAT

(By "Waimangu.")

Nothing doing at Riccarton just now, and the tracks are far from having a busy appearance. Murray Hobbs has sold his place at Riccarton, and intends to make his home m Australia later on. The defeat of Sisyphus on the second day at Dunedin cpsuChrlstchurch punters 'some money. Considering his form of late. Mortham. paid a false price whan he won last week, and returned a double figure dividend. .Vascular ran a good race' in the Otagp Steeplechase, but Palladio was just a ;. .shade too good from the last fence home. ; . ' " ; On both the first and second clay at Dunedin, Mirza carried a lot of money, but was beaten into third Place each time after having every chance. ( Rossini, who i£ to form one of R, J. Mason's team for Randwick . m the spring, Is doing steady work, and looks well. Neither Bore nor Euiipos caught a stake at the Northern meeting. Still, the pair more. than paid their "exes." on their tour, m the North Island. All those who backed TJp Up when he won the first day at Dunedin, went for his stablemate, Naupata, the second day and were unlucky not to handle first Instead of second dividend. After winning the Bii'thday' Handicap m good style, Tin Soldier ran like a goat m the. big race the. second day. Glenshine finishes on well m his races and should be the makings -of a useful hurdle horse. ; Claverhouse was as bad as ever at the" barrier at Dunedin, and, after giving him a chance to line up, Starter Woods ignored the gelding. ; For a, stake of^. a.- ipoo^ soy's,, the Otago Steeplechase- provided a, disappointing contest: The candidates, began to either fall or run off early and with about half. the journey. gone only .Vascular/-. Palladio and >: Silverspire stood up, Silverspire being a Ion" vay back. Vascular and Palladio fought out- a great finish, Palladio just -winning.. . ' Kilmeedy was unlucky m the running on both the first and second days at Dunedin. He finished second on Saturday. ■ . ,' : . ■i Samiel. ran.a. great race m the Birthday Handicap/ failing ovor the last bit. 1 Next, day the shorter distance suited him and he won m good style. . . After running inside a flag m the Otago Steeplechase, Nita was taken back to finish the course, but she fell ■ at the fence about half a mile from home. . Belair consistently runs well and just as consistently gets beaten. In the Wingatui Steeplechase, lnstea'd of being" tailed off as on the flrs't day, Silver-spire went to , the front early and, gave nothing a chance. ; The racing'- he' is. getting- ..shoi^ld. sharpen Kilboyne up if he. i$ required for . the National. mefetinsV ! n ' . ; '.'.:: .. Stone Ginger broke .down : m the Wingatui Steeplechase, .- ..v ..•'.'■'. .. Bi.irrangong did not > run' as-' well' as expected m -the Birthday; Handicap. Braid looked to be winning-: the .Silverstream Handicap- in a jog, but F. E. Jones had to shake hdr up to.- keep off the fast-finishing- Glenshine. '-,"•■■ Naupata did- riot finish straight, m the Cltago Hurdles, otherwise ho would probably have wdri,' instead ; of. being just touched /oft by, Jeanh6t./;.'U:;// % >;. Very satisfactory ,: pr>ces, were-, ' received at the:|feale^ ; pf '.Mt. '■ H. Friealah-; ; der'a horses;. la%|' :^#efek/ , : i. .>,'.:.■•.,— • It's only .■ai; :^att.er', : i'p)i' t i g^aYerhouse leaving the ni'a.ri: :'.'f b'r : 'him^6;;,win a race;' ';'■ Sir/ MedalUst!:-' ( wbh'.; ' ; the Jumpers Flat very easily. ;/f ; •;/>';/" / ./ Vascular, who all through the season has never required a second look at a

'fence, :bau]ked m the steeplechase on the final day at Dunedin. King' of the Valley was very sore at Dunedin, and another .similarly troubled was Marsa. F. Gray was presented with a few bruises when Achilledes fell at Wingatui last week. Radial continues m winning vein and beat a fair field m the P'arewell on the final day at Wingatui. He also.ipaid a good rprice. Strayshot, who met with a mislmp at the Oamaru meeting', is again dping steady work at Riccartpn. The best prices realised at the sale of Mr. H. Friedlander's horses last week were: — Royal Star, 300 guineas; Cave Rock, 400 guineas; Galauria 360 guineas; Marjery, 400 guineas and Royal Mac, 400 guineas. Amongst those working at Riccarton is an English-bred gelding named Counter Attack. He is by Jaeger — Assertive,' and is one of M. Hobbs's team. W. Hibberd is keeping his maiden, Single Rose going. She shapes prbmisingly on the track. : . Owing to Wardancer giong wrong after doing his final gallop before the Dunedin meeting, G. Murray- Ayhsley did not go to Dunedin. Gay Lad has been freely nominated for approaching important events m Australia, including: the Melbourne Cup. . Flight Commander, the well-grown two-year-old m M. Hobbs's stable, is pottering about the tracks. Karo is now doing steady work and all going well, the filly will form one of R. J. Mason's team to go to Sydney. The Cutts' Bros, team at present consists of Helter Skelter, Acquittal, Royal Stag, Counterscarp, Checkmate and Strathglass. They have also several rising two-year-olds they are educating.