NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 6

NOTES ON THE RACING.

(By Teieerttpii.—Special. Corrcßpandi-nt;) .!' Christchurih, Novcrnbtt fit The weather• w-as cold and dull when, ritcing eonjinericed iit RiccaTton to-d/iy, 'and',/after, the If.iixdles had been run, a driving rain aeconvpanied the prevailing easterly wind. This lasted nil day, and, towards tho close, the conditions became intolerable, arid large crowds left the 'course. Tile racing, however, was inter l fisting, and several good finishes took place. '■ . '. Bollin was viry loine after his jump on Monday, and Huwic.k Was- ajso lame,. ami bo the pair from their engagfern'.cnt .in-the SuTju'r.ban -Mury. flies, as was, Fashion. Plate;' This left.a ; 'qflarte.t.bf .runners, pf ,wbicli'Golden J/OO'p rt.rid.; 7 '; Master Paul wSP evenly backed.; Tlio'-laittcfitook. charge -aftef; ji'tmpin'g ,tho fifsttfen:ce,''and. 'was ntit ■headed.' ':Gold'eri.. Lo.qp..lpst-. aijot ;.pf ground .at h.is fences,', a'ii'd'fthis- aiiy. 'hevlia'd; ■ iTlie whole'' of tie ' f^uctee.n'" acceptors ■ wfiiit to t.he;'p6st Kiirsery ffandicap.,.-W.s^n,ivas , ':he..fiuickes : t to fijid his.fet,.aridf.]witli Th2'-':HagiiCi'.*as clear' 'ns.:.tKey.c ; xam ; e};-.,6ii:' to "the coiir'so'. proper. The:-Acliilles.:..-.c6'lt: litd' matters sll his'own ■ wayi, and-'.wd'n. in style, while/ ,Thp\_Hagjie .iyas. Iqlca'r/'. of'. .Jiightwatch. Inimif was the/next to finish, being just f'clear. of■ , : Mri:; : pair-^Hisfori- '. ette.aufl iGKerubini, •' . Pilgrim's" scored an unexpected ■ ''win in the Avdjr Welter, it being: generally considered/ that/the distance' was'tbji '■ far for'iMjf; ,: Cassidy's.horse;' It was' ii splendid .start, and ..Xjbunt Victofiii's pace .>soon>tboii'..hiiii. : ''to'rthe front.' Re was joined, by at tlie.'e'nd .of/iil \ furlong, .and this .pair were ■fpl.lowefl. by-' ', Peary .and Seatpndalp.. At the -bottbru ;of '. the straight.'Mo.unt Victoria cpira'pse'd,. bub pilgrim's, W.aj' """ie'iifc on -welly arid; though' strongly ctihllerige.d ''b'y/.Seatori'dale,v he wem-nicely,' It was'ii .greit'iacp for.. ■ seednd place, the vigorous' riding/aiprie'nf l ..Oliver/st.aljirig pi defeat ftfr/Scatqri'dale.'s:. ' backersy '/ Tfpon. was : ,pnly a : h.ec.kiaway/ third, and then, in a/line, came'' ;• Medallist,.and.Mira.;".. ■ :■..'■■;; The'-rairijwliich. hati .been fa'lling'Ste'ad-/ ily''.rna3e" the 'gp'iiigi'holding by the. time' the.Canterbury. Cup/cariie'. oil for decision;/ The 'eight; a'cceplbr.'s. : wcri.t. ; td. tli'e tiosit. and/. . heafyispeculafiou. tppk place' pa .th'e.' Stead - bracket.' (Los''AHgelps• and.-Bon Tori)' -aiid' ; Vice/Adniirali' 3lh .piper-lost'.no time,' i'p". ; ' /'sending- them .■ o.ri ■ the ji; w'a j't a'n;d.. ; B6n vTon' was,.' immediately,.Tiished to ' -the ...front,;: lilit ;i'n't!ic straight,' he was ■passed '"by Bobrikpn*, who took tho .field; alpng at.-.a/ j good':: pace;. -Passing. .'tlie 1 ' jujTge' the..first. tiriie/the'prdpi was; ■Bobrikpft, ■Bon/.Toii, 1 Vice'Admira'l, '.Goldfi'nder:,/'D.pmiribi. ■'MflSr/' terpiece', "Los Angeibs; arid Lady Lu:cyv. ; Th'p-field was now. strung out for; nearly; a ■'furlong.. At. tlie ■iri'ile, .post- Bon ■■ Ton/ ; jollied fiobi'ikoff,: and' Gordfi:nd;er-ittoved up ' .. to '■ A%e:A>duri'raT, "while LPs iiiigelos al'sp■■■ :made lip >$ lot of ground.. At tlie"}ive/fjjri6iig..po'st riiade. ardsh, ■;.;but- Wilson, on Goldfinder, was going,-' ■eisiljv.and' had np difficulty' in rtachirig" the frdri'Lat the .bottom pf ;tjt'e-■straight.' Herc'Ld.sfATigel.os compounded, andso didv BobrikofF. Domino now took second place ; and.seilt put.:a, strong .challenge to/Gold- ■ .nhiler;'./, The latter, howcyeT, staile'd hiiri off, a.fld. ;Wph a, good raeo.bj: a; Jsngth,. . .'The winner' seenis to go m.orc kindly for . ./L; Wilsbrjthan fpr other riijers, 'This/is ' the.m'ost imporiarit race that'he has worj,' ; :/thb/u'gh Several tifnes he .acted'as rviniie'r- :■■%. to.'D.ariu:l)o..as il S-jtea'r-old, ' ■ ■ Bs.Kr.ikp.ff./ivass the only withdrawaffi;bii)/ thp'JSkcy Oltib Haridieap.;. There' was a' : fat'sejstart, and.Obtigant b'djtedns'nrjyjiali!' a"'mile;-' T»ie : .-field 'was 'iiieariwhilibuke.pt' waiting,-.arid ./Cverituaily:.the tfained./cbUi' left,- i : After .'the startV!:S.o : :My:-L;t'w--yer arid.- Peirerie,' : with the other'sbunched.. ljasljayne ; took charge -lialf-,itny: down, thu. ■ruiiriirig, and/ won riicely;..;fi\)uV : '.Sea;''Knfc-- ~ who. was in■ cpiiplo of; lengths; in, frojit.'ibf /Odessa. The ; fpr.ni.-.:o'f 't'lid vri-nh'tji''. liasbee'ri most consistent this s?a'Sop, ;ririd his ■'wih/.w-'as. weil.-receiTsd;.■■'. -,-;..'' "■/../'■," ■••'■Br,otf■p/,o\ri , /w•to'tlle/Mla^l»pr!6sefl(ativ*• :, of tij;e ChPke.boTe'stable-in tlioQaksi; .arid she was opposed by Star'daricei - /vtirid : this . ■ Grigg-owned . jiweja. a!rid : i .Britain's Orow-ii, The o;iia:rtet>we.re" dis^ /patched to n' good st'aHy the .field keeping ..'Well together for twta furlongs. Then Brown Ovyl tppk- - charge,', arid ; n-a? not again ■' headsfli-. thfjiigli, Stardnric'er ' fchal-.. leiiged'.strongly: in rthe . straigKi/ Tli'e- : Cliiskebore. filly -won by- '.three-' l^ngt.lis,: rath the other, pair about twenty lengths, away. Black Inpin . iras , favourite in ,thp; Eaudolph Handicap/, .lie. could not, go with .this field in tire first part;. ..and,.' though he'finished upwdl iri;.thc'.sf'raight,; he.could .not; reacn.-'tlie placed- hbrseS. At the'start.; Peg and. -Pleasure.. Bent. \yer.c. ■ proni.irierit,. but, when • the sfraiglit reaehe'd, Lockwood >\ v a's a'; clear length, iri'.. front. ■' .The- Highdcririjwiied- .hprs'o .'foiled to finish W;ell, .aiid; botli ..Peg/arid: Jlay Dtilrymple- Beat.' hii'n in., the 'Ttin'■'• lipiiie,'. Bistinctioii-y Dan Canicro'n, arid Gold' Cup\*ere the next-to finish.'.". '■ Saridstrealii and Allegory.. were . ; with- j di'awii from the Otaip. P!;ritft^y:hich.™:aS;.'!i, good bettiiig evfent, .ftgatijlisfrti, / Brown Trout, :and: -Ceyrori.beingi-lieav.ily- backed.Mumura jaade the runnirigi.-to 'the 'five' furlongs,,-where Ngnitimjtrti- put in * great., run arid./landed in the ■straight clear ,nf ' , Vsverything. t'eylpn,, who: liad : .always, been ■■! hand.Ti t' l . Bll Wt irib?r claim,ari'di'-riding.; confidently,' S. Iteid landed slier' 'a--winner ;j by ft couple, of teiigths, from Jin finished ivell under punishme.ri.tj'an.d-cut'. iN'gaiiinarii out of second: lilo'ney. ■■■ ■ , *