DUNEDIN J.C. SPRING MEETING

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 662, 16 October 1902, Page 15

DUNEDIN J.C. SPRING MEETING

FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, OCT/ 8. ; .. Z&W.A’ The D unedin Jockey . Chib’s Spring Meeting was a fairly successful gathering and although the attendance was . not a large one, the club will clear about £250 over the fixture. The chief interest of the function was centered in the meeting of the. New Zealand Cup candidates Pampero, ( Canteen, and Welbeck. Other' horses -who claim engagem?nts in the same race sported silk: during the nieet-. ing, but as it is popularly' supposed' that neither of them wall continue, in the Cup after next payment, their chances need, not be discussed. These, are Vladimir, Sarchedon, and Secret Society, Tne latter .jvas sore after his racing, and at present best suited to sprinting. Sarchedon did not display any form, and Vladimir will probably .be’ kept :or short courses. Pampero was the fittest of the three big guns, and Welbeck is the one in whom the‘most improvement can be looked for. He sweated freely after his races, and is a. big lusty colt, with an inclination to,be gross. Welbeck in his races ran with the utmost gameness, and did not/display, any of the shiftiness for which some of his; relations have become noted. He

was doubly handicapped by the soft going, and as he is a bit of a pilei driver in his action he got deeper into the ground than either of the other two. In the Mosgiel Handicap he made the pace very merry up to a furlong from home, but when he ,struck the made-up ground was passed by Canteen. To show how much he was affected by the going, it need only be pointed out that in crossing the twenty chains of soft going a furlong from home, Canteen gained three lengths on the Perkin Warbeck colt, and the latter could not overhaul the grey afterwards. Over a mile on the second day he ran a good colt, and he and Pampero were locked together over the last furlong, and in a ding-dong finish Welbeck, who was on the rails, was defeated by a short neck. Should he miss the Cup, he will take a lot of beating in the Derby.

Pampero ran a good race the first day with all his weight, and under his Cup burden, at present he looks the best of the trio-mentioned. Canteen did not appear to be hampered by the gping, and displayed much better form 1 than his track ’ work indicated. Both Pampero and Canteen have earned a 51b penalty for the CJI.C. Stewards’ Handicap. Red Gauntlet only started once at the meeting, and he showed the way over the four-and-a—half furlongs of the Shorts Handicap, and then dropped out. His stable companion Vladimir came through on the rails and won all out by a couple of lengths. Goldspur’s win in 'the Electric Handicap was mainly owing to the horsemanship of C Stratford, who rode a good race on the ancient gelding. Red Gauntlet’s form is explained by ehe fact that the Lochiel gelding had not been doing anything on the track for a few days prior to the meeting. There is nothing wrong with him, and he will give a better account of himself later on. C. O’Connor was successful in getting his fields away on good terms, and is a much better man at the barrier than he is with a flag, When using the latter method of dispatching his field he is inclined to start them too far back from the post, and it would also be to his advantage if he displayed more authority with the riders, who are inclined to steal a march at the start.