RICCARTON NOTES.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 102, 27 October 1897, Page 2

RICCARTON NOTES.

I (Per Press AHsociation.) Chhistchurch, October 26. A splendid b'iowct foil last night, and freshened and softenrd thr track at lUccarton. St. Paul trotted and cwit<*rcd. I Oma put in :i short three-rjuarter pace Rftllop. Strathbrann has br>en trotting for a week, after going slow for a fin-nit ho galloped a mile and a quarter .it top on the plough. Haria and Dajstar, traversed six furlongs on the grass at. their best price. Harm, who hud the host of the weight, again holding his companion, both however going well. Waitiku we it once round slow and another fast one on the plough and came along the last half mile very strong. Skirmisher was better than ]<lacl: and I?ed at the end of a mile gallop on the grass. Britomarte covered a mile and :i half at a good three-quarter pace. Lola, who had n light dose of physic on Saturday, was worked lightly. Marino, Cnctus, Moomer, Stftrshot, Helle Clair, Crescent, Manawanni, First Venture, Tcpanto, Manogram and Proposal were responsible for the strongest vrork of the others. Euroclydon. J^ord liosslyn, Julnicn, Maremma and Laren are expected at headquarters to-night.