LATE SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 76, 1 April 1915, Page 6

LATE SPORTING.

«c.- ( RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. PiEB Press Association. , Christchurch, April 1. Training operations at lliccarton this 'v^jinohning*wbi*e' conducted-under favor- : 4Able coilditiops. Most of the work •ffwas done on the plough, a few taking ■ Ithe course ’ proper. Bimeter ran live in 1.3'; Scotch Melody, six in i’1.77; Croesus and EmpeVador as com- / panions' ran six, but Croesus got a ■break at the start, doing the distance; jin 1.14 2-5 (a brilliant effort). Em--,i,J)erador’svfeuttje, 1-16 2-5, was also ,? [good; Nohii beht Xanthos over fivh furlongs, irt 2-5; Kilrain, aia alone Jin 1.20. Peg Charmilla were toI gether at the end of hve, mn in 1.2 ;il3-5. Flying Start beat Battle Eve over - ■ five in 1,2. Gold Soult ran six in 1.16, “f* tiring at the finish ; Bauksia, nine fur‘•'longs in 1.56; Medley, five in 1.3, I 'Chortle talsn£ 1.12 2-5 wijjfc a liig ,j'height, Nightwatch ran a mile in JL.43 3-5; Co'ti’ft Martial, a mile and •i'A quarter, the last mile in 1.43 1-5; ,;Marsa, six fiirlongs in 1.16 1-5; Warmile and a-quarter in 2.9, finishing well; Sartorze, six in 1.16 2-5; ]|Fabrikoff beat Ogier over a mile in * > ! 1.46. First Glance on the course proper covered a mile in 1.43 2-5.- Chudic ytan six furlongs in 1.18; Daytime takiftng'l.l6 2-5. Clyneleigh rar a brilliant • I?six in 1.14 2-ssoc. M ••• ■ - At the Moonee Valley meeting on March 20, the hurdle race was won by redden by F. W. M'Cahe. ; The New Zealand-owned Kongopai finished third. The much-boomed Lord Miiltifid, who' races in the colors of Mr Jas. Hawkins, of New Plymouth, scored very easily in the Welter Purse, defeating a hot favorite in Royal Alice. The New Zealander was in front from djhe; rise of !l|e. barrier, and won pullPallskde, carrying 10st., filled the position of runner-up to Maltguard .in ’theHigh-XVeight Handicap. After -winnicig at Mooheo Valley, an offer of MOQOgns. was refused for Lord MultiWr i