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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 12, 12 August 1916, Page 2

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| RiCCARTON TRAINING NOTES. ! Fee Peess Association, Christchurch, August 12. The weather was cold at Riceartoil to-day. A lot of useful work was done on tlie lint. Seddel I’a hr heat Kukri over G furlongs. Soadown was ahead of Roumania at. tlie end ol 7. Cold 1 Soult heat George over seven —an excellent performance. Ringform was I letter than Sir Tarka over seven. Rorke’s Drift was ahead ol Cherry Blossom, Twelfth Night, and Speedometer at tlie end of seven. Rorkc’s Drift showed improved fonn. .Melti-* chikoff and Aurore were together at the end of a useful mile, i Over the hurdles, Styrax. Harbour Light, and Marconi went once round, Marconi shaping host. To Onga jnmp‘ed hotter than Master Regal in a ‘similar task. Golden March and Sir •Solo jumped live furlongs well, the j former especially. Idealism and Ngaj toa were better than Captain Macky jin a. circuit of the fences. AVirokiuo jumped one brush after dislodging his rider at the first attempt. Fagot, Braeburn, and Korangi went once round the fences. Fagot jumping best. Kooya was better than Ghulfnl over live hurdles. St. Flmn and Multicipal ' showed good jumping over tlie hurd- ' les to the fifth, when the latter fell. | Worcester started with them, but re- 1 fused at tbe first hurdle, I