RICCARTON TRACK WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 13

RICCARTON TRACK WORK

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The weather was • fine for training work at Ricearton this morning.- The outside; course proper . was in good order, though a trifle dead.

Cricket Bat ran "a mile in lniin '■, 44 2-ssee, and High Rank beat Heather Glow over seven furlongs in lmin- 35 2 : ssee. '. ..- . ... , . ... .

Meprisanl did tho' same' aistahee alone in lmin 33sec, and Copyist went half a mile along the baefci in 50sec.

Imperial Spear beat Shatter over a mile in lmin 45sec, and The Masquerader ran^kalf a mile in 50sec, ScarJet Eambler taking 52 3-ssee. Wild Sky-beat Trumpet Blast along the back in 53 l-ssec, and Dollar Prince '-. and Custodian were well matched over six furlongs, -..- covered \ in lmin ;L7 l-ssee. Star Haider beat Tout'le Monde.over seven furlongs in lmin 32 l-ssecj and Sibella ran. six furlongs in lmin 19 2-5 see. Variant beat Synagogue by two lengths over five iuriongs in lmin 4see, the last half-mile being done in 51see^ 1.. Silver Jest narrowly ' beat: Invoice "over five furlongs in lmin.6sec. Cleaner beat Rebel Star' over" six furlongs in lmin 18 l-ssec. . .'.'.'• : !.. T

Argentic and Ranelagh were together over a mile in. lmin 44.4-osec,-the .first half-mil© being run. in 50 4-ssec, Irish Lancer beat Tizzy over half a mile: in 52sec. Croupier did seven furlongs easily in lmin 32 3-ssec, and Marcus Cicero six furlongs in lmin.2o. l-ssec Orris and Chidden ran five; furlongs in lmin 4 2-ssec.

'.Palmary beat Bell Hill over a mile in lmin 48sec, and Southdown did useful work over six furlongs. Cup Bearer and Red Dance covered half'a mile in 51 3^ssec. ~ '>.;".

From the stand Gaysonie went ofE slowly over six furlongs, the last half? mile being run in 50 l-ssec. Diatomoiis beat Hurlingham over six furlongs in lmih 16 3-ssec, and Some Shamble beat Cough over seven furlongs ii lmin' 32 3-ssec, Cranford doing' the same distance alone. lan's March, and Hostile were associated over'half, a mile, Tun in 51 2-ssec. Grampian: easily beat Eupator over, sis furlongs in lmin 18 r-skec. Sweet • Brier ran a y 'mile in linin 48sec, and Master -Reynard beat Joyous over five furlongs in lmin 4sec, Metal Bird and Weatherly taking 1 the same time. \ ■;■;'■■ ' •..-...

.Silver Eing was brought: home by Polygraph over seven furlongs iii lioin 29secj finishing welL The Smuggler easily beat Davolo over seven furlongs in lmin 31 3-ssec. ' Drum Ere ran a mile in lmin 45sec. Bailiff and Meeting Glance" jumped .two brush fences separately. ". Easouli went better than Pun-ehestown in. a similar task. ' '■■■".

Count Palatine went out on a gallop over nine furlongs, but. was pulled up after going five furlongs, haying broken a hind fetlock.. ; • . >

The latest arrivals -are. Palmary^ Morena, lans March, Easouli/Punchestown, The.Smuggler, Gdughi Hurlingham, and Synagogue/ . . •