TRAINING AT WINGATUI.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 7

TRAINING AT WINGATUI.

fDy UtittnitrAt— Preso Amjciaikii.i " '.' ", Dunedin, February .14.. ; .Despite v thtj proximity of tlie Cup. meeting, there, was not a great deal of .fast wbrlc at Wiugatui ,on Saturday. The principal reason, for this is, of course, ■thefact that the northern contingent, arriving by special train oh Saturday ,will-notappear on the track until Sunday morning. "Odessa aiid Mount.Vic- : tprid wero tlio only horses to work before "breakfast, ".iuid they, accomplished ■useful work'on'the plough," the Chip, horse running, over a mile. Sister; -Radius beat' Obstmo and -Peppm over six furlongs in lmin. 17Eec. The lasfc named went the last five fuik'ngs, and Obsono galloped ungenerously. Sister Eadius has .crime" p'ii nicely dui-iiig tlie past week; '.My Glove and Jacobite ran down five furlongs in- lmin. 7sec. Ogier teat Aftpn. IjocV over live furlongs in . lmiiv. • .' ; 4';4-.ssec, and walked much., sounder.after.the gallop than he did on the. previous hibrning. Russo' and tho ■Champagne Stakes colt, Rouniariia, were both : ,rathfer. too. good for Cz.ij. .IColohbl aiid Larkspur over five furlongs ...in. lmin. 6sec; . Horigahcre. ran down -.half a mile'in 52 2-seec. Parable, Gapnn jSnd Aphaea";broke' away from; the mile ,ydsi, with' the first-rtnmed gaining twoor moro'lengths'' advantage; ' The trio .came • along to the straight, .where Aphaea dfopped put, ar.d ' Parable."fin-lislied-first ill., front of Gapo:i in lmin. ,45 i4-ssec. ; ; They ran the first. half. in' !53 l-sseci and'GapOn was coming on 'towiiixls.' the finish. Moonglow worked .on alea'd, and' Jack Ashore, Simon; Pure, Gold Tommy, and one or two others. did-unimportant work. Qiiirinus, v whd Went lame after Working' on. tlie. .pfefrious , day, cantere'd a couple ,df -Hit--CUits; He "favoured his ieai leg after .working, aiid is a doubtful starter. ."