CANTERBURY DOINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2171, 3 October 1895, Page 31

CANTERBURY DOINGS.

By Rata.

The owner of ArtilUry means making a departure. After the covering s-.'ftson here closes ArtiHery will b« despatched to Ameiica for a second studseison. Clurlie Bourne will be sent ovenr with him, and should the horse fail to realise a good price in California ho will be brought back here again in time to undergo ttud duties next season Temj.kton'B head and a pair of his hoofs, which at pie««nti adorn Mr Jack Harris's bar in the Ricnarton Hotel, constitute all of that wonderful little hoise I ever saw. but it is said by those at Riccatton who knew Templeton well that Cannon B«ll ia Butlr'a stable is uncommonly like him. It is stated that the greatest known difference in tha two horses lies in the fact tlut Cannon Ball is a hay horse, whereas nothing short of a block and tackle weuld have been sufficient to hold 'Templeton when he got fairly under weigh. R. R«y sometimes likes to dilate on the waywardness of that bygone, great little horse. There was no holding him, and on some occasions lie led R. Ray a merry dusce round the roads and lanes in the neigh b urhood of Riccartou. It is perhaps hardly to be expected that Cannon Ball will turn out a second Templeton in respect of racing, but at present he shows every indication of proving a useful horse. When galloping Colebeck has got a habit of hitting his head with hi* knees, and to prevent that practice Cutts has got trotting tackle on him for the purpose of making him Inld up his head. When it was first put on him he did not seem to like it at all, but ho gallops all right with it cow. Oolebeck is looking real well at present, too, and if he stands all right ho will net a race or two during the season. Old Cruchfield was a bit shin sore one day last week, but that soon wore off, and at present he look* like standing. He appear* as fresh and well ks a young 'un. Roden has got a real good-looking yearling by St. George out of a Tasmanian mare whoie pedigreeis Jnot known, but thero can be little doubt that eh« is a fall-blooded mare. The youngster resembles Loyalty greatly, and it altogether a moat promising yearling ; he is put together uncommonly well. Eoden had him added to the list the other day. The Dudu gelding In Chokebore Lodge continues to go very pleasingly in his exercise, and now he

has had a bit of strong work slipped into him he showa every promise of developing into a rattling good handicap horse. Very few Riccartonians journeyed to Geraldine, and those who did nmke the journey say that the raciog was very poor indeed Georgie Sharp got rather b.idty beaten at Ger»ldme, and her garaoness is a bit under suspicion. She does not care to do her best in public always, and unfortunately for owners there are a few more of her class about here. Both Speculator and Lord Zetland improved on their Timaru running at Geraldine, and though Speculator did not have much in the way of Suality to beat las^ week he is evidently a better orse than somo Riccarton visitors made him out to be. Chaos is beginning to bo talked about in connection with tho New Zealand Cup, but in raring circles here n general opinion obtatun th*t he will not bo the best from Mr M'u ray Hobbs's stible, though there can be no getting away from the fact that ho is a most useful horse. It was recently reported at Riccarton that Chios had done a phenomenal trial at Ashbuiton, but I have previously heard of wonderful trials on that i-ame ground that were not confirmed in public with tho colouis up. W hen Butlor bought Cannon Ball, Padlock, and Vcs.om from Mr WeLb tho latter thought Padlock was «n uncommonly promising colt, aud would have repurchased him had Butler been turetablo. Padlock is not going an well in his work as Gannon Ball, however, and it is pretty evident that the latter is tha best of Butl-r's three Chainshot throe-year-olds. You can't tell what they are till you try them. A-t a two-year-old M-dicus phowed indications cf a most briUiMit turn of fp-cd, but C*nnon Ball seems to be ft considerably fa»,t9r colt now, Butler seeinv to ent-.rtain a hi^h tptuion of his quality. Tbe spice in frout of the lwwly-ertcted sheds at lliccarlon has been fenced in view of obarging for csrmge horsus at mooting times. Tho euclosuvo may prov* a bit inconvenient to traiuera, and the ram are not likely to enhance the safety of horses going to and from the'scraping t-htdi. Lit'le Go'den Fleece, who is eonmi 'nly exercised alone, i* looking very well, and hluj evidently retains all the pice which characterised her when n)ie put up her brilliant half-mile record. Gulden Fleece's great fniilt is Miutllm'ss. Tha Pjumpton Park handicaps have not given satisfaction at »11, and it is to be fe»t\d tho acceptances will not ba vory good. A general opinion obi-oins that Lady Zo'Und has b-jen fairly "chucked" in its the Spring Handicap, aiul on her be>t fnrm sho rertainly Koks m^st leniently treattd, wh le Magazine with but 131b less to cwry a^peard to be harshly i[».\lb wi'.h B.innbv, too, ought to rtc ive ra»ro tlnn 31b from Lady ZctLnif A clinking good mare is Lady Zetland. I remark jd to Mr Sherwin t! at Birmby was givea a show in the F yi»fr, and he rem irked, ■',-how enough to st*y at liome with," so hn cannot be very sweet on his LorsuV p wjvctd tf '.viuniiu n»-xk t*atord»y. Ido not tee thav l'amiby is ]m 'Iy trtated in th-o Flying, however. Gmo^lwoo-I, who v h.tn»lift<piH.'d in that race at 8 2, is looki'ig a'hd going very well just r,o'.v, aiid so is Artilleur 77. Artilleur lo- ks hi-jg-iv now thin I have evtr seen him do pievi^a.ly. and I uiid'rfatiod ho has shown Mr M'irts.y-AviiNlt-y one or two go-nl g.i!lop3 of Kte, but 1 do nut know wh^t tiuio lie nan put up R rh'ftlto hl^h 1^ fined down a tiooi bit of lale, attd with no more to catry tlun 6 12 in t: c Fly ng at Plumptou ho ovi^ht to run well on Stvu-tJay. Ko'.vai, t«.o. is liirttly enough weighted, and he is af t little coll that has lattly been tiained for sprinting. Impalso loav?s Auckland to- nnrrow (Monday) to ur> a ero the final pirtof his prfi><.rfttio« for the N»w Zealand f'up at Uiccarton. I brliov» G«i)-rg>) CUiUs ac:omp-inie» him d'.wn. Like laat year, he will le located at Chokulwvu L')d,!G Tlie no.ni; atioiw received on F»ilay for the MctrOii"titan meeting are uncommonly good, and there in every rea» n to believe that tbe meeting will b« dfii&t-cliv-a ono. I fatK*y R"T* l R'»*j'Bfc«ilein Australia will please ownors of New Zealand Cop horfc?. Ajj he -has not leea iw.iaii.ated for any of tho minor evaots at Rieca^ton, the chances are ho will be an nb'Cofece fmm the Cup (icld. SkirmWiev w still a firm favourite here for the New Z-'Mlaud Cup, end ItLiiino is . i ec md in dewan'l. Aftwr bis &u-fc<».'<sc-s in Auatrali i Roy.»l I'obc wm quoted at 100 to i). A ooupU of clubs on S*f<jj»uard's legs hivo been giviug he.t tr.ki»er a bit of trouble lately. Otherwise ah* ht vjry well, hownvor, and her lameruss scvriM to have di^appcire-l for the pieseut. Sha ha-i do ie snnu ro-il g-icd woik Ut-.-ly I htar that K-nbucky will travel in the Oamiru t L'lnct fe' is so. soa, aud as \\a ii a real ei>)d hi isa he W'll doubtl-si get a lob of mires in that neighboil'hood. i<'o!.viois evideitly fa-t up toaceitain dinlance, and as ho han bet-n employed a go >d dpal of late iv leading Skirmishsr in hia work he will be very fit by AJotrop Ltan meeting time. Ambush is fining down rapidly, and t-he sesms to re-fviu jJI U«r t«o-ye^r-old brilli^ucy. I think Ambush is a ie*l fjood mare. Btfjicng-viitf was gullup-d wir.h Shooting a morning or two back, aud he licked Tommy Stusvatt'.s c-U easily. Bogenjjmgis nut as handsonin as Vogsngaig was at bus age, but he is evidently !\£O..>d hoiSO. Old Liberator is again pegging a>>ay regularly Ob the fxereise grounds, and bc:>pp«.nr.-> to be going as Emir.d as ev«r he did. There miy be a hutdle race or two iv him yob. Au Revoir's i ff f- iv leg appears t'j have filled a bit, and bo frequently looks a bit "dotty" of a morning. I inu afraid he no..'t rc'usn to bis beit form. I 3- l e Bmiif-r hnnbecn entend for the .S'cA-arils' Stak~s. and should his connections elect to run him f r th;it event in&tcad of the Cup he might malci mattorß pretty warm for the opjKfiition. I hear, however, that «3 has been backed for the Cup, and that his owners want him to btarfc for ttat event. He does not look a two-mile horse, however. Tbo Hawke's Bay Guineas looks ft " moral " for Bloodsh/ir, but the second money ought to have attracted »omethi> g from here. Cannon B»ll, for instance, would have had a show of getting pecond, and the race would have benefited him for M> fropolitan meeting engagemenfs. It He*rn« to ba generally thought here that the Y&lc! burnt stable will have a big iunings in November. Apparently some of Mason's two-year-olds ate fast by the rumours current respecticg them. Mo-t of the Riccarton trainers commence work before breakfast now, and as tho tracks are in splendid order. few morning* pi3s without some most interesting work being got through. Sir Gorge Clifford and Mr Reid sometimes put in an appearance to witness their hors-s galloped of a inoruing, and both these sportsmen's teams might p^y for following during the spring. They comprise romo useful cattle. The horse parade held on the show ground yesterday (Saturday) was well attended, there beiDg between 60 and 70 horses paraded, and come of the roadster class were exceptionally good horses. The thoroughbred entry was a small oue, but there were three rattling good horses exhibited in Artillery, Lakeshell, and Clanranald. I am afraid, however, that stallions will not be excessively profitable property this season by reason of their numbers, in- this locality at anyrate. I saw Harry Frank's and Mmou's head lad going down to meet the Yaldhurst hoises on Saturday morning, but I have not seen the naga yet.