TRAINING AT RICCARTON

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 23, 26 July 1930, Page 11

TRAINING AT RICCARTON

(Speslal to "The Evtnini Post.1')

CHBISTCHUBCH, This Day.

ThL« outside of the trial grass waß open for fast work this morning. When the proceedings opened the horses could just break through the frozen surface. The frost soon disappeared, however, and tho going was good about half-way through the work. There''was' no jumping. Muff galloped six furlongs m lmm. 19sec, carrying over 9st. The mare covered the first two furlongs in 25see. This was much too fast, and she stopped badly over the last bit. Ilkley and Ozone separately sprinted three furlongs down the straight. They put a lot of dash into their work. Noteworthy, from a racing start, and with a "lightweight up, sprinted half a mile up the back in 51sec. , He was hunted along.

Kakara, who carried the same boy who rode Muff, galloped six furlongs in lmin 18 2-ssec. She ran her first two furlongs in 26 2-Ssec, but she could not have done any better at the finish.

Nightmarch could ' have improved upon the 51 4-ssoc he took to gallop four furlongs with a small boy in the saddle.

Aberfeldy and Gala Day, who were carrying big weights, were not troubled to run v mile- in lmin 55sec.

Full Feather, brought homo by Semper Paratus, ran seven furlongs in lmin 33sec. Usually ■ a bad ender, he finished on well to-day, and was carrying over Sst. It was a good gallop, as he could have done better. ■

Lord Tholmond was held back to Painkiller while the pair ran five furlongs ill lmin 7scc. They carried lightweights, an- 1 the last half-milo took S4sce.

Pixie Gold finished well at the business end of half 'a mile, done in 52see, with a lightweight up. It ; was a useful performance. Gustayo was holding Divinctte very easily while they ran four furlongs in 54sec. He is coming on very nicely.

Toawai was given a strong working gallop over a mile. As usual, ho went well and finished strongly, his time being lmin 54sec. . . Kanelagh could have done better than the 54sec he' took,, to gallop half a mile. He is a nice galloper, and shapes as'if he will stay. On Top and Desert Song were tried out together over four furlongs. They carried welter weights, and completed the gallop in 50 3-ssec. On Top, who had tho outside running, finished better than his opponent, and had his measure a .furlong from the.winning post. It was a smart performance. Tray Bond looks on the light side.. She sprinted half a mile from a galloping start in 51 3-53 ec, with' a featherweight up, and could have done better. Lord ltanald and Wharneliffo were companions in a gallop over a rhile. Lord Ranald was always going easily alongside his stablemate. Pharaoh and Jack, who were carrying welter weights, got to.the end of four furlongs in 53 4-ssec. It was a disappointing performance, as they did not appear to be capable of doing any better.

iiulolo coukl nave done a little better than the 59scc he. took to sprint half a mile. lie was carrying a fairly ,big weight. The JSaidcr was'always going -easily alongside a stablemate while they ran halt1 a iniie in tii 2-osee.

Turamoa and Paris were given ;i working gallop over seven furlongs. Apaeh o was an absentee. Tevi was not all out to" sprint half a milo, in 51 3-ssee. He has a lino turn of speed, but his stamina is poor. Pangolin galloped a mile in lmin 53 3-ssei'. He went at an even pace all lljo way and finished well; Ho is a great disappointment. Troilus was not asked to do his Lest while running' six furlongs. Cliarmcuse, with a featherweight up and all out, flashed over half a mile in 50 4-usee. Her stableniate, Sleepner, then came out and with the lad up who rode Charmeuse, covered the . same ground in 50 2-ssec. Ho finished well, but could not have done much better. Kaikahu was given half-pace work on the outside of the hurdles, and Lancer did similar work twice round tho sanrl. . , Amorist, carrying all of 9 stone, wag galloped a mile. He ran his first half\nilo in 53see, and completed his task in Irain 50 4-osec. Considering that he had gone too fast in the early stages of his gallop, he finished well.