SOUTHERN NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 16

SOUTHERN NOTES.

M.L QUIET AT RICCARTON. CATERPILLAR G/OES DOWN SOUTH. PANGOLIN RUNS A FAST MILE. (By Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The track, work at Riccarton. this morning did not provide much excitement. Most of the trainers had their teams : oiit, but the horses who raced at Ashburton' were ""on the easy list, while not many of the others were given serious tasks. In the meantime trainers are content to give them useful work, sufficient to hold the condition they have got. As usual P. V. Mason worked his team the reverse way. Honour, Jaleux, Greenaway. and-.Praise, who are being got ready !for Auckland, were -allowed to stride along freely, but they could have done better. They all look well, and Honour in particular may be an improved herse when he next races. Count Cavour had Amor as a mate for the last six furlongs of a mile, which he reeled off in 1.45. After a slow first furlong he finished, on strongly, and he looks in great health. Paquito and Tcheka were associated over six furlongs. The time (1.21 2-5) Avas slow, but both horses were going very comfortably. Bladon |(R. McSeveney) was schooled over twjo hurdles, but his display was not very attractive. Pangolin 1 is Striding.'along, freely'in his track'work, and'he; galloped a mile very attractively. A. : E. 'Wor-m-aid has him looking very _well at present. * He has built up i and improved a lot in since he was relegated to'hurdle'- racing,' in which department he is likely to. show . still further j improvement .as Tthe\ season advances.. : 'V ■'.'■.' *"' ; •"'.,'' r- ~ \ ; .:■''..■-'

Flair may be included in F. Christmas' team for 'the West ••''Coast 'during the holidays,,-after •which she may visit Trentham for the Wellington Cup meeting in January. • This well-grown filly is a useful galloper, and she should get some more money later in the season in hack events. She hit out well in a half-mile sprint this morning.

The speedy sprinter Caterpillar has left J. B. Pearson's stable, and has gone to Wingatui, where she will be trained by D. P. Wilson. Her owner, Mr. J. Richardson, resides in Duuedin, so that the change of quarters 'represents a natural desire to have his horses trained where he can watch their progress.