RICCARTON HORSES.
SOME GOOD GALLOPS.
COUNTERBLAST GOES FAST.
(By Telegraph—Special to "Star.")
CHRISTCHURCH, this day
Candidates for Trentham did good woik at Riccarton this morning on the outside of the trial grass track. Counterblast again did the best gallop, running six furlongs in 1.15 1-5, Wild Talk taking 1.16 3-5, Grey Honour 1.16 2-5, while Lady Leigh, who is engaged at Oamaru, took 1.16, coming home fast. Trench Fight went at an even pace over a mile in 1.41 2-5. Mungatoon beat Waitaka by a neck over seven furlongs in 1.29 Jl-5. Skyrena ran half a mile in 49 2-ss. Cottingham. Courtyard and Top Rank gave a good exhibition while jumping eight steeplechase fences. Cottingham gained ground at most of the fences, but all three went well. Courtyard and Haughty Winner. Phenomenal. Gironde and Ponty leave to-night. Cottingham, Mungatoon, Waitaka, Rex Maitland leave to-morrow and Counterblast Trench Fight, Wild Talk, Silver Sight. Wagner. Contract, Skyrena. Grey Honour and Recollection ,on Saturday. Treasurer has not quite got over the mishap which has kept liim off the track for a few days, and will not go to Trentham.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 13
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