Canterbury Chat

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 12

Canterbury Chat

.. (By "The T.off.") ;.' V .--. ; : t

PUllewinkie's brother, Sprinkler, is back again at Riccarton under J. Lindsay's care. He promised big things when he first sported silk, and there is every possibility of him living up to "•■■■;■ - .' .• Fulmar is a crackajack on the training tracks, but ho is a dog with ths colons up. * • *-,-■■ Two good items to have by you for Oamaru are Receipt and Pink Note. ' • . * *.-*•.- That useful candidate from Wingatui, Apple Dighton, is among the acceptois at Oamaru, but George Fielding's prad can hardly be at his best. What about Easter time? * . * *.■-' If it rains before the Oamaru fixture Mantua will carry some bullion. « * * If Rob has any chance, m the big heat at Riccarton at Easter he must be hard to head off m the Redcastle Welter at Oamaru. Courtley Rose has turned out a rare investment for Owner Lindsay. He bought her for a song, and she has won four races, aside from picking up some place money. * ■*,■■■.* Tai-leton added another second to his already long list when he finished behind Mountain Lion at Waimate. # ' *> - *•. ■ . Fred Jones seems to have made a bargain when he purchased the two-year-cld Reonui. The stable has been out of luck during the season, and nobody will begrudge the Riccarton mentor his win. * * * The Harp has a mortgage on the North Otago Cup. ** . * Economist has only to face the starter m the North Otago Cup and he will have a band of followers over tho first six furlongs for certain. * * * Lava -is racing as if she had had enough. • * • What beats Calcite m the Novice Plate at Oamaru will get the money. She is trained by D. Jones at Riccarton. • ■ .* • . . ■ Wharncliffe will be hard to beat m a hurdle race at Oamaru. ;

There was good mpney for. ZSr«v goid at Waimatej but thVgo'hs «, was too: bard'; for tier. ,- s The first - r time she strikes a soft track look out! ' ■'•.•■ ■ ■•' '.'■'■■ ■' „-. "■"-■ '. ' •*. •■'■'•'■■■!.* * # .•.,*'■■"• .; . : ,- ; T Kapuria as not - : likely,- to r :"be • fourth favorite the next time; he if aces, ? the starter". Hie .wks putting in v some'" long W , ones at the finish . of . the Hack- .-Welter i at Waimate. The start beat him.- '■■-■: JL •'■•■• *■-■-■■'.•. ■.■■-■■•'• • !■ The track beat Overdrawn at Wai-^H mate. . . v< y '\ "■' ; _ _^H Dancing Days "has- lost sipme of her punch. Emerson hopped her out well m the Stewards' Welter, at Waimate,^H but when Courtly Rose put m her claimMß Thco Russell's horse stopped to a walk.^H * ■:*' '•■ . * ' ■• Too much notice cannot be taken '^B of Fresco's defeat m the Waimate ~^H Cup. Those who supported F. Chnstmas's horse at Waimate HI should stick to him, and they will not have to wait long to get even, i^H • • ■■.*'.-.■■ -.-• '■ •'. • ' The money poured m on Moratorium VH m the Trial -Elate at Waimate. But^H he was never going like a winner. Bert, Keeper should not be lohgj|^^H m winning a race with Exide. r^^Bß * * ' ♦ ' ' MB J. Samson is having a great trot with^H Mountain Lion. He will soon hayeßH enousrii trophies to stock a second hand shop.: . * ■■■. . * - - * . Coastguard ran second at Waimat^^H but ht. will have to improvea whoSH lot if he is to win over hurdles. >^H * * * Sun Up broke the ice at Waimate, « but he had all the luck m the nice, an <l h{ there was not much -merit 'in the vi-- 1 - jS tory. ' ..:■.: ■; •."'; Jos. Lewis has a promising hurdie- m Wharncliffe. He walked fl mat Waimate and will soon win j again. . JB Davo Wilson should have nianvW handshakes', after the Novice Elate at jH Oamai-u. He has ' Black pufie engaged, .<\ What will beat Corn ;Mohey m I the *S Newmarket Handic,ap at Okmaru^ 41 * •■'■'■ ♦■ - -■ ■*■-■■■ "■•• ' '"■ ■ 9 J. B. Pearson wishes to thank tho«?*» > J " X rl° <^ c fc P the assistance of^i? £?ovd I after the unfortunate accident ut^" J carton when Naughty. Peter f§tf£!£iJl caused tiio^death :of -Ws iS