NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1902, 10 November 1913, Page 4

NOTES ON THE RACING.

THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CUP,

(By .Telegraph.- -Special Reporter.) ChriStChuroh, November 8. The strike materially affected tin C.J.C. meeting, and though the attend an co was much below last year figures, still the , machine did not sufio as much as was expected The held fell away considerably, but some gooi racin" was witnessed. The Blenhein maro Sinapis won the. Cup very com fortably and this despite the fact tha she had only landed off the boat a fev hours previously. Her victory. was tin easiest of recent years, and. this prove; how unlucky she was to miss last year As was anticipated, only four run ners faced the barrier in the Sprm; Hurdles. Peary was well supported am ho won in nice style, but it looked a if the finish might have been mucl closer had not Coronetted ran down tin last fence. Kilmeny failed to stay tin distance and Umeraboy was outclassed Birkful and Stevedore were evenl; backed for the Spring Plate. ' The ficli ivas reduced to five runners; Stevedori jumped oiit in front and'lead the wholi way," though v for sis furlongs'; he wa; closely attended 7 by Birkful and Sun bird. A bump then, sent Birkful back but he came again, and had Stevedori loing his very best over the last fur long. Banksia, who gave _ the fieli several lengths' start, was just ahea< )f Sunbird. The winner has come 01 i lot since "Wanganui and Dunedin. Tin race was very fast, considering that thi joing was dead. There were eleven runners in the Rio :arton Welter, but the public fastenec m Brown Owl and would not hear o: i.er defeat. She looked very well an< ler track work had been of a higl irder. French' Rose set a fast pace ifter a good start, and after going hal: l mile she was clear of' Cherubini )gier, and Brown Owl, with The Come' ind Odesso well back. _ Entering th< traight Specialform .joined jTrencl iose, and Ogier also moved up. A fur ong from homo Brown .Owl came fas' in the outside, and soon bad commanc if the position. She passed the pos' ull of running. Lord Renown beai 'rincess Moutoa by a. bare length, anc hen came Cherubini, Odessa (whosi lerformanco was a good one). Ogier, ant .'he. Cornet. *• .- When .the numbers were hoisted foi he Cup the names of Tannhauser ant Sxpect were missing. The Watt-ownet iair, Midnight Sun and Sea Pink, wen urned out in great fettle, particularly he latter. Bon Rove , looked well, bui lis staying abilities were doubted. Li loitia appeared to be on the light side fhile Undecided bore an opposite ap learance. .Thrax showed signs of hav ng done a lot of- work, but Quarantint lid not look ready. Although she onl; anded at Riccartan at 11 a.m., Sinapii ooked very well and gained man; riends after an excellent preliminary i.t the first attempt, Starter Piper go; hem off well, and Bon Reve burnetii itely started pulling, and hit tin itraight first, but ho was soon sup ilanted by Sinapis, while "Undecided wai lulling hard, on the outside. Passin; he post the .first time Lady Mouto: ras •in 1 command from Bon Reyo ant Sinapis, with La Reina and Midnigh Sun whipping the field. There wai ome bumping going out of the straigh' md Quarantine appeared to get all thi rorst of it. At Cutts's, Lady Mouto: ed, followed by Emperador, Bon Reve Sinapis, Thrax, and Hasltayne, witl Midnight Sun last. At. the mile am l furlong post Quarantine had gom jack to last, and the positions nov vere: Lady Moutoa, Sea Pink, Ariom Emperador, and Bon Reve. At tlio si: : urlong post Bon Reve, Royal Arms Sea Piiik,. and Emperador were in com na'nd, but a furlong further on Em lerador'had pulled to the front, onl; :o give way shortly afterwards t< iriom. Tlie last-named, Sinapis, ant Sea Pink were together at the entranci o the straight, but the Blenheim man ;hen cleared out from the field, ant imidst a' scene'of cheering, won by : iilP-fodif* lengths. Sea Pink and Mid light Sun, both hard ridden, were ii ho places, and the latter, who cann rom a long way back, was only i ength and a .half from his sta'olo com mnion. Ariom was fourth, and along iidei of her. came Thrax. Then, at in ervals, wGro Royal Arms; sixth; Ma igaroa, seventh; Emperador, eighth jiiarantine, ninth; Bon Reve, tenth Reina, eleventh; Undecided, twelfth md Haskayne thirteenth, with Lad; iloutoa last. This is the fastest Cup tha las been run, with the exception o }rid<*e's Australasian record. Considering that Hymettius was car •ving a 101b. penalty, the honours o he Welcome Stakes certainly restei rith him; Brocade and Good Night gavi ome trouble at tlio barrier and wen he last to leave the mark. Hymettm nd Downham began quickest, but wliei hey reached the course proper the lat er'had lost his position, and Hymottm ed from Charmilla, Honesty, and Ren ontre. Hymettius ran very green am his enabled Downham to get lip oi ,he fence and win by a Honest; vas close up and then came Football. Glenfin scored in the Apprentices 'late from Downstroke. The favourite Iby&l Marine, and Kilts were prominlit to tlio homo turn, but Downtroke then forged ahead. Glenfin :ame .with g, £ood run in tha ataaifijit

I and easily settled tlio Chokebore geldint;. The winner was. bought in for 120 guineas. In the Stewards' Handicap Bandiera was the actual favourite, but several others were well supported. The favourite was unfortunate at the barrier, and wlicn the field got into its stride Tiittcrlev was lending Patronale. As they reached the course proper Warstep hud ruu into second place. In the run home she easily defeated Tatterley, with limner, who fairly flew at _ the finish, in third place, and then in a lino came Jeannot and Crown Pearl, with Formiial and Patronale next. Bandiera was prominent at the turn, but ho finished very badly. The time wis lmin. 13scc. —a record for the race. Several private watclies made it one-fifth of a second under this time. The concluding event went to Lady Marcia, with Baritone secondj and Speedometer third. The winner appeared to bo lucky to beat Baritone. Speedometer made all tlie running, but tlie last half-furlong found liiin out. SECOND DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchuroli, November 9. Acceptances for the second day are: — MIDDLE! ON HURDLES, of 250 sovs. . One mile and three-quarters.— Peary, list. 111b.; Cororietted, list, 61b.; Aberbrothock, 10st.; Hunekalia, Bst.; Cardiff, 9st. lit WELL HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. For two-year-olds. Tour furlongs.— Football, Bst. 71b.; Hyettus, Bst. 31b.; Cortes, 7st. 101b.; Tuniso, 7st. 101b.; Fabrikolf, 7st. 101b.; Bold Stroke, 7st. 91b.; Balboa, 7st. 71b.; Snapdragon, 7st. 51b.; Rencontre, 7st.' 51b.; Gar- • garou, 7st. 51b.; Countess Tolstoi, 7st. 51b.; Asgard, 7st. 51b.; Old China, 7st. 51b. ASHLEY HANDICAP, of 140 sovs. One mile. —Birkful, 9st. 21b.; Flora M'Donald, Bst. 111b.; Vocation, Bst. 21b.; Sunbird, Bst,; Glencannich, 7st. 81b.; Bonne Bouclie, 7st. Sib.; Chrysotis, 7st. 61b.; Vantta, 7st. 31b.; Joan, 7st.; Charlefose, 7st.; Ada Merling, 7st.; Free, 7st.; Cadonia, 7st.; Sloguu (late Sentry), 7st.; Overton, 7sfc. ' _ METROPOLITAN ' HANDICAP, of 1300 sovs. One mile and a half. —Emperador, Bst. 61b.; La Reina, Bst. 61b.; Tanrihauser, Bst. 21b.; Sea Pink, 7st. 131b.; Lord Renown, 7st. 91b.; Royal Arms, 7st. 31b.; Arioiu, 7st 21b.; Odessa, 7st. lib.; Lady Moutoa, f st.; Mysteriarch, 6st. 71b. EPSOM HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. Six furlongs.—My Lawyer, 9st. 91b.; Query, 9st. 81b. ; Immer, 9st. ,61b.; Beldame, Bst. 131b.; Imagination, Bst. 111b.; Martel, Bst. • 111b.; First Glance, Bst. 91b.; Teviotdale, Bst. 91b.; Secret Link, Bst. 91b.; Mount Victoria, Bst. 81b.; Gnome, Bst. 71b.; Historiette, Bsfc. 61b.; Veritas, Bst. 61b.; Black Lupin, Bst. 31b.; Kostroma, Bst. 21b.; Kilts, Bst. 21b.; Flower of the West, Bst 21b.; Gasoline, Bst. CRITERION . HANDICAP, of TOO sovs. ' Seven furlongs.—Bleriot, Bst._ 131b.; Crown Pearl, Bst. 121b.; Culprit, Bst. 101b.; Bandiera, Bst. 91b.; Bliss, Bst. 51b.; Pallisilde; Bst. 31b.; Altcar, 7st 131b.; Peg, 7st. 111b.; Kilrain, 7st. 101b.; Ogier, 7st. 91b.; ICaniki, 7st. 81b.; Obsono, 7»fc. Gib. JUVENILE PLATE, of 500 sovs. For two arid three-year-olds. Five furlongs.—Tattorloy, Bst. 91b.; Salzburg, Bst. 71b.; Moonglow, 7st. 101b.; Waitara, 6st. 111b.; Honesty, Gst. 61b.