CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 911, 22 August 1907, Page 7

CANTERBURY.

Idealist Sold—May Go to Australia— Manjess Sold—To Be Sent to Indio— Ability and St. Michael Sold—3*. George’s Opinion of Paritutu’s Race in G.N. Hurdles —Glenculloch, Bonny Glen Wintering Well —Derby Prospects—McCombe Goes to Sydney to Bide Stead’s Horses —The Dyblan, Paragon, Prety Nell, Mango, Bose Noble, Hilarity in Worlc—Phaetontis to go to Sydney—Volodla and Jack Ashore Worth Watching.

CHRISTCHURCH, August 21.

Idealist, the winner of the Winter Cup, was sold by auction at Tattersails’ on Monday. George Payne, of the Empire Hotel, being the purchaser. The price paid was 380 guineas. The son of Birkenhead may soon be sent over to Australia to join Price’s team, which consists of Pink’Un, Subterranean, and Co. Manjess was sold on Friday last for 86 guineas; one of the conditions being that the horse should complete his National engagements in his previous owner’s name. Manjess won the Heathcote Handicap for E. J. Smith, and paid the nice dividend of £l2 odd. It is stated that Manjess will be sent to India.

Ability changed hands yesterday at 130 guineas, while St. Michael, an exAuckland Cup winner, was sold for 15 guineas.

The party behind Eclair had a good win over their horse’s victory in the Grand National Steeplechase; while those behind Shrapnel would not hear of their horse losing the Grand National Hurdles. While in the C.J.C. rooms on Wednesday last I heard J. George remark that Paritutu would have won the National Hurdles had he not rapped two hurdles hard at the half distance. I hardly agree with George, being firmly of the opinion that Shrapnel won clearly on merit, and was the best horse in the race at the weights. With the conclusion of the National Meeting things will be rather quiet at Riccarton for a week or two. The appearance of the weights for the New Zealand Cup in the course of a few days should give racing men plenty to think about.

Two Derby colts in Glenculloch and Bonny Glen are wintering remarkably well. The Derby prospects this season look particulafly bright with such colts as Boniform, Count Witte, Glenculloch, Bonny Glen, Elevation and Downfall.

Grand Stand, The Seer, and Strathfillan are now located at Riccarton. J. McCombe leaves on Friday for Sydney, to ride Boniform, Count Witte, Sun Glow, and Armlet in their Australian engagements. The Libyan, Paragon, Pretty Nell, Mango, Rose Noble, and Hillarity are now on the active list. M. Hobbs is training an Englishbred filly imported by Mr Teschmaker, from England. Phaetontis is likely to go over to Sydney to compete at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting.

Volodia and Jack Ashore are well forward for this time of the year, and should be worth following in their early spring engagements.