CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1065, 4 August 1910, Page 8

CANTERBURY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 2. Grand National Steeplechase day on Tuesday next. Wet Day was scratched for the Winter Cup at 5 p.m. on July 26. A. Oliver will have the mount on Nyland in the Winter Cup. ■ Whatakura /was scratched for all engagements at the National meeting at 10 a.m. on Friday last. North-east, Tawhaki and Los An. gelos are the ruling favourites for the Winter Cup- North-east won the race last year. G- D. Greenwood will not race any of his horses at the Grand National meeting. Te Arai, Capitol, Eurus and Le Beau, who competed in last year’s Grand National Steeplechase, are considered certain starters in the big jumping race on Tuesday next. Te Arai, who started favourite last year, is likely to have a similar honour bestowed on him this year. Eurus, Le Beau and Capitol all came to grief in last year’s race. Nautiform, who is a likely starter in sprint events at Riccarton next week, was responsible for a good gallop over six furlongs a few mornings a&o —1.19 is not bad for six furlongs in the winter. North Island horses promise to play a ’ prominent figure in the Grand National Steeplechase, Grand National Hurdle Race and Winter Cup. The favourites for these three events all hail from the sunny North. Stone Ginger, who has yet to make a name for himself over steeplechase country, is showing splendid form over the big country at Riccarton. His connections are sweet on his chances for the Grand National Steeplechase, but somehow I think it is asking too much to expect a maiden performer to win the big steeplechase at the first attempt. Bonny Glen and Los Angelos have been showing good form on the tracks during the past week. Local backers will give the pair solid support for any races they may start in at the meeting.

F- Holmes, the well-known local trainer, returned from his trip to America last wteek. He inspected some of the best-known trotting establishments, and ■ completed arrangen|ents for several highly-bred TrialsTyrannic, Te Arai, Capitol, Le Beau and Stone Ginger have all shown good form over' the steeplechase fences during the past week. Miss Mischief, who was injured at the A.R-C. summer meeting, has again resumed work. Cronstadt, the full brother to All Red,' made his reappearance on the tracks yesterday. This horse has had nothing but bad luck since he commenced his racing career. Only two members of Cutts’ big team, Sharpshooter and Ploughshare, are likely to face the starter at the National meeting, but a strong contingent is in active work in view of early spring engagements. Sharpshooter has been responsible for some good gallops lately, and is sure to run well in any race he starts In next week Mauri and Milo, who each won a race at the North Canterbury meeting last week, have engagements at the National meeting. The former is a well-bred gelding by Sou-’wester —ldeal, and should run well in hunters’ hurdles races-