THE RACING AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11399, 17 April 1899, Page 3

THE RACING AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Five or six years ago when talking to Mr Morrin at Auckland he confided to me his opinion that Hotchkiss would be the stallion at his place to produce record-breakers. The prophecy seemed at the time, premature, and some no doubt thought so when I printed it; but we now have Swordfish as a recordholder, and it is plain as a pikestaff that both Multiform and Screw Gun are equal to breaking records should they ever be asked to do so. Hotchkiss is, in fact, the true successor of his sire Musket. That is one of the lessons of the C.J.C. Meeting. Pitch ariol Toss, winner of the Great Autumn Handicap, also comes from the Musket family, through Medallion, who was at one timo regarded as the likeliest of the Musket Btock to produco winners. The full merit of this little mare's performance has not been disclosed until.now. .She was short of-work, Goodman being unable, for want of a track, to give her a gallop from the time she left Wingatui until her arrival in Christchurch, and in addition, she gave herself a severe handicap by getting partially choked through rushing into the tapes at the start. This mishap caused the boy to be brushed off her back, and the marc hail her mouth so severely cut that it was still bleeding when she came in a winner. Under the circumstances it is surprising that she was able to gallop at all. I understand that Mr Goodman had a fair win, but took nothing like as much out of the betting as he would have clone if his first day's investments had turned out right. Clinker was beaten a head in ihn Maiden, and Pitch and Toss was defeated a nose in the Sockburn Handicap. If these horses had been properly keyed up the chances are that thoy would have won on the fir?' day. And if they had Ido not think the 51b penalty would have stopped Pitch and Toss in the Great Autumn on the second day. In the Sockburn Handicap she and Doublo Event had 7.10 each, and Double Event won by a nose. If Pitch and Toss had won she would have had tho 51b extra in the Great Autumn, and Double Evert would have had his original weigh!—in other words each would have carried 7.10. .lie same as in the Sockburn Handicap, and I thm!, the mare would have won on the point of staying. As it was Mr Goodman had a good innings, and I don't suppose he is <*rowl-

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ing, but ho might havo done ever so much better if ablo to gallop his horses beforehand) The closing of the Forbury track'was what' blocked him. As a matter of fact the course is still locked up. Some of the horses engaged at the Taieri got in for a gallop, but this was not by authority. One member of tho D.J.C. Committee took it upon hinif.elf to open the gates, and it. is understood ho was called upon for an. explanation at the committee meeting, I don't Know exactly what happened, but it is hardly likely that this sort of thing will occur again.