RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12936, 16 October 1907, Page 7

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Tuesday. The weather wu dull and at five o'clock tiiia mornmg, when Cutis commenced work by sending Glencuiloch a sound gauop over a miie and a quarter on, the p.ough, which ho ran in 2min 18«ec. Jted Kain assisted tho Derby colt, but Glenciilioch beat him easily. S;ster Aiir.e and Goldbeater finiched together at the end of six furlcwie in lmwi •■iiisec.

Stratagem was too good for Guidwife cvor tho same distance, run in Imin 23acc. Theee hordes worked on tho plough, all the rest of the gallops being on the grass. Mahuts, (W. Cairns) and Master i)el_vail (J. Buchanan) were the next pa;r to »tcp out on to tho track, and they ran a niiie in lmin -ifisoc, the former beatisig hie companion easily. Xo doubt Master Delaval will show to better advantage later on. Harvest galloped teven furlongs in lmin 3i=ec, assisted by Faccywork tie first he-hf-mile, and by a bay filly the iaj?t part. The Cup horfe finished hie task well.

Tremulous held Stcpout safe over a halfmile, run in 51 l-sth sec.

Don Orsino, The Libyan and Helianithus ran a strong six furloiug*, Jolly Boger joining in for the last half-mile. Lapland (F. Yarr) and Mercy (light weight) ran a mile and a quarter in 2inin 19sec, finishing together, and r-jeirthcr being ridden out.

Southern Cross and Gypsobcl ran six furlongs in lmin 22£e«c, finishing together, aisd Mango brushed over half a miie in Slsec.

After breakfast Probable, currying a very Hfpht weight, galloped a miilo aod a half in -mm 42sec, ascisted by Gwendalina over the lest milo, the Cup horse finishing up hie gallop very well.

Cross Battery sprinted half a mile in 51«*o, moving wicely. Bonny Glen by himself left it mile behind in lrain 45& sec. Tho Derby colt wu striding along well at the finish. Leeside we-nt twice round, •printing up th« straight each time. Pnm ran eeven furlongs in lmin. atsec by herself.

Outlnnder (C. Hack) got to the end of a mile in lmin 46sec. This colt looks really well.

Vardo (light weight) skipped over sax furlongs in lmin 184«ec. Inch barmy and Ea,gleston« sprinted half a mile up tbe back in 53eec, and Millionaire and Whirtlecrait ran the came distance in 52sec. Jionaldshay ran five furloruje fut. Xancy Stair nnd Pas Seul brushed over half a mile ra 52-itec, and Eoue ran five furlongs in lmin 6«: c. Officious. Murferer and the Royal Artill««ry —Jewel colt sprinted half a mil©. Ron Noble sprinted half » mil* and Idealist worked steadily. " NOTES. Gravitation waa scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting at 10.50 ft.m. yesterday. Buccleuch, Ingleneuk, Cororuella, Cohort. Cockleshell, Discipline. Harvept and Stepout were tent from Chris tchurch by the midday express yesterday, to Oamaru. Kntriis for the Spring Meeting of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club close this evening. Nominators will do well to bear in mind that in future the Metropolitan Club intends (fixing eight o'clock as its hour of closing for all entries.