DICTATE GOES WELL

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 145, 15 March 1939, Page 15

DICTATE GOES WELL

Trenthani Candidates Work At Riccarton Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH. March 14. The outside of the course proper was opened yesterday and again today for the use of horses racing at Trentham and Waimate this week. Trentham representatives, who were shipped north tonight, were given useful work with sprints home.

Night Dress and Capricious covered a mile in 1.43 and Asset and Not Out sprinted half a mile well in 49 4-5. Night Dress and Asset will be ridden at Waimate by J. Jennings. A rider has not yet been secured for Not Out at Trentham. Dictate and Kilrobe were again companions over seven furlongs. They kept abreast for half the journey, and then Dictate always kept half a length in front, finishing strongly in .1.29 3-5. Dictate went exceptionally well and should make some return at Trentham. It was proposed to take him to Awapuni after Trentham, but his nomination was overlooked.

Bright Prospect was always in front of Cape Garbo and Pladie throughout seven furlongs in 1.30 4-5. This trio will meet again in the highweight event at Waimate.

Dinah Dim ran five furlongs in 1.2 1-5. She will have to be considered in the maiden event at Waimate. Some riding engagements made for Trentham on Friday are as follows:—A. Messervy, Wild Career, Scold; C. Wilson, Capricious, Trench Fight. ,Wild Talk, Great Flight, Counterblast ; 11. Hibberd, Wnka; A. Stokes. Density. Spartan was an acceptor for the first day at TrqntJiam and it. was intended to race Mas-tor Hotspur in the Challenge Stakes on the second day. but Master Hotspur has not done well in the last, week, and T. H. Gillett has cancelled the trip with his pair.

A decision as to what race Haughty Winner will contest, at Trentham on Friday has not. yet been made, hut A. E. Ellis has arranged to ride Jiim in either event. On his two good performances on the course in January he cannot be considered harshly treated in either of his engagements.