CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 977, 26 November 1908, Page 8

CANTERBURY.

CHRISTCHURCH, November 24.

Three Canterbury horses, Husbandman, SuDglow, and All Guns, have been accepted for in the St. Andrews Handicap at Feilding, but Sunglow is an unlikely starter. Husbandman, Flitaway and Broadsword, will race at the Feilding meeting and will then go on to Auckland. Armlet will start in the Feilding Stakes after which she will go on to Auckland.

The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting takes place on Thursday and will attract a large number of Riccarton horses.

Inchbonny has been sold to R. Bertram and is now being trained by R. Longley. Snip, who was purchased at the Cup meeting by F. Nelligan, is now a member of Monaghan’s team. Grand Slam was sold for 265 guineas at Tattersall’s and has been entered for the two principal handicaps at the Christchurch Club’s meeting next month.

Contender was running well on the concluding day of the Cup meeting and will soon be among the stake winners. It is a long time since he won a race.

Huascar ran a fine race in the Randolph Handicap, but being unsound, he is not a safe investment at any time. He will be racing at Timaru this week.

Lapland who only started once at the Cup meeting in the N.Z. Cup, has been tried over hurdles, but his initial essay was far from satisfactory. He either baulked or tried to run off at every hurdle. All Guns was solidly supported by his connections for the Members’ Handicap, but after running prominently to the distance, he faded out of the contest. This colt is very well just now aud will yet win a good race.

Very few Riccarton horses will go over for the West Coast meetings this year. Armamento, Ruapehu and Whirlwind are nominated for events at the Greymouth meeting. Debonnaire was purchased during the Cup meeting by F. Tilley. The Daunt —Flatter gelding ran one good race during the November carnival and when well placed will pay his way.

The Christchurch Racing Club has received very fair nominations for its meeting on December 16 and 18. Grand Slam, Probable, Stronghold,

Count Witte, Sea King, Petrovna, Armamento, Prim, Heorthen and St. Joe are engaged in the principal events.

Zetland, St. Joe, Golden Cairn, Tremulous, and The Libyan have all been racing badly lately and it is quite time they were among the stake winners.