CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 361, 24 June 1897, Page 6

CANTERBURY.

Amberley Steeplechase Club—Grand National nominations — Quiltiri — Highlander.

Christchurch, June 22.

At the annual meeting of the Amberley Steeplechase Club on June 14th, the balance-sheet showed a credit of £124. A race meeting was fixed for August 26th. The nominations for the Grand National Hurdlesand Steeplechase show a falling off in numbers, but if half the horses nominated go to the post the races should be well worth seeing. The only Canterbury horses in the Steeplechase are Highlander, Dundonald, Gillie, and Te Kooti, while we can only supply seven out of a field of thirty-nine in the Hurdles. Canterbury is badly off for jumpers this year. Unless our horses are lenientlv treated by the handicapper, the big prizes will be won by the North Island horses. Social Pest is the best hurdler here. Since he won the Maiden Hurdles last year he has performed well in good company. He is reported to be doing all that is required of him. Quiltiri is jumping well, and seems to take kindly to the game.

Highlander will be reserved for the big jumping events. So far he has shown that he is as much at home when jumping big fences as he was when flying small sticks. Chaos and Arquebus are both entered in the Hurdles. The latter at present is the better fencer of the pair.