RICCARTON NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21816, 20 November 1940, Page 11

RICCARTON NOTES

A DULL PERIOD (Special to "The Timaru Herald.") CHRISTCHURCH, November 19. Following the bustle and rush of the big race week, Riccarton is exceptionally quiet at present. Most of the visiting horses have gone home, and the last of them will get away to-night. So far as the local teams are concerned, the trainers are giving their horses an easy time. With some, the rest will be brief, as they will be required for racing again at Ashburton next week, but many of them who will not be racing until Christmas, will be taken along quietly for a week or two. The three-year-old Bright Lad, who was raced twice last week, in the colours of C. Emerson, has been sold by the Riccarton trainer to Mr G. S. Walton. Bright Lad is a Paper Money gelding, who has not been in work very long and he should pay his way. A. McMullan has a new horse in his team, one of his clients having secured Stock Exchange on lease. He is a three-year-old by Myosotis from Bonrose, a Limond mare from Commerce, a daughter of Safeguard, a well-known Stonyhurst matron. Though he gallops well on the tracks, Stock Exchange has been a disappointment, so far, in his races. W. McDonald was very unlucky when All Night broke down near the finish of the Linwood Handicap, as he was going like a winner at the time. He is to be turned out, but it is hoped he will come backbiter a good spell, with reasonable prosp’ects of standing another preparation. Dictate was galloped on in the New Zealand Cup and as he was also suffering from a bruised foot, he could not be raced again at the Riccarton carnival. He has made good progress and it is hoped he will be ready to show form at the Ashburton meeting next week. Apart from the fact that most of the plums at the recent meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting were won by North Island horses, jockeys from the same quarter also built up a great record during the four days’ racing at Riccarton. With the deadheaters in two races ranking as separate winners, visiting jockeys from the North Island had twenty wins, and Riccarton riders claimed ten, while visitors from other parts of the South Island had four. H. N. Wiggins had the unusual experience that, while he was in the money five times, he was on the winner on each occasion. W. J. Broughton had three wins and was placed eight times; B. H. Morris, three wins and four seconds; G. R. Tattersail, three wins and three places; R. Howell, two wins and one place; T. Biggs, two wins; S. Waddell, one win and one place; and W. J. Mudford, one win and three places. L. J. Ellis was the most successful of the Riccarton jockeys with three wins and six places; H. W. Hibberd had two wins and a second, while I. Walther, A. Messervy, C. Stokes, C. Fox and S. Green each rode one winner. The last named three are apprentices. Three southern riders were on winners, L. Hare having two successes. R. J. Mackie one and L. Clutterbuck one. The Riccarton horseman, P. Spratt, had a run of outs, for though he was placed six times, he did not get a win.