RICCARTON NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 11

RICCARTON NOTES

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening Post.")

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. " It was dull and threatening when work started at Riccarton this morning, and continued so all morning. Tho outside of the trial grass was open for fast work, but save where mentioned was not used. Trainers preferred the plough, which was in great order, but slow. Tho heavy atmosphere was all against fast times. Honour and Jaleux wero sent twice round together. Tho first was done at half-pace, and the second at :thrce-quar-ter-pace. Both horses are in good order. : Chide, with a featherweight up, galloped'a mile and a half. He was galloping strongly at any stage, but was not out to do his utmost. Ho took 2min 50sec, and pulled up well. Meprisant, who is booked to try for classic honours, covered ten furlongs in 2min 16sec, and did it very comfortably. He is improving sfeadily. Stately carried a feather-weight to the end of a mile in lmin 44 2-ssec, and it was a good performance, for she finished particularly well. Sea Raid, with a small boy up, left a mile behind in lmin 46sec, and could not have done much better. She will be ridden by a stable apprentice at Rangiora on Monday. Moratorium, who is not ready,: sprinted five furlongs in lmin 6sec. Chickwheat and Malmsey, who were carrying lightweights, were together, and not all out at the business end of sevon furlongs, done in lmin 33Jsec. Caterpillar beat Kentish Lady pointlessly over half a mile in the brilliant time of 48 4-ssec. Both were carrying feather-weights. This was done on the grass. ■ Spoon and The Geisha were separately sprinted over short courses, but they were not out to do their best. Dutch Money finished well at the conclusion of a gallop over six furlongs on the grass that took lmin 17 2°ssec. Honeycomb was given strong pacework, and Juniper also had an easy morning. This trio will not bo racing at Rangiora. Their trainer, W. G. Hobbs, has decided that Kindling is the only one of his team he will tako there. Pharoah and Tarquinius strode over half a mile together in 55see. They were not nearly at top speed. Count Cavour and Amor, with light boys up, were'sent overnine furlongs together. Count Cavour had the best of the argument. The last seven furlongs took lmin 32sec. " ' Proud Knight attracted attention by running six furlongs in a tick under 1 min 18sec, with a lightweight up. After breakfast • Ranelagh sprinted half a. mile .on the grass with a fair ■weight up in 51 l-ssec, and did it rather well. Page Boy and Fresh Breeze, with welterweights up, galloped six furlongs in lmin 20s'ec, Pago Boy having tho advantage at the finish. Coupon,, after being persuaded to go on to the track,'ran half a mile with a welterweight up in 52sec. ' Pangolin was going as well as Solgole al the finish of five furlongs on the grass, which was run up the back in 1 min ssec. Both geldings were all out. plaster Clarence showed moro speed than Haze over the first three of six furlongs, but tired in the run home, and Haze finished in front. The last halfmile took 51 4-ssec, a nsef ul gallop, as j

both geldings were carrying bitweights. ° Gay Arrow led Discordia for the firsttwo of a gallop over five furlongs, but tired, aud Discordia was first home in lmin osee. Pahautanui dashed over half a mile on the grass in 50 l-ssec, and did it well. This gallop was done up the bar-k. Te Awhina and Buloio were matched over half a mile on the grass, with feather-weights up. Te'Awhina broke away first, but was steadied, and Bulolo rushed past her. She caught him •igain a furlong from home, and finished m front. The time, Slscc, was disappointing. Red Heckle gave Aladdin ' several lengths start m a sprint on the grass over four furlongs up the back. The pair finished together in 49 4-ssee. Red Heckle looks very bright. , Buoyant was sprinted five furlongs He was all- out at the finish, and the last three furlongs took 39 2-ssec. Rapier has pot been sent home to his owner. He is galloping round his padduck, sound as a bell.