RICCARTON TRACK WORK

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2224, 10 August 1914, Page 3

RICCARTON TRACK WORK

tj FINAL,GALLOPS. • (By Telejraph,—Bpeotal; OorreJßondent,'. t Christchurch, Angnist 9. 1, A : fait crowd attended at Riccarton I. this morning ■ to watch the final gallops. Trainers: were'disappointed in not having [1 a. suitable ' grass track ' to work their j. horses on, and most of the work was done c-n the sand, which prog vided' good going. There was a fair , amount of schooling done ( including dis-: plays by several National' candidates. Taken all round, however, the work was )_ not .'exceptionally interesting;. but several gallops were of moro than average merit, i Chortle" (B. Deeley) and Multiply (Ryan) ran half a mile in the good time of sfl 2-sseo. The pair finished together, • but, if .anything, .Multiply appeared to . bo' going the better at the finish. '» ,'. Grey King did easy pacing, while Merrie Valet went six furlongs at a good '! three-quarter pace. it • Eaupani ; (Porter) defeated Bveaborg f-. (Deelpy)'/by six lengths over seven furs'" :longs' 1 in lmin. 82S-ssec.—a good gallop on the .part of the former. Sveabora's display was disappointing and at the a finish he'was very badly beaten. ' Stroller was not extended, but George reeled off half a mile in Ml-ssec. Gipsy Belle, on 'the grass, covered half a mile in 52lscc. Nitnsda\e and Forest Belle, on the same' track, werp not fully ). ertended .wh.ile running seven furlongs. -...Salzburg went'five furlongs at a strong - pace, whuo Kimbombi did three-quarter pace work. 1 .Baglestone and Hornbeam ran half a • mile, and Sir Hamilton, assisted by StaTI- gazer over the last half mile, ran Seven r o furlongs in lmin.. SGseo. iv .V Thrax and Tannhau3er finished to>D' gether at the end of sis furlongs, in s. lhiin. 192-sseo.j nod Mount Victoria ratty tied over half a mile, in 60i-sseo., •j '" Briarp'atoh was going better than Sil- . . ver Shield at the end of six furlongs on

the grass in lmin. 212-ssee., while Amber and White defeated. Listen, over a similar distance on the sand in lmin. » 19 • Swn Pan and Sunbeam rattled over a mile in-lnup, 4&sec., and Corrie and tlie Achilles filly did 6trong work on the grass. ; Player and Ngatiruamii were companions in. a round over the hurdles in' lmin. 49} sec., and the former especially gave a very fine exhibition. Tolstoi went once round over the big country and Selwyn did strong work on tho gross. ■ _ Blaok Lupin defeated Tetiknra in a sprint over half a milo in Sljsec., and Sportsman. Don Rnbyl and ICia Ora covered five furlongs in lmin. 7sec. : Carolus defeated Glenroy over six fnr-> longs in lmin. 19sec., and Iliad's Hero and'K&niki covfiTed a similar distance in lmin. 18sec. . -Teviotdale was going better than Moddite at the end of nve furlongs, which occupied lmin.. ssec., and Mescal ran four furlongs 'in 55seo: Stockade did three-quarter .pace work and Morning ■ ran six furlongs oil the grass in lmin. 211-ssec., and afterwards tcok charge of his rider and went two more rounds. ' '. ; Captain Jack did several rounds at a 6low pace and. was afterwards given strong work, while Leon to,, jumping very big, went <.noe round. over the hurdles. 1 Diavolo aid Chatmos jumped well while running u, round' over, the hurdles, in lmin. 55sec., and Hereford also accomplished a circuit over the battens. > ManitaUi Kilmeny, and Cheddar were companions in a sprint over three flights of hurdles, the trio jumping well. Bransfield easily defeated .Uncle Jim over, seven .furlongs in lmini 87sec. . Chorale and Petrolus sprinted half a mile, and Golden Morn, occupied lmin. 194-ssec. while getting to the end of six furlongs. Glenmore and Eauroa gave a goodi exhibition over the big country,, the former in particular fencing well. : Clynelish. put up the gallop of the' morning in sprinting half a mile in 4? 2-ssec., and the Cup horse is evidently at the top of his form. ' Exotic went once round over the big fences, but his display wos nothing above the avStagV while Stone Ginger,' Otehu,' .Golden Grape, Wainono, and 'Amos were companions in a similar task, all getting round safely. Golden Water sprinted three furlongs, and Trilby rattled over five furlongs. in lmin. 4 2-ssec., Silver Monarch, The Chief; and Jackman jumped the big country, the lastnamed giving the best display, while .Royal Arms defeated Crown Pearl over six furbngs in lmin. 18 Msec. , Twelfth Night and Bee got to the end of five furlongs in lmin. 8 2-fcec., and Royal Medal went onoe round over the big fences in pleasing style. , The Spaniard, with sweaters on, did strong .work, and Grand Idea and Haumakaka, defeated Gazette over half a mile in 512-sseo. Haakayne easily defeated Banian over five furlongs in lmin. sseo., and Leading Lady was in front of Bon at the end of half a mile, run in 62 2-ssec. Gnome did strong work on the grass, and Admiral Soult beat Riiatangata over a mile in. lmin. 48 3-ssec. 1 • Andraea and Daylight Bill galloped five furlongs in lmin. 4sec., the former showing to most advantage, and Cousin Jack went a mile and a quarter in 2min, ?3 3-sseo.