ON THE RICCARTON TRACKS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2531, 4 August 1915, Page 4

ON THE RICCARTON TRACKS

[YESTERDAY'S TRAINING, WOBK. •T* .'. I,i ■■- • -(By-Tfilerrapji,—Special Oorriepondeht.) Christchurch, August 3. ; Despite a heavy frost this morning a large crowd assembled* at Eiccarton to •watch, proceedings which: took a very in-teresting-turn in the matter of jumping. iWork:.-ivas commenced, at about 8.30 with Olga Garlovna running- six furlongs 'in lmin. 18-2 sec. She was carrying very little:weight, and her time was made principally in the first three furlongs. Ccr villus was running on better than Countess Tolstoi and St. Ewe when. six furlongs had been covered on the grass in lnun. 21|sec. ; -Mandoline,. Kaininohe,. Haskayne, and' pardiff. did steady work oil the tan. 1 ; Sam - Pan was much better than Daylight Bill, with Sir Donald beaten off at the end of a round on the sand, the last mile being run in lmin. 55 3-ssec. Slogan, alone, and' carrying a handy, .-weight,yxan five furlongs nicely on the ' tan in*;lmin. 4-ssec., a distance which Bore and Bomb ran on the grass in lmin. -ssec.,;j the former finishing best.Meltchikoif and Teviotdale sprinted ialf a' mile up the back. Banksia, with G. Clarke up, strode out .very freely, and ran a mile-on the grass rivcll in lmin. ,41sec. Scorch.ran the last, half-mile of five furlongs on the grass in 51see. , Euapani, Birkline, and The Comet finished, in that order at the end of seven furlongs on' the grass, the first-named finishing best, in lmin. 52sec. Tutco (Feilding) and Dan Cameron (R, ' 31' Severn) did a round over the hurdles, : ithe former giving the better, display. , Morning ran a round on the saind, and; to took lmin. 27sec. to get over the last .six furlongs. ' Nicomar was going well within himself after covering half a mile on the grass in 51sec. Toki, -with very little on his ! baok, took four-fifths of a second longer .-.to cover a. similar course. (• Art and Banian were companions in 'ta mile on the' grass, and the Birkenhead gelding ran on the. better, cutting out the last six furlongs in lmin. 20 2-ssec. ' Glenroy, who' had the assistance of Crown 1 Pearl over the last half-mile, ran the concluding six of seven furlongs in CLoiin: 20scc,

Multiply (M'Cabe) was obliged to cut off corners to foot it with St. Elmn (R. /Hunt) in a round over tho sticks. The * former was. conceding a lot of weight to ■his companion, but both finished well, and jumped fairly safely, the work occupying lmin. -ISsec. Merry Valot (Tilsley) ran along behind tho pair all tho ■ .way, Jjumping the first and last fences. Skyline, the close relative to Postillion, jnade a poor showing with C. M'Seveny up over two hurdles. He ran' off at tho second, and on being brought back struck Iheavily, nearly unseating his rider, who made a good recovery. Flight (W. Goscomb) was with Skyline, and gave a very ordinary display. • The Hound (A. Goodwin) and Kingsway '(A. Worniald) were associated in once round over, the hurdles, both, jumping quickly and safely.. ; Royal Arms, without having a great amount of pace on, encompassed a round over the battens with A. Oliver in the saddle. He made light of his work, and! .jumped cleverly. f Peg was not in a galloping humour, and ihtuck her toes in when running five fur- . llongs on the grass, and was afterwards allotted steady work on the sand. Fagot (T. Marchant) did about the fastest round) of the morning over the country, and had Rustic (Mr. Fitzgerald) to help him along. Both fenced safely in thisr round, but Rustic took a second turn; over tho country with Tim Doolan (t. Patterson), who had run. along about one hundred and fifty'yards in the rear. , Rustic pulled up and waited for last (year's Grand National winner, but on lenteran" on the second roiind he jumped "mucli slower and not too surely, and ' ' 'finished a long way back. Tim Doolan a fencing throughout was first-class, and i,a wm 'full of Tunning at the finish. Prairie Fire (Feilding) and Stroller (D. M'Kay) were to have essayed a round . nvertho country, after .jumping the first fence safely the former ban ked, and Teueatedly refused to face the task. He hadVon a similar exhibition yesterday afternoon. Stroller got round in his , SpM »«£„"•>> (Movant) did not wen get. tx SKMH.twc. wftis,;™# ly in the saddle again, but further at- " tempts were fruitless, and Marchant was made •to • measure his IggSjli JjgW.

when going to the first of the double, Sandy Paul afterwards secured another companion, and fenced well throughout. PRINCE LADDO SCRATCHED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, August 3. Prince taddo was scratched for the Winter Cup at 4.15 p.m. yesterday. AUSTRALIAN HURDLES. ' FINAL ACCEPTORS, By Telegrajli—Fress Association—OopyriifM (Itec. August 3, 10.55 p.m.) Melbourne; August 3. Tho final acceptors for tho Australian Hurdles include lord Grey, Widden, Jack Rice, Uxbridge, Chess, Ballista, Van Homreigh, Admiral Grand, Wisconsin, Flavel, La Fidele, Ralieny and Vengeful.