TRAINING WORK AT RICCARTON.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 34, 4 November 1919, Page 8

TRAINING WORK AT RICCARTON.

By Telcgraph.-Sp6eial Correspondent. Christchurch, November 3. I Jtain fell steadily all night, making Hie frocks at Kicearlon oh Hie heavy .side . Tlio .sand, tan, aiic No. 7 grass tracks wove open this morning, the last-named . for last work only, There was hHe , fast work accomplished, many of the t trainers cantering and joking their teams round the centre, while a good miuiv others worked at ironi half lo , throe-quarter pace on Hip sand. ~ liiah .--jirintPil half a mile on the grn« in 51 2-s<ec. finishing well, while Austin covered a solid lonml of the grass, the last six furlongs tabus Jmin. IDsee. . E-mont I'ark linished" m front ot Lmg- ' ham over six furlong run m lmm. °fl c, - r )SCC ! . " BjonieWg ond Parana were compan- , inns in a schooling over two hurolto, ' both jumping i« K Mtl stv '°- „;,„ Illeus heat Almoner easily over a mile ' on the was*, run in Imin. Msec. _ Vied ham left four furlongs behind on the same track in 52 3-sscc, and appeared to relish the going. Milliard Pol hit nut well in n lnu»l over half a mile, run in 55scc. V I). Jones's team were nearly all worked on the grass, but were not out to r %urtS looks improved since he ■ raced at AVcllinglon, and strode along : W T)pJrt e Golil was on the traft, but was 3 „ot worked, her trainer not liking the • was very lame yesterday • morning, bnt it wore off after,-arcs. ' This morning, after a. good working ga- - lop. 61.e showed, signs of lamene* • front. Her trainer cannot v locate the ! ' suffering from a foot - in front, and a veterinary surgeon has r been attending him. , ~., . • \ M'Oormaek, one of the best jSoith ■ fsiand light-weights, has been engaged f to ride CerbeVns in the Stewards' HandiM„ 1) Cotton will have the r.do on - Brackenfield in the same event. 0 Ermine is an unlikely s arter in tie f Stmvards' llandieap, ana. all going well, 1 will be a runner in the Oaks. . . \ ,1 i\['l''linn will ride Silver Link m - Iho' Stewards- Handicap. C tmerson t will have the mount on Desert Gold. s A fair amount of galloping was nccom- - dished at Pdccnrtou on Sunday moins ing. mostly on the plough track. ■ T)eserl Hold went once round on the » in de of the trial grass. The puce was , ■ nor on *« tllD Mrly "! i i" - stmHit .she was doing almost her best. ■ Gasla" and Humbug sprintetf hree b furio4~ii SO Msec, well within them- » selve Tloth are attractive movers, and o the latter may start favourite for the t C, .T C "Welcome Stakes. ii With the assistance of Muriluku over b the latter stages, Kose Wreath cast a ■ mile behind in good style. t TorfTeda showed her usual brilliancy • in getting four furlongs in 50 l.isee. _ ItUl Stag and MaoDnff were given Mascot. Hurry Up and Krmincjumped off from the seven furlongs post ami galloped home in linin. 38 3-fcec. Mascot ■ w"s going nicely all through, and should , !! ft'sSris' Handicap candidates, Bon SIKO. and Br.ekei.fieM. r got through serviceable tasks witlioul boin" lindulv hurried. , ,„, ~ , o B nglm Put a mile and a half behnid S at a solid pace, being accompanied over t tho last mile by Kgmont Park. - Almoner and Kleus were wculged in a ' sfVadv walk, and then broke away, from ■- the si.vfurlongs peg, gett.ng home in the s creditable;time of lmm. 1< l-osec.