NOTES FROM RICCARTON

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 144, 16 December 1930, Page 13

NOTES FROM RICCARTON

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The, Evoning Post.") CHRISTCHUBCH, This Day. Conditions were wintry for training operations at ■ Biccarton. Eaiu overniglit was followed by showers early this morning, the ■ weather becoming much worse later. The outside trial grass track was open, but proceeding's were not very interesting. Some horses galloped, but some traiuers gave their charges only ensy work, while a number exercised on the roads. Percy Mason .had'a team out, but not stripped, being exercised in the middle. Meprisant did seven furlongs in lmiu | 33sec, Spoon taking Imin 34see, while Footfall did fi mile in Ira in 51see, -and Kakara useful work over p&sren. fur-

longs. These four are very well for the Dunodin. trip. Paquito. did half a mile in Slsec, going well, First Sight taking 55sec, but going easily. Solvent did half a mile along the back in 49 4-ssec—a smart performance. Count Cavour and Gustavo separately did easy half-miles. The former moved quite freely, and may accompany Gustavo to Auckland. Great Star covered a mile in lmin •iGsec, Call Girl accompanying him over the last half. This horse is very well. Pull Feather and Ball Dress went a useful mile, taking lmin 35 l-ssec over the last seven without being bustled at the finish. A. M'Aulay leaves with Nightmareh and True Shaft to-night for Auckland. Both horses arc in great condition. Other trainers going to Auckland leave on Thursday. G. J. Pine leaves on Friday for Awapuni, while H. Cutts, W. Stone, and A. Griffon go North on Saturday.