SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9917, 4 August 1910, Page 3

SPORTING.

RICGAETON TRAINING NOTES. Thursday. The weather wrvs very cold, and a heavy fog enveloped the course, when iriuniiiff operations commenced tliis morning. The tracks vrevo in good order, but- it v;as impossible to got much of a line aa to the work done, as the liorsoa co ild not be distinguished through tho fog-, which lasted until tho work was nearly completed. Tauira galloped a milo and a halt, moving freely and well. Lady Creswick negotiated a circuit of the big fences at a hunting paco, piving a capital display of jumping, fcilvcr Iting (Douglas) jumped tho double, hut did not shape well. Dread! bm gave Ffcumis a very bad beating over seven furlongs in lniin BS&ec. Hov.'ick and Pakiut galloped a mile and a quarter. Eurus (Nolan), Ratepayer (C. O'Neill), King's Way (A. C. Solby) and. Mauri (Rotter) wero companions in a ecliooling task over the big l fences. Commencing' over the double, they went once round. They all completed their task safely, though Mauri mada an awkward jump at the last obstacle. Eurua fenced well, but galloped disappointingly. Manillas galloped sis furlongs in lmin 21 l-ssec. White Cockade (Better) ancl Kremlin (Speaknian) jumped four flights of hurdles, and thrive si fairly satisfactory display. Tyrant (J. O'Connoll) and of Trumps (Cochrune) performed a similar task. Both horses fenced well, Kin'.' of Trumps especially so. Audax (Ransi Thomson) and Capitol (Brady) put in a. Bohooline- task ever a circuit and a half of the steeplechase fence*. They maintained a sound pace and both jumped well. Audarc a-ppe&rod to be none the worse for his exertions, and wa.ked back to tlie eheds soundly. Capitol afterwards went oiiCo round at half-pace. Castout (Carr) negotiated uvo o! tho steoplochase fence# satisfactorilv. The following- were ■amonsrst theso thai did. fast work:—Prim, Armamento, Sharpshooter, Bonny Glen. Ceroniform, Clarence, Tawhaki, (runuiforie, fsiayboy Los An<relos, Ectmoor. Wnione, Lovell. Lovelorn. Infoda, Waitapu, AYooloomooloo. North-East, Gold Braid, Moduliist. Rose Noble, Scotch P'r.id, Compaas, Urneraboy and Paieano. Ue<-ful pacing work was by Piosncctor. Clanmena, Centon. Honest Torn, Tuaierc, Fisticuff. Kilts. Bullworth, Northern Star. Mnhuta, Kleotrakofl, Lo Beau, bj-amard and Looli Fyne. Yesterday's arrival, inclndw?: Wimzuera, Appin, Aoraag-i. Penates, Mediterranean, Penza, Amnto, Corczon and Iney, wero out and did light tasks.

Tho trotting horse "Mantla-reno. by Nerval-: Eland, hus arrived from Auckland to fulfil hifl en«rß2ementfi at. ! p.c New Zealand Metropolitan' Trotting Club's meeting.