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Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 562, 27 November 1915, Page 14

teat by a head. Both he and Vera K., the winner, got well inside the previous mile and a-half track record for the course. Soon after the start of the Spring Handicap' at Forbury Park yesterday, Cathedral Chimes fell, and his rider, 11. Frost, was rather badly shaken.

Backers were in great form a I the Forbury Park Meeting yesterday, as after a'rank outsider had upset calculations in the opening event, favourites had matters pretty much their own way. The New Brighton- ! trained Nutwood, Jun., was backed down to a very short price for the Progressive Handicap, but just failed to defeat the second fancy, Vera K. From this out, favourites won every event, and in the cases of Prince Berlin, The Limit, Bon Ami, Imperial Princess, and Cello Sydney Wilkes, it was a case of backers laying odds on. The only surprise associated with the racing at Forbury Park yesterday was Maungatui's victory in the First Amateur Handicap. In a field of only two were less fancied than the son of Expert, with the result that his supporters were rewarded with a dividend in the vicinity of half a century. Country Belle made an unsuccessful attempt to lower the Forbury Park mile record yesterday, and failed to get within four seconds of Emmeline's time. Seeing that the weather and track conditions were quite favourable, the Cup winner's performance did not come lip to expectations. Prince Berlin registered a splendid performance in the President's Handicap at Forbury Park yesterday by covering the two miles comfortably in 4min 36 l-sscc. Since going into J. Bryce's stable the big son of Berlin—Abdallah has improved out of all knowledge. Last autumn he captured a double at the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting, taking a record of 4min 42 3-. r >sec. On the last day of the August Meeting at Addington he appropriated the Islington Handicap, and a fortnight ago added the Victoria Handicap to his score. In each of his live wins, Prince Berlin has started favourite.

The racing on the opening day of the Takapuna Jockey Club's Meeting was marred by a series of accidents. During the contest for the Borough Handicap, Rupahu fell, and Worcester also came/ down. J. O'Shea, the rider of the former, suffered injuries to his leg, which kept him out of the saddle for the rest of the afternoon. When Hyllus unseated Buchanan at the start of the two-year-old event, the Ellerslie horseman received a severe shaking, while Harvey, who got a fall from Spalperion in the Open Hurdles, was rendered unconscious, and had to be conveyed to the hospital. McFlynn, who came to grief on Scorch in the same race, escaped with a shaking. TEMPLAR.