RICCARTON ACTIVITY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21188, 10 August 1940, Page 8

RICCARTON ACTIVITY

FINAL GALLOPS DICTATE AND NUFFIELD PLEASE HAUGHTY WINNER IMPRESSES (By Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday Winning Rival, Catalogue and Dictate all did good Winter Cup trials when the Anal gallops were held on the outside of the course proper at Riccarton this morning. Aller overnight rain the course was on the dead side. MuiTler put up the best six furlongs, while the best five went to Dictate. Scarteen and Great Flight were best over half a mile, while the steeplechasers over the National course also atrracted attention. The Wrecker ran a mile in 1.45 2-5, the first four furlongs in 51 4-ss. Ryetown ran half a mile in 52 l-ss, Great Flight beating Pleading by nearly a length in 61 Haughty Winner was far too good Tor Master Dingle, Balmenter and Raroa over seven furlongs in 1.36 1-5, the first three in 4U 4-ss. Haughty Winner was hard held until nearing the finish, where he was allowed to run along freely. Alma, after running the llrst half In 61 4-ss, ilnished her mile in 1.46 3-5. Winning Rival did an attractive trial over seven furlongs, drawing away to beat Kilrobe and M. Cloud by several lengths in the liual rurlong. They reached the three rurlongs in 38 1-ss, and Winning Rival completed his task in 1.32 2-5. Muffler, arter giving Stylosa a start, Ilnished a neck in front at the finish of six rurlongs in 1.19 3-5, the ilnal four furlongs in 53 3-ss. This was a useful efTort. Nightglass Beats Haughty Lad Nightglass galloped away from Haughty Lad over live furlongs in 1.6 3-5. Don’t Forget did half a mile easily in 5 2 2-5. Black Thread had a slight advantage over Noble Fox at the end or six rurlongs in 1.20 4-5, the final hair-mile in 53 3-ss. Disdain, brought home from tlie half-mile by Royal Chler, ran a mile in 1.46 . Lord Mida-5 and Lockheed broke away In front or Rebel Star at the sl\ furlongs peg, but Rebel Star moved up with a furlong to go and was with Lord Midas at the end in 1.21 2-5, the last four In 65 1 -ss.

Camphor gave Gentility a start and a narrow heating over five furlongs in 1.7 1-5, Ripley and Huglne doing the same time, while The Vulture was too fast for Gnohill in 1.6. Hanlon beat Prudent Prince and Settlement. the last-named stopping quickly over a mile in 1.50, the first hair-mlle in 54 l -ss. Scarteen ran half a mile in 51 3 -ss. doing It well. Padishah—Clarion Call Padishah and Llmbohm were clear of Clarion Call until the concluding stages of a mile, where Clarion Call moved up. the trio finishing in line in 1.55 2-5 the llrst four taking 57 3-ss. Synthetic shaded Stabilise over six furlong in 1.21 2-5, the final half mile in 63 Catalogue did a good trial when he was hard held, well clear of Raeburn, with Wagner further back, on the completion of seven furlongs in 1.35, the first three in 3 9 3-ss. Dictate had half a length to spare from Night Ilawk at the end of five rurlongs run in 1.5 2-3. This was the best effort over the distance. Lock it ami Wardress, after reaching the three furlongs post In 39 2-ss. completed seven furlongs in 1.33 4-5, while Nigger Roy heat Spanish Lad by hair a length mcr tlie same btuuiki in 1.31 3-s,'the llrst three in 4 0 2-ss. Anita Koo arid Sleeveless GIG si* fur. lons-s In l et, while Strip wm a neck In front or Bnlng-tia in 1.20 a-5. Fnxette was a couple or lenirths rlear of l.herokee over hair a mile In 52 t-6, while Ilebel Chief went up the back lit 52 Jumpers Schooled Slayer (J. Mcßae) and Rlue Steel (j Chaplin) were companions in a round over the steeplechase fences, the display being marred when Blue *teel, usually a s a ro jumper, Tell heavily at Cutt*’ fence, landing on his neck. He was winded for a few’ minutes but appeared little the worse for the fall. Chat Wright) and Lactose (P. Jarvis) were sent over the same ground. They did well until Cutts’, which Lactose hit though he stood up. * Gay Boa E. Jennings) and Joa Boa <J Richards) went at a «low pace in a round or tlie National course. Joy Boa lost ground at most of the fences. Gay Boa got over Cutts’ exceptionally well Colonel French (T. Boyle) made a better showing titan Turaki (P. Bovle) over four hurdles in a similar trial. in The Dark (L. Gough) was far superior to Good Sun (A. Leach).