RIFLEMAID'S RECENT RUNNING.

NZ Truth, Issue 93, 30 March 1907, Page 2

RIFLEMAID'S RECENT RUNNING.

I -^Ftoe •; triple Gup must haye, givfctt fire^b- satisfaction to beri; 'fawper on acpount of the good Forrn*&he: fias "•' sho^n since Ohristma'S; The H eedlegun filly must bfe bne of the Smallest hotses taciiig dn the .dolony' at present, and a. coincidence alwut tter Cup victories, is th« fact m- all three the distance has been- li miles, and Riftemaid lias, Ofi ;eabh' occasion ha-d mbre than ! a l&figth to Spare. 'On Bo^irfg Day, at palinerstonj she ran second to Flotilla m a,} mile race, and unishetl m Jront of ,^6me really good borses. Two days latfcer she'wian the 'Ashliurst Oup, car-» ryjrag ' o:l2, anti beating ' Apa, Pbiyanthus, Hipp'orofla, Roseal and others. She was inext taken to the Wairarapa \and won the. Cup there; putting up a record for the track. In this she met Probable, (Jlenullin and AStoriginai. , At Wellington a»d. Wan■sffltoii meetings she Was unsuccessful,, 'but sbe again proved her winnihg iabajiiy by annexing the Waipipi Cup last week, Royal Blue and MontigO being ■attionp;-. •fche vancjuisJied. The /fiU'y has- now to put up a penalty at Fe'ildrng, and it is unlikely she can •succeed uwder her heavier iriipost. 'Before her win at Ash'hurst it was •bsdM fcha't h"et owner Would have be&i to faave a couple of hundred 'notes for her. Since Christmas RiflenKwd 'has' won over £800 Jh, •stakes an^ Mr Buick no doubt is pleased that\he never parted mvh> her, , for not only has ; : she :he»n a good- flnaneial benefit, but .she has won three races erf,' some note, a fact which should set ag*ow. the ,<lieart Of any sport.