CANTERBURY

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 6

CANTERBURY

CHRISTCHURCH, February 26. Grandstand won two out of the three hurdle races he started in at Dunedin last week. The big Grand Cross gelding is just the sort of animal to make a firstclass performer over hurd es, and he should distinguish himself in big company during the winter racing campaign. What an improved horse Armamento is. Since the son of Lord Roslyn left W. Davis’ stable he has won some good races, his latest success being the Dunedin Cup. The horse is now trained on the beach at New Brighton and is allowed to be hacked about just the same as any saddle horse. Evident’y this is just the sort of work Armamento likes. Husbandman was a cut above the other two-year-olds at Dunedin and won the Champagne Stakes in hollow style- He should win again in better company during the autumn meetings. Canterbury-owned horses won nearly all the principa 1 races at Dunedin. Armamento, Husbandman. Pretty Nell, Grand Stand, Cerise and Blue Sea King, Dabchick, Ilarita, Nancy Star and Thunderer, all won races, Grand Stand, and Sea King each scoring two wins. F. E; Jones is fast getting to the top of the winning jockey’s list. This promising young rider won six races at Dunedin.

All Guns and Tiro’e were both sold during the Dunedin Meeting. Glenculloch is booked to leave for Wanganui on Monday next to take part in the Jackson Stakes. The Clanranald colt is very we 1 ! just now and c hould be hard to beat in his next engagement. Millionaire will go to Wanganui with Glenculloch.

The champion filly F’eetfoot, who was showing signs of lameness after winning the Middle Park P’ate, has again resumed work. She went a couple of rounds the other morning and pulled up apparently quite sound. Leeside gave a poor showing in his first hurd’e race at the Tasmanian meeting, but on the second day romped home an easy winner. The crowd gave the horse and rider a bad time. The stewards held a meeting, but after considering the case, decided not to interfere with the judge’s decision.

St. Joe was never prominent in the Hobart Cup. Munjeet is one of the favourites for the Newmarket Handicap run on Saturday next. The Stepniak mare is reported to be in her best form and has been heavily backed by her connections for the big sprint event. Clanchattan ran like a commoner in his races at the Dunedin meeting and is a hard horse to follow. He has won two races in two years and has probably proved the most expensive horse in the Chokebore stable.

Suttee got badly injured while running in the Berwick Hack Handicap at the Dunedin meeting and had. to be shot. This was a piece of bad luck for the filly’s owners who fully expected to win a good race with her. The fi 7 ly had proved that she could gallop fast and was a good advertisement for her sire Tyranny.

The Benzoin horse Fireiron, who went over to Victoria when Munjeet left the Dominion a few weeks ago, broke down in a race at the Sandown meeting, and will have to be spelled for some time. . The New Zea’anders, Pink ’Un Bst 13Tb, Munjeet Bst 131 b, Dusky Morn Bst 31b ? and Captain Shannon yst 21b, have accepted for the . Newmarket Handicap. Munjeet will carry a lot of Christchurch money. . -

A bookmaker , told me that it would cost him nearly in license fees if he wished to attend the various race meetings. He is trying to ascertain how he can come out with a credit balance at the end of the year if he goes on with the game. One of the bookmakers doing business at • Dunedin got in early and backed Armamento for a lot of money. The totalisator was also patronised by the said bookmaker whose face simply beamed

when Armamento got first past the post. Bookmakers very seldom lose when they back horses they know something about, and the Christchurch bookmaker who backed Armamento last week, probably knows more about horses than anyone else.