CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1071, 15 September 1910, Page 7

CANTERBURY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CHRISTCHURCH, September 15. Los Angelos is still a firm favourite for the New Zealand Cup. He will be racing at Ashburton to-morrow, when he W ill make his first appearance in a race over a mile in the Ashburton County Handicap. Six New Zealand Cup horses will be among the starters- They comprise Los Angelos, Ingoda, Tikitere, Tawhaki, Gunboat and Crown Derby. Rose Noble, who performed so well at the Grand National meeting, is the only other horse in the race, and on recent form he will take a lot of beating. e Lady Reine, who was engaged in the principal handicap at Ahsburton will not be a starter, her owner having decided to reserve her for more important engagements later on. Medallist,. Kilts, Sant Rosaleer, Kora and Susa, who have not sported silk for some time, will be racing at Ashburton. St- Aidan was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at noon on Thursday lastSomaroff, who has done a lot of racing since being in the hands of D. Roberts, has been sold to a Southland owner. The son of Stepniak—Argon must have proved very expensive to his owner-trainer, who has probably got tired of so many “ also starteds.” It is reported that some of the two-year-olds in R. J. Mason’s stable are noted for their smartness, and will be worth watching in their spring gagementsCutts always has something good for two-year-old events, but although he has a dozen youngsters a three-year-old will probably represent Sir G. Clifford at the Wanganui meeting. It will be somewhat strange if the veteran trainer fails to unearth a good one out of his big team of young ones. Martist, who has been extensively supported for the New Zealand Cup, is engaged in the Trial Plate and Maiden Scurry, both sprint events, at the Ashburton meeting.

Lovelorn, Nightlight and Dabchick are three New' Zealand Cup candidates in work, but not one strikes Riccarton touts as being above the average- It is early yet to form an opinion like thisGood reports reach me of Tawhaki’s doings at Wingatui, and he will be racing at Ashburton. This horse was expected to do something out of the ordinary at both the Wellington and Canterbury winter meetings, but I am afraid he is not quite as good as his connections make him out to be.

At the last meeting of the committee of the C-J.C. it was decided to remit the fine imposed on H- Donovan for not trying to get Gold Braid away in a race at the National meeting, and to inform Mr. Grantley that no further entries would be taken for the horse.

The proposed new six-furlong straight on Riccarton course will be proceeded with at once.