RICCARTON JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 231, 30 September 1929, Page 12

RICCARTON JOTTINGS.

CANTERBURIANS FOR DUNEDIU THORNDALE IN WORK AGAIN. CHIDE AND MEPRISANT GO WELL. i (By Telegraph. —Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. R. W. King has tired of Royal Flower, and tho Kilbroney mare was sent home to ]ier Diuieclin owner after racing at Geraldine. Tho three-year-old filly Flair was treated to a "short rest after her race at Ashburton, but F. Christmas expects to have her in work again in a few days. ■ G. Murray Aynsley contemplates taking Chicle, Meprisant and the two-year-olds The Cieisha and Spoon to the Dunedin meeting. Sir f|eorge Clifford will pro'oably have four representatives at the Dunedin meeting. The team will consist of Sudden Storm, Disorder, Straightcourso and a two-year-old. Dutch Money is on the easy list at present. Tho filly was suffering from an abscess on her jaw, but it lias been lanced and sho is now making a good recovery. The filly will be sent South for tho Dunedin meeting, along with Honeycomb and the two-year-olds Tarquinius by Nightraid from Week End and Pharaoh by Shambles from Palestriua. The three-year-old Kindling, by The Ace from Woodfire, is having a short spell after his race at Ashburton, whore ho showed a lot of speed suggestive of better things later on. His North Canterbury owner, Mr. G. Mac Donald, proposes to dispose of Kindling, as lie has another horse, a two-year-old by Winning Hit from Border Raid, who is to be sent to W. G. Hobbs shortly. Thonidalo has made his reappearance on the Eiccarton tracks. He looks in nice health to start a preparation. J. B. Pearson has had two additions to his stables. They are both two-year-olds, one being a filly by Weathervanc from Elaine, by Birkenhead from Camelot, and the other a colt by Nightraid from Chcekie, by Martian from Ingleneuk.

TRAINING NOTES. There "was not much excitement about the training work at lliccarton this morning. The number six grass track was open, but it was heavy as a result of tlio stormy conditions of the previous thirty-six hours, so that no fast times were registered. With the Geraldine contingent resting after their racing, the tracks were very quiet. G. Murray Aynsley galloped Stately and Netley separately, each of them running half a mile in 555. Starshooter strode out over five furlongs, taking 1.8. Disorder and Straightcourse reeled off five furlongs in 1.7, a performance which was equalled by Sudden Storm and Full Feather. Chide and Meprisant were companions over seven furlongs, which they covered in 1.35. They finished together, with both going well at the end of a useful pieco of work. The two-year-olds The Gcs*ha and Spoon sprinted half a mile in 52 l-5s — a useful effort. Semper Paratus ran down from the three-furlong peg comfortably in 425. Quarterdeck and Swoopalong were associated in a working gallop over five furlongs. Kate Kelly had the Tractor—Moulin Rouge' two-year-old for a. mate in a half-mile sprint run in 53 2-ss. Hoylake, Desert Song and Comique were worked separately over seven furlongs. They strode along freely without being asked to do their best. Subdivision covered live furlongs in 1.8 2-ss, putting plenty of dash into his work without being ridden out. The two-year-olcl Satisfy sprinted three furlongs attractively in 395. Haulage defeated Page Boy over half a mile in 53 2-ss. Hazo galloped seven furlongs. He went the first furlong by himself, and then was joined by Fresh Breeze, but the latter seemed unable to gallop in the holding ground, as he finished a long way behind Haze, who occupied 1.25 2-5 for the last six furlongs. The two-year-old Countermarch sprinted three furlongs up the back in 3D l-ss. Kentish Lady and tlvo Royal Divorce two-year-old occupied 41 l-5s for three furlongs, finishing on terms. W. G. Ilobbs sent the two-year-olds Tarquinius and Pharaoh throe' furlongs up the back. They registered 40 2-os, a useful gallop, as they went from a stand. Eapina and the two-year-old Sleipner jumped off at the three-furlong post. The youngster, with a light rider, soon opened up a gap, showing a lot of speed, but Rapina was only a length behind him at the winning post, which was reached in 38s. Red Heckle was going well at the end of a working gallop over five furlongs.