RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1510, 5 August 1912, Page 7

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

, ■ .■ .■■ _ ~.-■•• . : ■'■'•'■'■• Christchurch,Saturday. <~ \ Tie .atrocious• ■weathers-experienced".this morning' greatly 'affected i training;'operati6ns, sner though >thero-was of-spectators present,., the,, attendance would-have been'considerably larger, had decent weather prevailed; Rain commenced at Kiccarton at nbout 6 a.m., and a continuous shower prevailed - until after--8 o'clock, aud consequently the course . received a ..thorough soaking. Nearly all tho work, was done on tho outside of tho grass, trial (rack, but thej.very. heavy nntn'rc'"of • the going , prevented .'any-fast times-.boing "put up.-'.al-though. .;a number of-gallops proved interesting.; :A number .of horses were. , Echooled over the hurdles and steeple- j ohase country, and somo Very good and' , .also. some, very moderate exhibitions were .witnessed. . ■ . Medallist commenced, operations, and sprinted , ;: four , 'fiirlongs ' 'up';- the trackstretoh;in.sVscc, ..while Query, and ..Gnome wece • companions in a .six-furlong flutter, ; whipb/occupied-lminv Steo'cV ' -"• .Countermine'--and 'Counterfeit together Rallbped-. seven furlon'ss in lihin. Msec, and-CfrOsbiGJcoycred fhovlast Six , of seven furlongs in ltnin. 3tscc.' ' . Jtira.sand ■ Sea.i.Que-en ■■ finished togetherat ,th© end,.of, a;six.;.fUr|Djug!i; i spi;in,t > - ,tho ■ last- fir? of which they' negotiated' in . lm{p.|;lll!GC...:. .-.-■■" .'-.■- -.•:-■ Lafry.: Lynx, sprinted ' fpur • fiirlpngg ■ in f>9 Irssec.,. :) wl]ile. Gold.v Pin,, with, a .lijht-. weight-upr/had 'Kingswayr who-was: car- , ■Tying ja,igood,,impost, : well-beaten: at :tho' end:; of.:-seven..'furlong.?, . which' were- left, behind-m ! lmin..46sec. . -■: -■ : ' . Ability: got to the end. of..four, furlongs. Sn.lnun. i l-ssec, and Jlaplet Loaf pulled" ' very hard while galloping, a.circuit on the tan-. ."■.-: .--,-.. , Genius .ssemed 'yity tired.atthe end.of a sis-furlong gallop, which occupied linin. 28sec',, 'W-hilp-Orton ran-four furlongs in BBJsec. llumuin covered [a miloin 2min, .OjEec.,: while Tro.on sprinted, four;., fur- ■ ■ longs.? ;..; .''. .'. - -■.''■. ! Unieraboy.beat, Grand..Slam easily over ■six furlongs,.' th« .last five of.iwhielv.wero run-in..'.lmin'. losoc. Baffles: and-Parallel ffinishecU together,-'well ahead' of Myall' 'after.'gallopifig a mile, wliicd they covered in 2min. OJsec. , ..." Portland .Bill and-another, galloped four ■ furlongs , in : lmin; lsec, the former win-'ning-'.yery easily. ■'■■ ; Bucco. was; not fully extended' while ' gallopin'ejfivo.'.furlongs in linin:. 43-Ssec.i while -Mount Victoria, who'appears to liq . in tip-top condition, moved very fr«?ly 'iu a round on the tan. ■ . Waipurekn (O'Connoll), and Waikaraka CWaddell) weroth«n sent over.a rouiid;oi\ ■the tardlw. ■ Tho.latfrr-iell at:rh"o. fourth •hurdle, but was remouutod and afterwards' jumped well.- Waipureku fenced ■ safely. ...;-. ■ ■'■/-.. '. Jlangaroa, who got the better of the Rtart,.,easily..beat another, horse, over,four • furlongs, which wore 16ft behind in SSsec, while .Colleen/Mary galloped sis- furlongs dn-lmia.. 271-Ssec./ Firmhold and 3 tango were together at tho conclusion of a '.-five-furlong sprint, which nce-upied \lniin.l3 1-Ssec:, and.Taiaha.was cent ;a\ circuit at α-iiseful pace; - Silver Cluse was indulged •in half-paco toori, .while Early. Morn sprinted.. Armstrong' was 'moving', better',: than Gunflash after negotiuting.v four.-furlongs, and. Clamnenu covered half a mile in 57seo. ■. ■.' ■ ■. :". ■''. •; ■ :: '■ ■■ ■ : ' (Silver Blaze- (H. Coker),'- Luge'on, and , Rhillelagh (Hegarty) .were- companions I iin a round over the steeplechase fenci?. giving, a-.good", display, of junipiDg,.while, the other, pair also got wiund. safely. ' ; , C&ntinuance, sprinted five furlon?3 in lmin...'l3isec., moving-well,' and Salute appeared to finish better 'than? Prosper after registering a- good performance by (,'ottins .to.vtho , end of six furlongs-in 1 : min.,2ss?o. ■■ . '. •'. •■■■'. Tui- Cakobau sprinted/, ind. la Heinn did useful work. Paisano (G. Jones) and Black NorthOTi (K. Thompson) were -indulged in-' n /ound ove'r the hurdles, the former giving a.really good exhibition, of. ; 'jundoing •• ind galloping.' Black; .Northern's.- effort, .however, was.disappointing, as he twice Srefnsed.one hurdlo and 'fenced poorly at /several, others ■; : ■ ■ ■.'■ ' i Max (V. Coleman) was sent over tho bij 'country. t ■ ' ' . . ■ Bjnll.r7 arid Ouirte'en traversed four, fur"■longs; in 59bec, and .then a . vigorous hailstorm swept the..conrfp. .." . White Cockade and Uranium galloped a mile in;lmin..s!)-t-55ec., oixlArmainpnto nnd.Aimwell,wOT<> companions in i>. fiyefnrlong. sprint, the: latter finishing the better of'the. nair.. .■!•.. . • Magdala galloped six. furlongs in'imin. 28sec, .and JTniitere (J. Deery), and , Armagh' (A. M'Flinr) went-a. round, of. the big.country, both horses jumping., well. Simon Pure (H. Coko'r), Mnlvorin (J. Anderton), and T)aylight Bill, (L.'-Hogarty) wore, exercised over"several 'fliehts- of hurdles, tho fi,r*t nnd lost-named going very- nicely. ■ Daylight Bill has improved very much of lato. and ijiimps: particularly well. Te-Tua and The Gunner were sent over the , - steeplechase fences, -both . jumnintt safely, but Icel gftvo a.' very poor oxhilik tion while nesotiatinsr. a. .round of- the hurdles, and his jumping was very slow jnd: uncertain. ■'■'..•