RICGAETON TRACK NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2118, 8 April 1914, Page 4

RICGAETON TRACK NOTES.

•j .INTERESTING'GALLOPS. (By Telegraph'—Special' Oorrespondbnt.)' :'"i ' ■. > Christchurch, April 7. Work at Eiccarton this inoriiiug, was of .'uu' interesting- nature, and several ver* "creditable peridrmaiites were registereil. The plough, tan, and , sand, tracks were thrown, open, but.most of the work was , done on tlie outside of the course proper, which was in capital, order, tuxnigh somewhat slow on account of thoVrecent rains. Horses galloped half a liile and over were covering a good deal; more ground than they aro credited with,' and due allowance must bo madet'OiVthis fact. . . llmperador, assisted. r by Camulura and Histpriette, aid seven'furlongs on the plough in Jniin. 3 lis-ssec. The plough tract provided only slow going, and tliu perloruianco on tlie part of jne JCaster iiaudicap caadidate was well up to the average. Masterpiece and Thrax on, the , course proper finished one mile and a quarter together, the last nine furiongs taking 2uun. Isec. Glenfinnan and Autumnus put up. a good gallop, by. reeling, off. /seven furlongs in- Imin. 3i 2-ssec, both horses finisliing well. ' .Scotch Jielody ran the last four of five furlongs" in 55sec, and Valhalla and Canute put up a sterling performance in. getting....to theend of a mile in lniiu. 46Jsec. Valhalla had,a good deal the worst of the weights, but both', horses,, .especially Canute,.. were bowliiig along m good, style'at the finish. C'herubini also .put up a good gallop in running; a- mile , - in lmin.. 47sec. . .Miss , Terry .easily disposed of Grego'ry over sis. furlongs, rua in , lmin. 19. 4-ssec. . Madaina. and Flower .of , the West we not tuliy ; 'estended while running seven turiongs-inlmin, ifcec. .Sou Pink rattled over six furlongs in lmin. 21 2-ssec. Feg.:anrißinaWo were com-' panions in a. .seveh-furlong'gallop", which occupied lmin. .31 l-ssec. iiinaido finished better/ and' this, gallop'-,was in 6triking.' contrast-to the perionuance registered_ by, the' three-ye'ar-<>id on Saturday morning, , ; when he was. badly beaten by a-couple-of two-year-olds. Bold Stroke put up about the best ga'llop o'f the mpriiing ,by easily defeating :Snm)dragon, over, half a mile affer-'*a. first-class performance. Flora jr««doiiald' did sot appear to be doing her best at th'e end of a mile; run'in lmin. 432-ssec. Sho was assisted by Mi3s Kolinar, Avliom she defeated very easily. . Taskmaster and.Silver Shield raced over Bis furlongs in lmin. 19 l-ssec. Wisebird. was going- pleasiiigly'at the end of half a mho, which she covered in 51 4-ssec; Keiicontre and-Fastradi left half a mile behind,.in 50- '4-osec., , Chrysotis - Teeled off , six furlongs' in lmin. 2flsec. Warstop (Boll) was taken to the seven- , furlong post, but. resolutely refused to gallop at any part of the journey.' She is rather a.peculiar filly to'ride'-in. her work, as with T. Musson in the saddle sho shortly afterwards ■ re'oled. off., six' furlongs in lmin.» 203ec.,- Jlarsa- assisting her over tha last three furlongs. Cortes and St. : Helen did five .furlongs .in lmin. ssec. Hyettus was jiot unusually extended, wnilo defeating Atheldana over a similar distance iiv, lmin, 6sec. . Judah .and Finhorn, fan .five , furlongs in lmin'. 4Jsec. Wharfinger and Don Francisco got to tho end of a similar journey in lmin. 6sec. Carolus ran six furlongs in lmin. 21sec. llarceline spurted thvee furlongs .downthe straight..-.; Joan was goirig better than Troon'at the end of a mile, run in lmin. 49sec. Expect and Bronze,-galloped furlongs at good'three-tjuarter pace, an;l rattled over the next hivlf-milo in see. Fabrikoft" finished . in front , of Twelfth Night- and "Bee, after running -fivo furlongs in lmin. ssec. Twelfth Night put up the best performance as she got-left several lengtTTs at the start, and was going much better than, tlie other pair *at the, finish;. "Pariform- and Lα Fayourita, gbt.-.over'-iinlf a mile' in 51 3-ssec, 'the former going the better, while Gharmilki skipped > over six ; f in lmin;;2ss§c; andißiiigform covered five furlongs in lmin. Isec—a good gallop. ■ :'...,,. ■After breakfast Firegod travelled half a mile;,in. Sssec. Slogan defeated The Cornet; over seven furlongs in lmin. 33 l-ssec. Glenowl got to the end of six fjirlongs in lmin. 19sec. Forest Belle, assisted iby'Wee'-Donald over the' last half-mile, , Tan five .furlonge in 1 min. _ 9sec. First Glance deferred". Moddito over seven fui-longs, tho former doing her work nicely. Briar Patch ran six furlongs in. lmin. 225scc. Sveaborg'defeated Free, over seven fur-Ipngs'in-lmin.-3 ; 1 l-ssec'. Firmhold and Owhetoro ran six, furlongs in lmin. 18 3-3 sec. Sir Hamilton was given a good working .gallop.. Gnome defeated Daylight Bill aud Kiln;Hiy over a mile, run in lmin. 48sec. Goldseeker assisted over the last five furlongs by The Terrapin gelding ran a mile and a half. G.nrJdand ran six furlongs in lnlin. 22sec. Andraca «nd Lady Marcia. took lmin.'l9 3-ssec.. to run a similar distance; f' Signorile. ivas: going ■ bettor than. Skein Dim at the end of four furlongs, ruii'.jn. Msec. ~ Coroiiiform ran a. mile in- lmin. i49Js£c. , phudic -defeated TevioWale ,and Hops over six fiir'lorifrs in lmiD.' 20sec; ' Jlessina spurted half a mile. '.:'.. . Sunbeam went round over a flight of hurdles in good stylo, but his companion (Kilt 3) ran off nt tho first obstacle, nnd thereafter gave a..wretched display. Con the Shaughraun and White Cockade Were-' companions in a round over tho hurdles, the latter giving his usual safe display, while Con tho Shaughraun also improved: on his former display. Everything was quiet, and all the snectators had left the 'course when AV. Pine stepped on to the track with Respond. With, a light-weight up the Easter candidate rattled ofT six furlongs in lmin. 17 l-ssec, the fastest six furlongs of the morning. It was really a ?ood private trial, and consequently the Renown mare is likely to romp into a little favour for the Easter Handicap. The "Lookei , On" writes in the Evening News" that-Rencontre has done a lot of racing this season, but she is carrvinj: condition well. She should take oonie beating in whatever she starts in at the meeting. - Glenfinnan galloped -raven furlongs with Autummis in brilliant stj'lo this morning. He was goinqr quite ns well ■ sis"; Hi? compariipn nil through the gallop. The four-year-old mare Star?az<T has resumed work. She has quitn thrown' nlf her Isinipyioss during ! tho snell. The Easter Handicap candidate ciiudjci.o showiii" sitrns of soronsss ! and is inclined fo lx> a bit wayward before ho does his work. Thrnx was goinpr miinh better than Masterpiece at tho end of thoir snin over a mile" and n nuartT this mornin?, and_ pulled un really well. Rinaldo showed exceptio'inl nnce ovpr tlie first few furlongs in his gallop with Peg, and had the m.irn in trouble a lnn/r 'viir 'from bom", but hi> was stoDping badly at the finish, while flip. Charlemai;no mam was running on. Taskmaster did not gallop as well as u=ual to-dav, ,i-ii| lip was laipo when trottiiiff back to Hip sheds, though it afterwards left him. I a»i afraid he will not be racing much longer. Bold Stroke appears to stay much

better than' some of tho other two-yeaf-olds. Troou is right off colour.- Vnl/hnlla registered 50sec. for the first JinJfmi/o of his gallop. Charmilla must luivo : struck herself, as she was sore-after work- ,., ing .to-day. Cortes!-is coming' back: tojfbrinV- and should be very hard to beat 'in some of the minor'two-year-old haiidicapst soon. Wisebird has lightened up '«• lot latoly, but still gallops fast. She nice racing weight in tho Russley :,Plate, Miss Koltnar is staying - bettor, ■ 'with , 'a bit of age. She ran a milo out '.well' this morning. ■