RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7667, 28 March 1903, Page 5

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES

• " • Saturday. Climatic conditions' were . distinctly favourable for Arainicg operations' this morning, and the -wcrk done was of an. interesting character. A.I of it was accomplished on the plough, which at present is very feat, amd t'hia is Teaponsible 'for the excellent time* iccorded. S-oni-erled and. Goiden Vein, galloped •« mile axd a 'quarter im ,2minr lGJsec, the former finishing -a couple,, of lengths in- advance of (his companion. • To-niof row easily defeated Ahcrlow over a~ strongly-ruan six furlongs in lmin l?aaec. The Bill of 'Portland' filly moved pleasingly! Treadmill* who is looking in capital fetti-e, <(ff-aversed' seven -furlongs- at t'hnreequartor speed, - whil© Ordtaisicß ■eoveied' a ejr-, cuit on the ■cinders in, 2min 6sec. Ca-nnie Chie!,- wlho is carrying- a well-tiain-ed: appear-, ance, jumped away at vhe> tcn-furlocg post and raced to the seven Hirlongs, where he waa ioi-ned by Narcissus, «nd the pair came 'home io%e'l'her, the latter . ■wteoiing' 'by «• couple of lengths. J3aETiie Ohio:, who was carying a light weigat, lired a good deal towards t'he finish, wnicQi' vs&s duo to ihis making the pace too sound- in. t'he early pr.Tt of Uho gallop. Tie time registered for the' first six furlongs w.as lmin 18Jsec, and for the , full distar.ee 2min 13 2-osec, irom » stamding start, which was a. good gallop. Scylla and Eelburn compassed two mediiiin-pace circuits, finishing strongly over ihe last thaJ'f-inilo cf eaoh tound. Deerstalker, Windwhistle and It?.gabrash were comp&niiouis in a gallop over five furlongs, which occupied Ivahi ssec,;ihe firsf-named Jhaviuga slight' advar.tag3 at t'he finish. Coia. Linn and Tieonore finished togefher at the end cf a similar. jdistance, which occupied lmin Ssec. The former, however, could have improved upon that time. Barnardo defeated King Stork over a fast mile in lmin 47eoc, and ■Lolah finished in front of Firebrand and Ropu ov^s six furlonga mn in lmin 13 2-saec. Clanburn, alone, covered eix f uriongs in, lmin 18J Bec. Ro3emero was given «i sprinting "ia^k, •and Lady liiHian compassed a circuit, finishing fast over the last half-mile at three-quarter speed and moving freely. Pallas (L. Thompeon) and Welbeck Cl'- Mathie) were companions in w mile' and w. quarter gailop. Pallas^ who was quickest away, goon established a Jead of two lengths. Lavniette, who was stationed at the mile post to join them, got badiy Rwaj r , a-nd was- unable to catch the lender, who running on strongly finished several lengths in front. • Welbeck had lost ljttlo grpund until half-way down the straight, where he apneared to have had enough, and finished close' behind Lavaietie. Th'e times for (he various stages of the gallop' were as follow; — First two furlongs, 26Jsec; six furlongs, lmin 198eo; laat mile, lmin 463ec; and the full distance in 2min 13*3c, nlthough several watches made it half a, second faster. It was a good gallop on the part of Pallas, who finished very well /and appeared ss though he could hsve gone faster. After breakfast Secret Society and Aniigone galloped a mile in lmin 46 2-sscc. The former, who finished under a pull, is at present in rare fettle, and is moving very pleasingly. Boyal Standard and Santa Mario galloped half a- mile in 52 l-53ec, the former finishing in front. Zealous compassed two circuits at a sound haJf-speed, and' the following horses were given useful tasks:— lyharki, Ayrdale, Gladis'la, Brave Heart, Dirk, Calibre and Muscovite. • /