CANTERBURY NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1245, 26 February 1914, Page 14

CANTERBURY NOTES.

(By Telegraph—Christchurch Correspondent.) W. Kerr has paid up for both Admiral Wood and Camwy in the New Brighton Derby, and the better of the pair can be relied on to make Edith A do her best.

A few days ago Mr. E. E. Lelievre received word that his lately-imported mare, Bertha Beld, who was in foal to the great racehorse Harvester, had lost her foal. This is extremely unfortunate for the Akaroa sportsman, who has been put to a good deal of expense in exporting trotting stock, and loss of the progeny of such a. great horse as the Harvester is doubly regrettable. The well-known pacing stallion Driftwood has been put into training again by his owner-trainer, A. J. Munro. The splendid form shown by Edith A in winning a two-miles trotting race at Ashburton comfortably in 4min. 40sec. was responsible for a great reduction in the list of candidates for the New Brighton Trotting Derby when second payments came to be disclosed. Still, the sixteen standing their ground include quite a number of promising three-year-olds, several of which have raced successfully this season. By the last Australian steamer the pacer Selected was taken over to Australia by J. Brittan. Selected is a half-brother to Albert H, but is built on entirely different lines to the New Zealand Trotting Cup winner. The well-known Christchurch horseman, B. Jarden, is at present on a visit to Auckland, and has been specially engaged to ride Grampian in. bis Otahuhu engagements.