CANTERBURY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1355, 13 April 1916, Page 15

CANTERBURY.

Chokebore Lodge’s Successes —Adjutant and the Great Autumn —Soreness of Rorke’s Drift —Interest in St. Leger and Oaks at Auckland — Six Mares for Sydney—Work at Riccarton.

(By Tele. —Christchurch Correspondent.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday

Ho r ses hailing from Chokebore Lodge had a good innings at Trentham, three events falling to their lot. Adjutant is reproducing his best track form in public, and despite a stone penalty will run well in the Great Autumn Handicap.

The Cannie Chiel colt Peirucio was well supported for the Pacific Handicap at Trentham on Saturday. Unfortunately for his backers, the colt turned round when the barrier went up and took no part in the contest. There is just a suspicion abroad that Rorke’s Drift has more than once of late shown signs of soreness. However, now that the sting is out of the ground it may be found that all is going well with the Dunedin Cup winner. It has not yet been finally decided to take the Southlander to Riccarton for the C.J.C. Easter fixture, but in the vent of the son of Calibre fulfilling his Great Easter and Great Autumn engagements he will travel north in charge of trainer Hogan, the balance of whose team to race at Riverton will be left in the care of W. Robinson, first horseman to Sirius Lodge.

Mr. W. G. Stead’s colt Eligible is not engaged in the Great Northern St. Leger, and with Nones unlikely to make the trip North, the St. Leger and Oaks at the Auckland RacingClub’s Easter meeting will be robbed of all interest, as opposition to Desert Gold will be of a moderate character.

Sir George Cliffoid is sending six mares to Sydney for the Easter sales. They leave in charge of R. Frame this week.

A lot of interesting work was got through at Riccarton on Saturday morning. The Great Autumn candidate Marc Antony had Don Francisco as a companion in a brush over a mile and a-quarter on the plough, which took 2min. 14sec. The three-year-old appeared to hold his stable mate safe all through and finished up his task in good style. Don Pacifico showed to more advantage than Glen Helen in getting over five furlongs on the grass in Imin. 5 3-ssec. There was little to choose between FlyingStart and Good Hope at the end of six furlongs on the plough, run in Imin. 17sec. It was a pleasing effort on the part of the two-year-old. Pyjama carried altogether too many guns for Trevena in a sprint over half a mile on the plough, which took the former 50 l-ssec. Reval and Down got over six furlongs from a standing start in Imin. 17 l-ssec., the former showing to most advantage. Killena skipped over five furlongs on the plough in Imin. 4sec.

After breakfast Fabrikoff and Martins were ridden right out over seven furlongs on the tan. the journey being accomplished in Imin. 32 3-ssec. Margerine and Findhorn finished abreast in leaving six furlongs behind on the tan in Imin. 18 2-ssec., the latter having the outside running. Meltchikoff and Briar Patch got over six furlongs on the tan nicely in Imin. 17 4-ssec., and Disdainful took Imin. 19sec. for a similar journey. Snub cast nine furlongs behind on the plough in Imin. 58 l-ssec., and G'lenowl rattled over half a mile in 53sec. Fiery Cross and Bore were doing their best to get over six furlongs on the plough in Imin. 18 2-ssec., and Wardancer ran seven furlongs in Imin. 31 2-ssec.