CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1122, 12 October 1911, Page 7

CANTERBURY.

(By Our Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. The Canterbury contingent at Randwick made about the poorest showing since owners from this part of New Zealand invaded Australia. With such well-performed horses as Los Angelos, Culprit, Pereine, Genius and Vice-Admiral running it was fully expected that some of the prize money would have come to these parts, but not one of the number even ran into a place. Los Angelos, Vice-Admiral and Genius are still in the New Zealand Cup, despite their poor form shown in Australia. It seems likely too that they will fulfil their New Zealand engagements. Vice-Admiral has been supported pretty freely for the Cup next month. Canterbury sportsmen who were present at the A.J.C. spring meeting, are all disappointed at the poor form shown by New Zealand horses, but speak highly of the filly Ventura. G. D. Greenwood’s two colts Canute and Teviotdale, who contracted bad attacks of influenza at Randwick, have not done any work since their return and may not be ready to race at the Metropolitan meeting. This is a stroke of bad luck for the Canterbury sportsman, who was looking forward to seeing his colts do something good this spring. Prim is getting through her Cup preparation in good style- She galloped a mile and a-half on Saturday last in a pleasing manner, finishing up her task really well. Coroniform, Cronstadt and Martine are all doing well, but so far they have not done anything to warrant receiving much support for a race like the New Zealand Cup. The new six furlong course at Riccarton is well on the way to completion. It will be ready next month and the Stewards’ Handicap will be the first race run on it.

Autumns, by Treadmill—Gold Leaf, is said to be the smartest two-year-old in Cutts’ stable. Winning Way, by Cannie Chiel —Lady Wayward, is also a smart youngster. They are both engaged in the Wellesley Stakes. Outlander, who has been racing a long time without catching the judge’s eye, managed to win the Ohuku Handicap last week. He won as he liked, but no one can say that the performance was of any merit. I am, however, told the horse is being trained with a view to taking part in the New Zealand Cup. Kimmona, a colt by Conqueror out of that erratic mare Bloomer, won a race at the Ohuka meeting, but the field opposed to him was only moderate. The Birkenhead gelding Contendent won two races at the Kurow meeting last week. San Francisco, sire of Cisco, winner of the A.J.C. Derby, is located at Sir George Clifford’s Stonyhurst stable. Several New Zealand papers stated that Cisco is owned by E. J. Watt, of Hawke’s Bav. This is not so, for the Aus+ralian Derby winner he]one’s to .T. Watts, a New South Wales sportsman.