Canterbury Chat

NZ Truth, Issue 985, 11 October 1924, Page 10

Canterbury Chat

. • (By "The Toff.") Deucalion seems to be on the lips of several for the Cup. Last year Pilliewinkie was all the rage for the big race. This year one hardly hears his name mentioned. Trcsham is m great fettle; . so are Starmist and Footfall. The -trio is to measure strides m .the Dunedin Guineas. '■■:':■■>. Glentruin is back . at. headquarters. The South Canterbury Jockey Club is giving £3000 m stakes at its meeting to be held on November 21 and 22. Lava is a bit better than most people think. She is m, the' pink of condition. ' - Winning Hit is bowling along m his work, and is ready to be topped off for whatever he is required for. Boadicea i 3 as fresh as paint and is again humming along m her work. Tarleton looks well and is doing everything required of him. The English horse Last Dart is a picture. He is a rare ga.lloper; as results will' eventually show. Pilliewinkie is coming to hand m gratifying fashion and will be ready for the big stakes near at hand. V Moorland' is an improved horse, thanks to the racing he had at Ashburton and Geraldine. Barn Owl is a brilliant mare, but must have the conditions to suit her— a hard track, for instance. Count; Cavour is humming along m his preparation. He is m excellent buckle. and will be difficult to beat at Dunedin. . „ -'..''; ". : Take no .notice of Songbird's defeat at Kurow; he • was nevei; any good m mud. . . .. ; : ' .''.'.■'■• Waetea was the outsider of the party when she won' the ' Kurow Handicap, but it was a popular win. ' Red Wink would, not have been beaten m the Kurow Handicap if he had been given even one gallop after he left Riccarton. The form of Rene Mavis at Ashburton and Geraldine was very ordinary. But when it came to Kurow she was favored by a muddy track, and won a double like a champion. Keep her m mind the next time the track is soft. '■ ' , . It is reported that the Central Gtago hack Ayr-burn, who won ten races last season, has been purchased by a- patron of H. Nurse's stable ai Riccarton.'.; -.The purchaser is probably Mr. Gordon Fulton. After his inglorious display ai ■Kurow, -Zeus- -changed 'hands for £15 There was little chance of him returning to Riccarton, because his late owner was reluctant about spending Se fiver which, would te incurred ir railway transit from Kurow to Riecarton; He .is fourteen years old,' sc She starred, racing . as a two-year-old most people will concede that he has had his share of the game. Corn Rigs was "a hot favorite foi the Welter at Kurow', but his backers did their, money, cold for, he was not r.ear the tapes when the barrier was released.