TRAINING NOTES.
The mocniuc ' rofct* gtoriousl'y lino, and I numbers or tho sporting men tools advan* | ttigo o the tine weather to take a trip out to tho course and criticise the tmitu;ft>ii3 candidates for racing honors* at our next meeting. The fiwt horse to arrivo was Duntroou, whov when stripped. looked a trifle bis?,. and has evidently not had sttlii' cient work to bring hiuv into racing gimdW tion. It© wen : . two miles with Zwnobia, but tho litde marj s >on had him in dillic dt'es, and came in at the fcinUh hard held by the jock. This mare, wuh her light weighty in the Tradesmen's Handicap, ought to be very ctosj up at the tiuis i. Little Kelt then had a gallop- fcwtc! votud Tvifclv ru;;9 on. and w«nt very strong. The next to begin wo.-lc was the Duaedln C-np-trinnor Fishhook, who, with the hurdl.:racer Eciipshad two miles at a uvuUiuu puce, most of tlu» pcop!-* present a Inuring his splendid con litiou arid fuu; styl-' of movin??. AFft«»r than cam : S't -amer. who i i.k "if .i._' i mi pa-taing thj S.an-.1, thus -i-i-u: ; i i•. j •'rforuum'o of yea^er'tar. !■ -i a! !<-i.l t !■ r.naU ho k pt the track, a'ld ; I a h:.t", aec Tupanu-d l'»y Vv •::( jim. i; a very ta;r pa; •. Exdo ■ It"' a ft-... - IMli.: <;>!n UCTili'l % l>nt hj.« ,!it I !!■'". U":;" ;*o Will a? I CXpeCted he Woni'l J:, i i- tYo'.u ll.s fo't,!;. , , I. .• .. u -i- a iv.tt' -s'r.r,. ,u> I WH.. I!.; 11l- , ! -ttlo Ko take t (:■' lii« s'- " I ' ' iloi-s ['! - * i.:k W:i.-t •i . • .i. ■ . • •••.-• nbd by j.f-11l-t} :■■ ;,») • luVMlie o!I- ---•>* . . " '-■ pi. skin, ho v - In . ■■ /■> make a st.ait . i -■ -:i. an-!. • -no-j started. \ ; i ,t, >!•. v •„ -M- p by way of ; . :.r . g > i' •! i.an. At'tjc that task was ii lli. ; ,; , iionau'liau'--! three put iu nn »i pea-rance. and a move wan made tii we t-lu. m stripped. t-n Temple: ■» being sti'ipp- d. ijtuvi-ral weru fchw praise (if Ins fun.' condition ami rac«hor»« apptsarancc. Titimia was then »tr>ppi-«h and the two wcrti sint iinind, tu-r licing domj at riH-ing p.-icc r T«tnp!e.;t.»n ti«i»liiug about a hngth iiv t'n»nt of the lilly,. wi.o act mud a litt lo di.sti\ 5.5,.-d on pu ling up ; l uf, the old horsu soutucd to (■:! joy it, art hw canits ii; aa tr. sli as a lark. Tlit: Traducer colt only did i r--nn.'isi'. Ikir. fbattUr's two grwyn then started toguthor, but Nilly, tho tir»t tiu-.o round, was- a Uiatancw ahtail of Ncvi.-t. Tliia mart? ta improving nipidly. and I uliall not be surprised it' sht; vuna wyil f in all her engagements. On coining in town, £ met t»uy Fawkys going out to some work, but yonr covvi sporidunt u having any more time to spart!. did r return. It is to-be tiop«?«i that t:;U glovn weather will unntimi-*: untilat'tcr the rac. for I am sure this will be the inoal". sin, meeting ever held in Xorth ♦ >tag<>, judging from the large tvuinber ot hi>r»ea tlmfi are already here. The eourse th;-'-monung was heavy, but it cannot be u< pecteil that a new coiu'se would be otln-r----wise. To-morrow, I will einbavonr to spot the winners of the dith;re:it ev\ nl;-?. i»KVr,AUK.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 294, 3 April 1877, Page 3
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