RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 88, 20 May 1914, Page 8

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING riaCTTOES, May- 21 and 22*—Noetlb J;C*' Winter: May 21 and 23—Wangariui J.C. Winter. June 3 and 4 Otaki. Maori R.C. Winter, June 3 and 4—Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3,, 6, and B«—Auckland R.C. Winter. TROTTING FIXTURES. June 3 —South Wairarapa T.C. Annual. June 3 and 6—Canterbury Park T.C. Winter. June 11—Asliburton T.C. Winter. TURF TOPICS. The Saint Ilario mare Corrie, an inmate of M. Hobbs's stable, was given a round over the schooling hurdles at Riccarton this morning. She gave one of her best exhibitions, jumping every fence alike. There is every prospect of her paying; her way as. a hurdler. Canute was showing, decided signs of soreness after his work on the track at Riccarton tliis morning: It is to be Hoped* that if. may* not: prove: as the son of Charlemagne. 11. has been showing marked consistency in his races of late.

The Martian s—White 5 —White- Shield gelding, Signal, in- HI Thompson 's stable*. is; to be given a chance to earn; distinction as. a' hurdler.. A.start wilLbe to school him in the near future. He is a fine, big, upstanding'- customer, with plenty-' of power; he slxoiild' make an ideal, fencer; providing:.he takes kindly to. the 'business. " The Terrapin —Reality gelding in J. Bridge's stable is for private sale; He is able - to muster' up a lot of pace* over two or three furlongs-, and, being' stoutly built he should- make. a. first-class, polo pony. Sir Hamilton is a regular attendant on the tracks at headquarters, having made a-good recovery from tihe. accident he - met with while taking part in>. the Addington Handicap at. the C.J.C. .meeting.' Ali going well in themeantime he will be given a run at the forthcoming Duiiedini fixture; Judging by the number of horses-be-ing trained on the local trotting tracks there are sure to be big fields at the Canterbury Trotting Club ; s meeting which starts on the King's Birthday. Mr.-Rattray takes entries f-or the- last, of the season's local fixtures, up to eight o 'clock this evening. The death is announced from "Sydney of the Vasco-Silkgown gelding,. Counsel, purchased by- Mr J. Birk from Mr. G. D. Greenwood. Counsel sucr cumbed to. an attack, of internal hemorrhage. . Reports from- the North' speak very highly of Ruffy 's: chance in the Great Northern Steeplechase in which he will probably be ridden by A. J. M'Flynn. The French, horseman, G. Stern, rode Kennymore to victory in the Two Thousand Guineas and will also have the mount on the colt; in the Derby next week.- »"

His many friends will be pleased to learn that Charlie Kerr is still on the improve, and should: be able to leave the hospital, in the course of a day or two. The name of Camperdown has been claimed by Mr T. H. Lowry for the two-year-old half brother to Danube by Charlemagne H. Espartero soon got over the-slight accident which, befel and he is looked on ; as an almost certain starter in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui to-morrow. ' ■>,:

As the result ■of recent wins:- the following, horses "will be' penalised in their races at Wanganui to-morrow-Borough Handicap: Wild Lupin 71b, Play Off 7.1b; Oonnolly Handicap: Leonl ta 71b, Cheddar 71b. Mr J. P. .Buchanan's pair, Thrax and jTannliauser, are likely to sta,rt favourjites in the Cup and Steward 's Handicap at Oamaru: to-morrow provided the going; is not: too. heavy. The ro'ugh weather experienced on the. second day of the Ashburton meeting j seriously affected' Mr H., Piper's health and the genial starter is now; rather seriously indisposed. ■ ■ : < , Kingsway will not fulfil his Wanganui engagements, owing to the indisposiition of his trainer;

Silver Shield who. was one of the- fav> ourite selections) for: the Steward's Handicap at the North, Otago.-Jockey Club 's meeting, will, not make the trip to Oamaru.

[ It is- unfortunate- that the Dunediu Jockey Club.- did; no.tvpostpoxie the declaration of weights for its Winter meeting, due to-day, till after the decision of the North Otago meeting. As it is winners at the latter fixture will ';be penalised, always an- unsatisfactory 'means of readjusting weights. After Ladas, the English Derby winner of 1894--, died at the Mentmore 1 Stud a few weeks, ago,, his remains were: conveyed by rail to Lord Rosebery's Epsom, residence, '' The Durdans,'' and buried there. Amato, winner of' the 1838 Derby-, is also- buried at "The Durdans."

Trafalgar, who has not raced since winning the. Randwick Plate at Randwick 18 months ago, has returned to Melbourne. Although he is a stallion, and rising nine, it is understood he is !to be raced again,t and, as previously, will be trained by W. S; Hickenbotham. It was announced a little while back that Sea Prince had probably finishedracing, but he- is again- in work at Caulfield; Be shaped rather well on* the soft tracks in Melbourne last winter,. ■ and no doubt his owner, is again preparing him with a view to the flat races at the V.R.C. Grand" National Meeting. In commenting, on the- fact of coloured. jockeys now being debarred from riding at Auckland Park (Johannesburg), an exchange says the adoption of this course has eliminated muchbumping in races, but whether this was jentirely due to the. lack of race-riding ability on the part of the coons it is hard to sayV However, it is obvious that the barring- of the coloured jockey is proving a success.

For. the nine months of the Australian racing, season just closed Malster heads the list of winnings sires, being, represented by 61 winners of 13OA races of the total value of £27,134. Ayr Laddie is second with. 24 winners of 76b : races of the total value of £19,225. An English writer, in discussing the riding of the present-day jockeys in England, laments the fact that Wootton is a thing of the past,, and. so. is Danny Maher, because of a pulmonary trouble, which may keep him out of the saddle for all time. He concludes: ''Here 1 is a chance for several young- Australians, and if they can fill the shoes of the above-mentioned jockeys, they can easily earn SIO,OOO a vear." TEMPLAR. STEEPLE GHA SIN G AT WANGANTXI. TO-MORROW 'S> PROSPECTS.

The honour of opening; the steeple-1 chasing, season again falls, to the lot of the Wanganui Jockey Club, and. though the- in? some-of" ttle principal of tomor.row''&-. events' db> not? come- up to* there' seems. every prov liability of the fixture being a success.

Included* in the fields'for-the jumping events, are quite- a- number of promising recruits to the business, many of whom have already demonstrated their ability on the: flat. '

Of the thirteen standing their ground in the Wanganui Steeplechase, Gondolier, and; Glenmore- < are both doubtful starters.. Tie; former will probably be reserved for: thie Hack Steeplechase, in which lie will have little to defeat, while 1 Glenmore- may give-way to his- stable companion Eauioa; It: is quite on the cards that the owners., of Glenmore and Gondolier have ,their eyes on something more substantial later in the season. Bercola is reported to be in firstfclass* condition,i but has a substantial impost in 12.0. Still the opposition is by 110 means' strong, and weight does not stop a. real. good, one over the Wanganui which this year has again been, simplified. Such an experienced, jumper as The Spaniard must be giVeir a chance, but; Sir Lethe, though*. an\ unusually safe conveyance, will hardly see the: journey out. Kkuroa |is another fine.; fencer, but he is deficient in. pace, and is reported to be rather backward. Amongst the lightweighted division Te Whetu seems to have the,-best prospects. • An acceptance- of only eigftt for; the Century Hurdles- is distinctly disap? pbinting,;aiid it looks as if quite- a number of- owners,, prefer- tdking their chance in some of -the-, bigger events that are coming along: in a*. Jew weeks' tinre. Espartero, who figures as tOpweight, can hardly be at Ms besfy.as he had to- be eased, im Ms work: as; t&ei result of a slight accident sustained a fortnight ago. Goodwin Park has hardly been in work long enough*, and will no doubt show to better advantage later in the season. On recent form | Player and Huia ar.ei sure to be in the i fighting line at. the finish, for both can jump proficiently, and are not deficient in pace;

There is sure to» be- a spirited- contest witnessed in the Connolly Handicap, in, which both; Cheddar and. Leonta will have an additional 7.1b to carry as the result of ; their recent successes. Even so, both should run well; but Bertrada, Bed Book, and Byron will probably do even better.

SACING AT OAMARU. LARGE FIELDS ASSURED. A strong contingent of Riccartontrained horses are- down, to: compete at the North Otago Jockey Club's Meet, ing, which gives every promise of being one of the most successful ever held at Oamaru. Judging: by the large" number of Christehurch; sportsmen who, journeyed south this morning, the fixture is exciting considerable interest, and though the course will be holding, the size of the fields . should ensure good racing. The withdrawal of Tannhauser in favour of Thrax is sure to see the latter start a well-fancied candidate. At 9.5 he is not overweighted, and on a firm course he would have been particularly hard; to beat. Even as it is, with S. Reid in the saddle Martian's son should be in the fighting line at the finish. Glenfinnan's recent displays seem to indicate that the Clanranald: gelding is forgetting his roguish ways, and, that being so, he is bound to play a prominent part in the finish. He will be ridden by B. Deeley, who seems to understand the temperament of Sir Geo; Clifford's representative. On his best form, Rinaldo would-have a, chance second to none, but I am afraid the heavy going will be somewhat against him. Gapon ran a really good race in the mud on the second day of the Ashburton Meeting, and on that showing appears to have slightly the better of it with The Cornet, who- is now meeting him on 91b i worse terms. I have little fancy for any of the light.-weights, the best of whom unay. be Gold Coin. Of the big field engaged in the Empire Hurdles, Hatana stands out . in a class by himself. He has gone up 101b as the result: of his Ashburton victory, iu which he met much " the same class of. horses, and even at 11.13 will take all sorts of beating. Salathiel, though not by any means an accomplished jumper, has so much pace as to 1 favour his prospects irow that j he is getting more- experienced. Of the j others, Margo and. Ribston Pippin can be expected to improve on-their Timaru displays./ With so many smart sprinters engaged in the Stewards' Handicap, there is sure to be a spirited contest in that event. Palisade and Obsono may both rim well, but on Ashburton running Tannhauser looks better. TEMPLAR.