CANTERBURY DOINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 55

CANTERBURY DOINGS.

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So far «a ihe weather ia coiteemecl ,ist©r»--' - ia absolutely no. change lo.Teport. We. art "*„ atrH-auffexing; as resignedly,, as possible, -£hi>y excessive *iea,t,->nd looking forward, azudonslsgi; to" the 'time' when tain." ■will- come ,to -bringf-^ relief. In -the meantime v the* tracks at" Bits? ' carton would be.'greatly improved by^a^down--'? pour.' - - - - ' '.' '~* v -- _■ • 'Canterbuxy stables are -likely to ba atronglsi,--in at the-Wellington Baoing Club's ' meeting,"" which, will^be ' commenced on Saturn /. ' day." Sir George, Clifford wift.harye the biggeSfc. * • tsam, six of his horses -being now " at Trenthanvin Fleetfoot, Sister Anna/, Re&f^ Bain'J De' Witte, Stratagem, and Clanchattanv~ Mr Gr. Gf. Stead's -representatives will con- _' aistof Armlet, *nd perhaps Boniform, wlil* " Mr J.~F; Buchanan "will have Buccleuch an*, i Eireiron -to carry" his colours. Other horses^ from this -quarter -that may make the trip „ axe Vareto; Suttee, and I*aplandj With, & • contingent like this, a fair share of the i • prize-money "should be brought, to Canterbury,* ~ i One o"f the attractions on tha second dayp"-'; . of tke-^Tusnthkm meeting should- -> b» ■ the* ': meeting '«f fleetfoot ' and Armlet in - thai < \ Wellington Stakes, a race for two and three-^ ■ year-olds, run "over five- furlongs. At present-'- - the honours are decidedly with Fleetfootj. *-, who has beaten her rival three times — once^at Tour jfuxlongs "and twice at six. "" -" Z.I Bonny ' GPlen arrived back from Auckland, i on " "Wednesday/ The- Stepniak colt ia in ik£ pretty- bad 1 • way, and he will have to 1»J treated to * v lengthy» spell before any attempt JJ* is -nxade. toe train him again Hia • owners '■* trainer, 'Gv Murray Anysley, is to be sympa- " thised^with" over the "bad luck he, "baa-- had£* with. - Bonny _Qlen,~ who, but if or" breaking > down, .would assuredly have been one of tha "' biggest winners at the Auckland meeting. - ' . Nominations are due , on Friday for tha. Midsummer , Handicap, St. , Albans Handi'-" cap; and- Stakes, the three leading} events at" $ie Canterbury- Jockey dub's mid« . summer ".meeting. This meeting rarely at'«/< „ tracts- horses from a L distance, and if tha approaching fixture is confined entirely "toy local t competitors, i± will 1 probably be verjj , quiet. J - -~ Mr, Clay.-'the owner of St. Joe, left during,the 'weelr for Hbbar.tr. in order to be present* - when his horse "sports silk ; at the big -meet' ings in Tasmania. 'Returned . visitors from the West Coastt , speak -in slowing terms of tha Greymouthi, • " 'Trotting Club's ■ meeting, and of the treats - xuent extended- to them during their visit,The/ class of sport witnessed was first-class* - >tnd it "is generally admitted, that the* visit! "... 'of Jth» strong Canterbury team over, wMchi*:D. J. Erice had 1 charge is likely to giv.* Jfch* ■ sport' j» great push along. . 'c - By the way, D. J. Price put up » grearfit , driving record during the three- days of "that' Greymouth Trotting ■ Club's meeting. " BTafS.was out on the v track thirteen times, andl__; was fticcessfuT in his first twelve essays. Im~f' the -thirteenth, in -which he- was second witW r " Al Franz, he lost » Inmn of ground througM * the colt breaking at the start. - "The* Malvern -Trotting; Club'-fl meetings • which is set-down for decision on Thursdayv looljs Jike nroviug ther roost successful fixtnr«~ever held -'by the, club. The nominaitions'arai unuaaallyi'l«rffe. and quality is more-istrongly}-in- than- is customary sfc meeting* at Sheffield. - ~T learn that Pink ''Un and; Mnnjeet hart ,been nominated for the . Newmarket Handicap, ano!' Bribery ' (I>^ J. Price's jumper) foe the Australian 'Cup-. 'TSfew Zealand may b* well 1 represented- ;at the ATistralian «irfumn} meetings, - as among the horses from thi* qixasler claimin? nominatimts are Mastoi' ■ Delaval^ -Dasky_ Morn, and 1 Elevation. Th* "manner in -which tts K«ikcttra. Kaefhf 1 } Club's! - meeting-- was managed came undel I * discussion,- " at the - meeting- of the Trottinii '■- ABflbciation last Wednesdavr Judging b< ' -x.t some of- the comments made, things must '," hflve .been -rery bad; to say the leas*. ~ T-5 At a meeting of-- the Ashburton Cour^t -V -Eaoi-npr Club, on Vriday the secretary 'war >^ atTooinfed' to 'iattericl a conference hi~ r*ciai'~-^-clnb secretaries.' to be held st Wellington: ojk>~ January 2*.; Thee Programme. Committee wm<£Bv. reoommended' to take immediate steps " fa'~-'£i prepare the nrograirime- for the club's autunnKKS meetine, to be held- on May 12 and IS,' fbffl '-" total . stakes not>.to exceed' £TSO. • The monthly meeting of the New Zealanfl * Trotting A?sociationw'a» helS on Wednesday;:'- , •nresent-riMessfs F. ,(Br«fri;<Jent) C B.HowelljW Havward.J. H. Pollock. C. BT-" M*rk, W. G. Garraid.'. A. LI STyerp, artd -T. v - Marr.- A large quantity of co'nespondenc* was read in connection with the trottine - events at the "KaikcuTa Racing Club's meeting on December 26. In the first trot han-

jl»i»' '" ' "*' —*^^ ' " r '4icap, Valuation finished - first, Dictine ■econd. and Ohido third. Valuation, was 'dlisquaiified on the ground that " he started *f>efore his time. Dictine was "also disqualicfied ,on the ground that she was ridden in Jjer-'preliminary by one rider and in the race "by another, this being an offence" under the "Bules of Trotting. The owner of -Valuation, "Mr W: F. Jackman, wrote "stating that his "horse- did not start before" -his time, and -mtating that he was not given the chance to -lodge «n appeal. It was -decided to send a copy" of Mr Jackman's letter' to the "club, ="*nd" also to ask the club to forward to the the original minutes of the case. •The "disqualification of Dictine was endorsed. S:In ; connection- with the second trot handicap -at the" same meeting, a "protest against the Bonnie, for inconsistent Tunning, had "-"beeii. dismissed, and this ..action -was ren--"aoTsed." An appeal was .received from VV. d^Pravers, owner of Brown Jack, ~againßt_tne - decisionl-of the* stewards of: the Heddonßush "Sports "Club in disqualifying his horse on Jthe-ground that^t had -not been, entered in itime. -The" evidence showed that it -had been Ctae "practice -in t\e" past for.Jhe handicapper s*to receive nominations, but- the secretary this "year" he had "given -the hanP"dScapper- no-authority '.to. take --nominations. i3V?was- ; decided. to- refer ; tlie ..matter- back, to 'tte'"clubifdr further information? -,The=action -vice-president, in giving., the 'Waikato "'s3rbtti3ig Club permission tq~extend! Jhe tune ior-Teceiving /entries; on condition that the -consent o'i.all the 'nominators -was- received, "•^o« . approved. .An application -from . the /"holder of" an "amateur - license * for a grant "ftom -the "Provident -Fund~ was. refused on -the'ground that the iund' was only meant 'Jor" tW'assisffcnce O r>olders"of -porfessional r-lwensesr. ' Programmes! as ' "- passed 'by tfte - executive,- as well as those/ of -the. Otahuhu -ma - New Brighton "Clubs: were . approved. lOn-the' fecommendatibn of the-_ Foreign Horse : ;"C6mmittee, it was '.decided- to issue - certin-"jbates'-for' Sister, /San 'Toy,' and Minnje By on Receipt of -the""necessary documents.^ Licenses "is- recommended by the -Licensing Committee that of T. 8.. Mortimer being -A. "Wilson" was granted £10. from stiiV Provident "Fund, in- addition "to a furi^er ""ium -to -.-cover medical .expenses.. -The Park Trotting- Club -forwar.ded^e?,of a fine imposed on rfW-' Huston in a r race. -After, discussion was decided- to ask the- club -to forward a "■copr-'of 1 tKe evidence^taken at,- the -inquiry, Ui-provide-aby'^fie-Bules of -potfang, and ith'at "the -matter^should -be- .referred to the 'lacensing Committee". __-- --~ ~\~ .-■, -, ■ -Since^Bonnie -Glen's Return -from Auckland, Aynsley has had-him examined, to a .veteritt- '^ surgeon, who is confident _of: haying him "ionnd-and able to- stand a preparation early - --The disappointing Euclid" is in work again' Alter" a -season* of stud duty. " " .-_ " „ - ;-H 1 Emerson has taken an ,-hand a two--year-old fijly by Benzoin-Clymene, -the dam -~of r Bonaldshay: .- "-'- '" < " -w-i *"" Anwrig the horses booked to .leave on Wed-iSeß-aay for Wellington; arei Petrdvna, Cross -Sea-JBong,-. and -Lapland. - - ," . has - completcd-his -stud, duties j^dr; the -season, *nd is again, at' work. - - -