RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 196, 23 September 1914, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING FIXTURES. .September 24 and 25—Geraldine R.C. Spring. ■September 24 and 26—-Wanganui J.C/ Spring. -September- 28 and 29—Otaki Maori R.O. Spring. . ■.'"_ ..*.;...'.! October I—Kurow:1 —Kurow: J.C. Spring.. , . •Octobers—Napier. Park R.C. Spring. . ACCEPTANCES. . •September 23—Kurow>"J.C v Spring. . . September Park' R.C. Spring. TE-OTTING FIXTURES. October 14 and 17—Auckland T.C. Spring. October 26—VOamaru T.C. Annual. October 26 and 29—Greymouth T.C. Spring, ACCEPTANCES. October 20 : —Greymouth T,C V Spring. October "21—OainaTU T.C. Annual. J

frURF TOPICS. The following trainers left this morning wit)i their charges to fulfil engagements at the Geraldine Spring meeting: —J. Pine, with Tire God; • C. Pilcher, •with Merry Valet and> Resemblance; D. IRbberts; with Troon;. W. Pine, with Eaglestonc and Hornbeam; R. Ellis, with Ch'brale; 3 .2MeCombe, with Bon and Parable; F. Claridge, with Sea King and Mumura; T. Sheenari, with Merry Lass; W. McDonald, with Moddite and -Glee; R. Emerson, with Nithsdale, Forest Belle, and Beggar Maid; W. Bush, -with Gnome and Baritone;-E. Scoullar, with Golden Morn; R.'King, with Briar Patch; arid M.Hobbs, with Corrie, Peg, and Scotch Melody; ,:/ ui ' C. Bourne has decided not to i>ersevere further with the chestnut gelding by Quinine, who will be returned to his owner's station in North •.-: Canterbury, where lie is to be treated to a lengthy, respite. , The hurdler Merry Valet is' tp- be turned out for a lengthy spell after the •Geraldine meeting, at which fixture he is engaged, in the Hurdle Race each ■day. His niany. friends will regret to learn that the condition of H. Piper underwent a sudden change, necessitating his ixemqyal from his residence in Riecarton to a private hospital this morning. / i.Salathielj who has recently been commissioned after a lengthy spell, is; again lame, and his owner-trainer will have a job to get him fit for the Spring meeting. To celebrate the opening of the newlyelectrified portion of the Burwood tram line, which runs past its course, the committee of the New Brighton Trotting Club; in conjunction with the New Brighton "Burgesses' Association, has decided to hold a celebration of the event on Wednesday next. The new means 'of transport will greatly popularise meetings held at the seaside course. '.■'•' •

Those owners who have horses engaged in the New Zealand Trotting Cup should not'overlook the fact that a first payment of 6 sovs. falls due on Wednesday next.

Large fields are sure to be seen'out in froth "the trotting events at Geraldine tv-nioroTW, and reports credit several of the maiden performers of being equal to emulating Lady Superior's Ashburton achievement.

Work on the new training track at

Addington is progressing well, and, when finished, the convenience will be greatly appreciated by mentors for giving their charges slow work. ' Everything points to the meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club which starts to-morrow being one of the most successful ever held on the Orari course. Good-sized fields are engaged in each of the eight events, and, though there is a deplorable lack of quality in the Cup contestants, there is no reason why the race should not afford an interesting struggle. By reason of her victory in the Ashburton Cup, Corrie is bound to be one of the most fancied candidates for to-morrow's big... handicap. Such a genuine racehorse can be relied on to see out "every yard of the contest, but a rise of 291b under a higher scale of weights will probably anchor her at the finish. Troony has gone up 201b for her third at AshbuVton, and .the topweight should again .finish : in front of her,if or the -/heavier: sqale of weight may ,story ;(?lenapp "mare over ;the last 'furlong: Coin funning on so well at the end of theßraeniar Welter at Ashburton as to suggest her having more, than .an outside charice, though she failed rather badly in the Tinwald Handicap on the second day. During the past fortnight, Moddite has been responsible for several attractive gallops at Riccartqn, and a repetition of what he accomplished yesterday morning would make him extremely dangerous. Hg is nicely handicapped, and has never been better than McDonald has him at the present time. On his showings at Ashburton Gnome dan have little chance, Avhile the journey will probably be too far for Routine and Miss Finland.

There are several smart sprinters engaged in the Squatters' Handicap at Gef aldine to-morrow. A repetition of her Ashburton form will ensure Scotch Melody having considerable say in the finish, while if Rcval is in the same I trim as-when he won a double at Timaru last autumn he is bound to take all sorts of beating. - ! Of the 11 likely starters in the Belfield Welter at Geraldirie to-morrow, Briar Patch and Peg are sure to haye [plenty of supporters. ;lp.L Should Canterbury be ridden with;: morq; judgment :!than -was the case at' he ; have\a big say in =the decision of'the hurdle ; race at Geraldine ito-rnorrow, for' he jumps well rind has a fair amount of pace. More than ordinary interest is being evinced in the Wanganui Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, which starts to-morrow, and that it will turn out successful is sincerely to be hoped, as the whole of the profits are* to be dev\»ted to the War Fund. Two New Zealand Cup candidates in Kooya and Maniaroa will sport silk in the Spring Handicap, and were the former quite .wound up he would be very "hard, to beat-. As it is, he hasXhardly done enough work, and probably the chances of Maniaroa, Pasadena, and Rewi Poto will be preferred. Expect is to be given a run in the Flying Handicap, but not having been hurried in her preparation, some of the lighter-weighted division such as Sir Moseley and Adroit may show to more advantage. A vei*yN.nteresting item on to-mor-row's Wanganui card will be the contest for the Wanganui Guineas. Hyettus will probably start favourite, but in First Flight, Don Francisco, and Football he will have three worthy opponents. No doubt the winner of the three-year-old contest' will be elected favourite for the C..J.C. Derby. Bonny Helen will not sport silk at Wanganui to-mqrrow, but she will probably contest the chief handicap on the second day of the meeting.

There will only be a small field in the Hurdle.Race at Wanganui to-morrow, and Aruake will no doubt be sent out favourite.

A striking illustration of how handi'cappers differ in their opinion of a horse is afforded by the treatment meted out to Clynelish and Reval at Geraldine and Kurow. In the Squatters' Handicap at the former meeting Mr Gibbs assessed Clynelish as being 261b better than the Fmland colt, whereas at Kurow Mr Henrys only places 101b between the pair.

A full sister to Hyett.us is reported to be showing great promise it. her work at Karamu. She will probably sport silk for the first time at Napier Park next week.

Mr G. D. Greenwood will be without a representative at the Wanganui meeting, but F. Mason-will take a small team for him to Dunedin next month. For the convenience of Northern visitors, a special train will leave for Orari on both days of the Geraldine Racing Club's meeting at 9 a.m., returning at 6.15. p.m.

• New Zealand-bred horses continue to crop up as winners in Australia, the latest to earn distinction in that respect being Tumut, Paoli, The Rubber, and Mentone.

Evidently Anna Carlovna sustained little injury when she fell in the Mentone Cup, for she still retains her position as favourite for the Caujfield Cup; The English-bred horse Lilyveil, who last season won the Sydney Cup, has been scratched for the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap. A cable message from Sydney states that Beragoon pulled up lame as the result of having struck himself while doing a gallop at Rand wick. Evidently the damage must have been of a serious nature, for the colt has been scratched for all his engagements, and no doubt ho will now be permanently retired to the stud. Beragoon was \pne of the finest-looking big horses ever raised in Australia. As a two-year-old lie-showed remarkable brilliancy, and started his three-year-old career in fine style by appropriating .the A.J.C. Derby and V.R.C. Derby. After this he went off, and for the rest of the season Radnor was always his master. Last autumn Mr O'Brien determined to retire Mnlti form's son to the stud, but subsequently decided to train him for the A.J.C. Spring meeting. It was while being got ready for this Beragoon went wrong, and so ,£he Australian turf loses one of its brightest ornaments. TEMPLAR. /