RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10482, 21 October 1899, Page 9

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Friday. . Tbs r-Mning was windy, and being an jo one no rery important work was recorded. ', and Fireside traversed a mile and M*»_ter •»'_■ solid pace. Djin Djin ran "_» round the last half of the second one *»g. 3lalatua and Peerage put in a c *rtait at a steady pace, and a second one •v> v-"* 8 ' a °°">* lot did steady pace exercise. V *-**»dbeat was sent a mile fast. Ben Farley jo the cinders covered six furlongs fast. Huku, at hi. best pace, alone, ran once J*"* 1 * the plough, his mile and a quarter Wung 2min 17__ec. Birthday galloped four ""longs fast. Eiury taakswere allotted *"** of the others. After breakfast the two-year-olds were worked, some on the oonrse proper down the bock, some on the 9*** gallop, and others on the ploughStephana and Whirlwind ranlwo furlongs on jhe course against the wind, and Lady Killer *■* »antes over four furlongs on the grass, j"*> against the wind. Nantes appeared to «j*je lost all form, but the youngster went '•v. Warbeck and the &racsa--C-iiara

filly ran tbe same distance with the wind and with shoes off. No fair comparisons can be made, of the respective times registered

Nominations for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting, the first to be held on the new ground at Addington, close to-day.

Tbe Cautfield Cup will be run for to-day. Last season Hymethus, prior to winning the Cup. carried off the Coongy Handicap, and Dewey, who took this race" on Wednesday, promises to go out a worm favourite for the mg event this afternoon. His following in the footstep* of Hywethus looks very probible. The ox*.tbat tl»e Sydney colt, wno stay, well and like* a race run a. the Csulfidd Cup, usually is, should certainly sad'l'HTi.ia.?. .. It was the owner of Nor'-wester who was fined for disobedience on Thursday at Geraldine races, not the rider King, as stated.