THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2116, 6 April 1914, Page 6

THE TURF

TRACK FORM AT RICCARTON SATURDAY'S WOHK. (j/rojn Onj- MpccM Cortc.3j)o'/i(lc.j)t.s ' • Uhrlstphui-ch, April. 4. Tlio weather was beautifully tine when training commenced sit Rkcarton this morning, <uid a fair number of spectators were out to watch the work. That the truck was in capital order is evidenced by ihu ..times .registered by sor* eral horses, Most of the work was done on th« plough,, wliifli had been watered overnight, but ono or two horses were worked on the sand, which wa.s very fast. Tlio Highd.eii horses, which arrived from the north yesterday, were-given, steady work, and o''J>onuel! wan down from Yaldhutst with several of Air. 0. Ij. Stead's tratt.

3'. M ! Griitli was out early, and lie sent Tlirax (Collier) for a- ga-Uo.p over, a Mile, which was rnn in, Viniiu 46sfto. Th® Autumn oajjdidalo was assisted by Taunhanser (Nor'He) oWr tlw last seven ftidongs, and both horses finished very well. Peg (D. Anderson) was next sent out for u ii-ile arid a quarter gallop, and with a flying start «he reeled off tlio journey in Sniiii, lisee. Peg was assisted over t'iwj first five larldags tjy Va«.na, ami ovci - flie last part by Charinil'ia., ,3«d tlio time registered must be. regarded as eminently bixlisfaetory. Autumiurs (.M'J)oiia!d) and Olftjfrntian (Shaw) were companions lit a gallop over six furlongs, .a distanooWiat was cfivere.'l in imin. 1C 2-ssec. Tfes was a rciil'ly good uallop, and both horses finished up their task in good stv'lo, although both were carrying only light imposts, Emperador (Jenlfinson) created a surpriso bys.cas.iiy (Jofeatlug Chenibini (Humphries) over jfi.v furlongs in lmin. 17 S-ssgc. At the finish Emperador was nmiiin.g under a strong pull, while Cheruiimi was being hunted along, i'ram a time point of view tlio .gallop ■ does jiot romparn favourably wiUi that, registered by Autum.nns anil Gleftiin- ■ Han, but it must bo remembered that. Mason's pair hall a gwid deai l iftotc weight to ca;r.y than the Ciisteboro Lodge horses. However, Empfera.dor's performance was a good one, and airs i-esnlt his chances in tho Great Eastn'r Handicap are highly thought ■ of. Mastorpieee covered a rniio arid 'a quatter,; tire last nine-furlongs being Ttjn in Smiti.! 3:-:ee. Thv Clasira.nald horse was not fully extended over the first part of tfcfi, journey, but lie did his work well and. finished very nicely. Vice-Admiral. was : given a good working gaßftp, aftet Refl-, eontrs ((>< Clarke) and HistoricUe: (Humph ries) ran. the last- fife of six fur- ; longs ift iH'in. Ssdc. Honesty and Ail-' geiina finished several lengths ahead of; Ifinaldo afti-r running seven furlongs: in lmin. 31 l-ssec. and the Charlemagne j II colt's display was by no means a pleasing one. Gregory easily distanced Qm'rkeksnd atfd put, up ,a nice gallop in getting to the end of sis furlongs in irsec, geld-. ii-ig is very well just at present, ana: ii.vs j stable eonipaiiiolt jiever looked like )M«* in" it with iwn. Cumulus was going ; better than Fastradi at the end ol live: furlongs, run in lniin. 3 2-ssee., and Bold Stroke ami Wise Bird occupied lmin. 18 2 (wee. m getting to tlie en.d of sis furlongs. Monly .Was galloping ■ very nieely at the end of six iTiilonge, wkffih occi:pied lmin. l/sccr./ and at the finish was .going better than Garga- ■ ran, wlio rari tlio last- five fuflo'ug.s' in ■ iinin. 4 2-2 sec. Sco'teli. Mody galloped six furtengs in lmin. 19 3-Sser;., arid Joan (P. Woods) defeated Troou (K/ Wells) over a mile, which was run ui lmin, '40 3-osec. This was by no means a J>oor ..gallop, as tlio Ohsi'lo.inagao It filly was, going .Btronclj* at the fiivislK learion rceM off half a inilo in S2sec., and Expect, who is look- : ing well, was given strong woj-lc, Valhalla. (Humphries), a ml Canuto (Jenldnsoii) were companions m a gallop over aeveii furlongs, which ■Seen* pied lmin. .Usee., the foi-mer going the i better. Taskniaiste'r easily dispesJSd W ' Wiinrfiugor in. six furlongs spri-ut, wbich ■occupiftd itiiiii. IS l-ssed., &iid ■ Favourita and Maroeliiio were indulged iu half-paeo work.. Broiizo did a gsod working gallop./ and Sauci appeared to have had enough after r'ttintiig seven, jufioiigs in I'miw. 32 3-S-s.ee. • ivas given a good working gallop over & I rniio iunl a ((uartcr, but was not- out for ■ tmie-'inaki-gg, tw& Purseform. c.reaited » favourable impression la. reeling olf half ! a rail© fa $1 l-sstq. OinejlDiatus raj: j a similar distaneo ill 49 2-ssec., wmsb is really good time, and Bee, Two! ft It ! Night., and Fabrikcir wtrfo compaiaons . . in a six furiongs gallop, the first- : named pair fin/wliing m front in lmin. 18sec. Fabrikoff tailed, fight off at i the finish, and appeared to be labaur- ■ iug -badly. , (.M Uonaltl) ' pat up a goad gallop in easily defeating; Court Maftral (Ludlow) over half a milo in 49 and, iMarsa (1; Husioii) put up tW fastest gallop of th« morn- ■ nig running t»ix fnrlmi.gs iH Imiij. 15° 3-Ssec. As to tkio iiidicat'es, tlio Maciian filly travelled at it great fate, but slio only carried a feather-weight, which fact, to a certain extent, dis- : counts the merit of t-lio performanett. . A lot of interest centred ill a. mite and -it qua/rt.-c.r grtllop tip by lota, .ftljicdonalci (F. Woods'}., tlie j.oumoy bOiiVg covered iii 15 VS#®, . a-ssistod over tho firsfc six furlongs uy Carolus, and 3Hs.s Kotaar brought lior hunie over the last halfrtwile'. The fir,st 1 half-mile was left behind in 54sec., and tio first sis furlongs ocettpied lintiu 21see. Floi-a Jlaeiional'i finished m geod style, and defeated Jliss Kfiteiar liv several lengths, a highly satisfactory gallop *>11 the part of the Autumn Handicap eaiididate. • Sl'ioftly ; alter j.!,i s track-watchers tod their interest .armised as Warste.p was let! to tiro mile and a quarter-post. T. Jiusson, the feather-weight ' hersemaii.: nad tlio mount, and from practu-'aliy a. standing start Warstop set out oil Iter j-ourney. ■She ran tlio first two furloiigs m Sfcce., when sho was joined by Stardancer, and the piiii' taxied over tlio next two furlongs in 2l.scc. The first sixfur-. loiigs were left behind iu imfn. 1G d-osac, and iho full jotiriiey eompletiid in 2 min. llsee.'- Sta«ton.cM failed to see tlie jouriroy ottt with her yftnn.ger sister, who finished strongly several, lengths in front. Cortes and St. Helen reeled off five furlongs in Inriu. 3see., and Sil 1 - i'cr Shield (W. .Seobie) moved very nicely while getting te the end of seven furlongs iu Inli-u. -32 <£-Ssec. Afiieldaiia and Slerry Guest neto £:amp;an.ioiis m a four furJongs 'flutter, run hi 52sctk, and Lady Query ,o.ecu.pi,ci 38isee., Wiiuo running three furlongs. After breakfast Jladama (Pagan) nl1 " Fin'horn (Geo, Clarke) ran five furiwes. 'J'jsc former, who had the worst of the weights, easily held her wjnpanjon, and ; the pair , ran the riistanee ill limn. 45 see.' Glenoivl and Sir Hamiltan, working separately, wore not extended, and Judith and j'toffer of the West got to the end of seven furioiigs iu liiiitt. 34 ii-feee. C%u4ie galloped half a niile oii the satvtl iii §i4*<jsoc., a.iid Ho,ps, assisted by Don CSuirl oyer the last fiyo iurlotigs, eoversd six hidongs lij xro. a satisfactory galfe-p» Tim, Cornet (J. Campbell) ami Slogan (laidlow) were i'ompaftioft.S in ft f'nrlougs ■fupijiijj which was cflwiisteted iiilniiu. 18 l-osec.,. and Sveaborg (Liidiow) tiei'c aird Gnome (M'Donaldj in 11 sevoii fmtaigs* p.llop vvliich occupied lmin. _33}sei. I'he : former, who makes a considerable lioise ■w'hiio'galloping, hiitl too imicl'i jiaee for Ciwme over tl'io first couple, of fwloiigs, and tho Obh'gatlo gelding cotild never get on 1* i 1 n st G1 nice swid Jloditi. rattled over half ii 'mile- tti SOL'-ssee, t and Merry l-ass easily aecountud for' ■G■oid■see^.itii , over a, mile and a 'piarif-r run in 2)'ni)'!, i'O.soc. Eaglestoiifs and Fire God galloped half a mile., and Sigiiori'lv ■ went a fwrlong fii.i tber in lniin. usee., ; arid Stiawriikef and Firnihnld oeeu.pj'od lmin. Gsee. Cosy Corner left half .a imie b-siiiiid itt o'Osee., and Forest Belle rail a similar distaiico iu o-Ssee, Kfttiieuy

(L, Hcgarty) and Sunbeam (H. Coker) went once .round of the hurdles, tlte Jotftcr jumping the better, svlrilij WaterSfiray (F. IS. Jones) li'it three furiongs behind in 4'Gsec-, L.xh "\l„rcia and liomi.o Jlg'.it'he were'together at the "lid jtf six furlongs, n'iikii occupied lmin. -(&(!(!., iuul the terrapin gelding covered half a itnilo in otsu 6L «s s ist<;:! in SI on ] Inn (R. '' • King) Qver the hist five furlouijs, ''*■ ini.io in Iniin, 4'6Vsm-.. aiid V.anf|.aisii (I', Christmas) spurted'thi&e fur-St-mys. Daylight Bill (1L Coker) gavs ins usual bold display in a round over the hurdles., and Ow heloro (Lloyd) was p°i . l»J. Free (M'Carthy) over six I 1 IP 0 ?#' / n lmin. SOsec.j while Messina mi 0 .rt" 0 ! 5 '® 5 ''ehind 111 Imsn. 7 : J.'sec, . If<W.Kor Un 1 mites in the it ( ' nm <s News"-"Though she wjiS ufoiHiig a bit at the lliiis.lt of her work his morning, (Flora Macddna'ld was '; ni f ! !)Ctl « than after her last spin. If *i'- rfi"' °. , ! 0!) Diinedm Gup nu Was lill-y, Hud is iioiv in Australia,, returns to New '/iealaiid before Easter, ho vwfl have the rido on her in the Great Autumn Handicap. She will not. bo it starter vii the Easter. Bronze is amass : ol conditio!), and lias lost that stilted UGtroii which she had this time last year, 1 ih-jhk Coronirorm can bo iiut down as a non-starter iu t'lje Autumn Uaii«Jic.T|j, as ho w-jj.s soro this morn* ■ in?, Prom the work that Warslep is doing I ahovld say that her mission is ™, Cherubim once again .at tha iVeljinjrtoii ni"eting at. {he cud of tliis month ail the ciistaiHio weight-for-age races. Daylight Bill, who went fliice round over tlie hurdle*, did not jump nearly as well as usual lie got "'to the second fence, and cut one. of Ins stifles rate badly, ,Sauci is loot in;g much more forward than was the case, at the midsuftimer .-meeting, hut ■ ■ho did nM gallop well, anil appeared to he stopping; badly at tlie .end of his caiiop, He may bp in need of a go|. jop, as l.io blew hard 'after he pulled up. Too much notice s-jiould not be taken of tlio times registered by Hops .at 'present, as lie. has not got shoes on. It, Was evidently one of Cherubim's oil days this morning, as Kmpo.rado'r was going Hie belter of tlie two at tho finish of their gallop. I do not think that it would bes wise to place ;t.oo much reliance oil either harso'a form as shown to-day."