LATE SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19812, 2 December 1919, Page 7

LATE SPORTING.

* NOTES. The weather was pleasant while earb training o per at ions were in progress a' : Riccarton this morning, but. during th< breakfast interval a. cold' wind sprang up, accompanied by light showers o rain, the conditions being somewha wintry for tho late- -workers. .Most o the woik was done ou'tho plough, whici was in good order. -Mr G. i). Greenwood was a spwtar-or his team being -worked the reverse way in view of Auckland engagements Gloaming and Rossini, were companion; in a six furlong spin, which occupiec lmin 16 1-osec. Rossini had not j great deal in reserve at the finish, bu Gloaming was going comfortably all tin way. Karo and Falslaif ran'six fur longs in lmin 17 L'-owc, when l'alstaf was pulled off. Karo went on. alone completing a milo in Imm -15 2-osee and nine furlongs iu lmin .5!) 2-o.sr:.-She was tiring at tlie end, but it \va I aer first strong gallop since the rec«u

meeting. Cutis .Brothers also sent some >r their team the revcrso way. .Hiss Mimic, showing great, brilliancv in the early stages, finished up five "furlong:; in 1 ijiin 3sec. -Moorfowj occupied lmin 4 4-ssec over the. r,ame ground, but was going comlorlably at the iinish. Heathercoto beat Nightraider over a mile in lmin U -l-osee, while Royal Sfa« ran six furlongs in lmin lUscc' Amythas and .Mandrake were companions over seven furlongs, nm in lmin 31sec, and Royal Star hoar, Lucid over the same ground in lmin 'So 4-6h?c. . Onslaught, was going hotter than Maccluif alter a iii.le. which they covered in lmin -1-i ]-oscc. Spyglass and Rurrangong covered n I mile in lmin 40 3-Osco. They won together till near the end.' when Jiurrangonggained a slight advantage. Winter Wind was given a working gallop o\*cr six furlongs, Red Pool covering the same ground in ]mii! lbsce, while La t'ai:; beat Tliostius over half a mile in olsec. Wari'orm easily defeated Some (Jir, over seven furlongs in lmin U3 U-iisoi.! and Algidus beat a companion ovei half iv milo in olscc. I'ooehow gave Rangi Aiolia a starl and finished alongside her after running halt' u mile in 50 3-osec. \Yardaneor just beat Warlove over .: mile in lmin 16 l-ssce, but, lj« was \'c receipt of weight from his young rela, tive. Moorabbe sprinted half a m,lo on V.\ trial grass in 49 4-os«',e, ileprouchi'u taking 50 4-osec over the same ground Pyjama ran half a mile in 50 2-ssec Sophisticate taking .52see, while Spor" beat Con the Bhaughraun in 52 1-osce Warlike covered six furlongs in i ni j| 17 1-osec, Henriette assisting lu m ovei the last live. Glentanner got to the end of pevei furlongs in lmiu 32 2-osec, and Bomb proof sprinted half a mile in 51 2-osoc Bon Spec, looking bnght and well Was restricted to easy work iu \\ u centre. Onlooker and Naut.iboy '.vero gtroii : couple of turns over the po'r.y hurdle:shaping fairly well lor novjei:.,.