CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume X, Issue 521, 19 July 1900, Page 11

CANTERBURY.

Christchurch, July 17. Peerage has been purchased from D. O’Brien by C. Stratford, who will probably .make a trip to the West Coast after the Grand National Meeting. During the past week Mason has been down at the racecourse with the Yaldhurst division. The Cup candidates, La Notte, Skobeloff and Sant Ilario are all looking well, though the lastnamed makes a noise when moving along. Melita has been put in work again after a short spell, and looks in first class health. Gillie has been given useful work lately, and there is every reason to believe he will come through the Grand National preparation. I hear Murray Hobbs was asked to name a price for Dundas, but he declined to sell this speedy son of Perkin Warbeck 11. Influenza has appeared in one of the Riccarton stables, and other trainers are naturally feeling anxious. Garmoran and Rougemont, after having a rest, have been taken in hand again by Hobbs. The tracks were in good order this morning, and some useful work was done by Mountebank, Khaki, Bristol, St. Dennis, Female Franchise, Redan and Phryne Barnet and Grant report the following business on New Zealannd tup : —3OO to 9 against Materoa, 300 to 12 Tire, 200 to 20 Record Reign, 200 to 14 Sant Ilario. Members of the New Brighton Trotting Club appear to take very little interest in the Club’s affairs, the annual meeting having been twice adjourned for want of a quorum.