Canterbury Chat

NZ Truth, Issue 1150, 15 December 1927, Page 13

Canterbury Chat

(By "The Toff.") tTOOTFALiL appeai-s to have made a 1 pleasing recovery from the shoulder lameness which threatened to extinguish his Auckland Cup prospects. He went through useful work at Riccarton on Saturday. « # * Rapier can be regarded as being a belter horse now than when he won the New Zealand Cup. * * # Paperchase will carry a lot of Canterbury money at Auckland. * # # That good horse Stormy is getting through a lot of useful work at Riccarton and he will take all sorts of beating in whatever he starts in at the holiday fixtures. * » • Childsplay is the nearest thing to a flying machine. She is doing wonderful work. * * * Agrion is getting through a lot of nice work with a view to picking up more stake-money at Ellerslie.. He is in elegant buckle and will be in better trim for Ellerslie than when he won the Derby at Riccarton. ** . # Martarma is humming along in his track essays and is much benefited by his trip to Timaru. What a beauty he would be to set aside for Australia. * * * Satrap is pleasing his people by the resolute manner in which he is doing his work. * # * A much improved horse at Riccarton is Don Jose—and don't forget it! * « # Count Cavour made the "heads" take notice on Saturday morning when he defeated Rapier over a mile and aquarter. The pace was slow for the first six furlongs, but over the last they got to work, Count Cavour being in front at the finish.