LATER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 12

LATER.

N.Z. Cup Entries—Only Two Three-year-olds Engaged—Geraldine RC.’s Meeting.

(By Telegraph—Christchurch Correspondent.)

F. D. Jones has just taken in hand a very promising two-year-old filly by San Francisco from Tikitere. She is rather on the small side, but looks like developing early. Mr. J. E. Henrys’ adjustments for the New Zealand Cup are due on Friday next. The list of entrants is particularly weak in three-year-olds, the only ones of that age engaged being Braid and Risingham, neither of whom are likely to ever stay two miles.

For some reason owners have not paid up for the Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting, which takes place on Thursday, nearly so generously as could have been expected. Only a quintette remains in the Geraldine Cup, of whom John Barleycorn, Rose Pink and Sedd-el-Bahr also figure in the New Zealand Cup. The 'field for the Farewell Handicap has been reduced to four, but matters are more promising in regard to the Wainui Hurdle Race, Ohapi Hack Handicap, and Belfield Welter. Two notable absentees from the New Zealand Cup are Fiery Cross and Adjutant. The former has a worthy stable companion in Glendower engaged, but the Chokebore stable is without a representative. As such other prominent owners as Messrs. G. L. Stead, G. D. Greenwood, T. H. Lowry and E. J. Watt have nothing entered, the field is hardly likely to be up to the standard of previous years.

After her excellent showing at Ashburton, Rose Pink is likely to put up a great race in the Geraldine Cup, in which she will only have to carry 71b. more than she succeeded under last week.

Subterfuge is benefited by her recent racing, and should get on the winning list at Geraldine on Thursday.

On the conclusion of their Geraldine engagements, Mr. Whitney’s horses will go on to Kurow and then be taken to Dunedin.