RICCATON TRAINING NOTES.
Saturday. Tiie rain or yesterday improved the plough this morning, oa which Glenogic was the first to work, traversing a mile in. lmin 46sec from a racing start. Someried ran a similar distance in liuin -15 losec, goir.g i;i a pleasing manner, aiid X'seult, ran five iurlo;:gs in lmin [ Gsee. Wir.dwhisde and Gieualadale put in a, workirg gal-isp over a mile and a quarter, | while Mi.nary, Calibre aixl 'Pceiige were associated :n a sirong-ly-run mile, which occupied lmin 49isec. WiU-o'-the-Wisp and JJjin Ujm traversed the same distance 1:1 lmin 46seL-, ihe pair finishiKg- together. Savanxah and Caliver dashsd over four iurlougs in 52 2-ssec, whiie First Light took 57ecc to" run ihe same journey. Golden-mere ai;d Car.nitf Chic! gaheped a miio in ]:nin J7 1-oscc, while Ular•4ol brushed over four fur.ongs up the back, jjundas easily defeated Hcrmosa in a fivc-;ur-iong spin, run in lmin 4i.sec, while Cameo was g,ven a. jigh; task. Canteen and Hcsemere ran six furlongs in Imin 38 i-sscc, ihe io.-mer finishing in a pieas;ng niMnw. 'Ihose ) gi-eat sprin-te-rs, B-.azer and 'Goidspur, were the ri«xo_pair out. a):tl were companions, in & b,n{-lia3V;:y-rim live furlongs, which Took lmin asec. xhe pair were eased off some distance troai the winning pnsi . They arc in great neavt liuku traversed a, mile and a quarter, Hawthorn _ assist «ig him ;1 1C last six. furlongs, the tull dist-anco beiug rim in 2rniu It l-s=ec. Mercia, Bealey and Avhiriwind separately did uselu: -tosk-s, while Cadet, after compassing two circims at half-speed, finished up by runt rung the last half-mile in 51 3-ssei;. Mars, Muscovite and Cherrystone were associated in a six-furlong spin, in which the two dasttiamed showed to advantage. Pallas assisted them over tho k'st half-mue, which was run in 52 3-ssec, while tho full journey occupied lmin 18see. Marina, Caslunorc and Long Tom wero companions in a schooling task over 'the hurdles. They fenced satisfactorily, with the exception of the last-named, who made several mistakes, nearly coming to grief at the first obstacle. Battler and) Billet. Doux compassed two steady rounds on tho cinders, while Cla-n---deboye executed medium pacing. After breakfast, some fnirly interesting work \va.s aceomplishtd. Ordnance. «ione. ran half a, J7iiio in o'iiaec, and (ircek Maid and De Murska took l-.Tsec longer to run ihe same distance. Magnificent, Ba.'.t leery and lieriot were companions in a four-furlong spin. The start was a straggling one. Tho former finished in front in the excellent time of fiOJsec. Golden Vein and Tercelet ran hulf a mile from & walking s;arl in 52sec T!io !nt!er. who wag slow in bcginnlnsr,, nuccei-ded in <lefeatiug his companion. White May gnlioped five furlongs, Firebrand; bringing her hom!> over the laat ihreo. Bombardo took 51 l-sscc to run half a mile 011 the plough, while Oyster, Cora Linn pud Turgeniff accomplished useful tusks. Roma«ofF wjs cantered once round, whilo Strathnairn was restricted to walking exercise.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7232, 19 October 1901, Page 5
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