RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11546, 31 March 1903, Page 6

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Monday. Tho weather was rather dull before breakfast, but the much-needed rain still keeps off. There was no.hm h - dor.o in th; wet oi fast work this morr.ing. Weibcck, who seemed none the worse lor hie gallop on Saturday, went once round steadily, and then continued tor another cjrcuii "at a good pace. Cora Linn went once round, running the list haif-nui* at three-quarter vace. moving freely. Cense and lLuo end Leonore finished strongly over the last part of a circuit. Pallas was kept at casv pacing. Kelburn and Scyi.a spurted three furlcngs twice. Firebrand went once round at half-pace, brushing along over the last two furlongs fast. The followir-g horses did lioin steuciy to half-pace work:—Cannie Chiel. Wuidwhwtie, Golden Vein. Treadmill. Tu-i:iorrqv.-. Aherlow. Quarryman, N-arcismus. Stcpdancer, Kopu. King Stork. I-iLuy Lillian. Koscomrncn, Rosemere. Ne:l Gw\n. Lsvulette. Do la Rey. and Ordnance. After breakfast Goldcnmere. Dirk. Antigone, Mtrrrmaker, Secret Society. Covenant Maid, Calibre. Muscovite. Ayrdale. Khaki, Gladisla. Lee-Enfield, and a number of others were tiver. 11(flit tasks.

R-fcriinjr to th.-» coming; match for £1000 !>;-'v..;:i Fritz and RibbchwcoJ, the Sydney "Ev:.:.:r.g News" cf March ISKh devotes the bcj'. pjrt cf a column to tho past doings of l:.j two champicr, trotters, and concludes as Hollows.-—'-Tic's trip will b? the third time t'nct Frkz his. visftcd >'ow Zealand. Concern In* the mulch wi;h Kibbcnwccd. Mr Buckb::.i is very confident. He says that the M..iori c-rj'.-!{ "will have to do ir.uoh better thin ■.'mla 11 -.<: to w;n, but as Ribbon weed's own.'r 'thinks his torse can do 2min 7sec, the nu.'lch o.irrht to bo one worth going miles to sc?. Judi»iu_ by the latest fiie3 to hand, tho Xew Zea!nndt-r"s have little doubt aa to who will bo the winner, and if any local ent.hujw.s'.s wish to invest on Fritz they can easily be accommodVed in Xew Zealand. As Fritz has never met wi'h anything to make him trot h'j best yet. the chances are that he will carry his admirers through, in their estimate « to his ability to lower Ribbonword's co':ur3 Mr D. Price, the owner of Ribbcr.woo", is willing to take £300 to £100 that his horse can trot the mile in Smin 7s;c."