GALLOPS AT RICCARTON

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 106, 1 November 1930, Page 11

GALLOPS AT RICCARTON

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") CHBISTCHUKCH, This Day. The weather was cold but. fine for training oprations at Eiecarton. The outside of the course proper provided an excellent galloping ground, and some interesting work was registered though not much of a record-breaking description. . ■ Hunting Day sprinted half a mile in 50 2-ssec. He did his work well -and looks a good sort. • Kiri covered a mile in lmin 46sec, after doing the first half in'sl 3-Csec. Ho went well in the early stages. Cylinder broke away from" the mile post with Love Song as a mate over the last five furlongs, and comploted the task in lmin 43 l-ssec, finishing well. , •• -"■ "'' •■■-.•. '•■ Meprisant galloped a mile and a quarter, 'taking lmin 58 2-ssec over the last nine furlongs. • ■ : Pixie Gold reeled off five furlongs in lmiu 3 4-ssec. -, ■ ■'.- • ..'"■•' Chief Light and .Irish Chieftain sprinted half a mile in 49s~ec, finishing on terms —a sniart: effort. Paratoo, Appledore, ; and . Grecian were companions over seven furlongs done in lmin 32sec. . Paquito and' Dunraven ran five furlongs, the last four in 52 4-ssec, without being hurried. This was Paquito's first sprint since his return from Sydney. Don Jose led Havering-throughout a seven-furlongs sprint in lmin 31soc, a useful effort on tho part of Done Jose, but Ha,vering went in leisurely stylo in the early stages. 11l tho Shade was going better than Saigon throughout a mile gallop covered in lmin 45 3-ssec, the pace being even all tho way. Silver Coot did six furlongs in lmin 17 3-jscc. Star Stranger and Count Palatine reeled off a mile in lmin 43sec, with tlio former in front at tho finish of an attractive gallop. Proilice and Desert Glow look lmin •17 !2-ssec for the lasi; mile of a mile and a quarter, but did it without being bustled. Painkiller and Lord Thomond ran six furlongs in lmin 16 2-Dsoc—a smart performance. Vertigeru gavo Tenterden a start of several lengths and finished alongside his mate at the end of six furlongs clocked at lmin Msec. The two-year-olds, Innuendo, Tea Chat, and Grecian Prince, went .out for a run over half a mile. Grecian Prince broke aWay, doing three furlongs up the back in 38 2-osee, while the' other pa£f sprinted homo together in | 49sec, going well. Parysia, assisted over the last seven, furlongs by Loretti, covered a mile in lmin 47 3-ssec, after going off slowly. Pangolin' (G. Salt)' gave a good exhibition of jumping in his customary task of twice over two hurdles along the back. Desert Song ran five furlongs in 1 mm 5 3-3soc, without being ridden out. Havaspot was a neck in front of Cordland at the end of five furlongs i done in lmin 2 3-osec, the last half-mile ia 48 3-ssee. A very smart gallop. I Gustavo was restricted to easy pacing. on the plough, and looked all right after ' he worked. j My Own, assisted by Jenny Diver i over the last seven furlongs, was given a working gallop of a mile and a quarter. She. "ompleted her task in 2inin 16 3-sscc, brushing home tho last halfmilo iv 52 2-ssoc. A number of horses were worked on tho plough, but were not timed, the tasks being chiefly of the useful order. Proceedings were over earlier than usual owing to many, trainers having horses engaged at the Banks Peninsula Meeting. i! ~