RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11340, 1 August 1902, Page 6

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Thursday Morning." A large number of spectators assembled at Ricc_rt©n this morning to see the -work. The tracks are at present, in better order than is usually tbe case at this time of the year, but so lar no fast times have been recorded. Cut-ts's trio, Somerled, Windwhistie, and Djin Djin were amongst the first out, and ihey icit, a mile behind in lmin 50 3-sth sec. Somerled again snowed- most dash at tne finish, galloping with his usual freedom. Golden vein- and Tercelet were companions over a similar * distance, accomplished m lmin 52_sec, the first half occupying 65$ sec. -seither nor _rienai_d_ie _-xc extended, being kept to long aleady pacing-' Whirlwina was going more freeiy taan becret Society at tue end of a run mile, finishing well. Atter cantering a rounu Royai Conqueror and Muku broke away on the outsid. of tho course proper, '.the miie and a half was left behind in 2min 52isec, - useful ga.lop, seeing that both horses ran well on mc outs.de oi the track, -loyal Conqueror is in great neart at present, ana he finishes like a genuine stayer, bcottish Minstre., souis, went a round over the schooling hurdles, jumping carefully. A fast inuc was apj. jrtioned ijo.ah and Bombardo, the last seven furlongs being left behind in lmin 3_sec. Roller, with Hurricane as a companion, covered a mile and a half in 2min sysec. Cora Linn again showed to more advantage than Bill Perkins in a strong.y run sis lurlonga. rioth are in lorwara condition, the mare, as usual, revelling in ber work, the most' interesting ga.lop of the was that between Cannongate and Straybird (Moragnan), who were given two rounus over tne big lences. Both cleared the first jumps in great style, Cannongate in particular shaping excellently. At th« second fence of the stand double, nowever, ne took charge oi his rider and got round. Going on, ne outpaced Straybird over each obstacle till the same double was reached, when, again trying lo run oft, he knocked h;3 companion over the end or the fence. With the exception ol this aoub>, to which he showed a decided aversion. Cannongate fenced remarkably well. Good bpec and Antigone brushed over six furlongs in lmin __sec, the former being in front at the finish, though neither was ridden out. --t a siow pace Komarotf ar.u 'llie tk-.vcr cleared a round ol the big fences, jumping weL. Wonderful and 'Ihe So.dicr uiu a serviceable two miles. Tne latter is affected m tho wind. 'Inoki and Smglcshot separately. covered four furlongs on the plough, tho latter finishing his task in olseo ircm a flying start, regulation and Wire Ciun took a second longer to do tae same distance on tho outside oi tho course proper. Muscovite and Ordnance were companions in a sttongiy-run mile, and Kay rail & fast ha.fnule. Amongst tho others that did from ha.f to three-quarter pacing were.—Surrey, Kosemere, Long Tom, Siow Tom, Tufto, I'ipi, Znhcr Cerise and i>lue, Turgenicff. Caliver, G.8.0'., Brago-a, Venture, Magnificent, Merrymaker. Jibboom, Brass, skobelefi, aud Schnapps.