RICCARTON GALLOPS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 186, 3 May 1940, Page 13

RICCARTON GALLOPS

Horses For Amberley Meeting Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. Conditions were again favourable for training operations at Riccarton today and practically all the horses to ra e at the Amberley Racing Club s meeting nt Riccarton on Saturday were worked. J. ue No. 6 grass track was again open, and most of the galloping was done on this, while a few trainers made use ol tm, plough. On The Grass. Settlement was a length in front of Prudent Prince at the end of six furlongs in 1.16 4-5. . t Ryetown was let off with a sprint over three furlongs in 36. There were several smart five-luflong gallops, the best being credited to Guilder, who, with A. E. Ellis in the saddle, was going better than Ageratum in 1.1 3->-Pink Lad was just in front of bcarteen in 1.2 2-5 and Iceland Spar and Grey -Silk were together ahead of Blue Abbey in similar time. Others included : Hurry Girl beat Ann Mie in 1.2 3-5; M iiiehelsea beat Box On in 1.3 1-5; Greenbank beat Halt in 1.3 3-5. The Gascony filly Symbol again attracted attention by finishing with St. Cloud, clear of Rebellion, at the eud of six furlongs in 1.14 3-5, the first three m 85 3-5. Benevolent showed further improvement by running this distance in 1.15 l-o. Other six-furlong tasks were executed by Rebel Star and Diuah Dhu in_l.l6; Race Away beat Douadea in 1.16 3-5 ; Synthetic 1.16 3-5; Grey Honour 1.16 2-5, with Baldoon over the first three in 36 ;_Good Health beat Princess Minerva in 1.17 3-a; King’s Toast 1.19 2-5. Lady Middleham was slightly in front of Knight Commander after covering seven furlongs in 1.30. Cape Gabo and Studley Royal were together in front of Far East in 1.32 2-5. Dockit and Waka strode over a mile in 1.46 2-5, and Dranoel and Captain Bruce went over the same ground in 1.47, while Shangri La, with Chanteur as a mate for five furlongs, recorded 1.44 Dispense and Auchusa ran half a mile in 50. On The Plough. Great Heart and Haughty Lad sprinted half a mile in 50, and Great Flight ranfive furlongs in 1.3. Disdain and Ferriby covered a mile in I. 3-5. They finished togther in front of Sweet Mystery. Capricious and Ripley executed a similar gallop in 1.42 2-5, both finishing on well. The Vulture and Gold Nugget covered .six furlongs in 1.17, and Rebel Chief '.'tin seven furlongs in 1.30. Wild Talk, ga.loped seven furlongs in 1.28 3-5, Great Swoop accompanying her over the last six in 1.16 4-5. Roy Bun and Skyrena impressed by reeling off five furlongs in 1.2 3-5. Riding engagements for Saturday are as follows; C. Wilson, Wild Talk, Great Heart, Great Swoop, Great Flight; J. H. Fraser, Knight Commander, Flame Queen, Halt, Papernlllti; A. E. Ellis, Rebel Chief, Guilder, Queen Linda; M, Billington, The Vulture, Capricious, Rebellion; A. Mes'servy, Dispense, Ripley, Sweet Mystery, Rebel Star; S. Green, Gold Nugget; C. Fox, Trench Fight, Improvident; A. Stokes. Ferriby, Symbol, St. Cloud; L. Gough, In The Dark; 11. Hibberd, Lady Middlcham, Kilrobe, Winehelsea; R. Register, The Duel; C. Stokes, Blue Abbey, Good Health; P. Spratt, Benevolent, Grey Silk, Grey Honour, Sham Boy; L. J. Ellis, Skyrena, Disdain, King's Toast, Searteen, Valcron; J. Jennings, Ann Mie, Prudent Prince, Settlement; C. Humphries, Cymric, Second Innings; M. Caddy, Dranoel, Race Away, Anehusa, Cape Gabo; L. Hare, Pink Lad ;R. Caddy, Chanteur, Shangri La, Copyist; V. Barrington, Ryetown; L. Johnson, Hurry Girl; J. Wadley, Ageratum; 16. Shaw, Shanghai Lily, Greenbank; R. Mackie, Lockit, Baldoon ; G. Elliott, Donadea ; A. Johnson, Coup d’Etat; D. Mackie, Gay Thread,’Synthetic; W. Cornyns, Princess Minerva; J. Nicholson, Studley Royal; H. Were, Icelaud Spar.