RICCARTON NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12181, 4 July 1925, Page 8

RICCARTON NEWS

’ (“Times” Correspondent/') OHRTSTCHTJRCH, July 3. ■ The Riccarton horses that are engaged at- the Wellington meeting have been placed, at & bi£. disadvantage, owing, to bhe long spell* of wet weather putting the tracks out of action. They have been closed for a, week, so. trainers have hlifl to do the best they could on the sides of the roads. This means that the local candidates will be short of fast work fpr* their Trentham engagements , J.. McCoombe had three engaged at Trentham. but. they are missing from the list of acceptors for the first day, which suggests , that his ; horses will, not ipake the trip. 4 Cashman was Unfortunate on the first day at Ashburton, as Apex ran him off at a "brush fence. He repeated the error whep going well in front on the second and since returning home he*, has shown that he has not forgotten the mistake. . He has. been running off . at the sod.Voll each time in his schooling. Tigerland is schooling well at Riccarton, bht up to'the present he has Leeii working alone, and simply goes over his fences at a 'hunting pace. : The etafce of the going is the reason given for TV Route’s absence from the Trentham Hurdle Race. As F. Hanlon has blistered one of Paul Pry's legs, it would appear that Hanlon’s good jumper trill’be among the missing at Grand National meeting.. ; Tenterfield.l Penury Rose, Windermere, and iSolway are expected to pay t'heir way at the Wellington meeting. FlamingiEay is. reported to have lightened., up a lot after her racing at Ashburton. and is to enjoy a short let-up^

i Tenterfleid has been galloping well in his work of late, and with the racing he has had over hurdles: should land him at the nost in -splendid fettle for his races at Trentham.' . ; Accommodation has been; booked for Rational at Riccarton, so it is safe to state that P. Jphnston intends patronising the C.J.C. Grand National in August. 1 Voute, who hails from is a goou beginner', and is endowed with a ;useful turn of speed, but in six furlong events he has always'faded away over the concluding stages. • i F tht, .Wingatul mentor, nas a ’brace of representatives in the Trial Plate; thev are Relic and Rolwav. The last named lias the- best credentials., i Canterbury stables have nott a single irepresentative in the Steeplechase on Ihe first dav at Trentham. : . Kaikahu and Te Knwa are a pair that stand out in the hurdle race above then

rivals in the nominations at the South Canterbury hunt meeting. Kipling has been afforded a nomination at the Timaru hunt meeting. He will have to show considerable improvement on his form at Ashburton to be ono of the place-fillers. Tifferland has been nominated in the South Canterbury Steeplechase; should he face the starter it will mark the first occasion for many months that Longley's jumper lias sported silk. He is carrying a lot of superfluous condition, and will require a’race or two to v bring him to his best for the principal steeplechase at National time. Fairv Tidings won so convincingly at Ashburton, that she is certain to come in for solid support in the hack race at the South Canterbury hunt meeting. J. Campbell is working a good fiily about 16 hands high, by Gay Lad from Big Blast. She is very much in the rough at present, but should soon be reapy to show some improvement on the training track. ' ’ ' A. McAulav has acquired a half raping interest in Tarleton, and' in future the gelding will race in the joint ownership of H. W. Brown and. A. McAulay.