CANTERBURY DOINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 55

CANTERBURY DOINGS.

I By Feitz. I We have been experiencing some very ■ unsettled weather during the past week. I The sun has shone brightly at intervjils, j but interspersed with the warm patches i there have been unpleasant spells, when i wind and rain have been the prevailing i conditions We have had quite enough 1 rain of late— too much, in fact, and some ' real summer weather would come now as a I welcome change. The tracks at Riceartcm are in a verj bad state, worse than they , have been for y.-ais at this season, and 1 the trainers would be glad to have the ' Lsnetits of some blight sunshine to dry up . the going. ' R. J. Mar-on arrived back from Aucki lund at the end of- the week with Sunglow ! and th© two jearlings which Mr G. D. Greenwood purchased a^ the Auckland sales —the fillies by Soult— Uolcherina and Wairiki— Quern Anne. Armlet vas left behind in Wellington to fulfil her engage- ' ii.ento &t Ihe WeUinr-ton Racing Club £ I meeting-, which will be held next week. ' ?t:'cl.i?-em is a'fn back from Auoklnnd. 1 Thr- cLuiihter of Nolson — Dudu received a (■-.ex- sKnl.inf? when she fell while taking * ).an in tha Kpcinq- Club Handicap at the ( Raciuu Club'h meeting. It was I jherrfo'p dpeired adsibuble to forfon her , eno-cqen ents at the Wellington Racing | Club's fixture, and she will probably have ; an ea»y time prior to going into acme ; i>-<-rk again. . i The yearling brother to Caspian, by ! Stepniak— Gitannela. who sustained periods ' iniuries on New Year's Day through colliding with a fence on TagsraH's preporiv, wab desu-oyed last week. He whs a weh- ! o,rown yt.unr.ster, and the mishan is a • <sWero blow to Mr G. P. Payne, who paid ; SOgs for the colt a + the Elder.-he >e:irh:ie sales in Novemher. • • , ' The Canierbuiv contingent which visited i the West Coa«t for the hohdav rneetir.s>s returned home during the week They wort having had an enjo>able time, in opite of bad weather. Fioin \.r.-it I fan i learn the lacing outlook on the coa*t ! is distinctly jiromising. more j>an icnlair/ lin connection with trot!>'n?. The Gre>- ! month TroHinc Club- meeting piovcd a 1 highly f-ureessful gathprinsr. ' The Malvern Trotring Club's meeting '—a non-total i«aror fix'uiv— will be h^id < n I Thursday. The nominations fiie laijr 0--j than usual, and as some Fpeedv Cbr!«l---i church horses are cnr?(rcd, e-.eryihinfr ]>oinrs to the meeting being one of the 1 mop' Fuccpssful in tho club's Lisioty. ' Th" recently-formed South Canierbnry I Trotting- Club will hold its f.rst n-.eeM-ig on the'Washdvke racecourse on Thursday iof next week. Firrt-ds^s nor.ii,ir't:on« ! have been received, several ChriXchi'i -h 1 hoists being engaged, and it looks as^if j the club would cominp:irr> operations und^r lev favcxi'fcble auspice' We are re-ninded of the near _ a)j|.roa'_H of another race rijootiner at Riccarton — tho Can) o) bury Jockey Club's l<xj tacc — by thp announcemenf rha< nomm-i- --' .'.ins for the Midsumrror Ilandi'-aj), .°t | Alba"««' Handicap, and Filly Stykos will i b° tpken on Friday. This mooting is I usiiai'v r-onTinfrl entirely to local stables, hut thfsio aro indications that, we will have ! «omp keen spori next month. The prospects for the Midsummer Handicap &:p waitienlarly bright, and I will lie surprised if the uoraioatioa liat is »ot the best wo

have had for the mile nnd a-half race for several years. The monthly meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held on Wednesday ; — present, Messrs A. L. Myers (in the chair), C. S. Howell, E. Clarkson, J. H. Pollock, C. F. Mark, W. G. Garrard, W. Hayward, and R. O. Duncan. Messrs A. S. Clarkson and A. J. Tutton appeared as a deputation to again urge the claims of the recently formed North Canterbury Trotting Club for registration. After some discussion the application was refused. A. T. Lake appealed against the decision of the Wanganui Trotting Club in disqualifying him, together with *>is horse. Bob E.T. and J. T. Fairlie (rider) for 12 months, on the ground that the horse was not ridden out to win in the Farewell Handicap at the club's meeting on Deoember 12. A large quantity of correspondence and evidence was read, and it was decided to endorse tho action of the Wanganui Trotting Club in disqualifying the hoi'Be, its owner and rider. Th'i j appellant, A. T. Lake, was then called, and j made a statement, afier -which it was do- j cided to send a copy of his evidence to tl c Wanganui Trotting Club, and to adjourn further consideration of the case until next meeting. The action of the executive in removing the disqualification from persons and horses which had competed ai unregistered meetings was approved. Several other applications for the removal of disqualifications were aprreed to. The action of the New South Wales Trotting Club in disqualifying A. Giant and the horse Lyddite for six months for suspicious practices was endorsed. An application from I. Price for- assistance from the provident fund, 'on account of injuries received whi.e riding a horse at Plumpton Park. was referred to the Licensing , Committee, with power to apt. Licenses as recommended by the Licensing Committee were granted. The applications of Isabol . Button and John Butler were declined. The application of D. P. Maboney frr tn amateur license was refused, and that of Thomas Jones was held over. Progra twigs as passed by the executive were appro »ed. R. J. Mason will leave for Wellington to-morrow with Miss Mischief, so that v.lth Armlet already on the ground Mr Green - wood -nrill hare trro rep resentati ires rt Trentham next week. Mention of Mo son reminds me that he has made arrangements by whitsh he will continue to train his horses on Msssrs Stead Bros.' private track. Nobel and Nautiform have arrived back from their unsuccessful trip to Auckland. 'Nautiform is making a satisfactory recovery from the injury which previ-ntod him "from fulfilling his Ellershe engagements. Mr George Clifford will have si stroag contingent at the Wellington meeting next week. E. Cutts is now on the scene -with Husbandman, Flitaway. Broadsword, and {sharpshooter, who will be ioined m a >!oy or two by G)°nculloeh. Goldbeater, Kilwinnin^, and Applesrarth. Local stables will be well represented at the Wellington meetinc. Amrig the houses that are booked to leave duWny: the next few days are Boutade. Golden Cairn, Valdimar, All Guns, Cymbiform, Silkwe-o. Mythical. Serenade, Passion, and Sweet Angelus. The hurdler Oasis, who ha 3 been enjoying- a spell, has resumed work.