NOTES FROM RICCARTON.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2359, 15 January 1915, Page 7

NOTES FROM RICCARTON.

d d (Br relesrraji]i.~SD6oW Oorreaponaeat.l J Christchurch, January 14. Autumnus, with a light weight up, was stretched over six furlongs on the is plough, which was very heavy and dead, d and not at all fit to give a horse a wind i- ing-up gallop on. He went much more freely over the first two furlongs than he did on Tuesday. Court Martial pickedthe big fellow up over the last half-mile, and they raced home together without h being bustled Autumnus was a i- trifle lamer than when last galloped, but s, threw it oft after being trotted around r- the middle and cooling off. He has 10st. > r 21b. to carry in Wellington,'an awful j weight to carry in good company. He ' • will have to go to the post right at the ?" top of his form. : Troon and Doon were galloped a mile. It was the first time Doon had ever gone '0 a mile, and though Troon was going the i- better of the pair when the winning posf; was reached the filly ran the distance is out well considering the' time she has been jf in work and the heavy state of the track. , WiSebird, with a big weight up, and Don Jrancisso, with a light weight up, were given a solid six furlongs together. Both of them were goin» strongly when the post was reaohed. Wisebird was quite sound afterwards. :a Cortes and Varnish, carrying about thb 3s game weights, were sprinted five furMi longs together. Ridden out, Varnish was lii a shade betteT than his companion at to the post. Ho had the outside running. )0 Both horses looked well. ss Snapdragon was given steady pacing " and was slightly lame after it. " Peg, \sho has been paid up for in the 6 Wellington Cup, was asked to do her best over a mile and a quarter. Charmiila e " went the first five furlongs with her and ot then stopped, and Honesty joined in and ill brought her home. The track was very re dragging, and the mare tired over the a _ last furlong, but she struggled on gamea] ly and finished her task in very fair |j e time. She was sore in front afterwards. Gnome was raced over a mile and a , quarter to seo if it was worfh while f 1 ® nominating him for the Midsummer Han--16 dicap. He had three horses, to assist him. ■r- Themis went the first six furlongs with tie him. Andrea joined in seven furlongs 3l- from home, and Athenic picked the pair a _ itp at the half-mile post. The boys on r y Andrea and Athenic did not givo Gnome any assistance as they cleared out from him after leaving the half-mile post bohind, Ho was very tired at the finish. M. Hobbs is making. arrangements to n " take his team north on Saturday eveninc. All going well in the meantime he will take Peg, Honesty, Scotch Melody, 11 • and Down. o. G, Murray-Aynsley tried out his • two in Middle Park Handicap candidates, Spauglo and Snub, over the six furlongs. Both of them had very light weights up to ensure the pace being solid all the " way. Warstep, with a good weight up, ■[' was sent with them, running on the outsido. The two-year-olds got the best of the start, and led the older mve for •o, about a furlong, when she ranged ahead and began to foreo the pace. Spangle was woll beaten beforo four furlongs had been covered and dropped right out of it. Snub ran out the gallop well, and finished alongside Warstep under sufferance. It J was a fair gallop. J. N. M'Gregor, who won our National on Slow Tom. is aow. in Melbourne

and out of luck at present. He had his leg broken through a horse falling with him, and just as it was well on the way to mending he fell down and snapped it again. He ia about once more, and ia hobbling about on a stick.