Track Tattle From Riccarton

NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 14

Track Tattle From Riccarton

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch Representative.) THE Ashburton County Racing Club's WharnclifCe and Sir Wai had a winter meeting will provide a few friendly bout over once round over the perks for Canterbury horses. Roscrea, steeplechase fences. Both horses for instance. ■ jumped m pleasing style. .'"•#•'* * # # .* ' ■ i Town Bank ought to romp home at Radiac is 'being given schoolAshburton. He. has nothing of much ing work> j_ as t wee k he jumped consequence to beat. three fences m great style. . iy^l^-twhol i^|:.' a f f.^ U^ b °^ Wildwork and Quarterdeck are m broken, when Aberfeldy fell m the - ■ ■ . .._* raoineGreat .Nofthern Hurdles, is making a solid work with. a view to early racing.. speedy recovery and 'expects to be m * * * ■ . the saddle at Ashburton; < ' Beau G este is getting through useful '•,'";.-•,;•'.'•# "■''.. :"••"#■ ■'■.-,. ,# tasks under. F. P. Claridge. He may v v C V hi6kwKeat iwas sent ' over the e given a race at the Grand National -^tfft|^h'u>tfi^ fixture. ■■■■■* week/He is a careful jumper, cvi- * *J * y ' derrtly remembering a spill he had .. • ... Aberfeldy has. had an easy time whin last asked; to -negotiate the of Mt since h'e 'returned from; Auckbattehs.: ' - • • . r land. • He. will be picked up m time ..-■> ..# ' ' : -# ■•'•:■; .. y*v. .;-;.*>>!.' for thej Wellington Club's fatherNine of Spades is goihg to make good >ng. as a hurdler. For a novice, he show- * .". . # * ed remarkable ability ma . schooling Hyperion is one of the busy memdisplay last week. • .-'.-.. bers of T. H. Gillett's team, and will # '."''#. #." » be a competitor m the Dromore Limerick has been indulged m easy Steeplechase at Ashburton. work of late. Just. enough, m fact, to # « . # keep him from .damaging himself. As That good galloper, First Sight, has a matter of fact, he did break away started work again under F. D.' Jones, from his attendant the other day and # # # received a minor injury. It is nothing . ' ' ' to worry about. It is stated that the southern light. '"■-,-.# '. # # , weight, .L. J. Ellis, may accompany Oriflamb was sent pver the steeple- F- E>. Jones on his next trip to Austrachase fence last- week. The speed was liaon.and he. jumped as if he had been • " . - * * # used to bi/r country all . his lif e. The Roscrea is bowling: along- m great gelding. has, been purchased by J. Ful- style at Riccarton. The half-brother ton.' ''..''-•' . J to Limerick is good.