RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1928, Page 12

RACING NEWS.

SOUTH CANTERBUBY MEETING

TRAINING AT RICCARTON. OVER FLAT AND FENVF.S. (By Telegraph.— Sin'cial w> "Siar.") CIIRI STCHURCiI, this day. Conditions were pleasant for training operations at Ricrarton this morning. No. 0 grass track wa« open, but most of the galloping was done on the plough. Some of the candidates Tor the South C'anterbiu-y meeting provided a fair amount of interest, but others were restricted to light tasks with the idea of sending them along a bit faster later 111 the week.

Front Rank, Impertinence, Wild Work and Tearaway were let off with useful pace work.

Fair Exchange covered six in 1.19 3-5. while Crossbow went a furlong further ill 1.30.

Silver Coot was not hurried, but Rotor reeled off seven in 1.30 2-5, and did it really well.

Honeycomb and Sprinkler broke away from the seven-furlong post. They went at a sound pace from the start and kept together for the first half-mile, when Honeycomb gradually drew away, finishing up an easy winner in 1.31 1-5. The imported horse went well all through.

Assurance and Don Jose were companions over a mile, which tliey left behind in 1.45 Tliey kept an even pace all through and were together at the. finish.

Buoyant and Lancer beat Cliickwheat in a smart spin over six furlongs.

Malmsey had Wreath ol Myrtle as a mate for a half-mile, which occupied 52 4-os. Thorndale wss given a couple of. steady circuits with a neck sweater on.

Aberfeldy and Tarleton separately did useful pace work. They gave a good display in a school over the hurdles the previous day.

Meiivale and lhe Bailiff registered 1.4 for five fuiiongs 011 the grass. Merivale looks particularly well. Koauau did useful pacing over a circuit and lw should do well over hurdles later in the year. Fresco and Moratorium were responsible for six in 1.18 1-5, a good gallop. Scoff sprinted half-a-mile up the back, going in his usual free style.

Bonatic (Tilson) and Oriflamb (E. Shaw) gave a good display over four hurdles. R6yal Land (W. Scobie) jumped the first two and th<?n was pulled off.

Solferite moved freelv in a workiu" gallop over about five furlongs. Fmora and Amor were associated over seven, which was covered in j 31 •> 5 They finished on well.

Whipcord (D. Hall) and Sir Wai (I. liilson) were companions in a school over the steeplechase fences, their exhibition being very satisfactory. . Battle Colours was given sfeadv mcing over a round. Sir Kov restricted to light exercise 011 the lead m the middle of the course.

the acceptances. '

(By Telegraph.— Prpss Association.)

„ TIMAUU, Monday. The following arc the acceptances for the hrst day of the South Canterbury meeting, to be held at Washdyke on Friday and Saturday next:- *

TEKAPO HURDLES of llOsovs. One mile aud a-half.

St. lb. |K TarbS dy * 11 4 Soion !i" 3 % 1 assiAsa s! Hard Prince 10 1 Kra^o? ha ° ?, £ HeisJ° Wn . *g a S "arenson .* 9 0

ELECTRIC STAKES of 120sovs, Five furlongs. mS? ;; 5 sr. Miss Marco 8 5 The Bailiff' s n Scoff c - . S o r. 6 Fortune's ay ••• WhpeI S O stn? «f ' ' ' * 5 Merivale so Star Stranger 1'lmshir ... .s o q.,' ; ® "• Bed Jazz .. s o Smngbow . S r. GLADSTONE H.ir K „r , sov . One mile j:» yards. Caniisador ft 4 Amor s t s 1:5 Knnsitntu 7 1 j Green ( loth s :: IJeatber I>onn 7 n Cross Bow s o TI.MARU (TP of :>,r, Osovs Out- mile nil 1.1 «»-«Jt;:i I ;,. t - Overhaul .. M , 2 Assuraj -e . 7 s V- lu '> S II Gay Soim.-t 7 7 8 l Pon .lose . . 7 1 Battle Colours 8 l: Carnot 7 1 i-n.... 7 lo -Tintoretto . 7 ti 4 1 ront Bank 7 y SMITHFIELD IIAXD1CA!' of l7jsovs Six furlongs. Booster » KJ Gold Brick 7 3 1 Black Duke » S Silver Coot 7 !» So feme .. 8 !< Polydectes 7 7 i-olrose ... y s Money Mine 7 0 OTIPUA STEEPLECHASE of iOO^ovs lno will's and a-half. The Babe .. 10 11 Whipcoril .. <1 s Adjutor .. 10 9 Koyal Wink u s £>ir W al . . o a Koyal Fr.shion it a ROSEWII.L 1IACK of 130sovs. beven furiougs. Money Mine s Fair Exchange 7 f. « .?- Mafa,dv 7 1 4 Valves .... 7 5 bolz-.a . 7 TJ Carintliia .. 7 1 ioiu'vi-oinb 7 11 Tardv 7 •{ Wild Work 7 7 The Bailiff . 7 u 7 'i Soifello ... 7 o DOXCASTEIt HANDICAP of 17r, SO vs. Seven furlongs. Thorndale 10 Fairy Herald S' r, Baldowa . . y s Aj.ii. Dighion s g Moratorium y "j Flying Mist s 1 Lucy Boeket S 13 Gold Mint . 711 i ab . 0< { , H Antrim Buv 7 11 Sprinkler .. s ft Mime 7 n