CANTERBURY DOINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2691, 11 October 1905, Page 52

CANTERBURY DOINGS.

B? Fbitz.

Favoured with: fine weather, the Ohoka and Eyreton Jockey Club brought off a successful meeting on Thursday. There wag a good attendance, including a. strong contingent froitf Chris-tdrarch. Speculation was fairly brisk, ii.266 being handled by the totalisatotr, a3 compared with £1452 last year. A lot oil money also found its way into the hands o£ the bookmakers, who were present in krga numbers. Baaing commenced with the Hunters" Flat Handicap, in which Hehcs led alii the way. and won easily from Apremete. Helios, who is an aged gelding, by Phaothoni, was the outsider of tihe field. The Ohoka andl Eyreton Handicap was contested by Sfr* Michael, S'tepdan'cer, De la Tley, and Alexis. The last-named was in front for three furlongs, whe-n Stepdancer took up the nmning, and was never again troubled, winning easily, L-y five lengths from St. Michael. Canticla' was a hot foivouiite for the Maiden Hacla Race, and she never left the issue in doubfe, winning by nearly 10 lengths from Escort. The winner is a three-year-old filly by Seaton Delaval — Cantatrice. Five went to the posU for the Ma-udeville Welter Handicap, tha betting bein^ chiefly confined to Royal Crowa aucl Reduction;. A big sxirpiige was m store,

as King Stork, the outsider of the party, wa,s m front most of tho way, and stalling off

Royal Crown's ran in the straight, he won

by a length, iting Stork had Hot baen successful since h<t captured a treble at Geraldmc & year ago. After big victory in the Hunters' Handicap Helios (assisted by R. Derret) was made favourite for the District Welter Handicap. He got to the front early in the race, biuii PaTole came at him in the straight, and ■won by a bare length. Parole is a four-year-old mare by Curassow — Foresight, the dam of G-oodsight. The Flying Handicap was contested by a field of five. Vardo was first to show out, but at the end of a hundred yards Hilarity took the lead, aojd won by four lengths from Yardo, with King's Guest a moderate third. The two trotting events at Oihoko were contested by large'fielda. In the Two-mile Race General Tar," who' had M. Edwards behind him, was a waria favourite, but his chance vas extinguished through hi-3 driver getting over tbe mark before he gat the word to The horse went on for a mile, at which point*, •when going well, he was ca,lled off. Colleen, Cyclone, Wattle, Bonnie Wood, and Yankee ■were in front in the early 3tages, but Doctor G-. tcok Jhe^lead some distance from home and won by 20 lengths from Rickety, who just beat .MiokJebrook for second place. M. Edvards again supplied the favourite for tire One-mile Handicap in Coldstreana, who quickly ran to"' tEe front, and . won with aidicnlous case fiom Crown Child 1 . There was only one ' 10s _ ticket on. -Crown QHild, the holder J of which received' i?sl 15s. The weather was fine for the opening of the 2?ew» Brighton- Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday. Owing to the decision ofjrhe Tramr •wuy Board no' to take ovejr the' line past the club's " course, the club has decided to for fresh quarters,^ ani in tihe me-antiine- its meetings will probably be- held* at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Cub's grotinds. Tiiese were in- fine order oa. Saturday, and

±her© was a-good 1 a-tiendance. Speculation was brisk, £4774 10s -being handled., as against £2950 on the "first day last year. Racing comorienceci with th« Trial Handicap, in which Ooileen led in the early stages/ Lotus then

vent to the Msxt, and won easily .by six lengths. ""■ Lotus* is a five-year-old mare by Electioneer from a> Traduoer mare. Lord Alt'horp was favourite in a field of., sine that contested the'Shir'ey Handicap.' He was in front soon 'after -the start, his nearest attendants most of the way. being Idly C, Victta, and Valcntia. The 'two last-named broke badl^ 1 . mere than once, and Lord •aUhorp^ won by six lengths from. Lily-.C, ■vvitli Revenue a goc<s third. Five went to

the post for -the , Burwood Handicap, and Master Dudley «>as in. front all the way,

•winning by ,50 yards from Carl, who just beat Wildflbwer. The field foe the Ladies' Bracelet Handicap numbered 25. At the «nd of three • furlongs Governor L. -and Larry H rivho were coupled on the totalisator) were out in front, and Governor L., dra-wing- away.

in the- last bit; won by 10 lengths, , Larry II beating. Highlander"; by' a 1 - length. The Brooklyn' Handicap attracted «. field' of eight, and "provided a very pretty race. Master Poole -went to the fronVjollowed l by, Darwin and Blyfhecliild. with- Hirdicl . C leading; the other's. 1 At-, the end of a mile- Master Poole was still' showing tihe way, the field" ty this time being ' in , clcsa order. Entering 1 the iasS

lap- Master Poole . wa9i,,three. lengths clear' of . Darwin," Verax, 'and" Boldrewoad. At th© back,-] Darwin drew out' from the other pair,.' and

gradually overhauled Master' Poold Getting to the front before tihe straight was reached, Darwin -won by, two lengths from- BoldreVood, who was a length in front of Master Poode, with Verax: close .up. General Tar ■was a stroSig- favourite for the Progressive Handicap. Be- ■was in front" early in the xaoe, and looted' like ■Winning eaeily. the last lap, however, bo last same ground by breaking, and Lena. Be 1!' getting up in the last few strides, won' by nearly a length, ■with the- penalised!* Lotus' a. poor' -third. Aixnond, favourite;,' soon took, th«^lead in the JETiectri« Handicap. He" cuta^Ptihe first half iwile" at a terrific pace, tut broke two furlongs fcam Kom©, and Lily C. won" by- three - lengths; Wihiaper 'beating Almond on the PO3C for second, place. Almond was brought out again for the Dash,' Handicap, °in whicn ihe was in front all^ the way, and beat Elsa Huon comfortably at the finish. Almond is a full brother to- Lord Althorp, both being grey sons of Almonf. and Lady Thorp. • C Piper has j-eceived tbxee additions to his tea.ro from. Australia in the shape of Value^ a foitr-jyear-old 1 gelding, by Valiaait — Lady 1 ' Louis ; , Pansy, a four-year-old mare, by Huon Prince — Verbina, by Vancleve; and The Heir, well known on local tracks, who is returning after a spell. D. J. Price brought three trotters back from Australia, with iim. Lady Cedo and Flotadora are both ponies by Tuxedo, and G-anny as by Orion, the sdre of Occidental. Cedo has 2.55 against her, but the other pair ture maidenslearn from ~R: M'Millan that the Anuerican-"bi-ed stallions, Mauxititis, Harold Dillon, and "Wallaoe L., ate all being freely patronised. Harold Dillon's book is full, among the 1 mares •to visit' hhn being Ribbonwood's dam, Tenncspee-, (dam of. Black Ohild), and Cincinnati (full sjister to Black Child), by Rothschild— Tennessee. After thiesir moderate form at Wanganud, Sir George Clifford decided not to send his harsos on to Hastings, ansl they retraraed home on

Tuesday. A. piece of bad luck happened to Mr J. F. •Iteid at the Canowie Stud on Sunday morning,

■when the colt foal by Pilgrim's Progress — Stepka, by St. Leger— Stepieldt, broke his shoulder. An effort is being made by Mr J. E. Charlton, M.H.C.V.S., to save the youngster. Stepka is at present at Canowie on a visit to St. Ambrose

Mr G-. G. Stead lias sold the English-bred Martian, by Martagon — Otterden, to Mr J. F. Buclianan^the owner of Ingleneuk and Co. I have not heard what Mr Buchanan intends .o do with the "little Englishman." Apart froni his value as a racehorse, Martian should make a fine sire. » A rumour has been current here during the last two days to the effect that Bulawayo has pon.s amiss, but, so far I have been unable to find any confirmation of it. The monthly meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club was held on Tuesday. The following programmes were ■approved: — Mount Soniers Sports Club, Springburn Sports Club. Fairlie Raoing Club, Tinwald Bacing Chib. Methcen Sports Club, South Canterbury Jockey Club, Pleasant Point Eacing Club, Ksiikoura Eacing Club, Studholme Mounted Rifles' sports, Havelock Hack Racing Club, andi Rakaia Sports Club. Gentlemen liders' certificates were issued to S. Harding. J. Jackson, P. G-. ..Williams, "W. E. G-ireen, A. HuddLestone, H. J. Pickering, and J B. Dick; trainers' licenses to G-. A. ZPine. T. Quaine, A. Eore, G.^W. M'Gee, and T. Sheerian; and jockeys,' licenses to W. Brown, J. T. Hird. F. M. Mahoney, J. H. Stevens, J. W. M'Corniick, and J. Scoular. 'A jockey's Jiosnse was granted to H. Donovan from October 13. The following transfer was approved:— Br f Purity, by The Officer— Enid, rfroin Hon. J. D. Ormond to J. Curling. An application for the removal of the disqualification of Good Sight was declined A meeting 'of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held on "Wednesday, there

being present: Messrs P. Selig (president), C. S. Howell, W. Haywara, E. Clarkson, W. G. Ganard, A. L. Myers, and T. Marr. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs C. F. Marr and J. H. Pollock. Th© election of office-bearers resulted as follows: — President. Mr P. Selig; vice-president, Mr A. L. Myers; treasurer, Mr T. Marr; Licensing Committee. Messrs W. G. Garrard and A. L. Tftyeis; Foreign Horse Committee, Messrs W. G. Garrard and W. Hay ward'; examiner of foieign horses, Mr W. G. Garrard ; Appeal Committee, Messrs P. Selig and T. Mar: ; secretary, Mr J. B. Norris; auditor, Mr C. J. Marshall. It was decided to provide a clerical assistant for thp secretary. A foreign horse certificate was issued for JSelle Bentwood' (iate Ivannoe), on the recommendation of the Foreign Horse Committee. The disqtialification for six months imposed on J. Hanna and the mare Wild Wind by the Amberley Steeplechase Club for deliberate pulling in the Waipara Handicap was endorsed, after the conduct of the case had been criticised. It was decided Co* remove the disqualification incurred by Virbeen and May for competing at unregistered meetings. Licenses as recommended by the Licensing Committee were granted, and it was decided to obtain a supply of amended license forms. Eleven programntes were passed.

The" weights for the Stewards' Handicap made their appearance on Friday, and the general impression is that the adjustments are quite up to Mr Henrys's best standard. A lot of interest was evinced in the weight likely to be allotted to Machine Gun. After his reoenl form he could not have got in with any less ; but on looking down the list I nstice a few smart ones in at> light weights, so I am in- , clined to think that the top weight is just about right. He is, however, -such a brilliant sprinter that-he must be given a big chance. Vladimir is well treated, and if he is all right on the day he will be very hard to beat. Petrovna is given a chance. Stronghold, on his best form, would be very dangerous, but he is too unreliable. Master Alix is nicely

aced, and Solution must also be dangerous. The Dunedin pair, Ailsa, and Crichton", are well treated, and they are likely to play a prominent part in the decision, of the race. To-ujotow is well enough in, and if she can be caught all right she will be hard to beat. She is, however, a>- difficult mare to handle, and she is hard to catch just right. Cuneiform and Munjeet are reckoned the best of the three-year-olds, and probably this estimate is right. Munjeet showed her superiority to the rest of her age last season, and Cuneiform's Hawke's Bay Guineas form is attractive. One of this pair may represent Yaldhurst, and if so it will be hard^to find a more likely winner. Glenowlet is another three-year-old well treated in the matter of weight, but on two-year-old form none of the -others of the same age can' have much chance. Hy fancies for the race are Machine Gun, Ailsa, Crichton, and the Yaldhurst representative.

5 - Octobei 9. MartiavD 1 lias-coined Pine's string at Rir- ' carton, ' so it^ i^eyident 'that Mr Buchanan . intends- to ggi y e him a chance to earn further distinction on the.-racec6urse.

Mason""waa down^af^Riocairton on Thursday with several of the* Yaldhurst horses. Nigafcfall, Noetmfornr, Sungod, Isolt, and Munjeet were not' "stripped, "but they all looked fresh and well. Savoury, .Delaware," Porcelain, and ..Eden were given' 'a 'sprih't over five furlongo.'' Saivoury showed to most and Eden to leas* advantage. Oanieform returnecl from Hast-ings-on Saturday, looking well" after his exertions'/in the Guineas.

Noxious Weed gave an erratic display 'n a •schooling task on Saturday. l like tracks at Raccsttton auei in fine ordar now, and p-lenty of fast work is being meted out to the horses wanted for spring engagements

Tho local Cup horses are all looking well except Tirole. who is not galloping so pleasingly as he did last antunra.

Very few of -the Ricoarton representatives can have any chance in the Cup, however, and I expect several of them will drop out when the next nayment becomes due.

Hulcu, Nkrciffsug, Canada, and Highland Fling . left for Dunedin to-day. The thrs" first-named are very well-, and should be worth watching.

Riccarton stables will be well represented at "Wellington next week. Among tlie liors's likely to iourney to the Hutt are Clanburu, Blythemaid. Signalman, Cannie Chiel, Pa® Seul, Graduated Tax, and the two-year-olds Iva.noft' (S'tepiuak — Arline colt), Kurriemuir (Clanranald — Madowla filly), and Knastikoif (Stepniak — Ambush colt). Considerable interest centres round the juveniles, who will be pitted' against the best of the North Island lot.

I hear that the connections of Machine Gnu are very sweet or. his chance in the Stewards' Handicap.

- At Sir George Clifford's Stcmyhurst s^ud Safeguard, by MaxLin — Galatea, has produced a colt to Clanraiiald.

There is no business to record on the New Zealand Cup, the betting on which has beer, very quist this year. Nightfall is ' a firm favourite at 4 to I', with very little money available at the price. In double betting Machine Gun, Muujeet, Cruciformi, and Solution are tho short-priceel ones for / the Stewards" Handicap. Machine Gun is the actual favcuiute, with Munjeet next in. demand. If the betting market can b9 accepted as a guide, and it frequently oam, Munjeet is iikely to carry Mr Stead's colours in the six-furlong race.

Joe Chamberlain was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 5 p.m. on Saturday.