TRAINING NOTES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 216, 1 November 1888, Page 3

TRAINING NOTES.

Chbistchubch, last night. There was a very moderate morning's work at Biccarton to-day. St Clair cantered three miles,! and afterwards walked lamely, the result of a split heel. British Lion and covered a mile and a quarter at three quarter speed, both going well. Silvermark ran right away from Vandal in a capital gallop over a mile and half. Chain Shot went a mile and a quarter at a good striding pace, Son of a Gun travelling two or three furlongc further at the same rate. Cuirassier and Leopold severed two miles and a half steadily i and Buby galloped the cup distance at nearly I top speed. Phormium Tenax was absent, I having knocked himself about jumping rails I yesterday morning. Escutcheon and Engage-1 ment were restricted to walking exercise. I Manton galloped a mile and a quarter at nearly I top speed. Dnnkell and Helmsman were I much better than Blizzard in a spin of four I furlong*. There is little or no betting on the Cup. I Chain Shot, Lochiel, Manton, Exchange, and Silvermark are most in demand in the order named, 7 to 1 being the best price offered about either of the first two. HUBDLEB AND HURDLE BAOING. |TO THE zditob.) Bib,—A letter, of which this, if not an exact copy is at any.raw as close as I can put it now from memory, was on Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. handed to your contemporary for publication, but for reasons which can be well imagined has not appeared. I now ask ? ou if you will kindly give the matter publicity,—l am, eto., Owneb. [to the editor ] Sib, —The Programme for |, i< v Turf Club', s,. „ , . „ t f „. „ there was to be a Hmul. it-m eight fight* °f hurdles, but in far*: the race was what 7 Merely a two mile spin on the fiat With a couple of hurdles thrown in. Not one of the hurdles with the exception of the one • in front of the grand stand was properly which they fell down at the slightest touch occasioned very many nasty remarks. This sort of thing is very unfair tb owners of r “ a .Z h ° e , oDS,det ,Mk of !oot be made up for by good fencing. Hurdles Asuch as were erected are fitted only for horses are not game for the legitimate game. 1 thlD j a »Mter of this kind should be enquired into by the Stewards (it they have not already done so) and the result of the ““ B "* M * paUoaa » owm.