SPORTING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 4

SPORTING.

lUCCAETOX TRAILING "NOTES. Tuesday. With an absence of bard frost, proceedings comoienccd fairly early at Iticcarton this rooming. The eand and tan tracks, and the centre of the course proper wero in commission, and the- last-mentioned wag most m deinimd. Pabrikoff again eot inatte-ra, in motion with a spin over six furlonga on the tan, but ho wns net out for fast time, and covered tho distance" under a, pull for tho better part of the way in llttin 21 l-3th ccc. Snapdragon Wa.s assisted over the, last five furlongs of a _ulo on the coirrs« i>roper by San Sebastian, and wa3 running along faitly well, at the. finish in lmin. 47 l-sth see. Olga Carlov-aa only carried- a, feather weight when brushing over three-quarters of ft mile on tho tan in lmin IS l-sth eec, and Countess Tolstoi and St. Ewo were associated over a- similar distanco on the grass, the journey taking: lmin _ _3f»ec. Encore, with a. fair weight up, sprinted half :v milo alone on. tho course proper in CO 1-Slh eec, finishing well. Veritas spurted four furlongs on tho tan. and with the aid of Sir Hamilton over tho laat three, got through hi* work in 31 2-sth isec. iVg wa.s doing it letter than Orvuhis in the concludingstages of a *>ix furlong gallop on tho grass, tho distance occupying lmin 18 2-sth sec. Banknia's w«» tho "best cix furlongs of the morning.' and with'n, fiiir weight up, and having the Martiun filly Scnca for * companion, ran the distance in. lmin- - ISsec. -voiics had only a light weight *n the saddle. and took tho inside running, with the result that eho was going well within herself at the completion of tho tcik, which Mr G. D. Greenwood was present to witness. Chry&otLa finished in front of Gyp at the end of fire furlongs on the course proper in lmin G 2-Jth sec, and th© Clytio gelding Bore and Glenyar. clipped nearly a second off this time fey tho same course. . Xicomar was hard held all the way, and ran tho last .half milo of five furlongs en tho grass in s<"ecc. Slogan Was more than the equal of The .Cornet" in a run ovej- three-quarters of a mil© on tho course proper, and finished well within himself in lmin 20aec, the Handsome Jack gelding having to "do big best to finish abreast; UeUchiko- had nn advantage over Freo after a, half mile spin on thr. grass, which took 51 1-utk sec. Daylight Bill and Moddite, together, ran a leisurely seven furlongs on. the couteo proper, and cast the distance b»hind in lmin SOeec. Tevioldale, alone. 6purted half a mile up the back. Morning ran a icitlly good mile and a quarter for a steeplechase candidate, on tho courso proper, and hitting out well all the way, encompassed tho rotmd jn- a-fraction under 2min lOsec. There was little to choose between Art and Banian, -who ran a. mil© on tho course proper in lmin 49 3-oth sec. Iving Star-<K?M'cSeveny) and the Advance gelding Skylino "(0. McSeveny) wero _*e„t over two of the pony hurdles before taking a round over the bigger obstacles in company with Flight (Goscomb). They botli did it well, .hut in tho more serious, task Skyline- jumped tho best, and proved himself much superior to hii ■ companions o« a fencer. Flight ran off at two hurdles, a_d King Star baulked once. Bee and Multum ia Parvo brought the work to a, conclusion, by running six furlongs nicely in lmin 6soc. If anything, Boc'a wa« the inoro satisfactory work, as her companion had a Bli__t break on her vrhen tho gallop commenced. . NOTES. .T. O'Connell has been engaged to ride Htirakia in his engagements at the Grand National, Meeting. Michael Galindo stepped out well over a couple" of rounds, and seems quite sound now. * * '■ Albert 11. showed a fine turn of speed over a short distance yesterday anorning, Ho is a very much improved horse. T. G. Pox's team. Adventuress, Promotion, and To Kuiti, went several rounds at a solid i">aco at Addingtott yesterday. The first-named is in good heart, nnd is trotting evenly. A Wanganui syndicate have patented an umorgcable totalisator ticket, which has been adopted by tho Wanganui J. 0.", and will bo used at their Spring Meeting. Several other clubs aro considering tho matter, which may lead to its general adoption. The Grand National candidate Styrax, who has been galloping strongly at Hawera, was sent down last week to Wanganui, whero better facilities are available for schooling. Provided he is landed at the post as fit as when ho won the Century Hurdles so easily, Styrax whould mako a bold showing in the National Hurdles. Freeman Holmes Ls expected to reach Christchurch to-day from America. The well-known trainer of trotters and pacers has evidently had an enjoyable time, for in the couree of a letter to Mr W. E. Simes ho says:---*'My last trip to America was a pleasant ond in all respects, but this visit has beon oven more enjoyable. The moro you know of Americans tho truest of friends you find them, and their hospitality is unsurpassed. Tho. trainers over here are uncommonly free with advice and information, and afford almost any competent reinsman an opportunity of handling their horses. Their horses are well-mannered, and beautifully gaited, and one has an enjoyable spin behind them."