SPORTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 285, 30 October 1928, Page 8

SPORTING.

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 30. Tho weather was fine, but a trifle cold for early work at Riccarton, but heavy rain fell during the breakfast interval, making conditions unpleasant for the few horses who worked afterwards. The outside of the course proper provided good going. Rabbi beat Freeze Out over six furlongs in 1.17. Childsplay, with . Impertinanco for a mate over the last half mile, covered 6even furlongs in 1.30 1-5. Impertinanco had a. neck advantage at the finish. Paperchase ran seven furlongs in 1.30 2-5. Broadmoor covered a mile in 1.49, Lucky Light doing it in 1.48 3-5. Philippic occupied 1.34 for an easy seven furlongs. Roscrea, Prickles and Full Feather ran nine furlongs. Roscrea beat Prickles by a length and a-half, with Full Feather five lengths away. Tho time was 1.58 2-s—a smart gallop. Commendation registered 1.31 for seven furlongs. Silver Paper was better than Starshooter over a mile in 1.47 2-5. Noteworthy led Silver Coot over a six furlongs spin in 1.10 2-5. Goblin Market sprinted half a mile m 52sec. i First Sight occupied 1.31 3-5 for seven furlongs. , Chelono ran six furlongs in 1.17 3-5. Dutch Aloney finished three lengths in front of Sir Roland after doing half a mile in 49 4-ssees. Admiral Drake boat Cossack Chief, with False Scent several . lengfhs away in a sprint down the straight. Quarterdeck beat Swoopalong over seven furlongs in 1.32. Stately occupied 52.1-5 secs for a half mile sprint, Pride taking 53 1-5. Sunning Pal beat Count Palatine over half a mile in 51soes. ' Belcaire and Lute sprinted half a mile in 50 l-ssecs., Belcairo finishing a length in front. _ , _ Star Stranger, Battle Colours, Beacon Light and Rapier galloped a mile and aquarter. Star Stranger took tho lead early, followed by Rapier and Battle Colours, with Beacon Light last. Star Stranger beat Rapier- by two lengths, Battlo Colours being four lengths away, with Beacon Light six lengths further back. Star Stranger’s time was 2.12 Golden Aimour covered six furlongs comfortably in 1.18 3-5. Pink Nate, Hoylako and Shining Armour were to have gone a mile and a-quar-ter together, but Hoylake was in a piggish mood and refused jump, off, the other pair going without him. Pink Noto always held tho advantage and finished an easy winner by throe lengths in 2.15. King Midas moved freely over a useful half mile. Hoylake, after giving trouble, eventually lvcnt off alone for a mile and a-quarter. Ho showed tempor in the early stages, but did tho full distance in 2.10 3-5. Ho finished on strongly. It was the best galof tho morning, tho last milo being particularly good. . * Alalmsey took 52 2-ssccs for half a milo. Consent and Bright Glow were together all through a six furlongs spin in 1.17 1-5. Rotor, with Louise for a mate over the last half mile, covered a mile and a-half in 2.40 2-5.

Imarosebub beat Honeycomb over seven furlongs in 1.33. Aspiring and Gold Tinge registered the festest half milo *of tho morning, running home in 48 2-4 secs. Aspiring was in front. Honour beat Jaleux in a sprint down the straight. Amor occupied 1.35 for seven furlongs. Mandano covered a mile and a-quarter in 2.12 2-5. Front Rank and Teri were evenly matched in a mil© in 1.44 3-5. Money Order, with a light weight, ran six furlongs in 1.16 2-5. Laughing Prince a'nd Cashier kept close company all through a mile gallop which they ran in 1.44 4-5.