RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10887, 12 February 1901, Page 6

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Monday. j A frost at this season of the year at Riccar- £ ton is most unusual, but a slight one was E perceptible before work commenced. The f morning was a tine one, but only a few fast r gallops were registered. Somerlcd ran a mile ] and a quarter, Glenatadfile once round, Glen- ] ogle six furlongs, Cannie Ckiel and Scottish t Minatrel each a circuit more or less strongly, "Windwhistle and Goldenmere, on the grass, £ were worked separately, striding along at t three-quarter pace on the grass. Terrapin, on >] the same ga'.lop, ran a miie in lmin 52sec. j Later on Paladin covered the same distance in lmin 46sec, having Strathnairn with him for the last six and a half furlongs. Both went well. Dundas and Benzoin did light tasks. Jibboom beat Bill Jlalone in a brush over half a mile, which took aljsec. Female Franchise did steady work. Aprile, who seems keen for work, was restricted to steady pacing. After being dressed she walked off lame. Calibre and Military covered half a mile a* a useful pace. Dundee, the evergreen, moved in better style than when last with U3. Tremor and Battler ran five furlongs in lmin 6sec. Herniosa broke awey down the back and ran the best part of a mile strongly. Weatguard covered a circuit steadily. Cameo and Ca<iet each did good striding work. Fashion, who looks wall, went once round, brushing along down the straight fast.- Proposal, Cora Linn, Skipper, Kedan, and Golden Rule were worked steadily, and Hawthorn, Ciandeboye, Antigone. Hypnotist, St. Ronald, and Whirlwind did easy tanks. The Yaldhurst horses, Formoaan. Skobeleff, MenschikofF, Ismene. Royal Artillery. Cruciform, San Patricio, and Knight Errant were on the course on Sunday morning. Blazrr was, as is usual every other day, on the walking list on the roads.