RICCARTON NOTES'

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 120, 24 May 1933, Page 6

RICCARTON NOTES'

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evening Post."). CHRISTCHURCH, This Day., G. 11. Humphries has been discharge*! from' the Ash burton Hospital, and was a spectator of the track work ,at liiccartou yesterday. The injuries he received from a fajl from .Tea Garden • included some face abrasions and also some bruises on the. left side. He is .making a good'recovery, however, and expects toibe riding at the Dunedin "Meeting next week. D. O'Connor will rido Membjo in the hurdle engagements at the', Dunedin Meeting, and will also pilot the. .South. Canterbury" gelding in other; jumping races later in the winter. It was thought at one stage that he would be on Deporttnent in.the steeplechases- at Wiugatui,: but; hif Owner has'arrangedvf or R. Beate to do the riding. Aladdin, ridden by his trainer, A.• E, Ellis,' bad his first sobool, of the season yesterday, yrhen he jumped two hurdles in good style.. Unfortunately Aladdin showed slight signt ! of. lameness after he cooled "down, and it looks as if his trainer will experience some trouble getting him through his preparation. The Masterpiece gelding in J. B. Pearson's stable is going on well in his work, and went attractively when sent over a mw steeplcehoie f?nces this week. He iyiH be tried out in minor steeplechase events duiing the winter, but, as he has done nq lacing vet, ho may not icidi bit best until next year. T. 11. Gillctt Iwis Hounslow in good order, and his performance at Ashburtou on Saturday wu» an excellent ..preliminary for the hurdles engagements at Dunedin, where he may have Tea Garden us a mate for truces on the flat. These two horses should pay their way during the next few months, ..