SPORTING Few Fast Sprint Tasks At Riccarton Today

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 August 1949, Page 7

SPORTING Few Fast Sprint Tasks At Riccarton Today

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day (0.C.). —The outside of the course proper was made available for galloping this morning. The going was fairly fast early because of a frost, but ..became slower as the ground thawed out. .■ The bulk of the work was confined to useful tasks and there were only occasional reasonably fast sprints. Set The Main Finigin, one of the early workers, set the main over a half-mile in 49 4-5 and Infatuate and Stag Dance did best of the later arrivals in recording 50 2-5. Western Winner and Nullah also recorded 50 2-5. Lorna Leigh ran six furlongs in 1.19 and Flying Orders and Lovemorn took 1.20 2-5, while Maryburn followed in 1.20 3-5. Magnaform finished two lengths in front of Da Vinci in 1.21. The latter once again showed his disinclination to hit out in his track work. Kartikeya strode over seven furlongs in 1.33, the last four in 55 3-5, and Dark Arrow and Flying Control kept abreast throughout a similar task in 1.33 4-5, the last four in 52 3-5. Marut was half a length in front of Love Letter in 1.34 1-5, the last four in 53 4-5. Profane and Beau Soir were together in front of Entrancing in 1.33 3-5. . Others included Western Front in 1.34 2-5, the last four in 54; Fine Night clear of Show Bay in 1.37; Angell, Gold King, and Tuatea in L 37; Ned Kelly and Lexia, 1.38; Prince Defaulter and Reveller clear of Authentic in 1.38. Marcus was going better than Chord at the end of six furlongs in 1.22, the last four in 54. Has Made Recovery Bambalina ran five furlongs, tak-

ing 54 for the last four. He has made a fair recovery and can be expected to race well oh Saturday. The Stormovik and Tribute were in front of Desert Trek for most of the journey in a bout over four hurdles. Zulu Boy jumped two hurdles slovenly. Blanket was sent on a round of the inside country, giving a satisfactory* display.