CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1097, 16 March 1911, Page 7

CANTERBURY.

(From Our Own Correspondent). CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. Things have been very quiet at Riccarton during the week and most of the horses having been eased in their work. With the Easter meetings close at hand matters will liven up considerably. M. Hobbs and G. Murray Aynsley have been very successful lately, all inmates of their stables having scored well. Both trainers have received congratulations from various quarters. With their teams in the best of fettle they should win a few more decent handicaps during the autumn meetings. Another member of E. Cutts’ big team, True Knight, has been sold. This son of Sir Laddo—Purity will be in future trained by W. McDonald, who has been very successful with All Guns lately. Both True Knight and All Guns will race at the Waimate meeting this week.

Vice-Admiral and Peirene who finished first and second in the Jackson Stakes at Wanganui and Madam Madcap who ran unplaced in the same race have returned to Riccarton. The trio will be seen out in big events at the C.J.C. Autumn meeting. Slaney, of hurdle fame, Alexis, Rock Ferry and The Seer have resumed work.

The ex-North Island gelding Rangiwhenua. by Rangipuhi—Magazine, won a hurdle race at the Akaroa meeting last week in handsome style. The field was not a very strong one and the grey had matters all his own way after half the distance had been covered.

Chief Lochiel is looking well after his double victory at Dunedin. All going well, W. Hobbs expects the gelding to run well in big handicaps at Easter.

Frivolity after running second to Crosbie in 'the Hack Handicap, .’at the Akaroa meeting, came out in the next event, the Flying Handicap, which she won. beating five others. T. Sheehan thinks a lot of this daughter of Pallas and Pleasure Seeker, but up to the present she has scarcely paid her way. Canterbury, the well-bred gelding by Pilgrims Progress—Sulhanna, ran in two races at the Akaroa meeting, winning the Maiden Plate and getting third in the Hack Handicap. Probable ran in the Peninsula Cup last week, but he toiled hopelessly in the rear all the way and he must be costing his owner a tidy sum for his oat bill. Three members of R. J. Mason’s team, Miss Mischief, Danube, and Vice-Admiral are engaged in the Easter Handicaps at Auckland and Christchurch and backers should be careful.

Obsono, Formby, Equitas, Gipsy Belle. Cheddar and Dearest are engaged in the same two races, but none of them can race in both places. Despite her poor showing in the Jackson Stakes, Madam Madcap is one of the favourites for the Grand Easter Handicap. R. Harley, well-known as an amateur rider, will act as starter at the Ashburton Autumn meeting, H. Piper being otherwise engaged.