CHILDSPLAY FLIES OVER HALF A MILE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 190, 1 November 1927, Page 13

CHILDSPLAY FLIES OVER HALF A MILE

A BRILLIANT SPRINT RICCARTON TRAINING CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. Light drizzling rain made conditions unpleasant at Riccarton, but did not seriously affect the outside of the course proper, on whiclr all fast gallops were done. Miss Mercia went half a mile easily in 52. Agrion, brought home by Lucinda, ran a mile in 1.47 2-5. Shirley went five easily in 1.4 3-5 and Tiega nine in 2.3. Gascony and Benzora beat Joy King and Kiosk over half a mile in 48 2-5, and Limerick ran half a mile in 49 4-5. BEST OF THE MORNING Childsplay ran half a mile in 47 4-5, the best of the morning. Paperchase beat Centrepece over seven in 1.31, Nincompoop and Battle Colours ran seven in 1.32, Battlement finished in front of Beacon Light over a mile and a-half in 2.43, Kenmore went six in 1.20, and Silver Coot and Noteworthy half a mile in 50 2-5. Bennanee and Doree beat Yoma (with a big weight) over nine in 1.59 4-5. Rapier and Te Monanui beat Star Stranger, with David Garrick further back, at the end of a mile and a quarter in 2.12. Reremoana ran half a mile easily in 51 1-5. Aberfeldy and Tarleton ! jumped four hurdles well. Mandane and Avro ran seven in 1.29 i 3-5, finishing together. Luminant and Amor covered seven in 1.32, and Foot- ! fall, with Starflight over the last mile, | ran a mile and a-half in 2.38. finishing j well. | Paper Boy and Don Jose beat Fair i Exchange over six in I.IS, Piuthair ! and Clarinda went nine in 1.57 4-5. i and pulled up well. J Banket and Flicker easily beat Te Atiawa over half a mile in 50 3-5. DERBY CANDIDATES ■i Great Charter Martarma by j three lengths, with Paleta and Lady i Desmond four lengths away, over seven in 1.29 1-5, and Laughing Prince ran seven alone iA 1.2 S 2-5. J Count Cavour, after a slovr start,

went a mile and a-half in 2.39 4-5, Satrap going the last ten furlongs and finishing alongside. Amorist, Cornstalk and Cupid’s Bow left six furlongs behind in 1.18, and Money Order ran six, the last five in 1.3 1-5. Solferite and Malmsey went half a mile in 51, and Rascal _ beat Heisler easily over six in 1.16 4-5. Pure Gold and Tea Miss sprinted clown the straight. Countersign and Rotor ran six in 1.16 3-5, and Silver Paper beat Silver Arc over half in 50 3-5. Sir Roy broke away at the six furlongs, Moorland accompanying him over the last five in 1.3 4-5, Father O’Flynn easily beat Gladlight over six in 1.19 2-5. LATEST ARRIVALS Vaward, Bachelor Gay, Ark Royal, Money Mine, Royal Flower, Pink Note, Black Duke, Overhaul, Cgmic Song, Thurlow, Wingatui and Royal Saxon arrived from the South yesterday, and from the North came Royal Game. Vigilance, Kalos, Grand National, Red Fuchsia, Teri. Singleton, Tliurnbell, Miss Cowrie, Sarchee, Civility, Hymgreat and Ladykiller.