RICCARTON PREPARATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 26 March 1932, Page 8

RICCARTON PREPARATIONS

TRACK DEAD FOR GALLOPING. 'SHATTER AfND HILARY GO WELL. Christchurch, March 24. At Riccarton there were overnight showers, followed by steady rain until training work was nearly completed. The work was done on the outside of the course proper, which was somewhat dead. Muff ran seven furlongs in Imin; 32 3-ssec., Dunraven assisting over five furlongs. •' ' • . Execution ran six furlongs in lmin. 17sec. ; ■ . _. ' ' . Ball Dress and Straightcourse did seven furlongs in lmin. 31 l-ssec. Meprisant was going well over sevenfurlongs in lmin. 30see., the last six taking lmin. 16'4-ssec. Topthorn did half a mile'in 50 2-ssec. Rii;i ran seven furlongs in lmin. 33 2-ssec. Red Heckle was a length, in front of Elude and Minerval at the end of six furlongs in lmin. 21sec. Tea Garden ran five furlongs in lmin. 5 2-ssec. Shatter and Hilary reduced the time for five furlongs to lmin. 4 4-ssec. Rocket and' Fleeting Glance sprinted half a mile along the back in 51 l-ssec. Gay Orest did an easy six furlongs._ Weather ley went well, easily beating Craigavon over six furlongs in lmin, 18 2-ssec. Cricket Bat sprinted three furlongs nip trie back in 37 2-ssec. Solvit and Gas Range ran five furlongs in lmin 5 3-ssec. Nightguard and Water Polo ran half a mile in 50 2-ssec. Ramo and Light Flyer went six furlongs in lmin. 17 2,-ssec. Ramo is very fit. Juniper, with Assistance, covered seven furlongs in lmin. 32 l-ssec. The Quorn and Desert Song took 52 sec. for half a mile. Don Jose ran a mile in lmin. 45 2-5 sec. Martian Chief took lmin. 48sec. for a similar task, but did the last six furlongs in lmin. 19sec. Silver Scorn easily covered five furlongs in lmin. 7 l-ssec. Ranelagh- galloped a mile in lmin. 46 l-ssec. Oratorious' and Rational H. did the last four of five furlongs in s'l 4-seec. Pixie Gold went seven furlongs in 1 min. 31 4-osec. On the plough Jaloux and. Azalea ran the last six of seven furlongs in lmin. Iflsec. Kakara went well, running six furlongs in lmin. 17 3-ssec.