RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 26, 31 July 1911, Page 2

RICCART ON TRAINI NG NOTES.

The following account ot the work done on the Riecurton tr&cfcft on .Saturday iB taken from the Christchurch Star 8— A fine morning saw 0 large number of onlooker* present to watch proceedings, which were of a particularly interesting character The outside of the course proper WB3 open, and provided greatly improved going. Oust before 8 o'clock G. Murray- Ayiieley despatched Bc-nny Glen (C. Emerson) for a fast mile, which he tan in Imin 4? 4's.*ec. Marline (light,\vcight) gnlloped a similar distance in Imin 47 3-ssec, end Coroniform (C. Emelteon) caßt eight furlongs behind him in Imin 47 2-ssec. These were all pleasing performances. Prim galloped sis furlongs in Imin l&aee. Wedge easily defeated Oka over fiv<j furlong*, run in Imin 9 4-ssec. Togo pnl in a working gallop' over a mile and a quarter. Nyland (Price) defeated Boanerges (Oliver) m a spin over five furlongs, run in Imin 4 3.6 sec. Nyland finished strongly, and his effort tt-aa an attract one. Mumnra, assisted over the laM, sis fnrlone.* by Puaka, galloped a mile in Imin 52 2-ssec, St. Aidan (Brady) allowed to more advantage than Appin (Hercock) in ft schooling task over six "flights of hurdles. Eiya, Centftur, and Whakaweire. dashed over half a mile in 54sec from practically a standing Rtarl, the former pleasing most. Antarctic (Scott) was going considerably better than The Native (Flynn) at the end of a strongly run mile and a quarter, the last eight furlongs of which occupied Imin 65 4-5 sec. Antarctic's effort created a favourable impression. Armm finished in front ot Amaru in a spin over cix furlongs, tun m lmin 38 2-Ss€c. - Eapartero (Jerry O'Conhell), Compass (T. Pine), and Embmure (Lloyd) were companions in a, schooling task over five flights of hnrdlee, Espartero fencing particularly well, wrs galloping very strongly throughout, and, his performance gained him many admirers. Compass blpo performed well, but Embrasure was obviously tiring at the. finish. Euras (Hegarty), -and Dorando [P, t Brady) eet out for a schooling task twice round over the big fances. Com* mencing over the double all wwil-weil until reaching the sod wall, when Dorando, who had been fencing wdl A dis» lodged hie rider, leaving Eurus to complete the journey alone, which he did safely and well, and his performance ■was quite satisfactory. SCRATCHINGS, fß* SSLJJGftAfH— fftEss ASBOCIATIOH.] CHRtSTCHURCH, This Day. Bollin, Peary, Drea-dloeß, tapper, md' Mollmgton have scratched for all engagements at the Grand National Meet* ing at 9 a.m. to-day.