RICCARTON TRACK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1936, Page 12

RICCARTON TRACK.

HORSES FOR ELLERSLIE. THREE LEAVE YESTERDAY. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The weather was fine while work was in progress at Riccarton this morning, and interest centred in horses engaged at Ashburton. Tliere was not much excitement about the proceedings. Most of the galloping was done 011 No. 7 grass track, but a few horses went on the sand. Brevity and Call Money sprinted well on the sand. Emissary was an early worker on the grass, sprinting three furlongs up the back in 36 l-ss. Sea Fox was in front of Dollar Bill at the end of six furlongs in 1.10 4-5. Honour's Lass beat Convival over five furlongs in 1.4 3-5. Sir Hugh was much too good for By-law in a half-mile sprint in 50 2-os —a useful effort. Moonbeam took 1.37 for seven furlongs, but she did it easily. Rodeur and Cyrillian ran half a mile in 51 3-ss. Wexford Bridge, Paliu and Streamline | covered seven furlongs in 1.34. Variant and Roaming registered 1.22 2-5 for an ' easy six furlongs. Arrow Glen beat Frontage over five furlongs in 1.5. Culotte, Rose of Tralee and Madame Pompadour, 1 separately, were given short sprints. Grand Review was going well all through a seven-furlong snin, the last six furlongs in 1.22. Jolly Beggar and Glenavon did an easy half-mile, taking 545. F. Christmas took them North to-night, when Royal Limond also left with J. Lindsay in charge. Willie Win went about seven furlongs, the last six in 1.19 3-5. He is in nice order. Latitude took 1.19 3-5 for six furlongs. Gold Coat and Rotokino registering 1.19 1-5. Lady Graceful and Cranford were sent seven furlongs in 1.33, but they were not hurried over the last part. Execution ran six furlongs in 1.18 3-5. Horowhenua beat Horotiu over a mile in 1.48, whilo Tooley Street ran six furlongs alone. Golden Dart took 1.21 for six furlongs, going easily, while Monastic and Haeretonu registered 1.20 4-5. Gay Lyric beat Lochain over five furlongs in I.G 3-5. Rebel Chief doing 1.5 alone. Solwit and Colombo were on terms, well clear of Cape Gabo, at the end of six furlongs in 1.18 3-5. Argentic and Polydora went well over a mile, taking 1.45. Dav.olo worked on the j sand.

Two novice jumpers provided a bit of excitement with their schooling efforts. Wharemana and Night Wind started off on a round over the steeplechase fences. They shifted about going to the first brush along the back, where both ran off in determined fashion, flattening the inside wing. G. Ridgway, the rider of Wharemana. bruised his right shoulder and received a knock on the right side of his face. R. W. Wateon, the rider of Night Wind, escaped without injury. Night Wind was later mounted by N. Tregonning and was tried again. He blundered badly at the first fence, the brush at the top of the straight. The lad received a shaking, but later gave the horse another trial. He jumped the first very well, scrambled over the first of the double, but ran off at the second leg. though he cleared it with a short run afterwards. It was not a good exhibition.