CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 447, 16 February 1899, Page 13

CANTERBURY.

The C.J.C. Summer Meeting —DjinDjin and Dead Beat — Hobbs’ team— Glenogle — Stead’s horses— C.J.C. meeting — Jockeys’ and trainers’ licenses — Disqualification —An appeal by the alleged owner of Osborne—The Hororata Racing Club. Cbbistchubch, Febuary 14. Rex 11. has been scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. Summer Meeting.

Mr Outts is again back at head-quarters with Djin-Djin. who is not looking in anything like his best form. The colt will, however, be raced next week.

Dead Beat, who was also started at Auckland, is again back at Riccarton. This filly will take things easy until the spring, when I hope Harris will have some luck with her. Murray Hobbs’ team in training, Starshot, Dundas, Hermosa, and Bizarre, are all in capital trim, and the Racecourse Hotel trainer should win a race or two at the Midsummer Meeting. The acceptances for the first day’s races at the C.J.C Summer Meeting are not due until Monday next. My selections will be wired in time for next week’s issue. Altair and Blazer, Motto and Peerage, are the favorite doubles for the Midsummer Handicap and Craven Plate. Glenogle continues to do good work at Riccar ton, and the Clanranald colt presents a muscular appearance. Unless there is a smarter colt el ewhere, I think Sir George Clifford’s youngster is the only one likely to extend Stead’s champions. The general opinion among the touts who frequent Riccarton in expectation of getting the good things, is that Stead’s selection will win the Midsummer Handicap. The Yaldhurst owner has certainly a strong trio in Multiform, Altair, and Motto, and whichever he elects to start will, you may be sure, be worth backing. The race will, I think, be a good one, as most of the horses are in good form for the time of year. Skirmisher, Sequin, Dundas, and Malatua, in addition to Stead’s horses, have all got chances, and I would not be surprised to see O’Brien’s Malua colt pass the post first. The Canterbury Challenge Stakes, run at the Autumn Meeting, is now acknowledged to be one The Hororata Racing Club has received fair nominations for the coming meeting. In the Cup, one mile and a quarter, Starshot, Jewel, Huku, Rangefinder, Medallius, Double Event, Rochester, Rex 11., and Alcestis have been nominated.

of the greatest classic races of the year. In this race only the most fashionably-bred animals are nominated, and a glance through the list of sires represented in the ninth Challenge Stakes, run in 1901, shows that every sire of any note has some of his progeny nominated. Hotchkiss tops the list with fifteen youngsters, and St. Leger comes next with thirteen. These two successful sires have by far the largest number of their progeny in the race. Gipsy Grand and Stepniak have had six of their youngsters nominated; Castor, Gold Reef, Seaton Delaval, five each; Musketry, St. Hippo, and Clanranald, four each ; Reflector, three ; while the following sires are represented by one nomination : Cuirassier, Nelson, Strephon, Apremont, Rangipuhi, Saracen, Light Artillery, and Perkin Warbeck 11. At the monthly meeting of the committee of the C.J.C. last week, the Hon. E. W. Parker’s resignation as a steward and committee man was received with regret. I understand Mr Parker has decided to take up his residence in England. Jockeys’ licenses have been granted to C. Dunn, W. Wreay, and F. Watson ; apprentices’ licenses to T. Clarkson and 0. G. Campbell; and trainers’ licenses to C. Dunn and S. Watson. The club decided to give £3 3s to the St. John’s Ambulance Association. The disqualification for life by the Rolleston Sports Club, of J. Fairburn, H. Verran, and mare Gold Medallist (alias Trilby), was endorsed.

Mr Wanklyn, the secretary of the Racing Conference, has received an appeal from the alleged owner of Osborne, against the action of the Wellington Racing Club in paying the stakes, won by Osborne at the November meeting, to the owner of Chasseur, who finished second.