CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 847, 31 May 1906, Page 7

CANTERBURY.

Christchurch, May 30. Monday next being a holiday owners throughout New Zealand are reminded that nominations for the NewZealand Cup will close at nine p.m. on Tuesday next. Soltikoff, who ran very badly at the C J C Autumn Meeting, won his first race, the Trial Plate, at Oamaru Soltikoff is a three-year-old colt by Stepniak —Hermosa, and cost 425 guineas as a yearling. D. J. Price leaves for Australia on Friday with Melodeon, Starshoot, Savoury and Delaware. This should prove to be one of the best teams of handicap horses taken over to Australia from these parts. Tirole, Beau Seaton, Rongoa, and Prince Loris will compete at Dunedin. Slow Tom, Magnificent, and Matuku are also likely to go down. The South Island team of jumpers opened out well at Wanganui, scoring two good wins and two seconds. I always expected Eurus to show up prominently in his engagements, and anticipated his victory in the Wanganui Steeplechase. With regard to Ability, I have frequently referred to his display over hurdles, and ventured the opinion some time ago that he would shape well in any company over hurdles. Ability is just the stamp of horse for hurdle racing, and he will be hard to beat in the big jumping events this season. Delaware ran a terribly bad race in the Oamaru Cup, fading right out of the contest after going half a mile. This horse has cost many backers a lot of money, and some will not be sorry to hear of his departure to AusMessrs. Solomon Bros, had a good time at the Greymouth meeting. First View by Tasman, winning three races’, and Vardo, by Finland, scoring in two events. T Cahill was in fine form at Greymouth, riding four winners, one dead heat, and three seconds during two days. Backers went down badly over

some supposed good things last week. Black Reynard, Landwern, and Armamento at Wanganui, Petrovna, Flora Wood (a trotter), Tirole, Delaware, and Grandstand at Oamaru, all losing when they ought to have won. F. D. Jones rode two winners at the Salisbury meeting last week. The news was sent by cable to Mr. G. G. Stead. Cutts had Glenowlet and Clanchattan in good form at Oamaru, each scoring a win. Cannie Chiel, on the other hand, kept up his reputation as one of the most unreliable horses ever stabled at the Chokebore Lodge. Zetland, after many failures, scored a win in the Tokorahi Handicap at Oamaru. He has been showing in-and-out form during the past two months, but now that he has won, it is reasonable to suppose that he will at least run well at the Dunedin meeting. At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court to-day several bookmakers were charged with having trespassed on the Riccarton racecourse oh Easter Monday and Tuesday, and with having refused to leave when ordered to do so. Evidence for the prosecution went to show that the defendants were on the course during the autumn meeting, and instead of leaving when ordered off by the club’s detectives, they remained on the course all day. In the case against William Mason the magistrate said the evidence was sufficient to convict, and he intended in all cases to treat trespass of this kind as a deliberate and defiant breach, and to punish by imprisonment without any option. Mason was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment without hard labour. The other cases were adjourned. In the case against Alexander McKenzie, of Ashburton, the magistrate said there was an element of doubt as to whether defendant was a bookmaker. The case would be dismissed.