RICCARTON TRAINING

Southland Times, Issue 24499, 29 July 1941, Page 9

RICCARTON TRAINING

SLAYER AND WHIRR JUMP WELL (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, July 28. Slayer and Whirr, who arrived at Riccarton on Saturday, were companions in a useful schooling task over the inside steeplechase fences today, both jumping well. Flame Queen and Night Prince jumped four hurdles, and Mungatoon was sent over six hurdles, all shaping satisfactorily. Parchment was not taken to Washdyke on Saturday because of a foot being pricked, and although the trouble is expected to be overcome in the next few days he is not likely to be produced in the Kennels Hack Handicap next Saturday. The death occurred at Riccarton on Saturday of the three-year-old Night Rehearsal, by Friday Night from Silk Stocking, dam of Grey Silk. Bred by Mr -R. W. Franks, he had recently been in work under the care of C. Dawson and had shown track ability. Recollection is to be given a few days’ respite after his mishap at Washdyke on Saturday and is an unlikely starter at the Christchurch Hunt meeting.

RIFLE SHOOTING AT MATAURA [ There was some keen competition on the Mataura Miniature Rifle Club s range when two teams from the Gore Club fired a match with two teams from the Mataura Club in the . first round of the Eastern Southland interclub match. In the competition between Gore 1 and Mataura I, the Gore team scored a total of 768 points, compared with Mataura’s 752. For Gore, J. Mallon and G. Wilson both registered 79, while G. Dixon secured the best score for Mataura with a 78. In the other match Gore II scored 708 points to Matauras 667. W. T. Milne was Gore’s top scorer with 77, while Mataura’s best scorer was W. Steel with 74. The sweepstake was won by A. Logan, V. Hornby and R. Barclay, all scoring 77.5.