ROUND ABOUT RICCARTON.
[Br Our Special Raconteur.] Owing to the continued wet weather things have been almost at a standstill here this week. The grass track on the outside of the .schooling fences is the only one available just now, and has been taken full advantage of. It is a good rough winter gallop. It is reported that a well-known disqualified trotting horseman, who has been under the ban "for sometime, has been on a vifc'it to Australia with a New Zealand galloper that Was trained out this way some time ago, aud has had a fairly good innings there.
Cntts took advantage of the Hunt Club Sports Meeting to have his two-year-olds out walking about amongst the people getting used to a crowd. They all behaved themselves very well. This reminds mc that the first mare to foal hereabout was old Nautilus, who, on the day before the Rkfjjrek went to press last week, fosled a ally to her old consort, Apremont. Consequently the youngster is a full sisrter to Cynteca and Pygmalion. T. Stewart has had an addition to his string, The Spinner, by Tarautalns from Dragon's dam, having been placed in his care this week. Bizarre has made her appearance on the tracks once more. Sprig of Myrtle has been sent home to her owner's station. Justice, who fell while running for the Hunt Club Cup, has been retired, and will again be bred from. C. Stratford has taken Speculator up again. He may visit the Coast at Christmas time. Kuku has been jumped over the big fences twice during the past week, and the son of Perkin Warbeck IL fenced splendidly. Dunoon has missed to Son-of-a-Gun. Piccolo and Crescent have been schooled over tho little hurdles daring the past Week, both horses jumping in fine style. F. Holmes has taken Miss Charm in hand again. Dundonald has been sent home, being too lame to race at Amberley. Mulling, the caretaker, has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to get about.
Mr A. Sefton's brood mare Manga slipped twin foals to Vanguard on Sunday. J. Wattie has gone to Auckland and will take up his quarters with J. Rae.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9817, 28 August 1897, Page 4
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