LATE SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16802, 3 August 1922, Page 8

LATE SPORTING.

ADDINGTON NOTES. The track at Addington was in capi- ! tal order this morning and a large j crowd of spectators were present to see the work. Although a number of j horses were on the track, very few were i worked fast, and the spectators were I | not rewarded for their attendance. | B- M’Donneli jogged Emmett ,sevj eral circuits and then ho was geared j up and sent a couple of sprints, with 1 A. Pringle in the saddle. The Ash- ! burton representative looks fit and j well. | Clonmel, who has been trained dur- ’ ing the last few months at Timaru, ! was given slow work, and the South- ! land trotter seemed anxious to go ' faster. He has furnished a good deal i since racing last May at Forbury Park, j Tommy Direct bears a well-trained ; appearance, but he was not sent along | fast, his task being about a couple of miles in harness without the hopples, t Pieter Timmerman did not hit out | too freely on a useful work out over \ a mile and and half, and at the finish j looked somewhat sore. | The Australian Lincoln Huon was | sent several circuits in saddle at a i slow- speech j Carbinea was worked about a mile ; and a half in harness, but not at top speed, trotting without any mistake. Some Fashion, who looks far better than when he first arrived from Australia. covered a couple of miles at a fair speed, going without any mistake. Pedro Pronto was restricted to slow j jogging work. Nipper, who looks very fit, was worked in harness, but without the straps. He was not sent along at top speed, his work being medium pace, and his work was most attractive. Silver Nut was given some slow jogging work, and has improved during the last fortnight. Seaward Spot, with A. Pringle in the sulky, and Adair, driven by his owner, j went a good mile and a half, the latter appearing to special advantage. The visitor Progress, in harness, accompanied by Renown, also in harness, worked nearly a mile and a quarter together at a fair speed, and then the former went on for another half mile. The Aucklanders, Moneymaker and j Promenade, both iu harness, did a few spvints and then went about a mile ana h half, both horses pacing really well. Waitepopo, in saddle, -did a mile at a fair speed. The first half was fast, but the North Island pacer tired to nothing over the concluding stages. Saints Bell, who is a long way from his best .was restricted to slow work. Blue Mountain King was in harness. The Aucklander looks fit, but has a suspicious looking leg. Prince Burlington, with A. Chapman | in the saddle, went a couple of miles, j but the work out was not impressive, j The big saddle pacer is not a good trackj worker. i Outstep, without the hopples, was , ridden a fast mile, pacing in rare style Before he was sent off, however, he was exhibiting temper and was troublesome at the start. Mushroom is a long way from his besj;. He was ridden over a couple of miles but failed to go at all pleasingly. Paul Dufault, who has come on a lot during the last few weeks, paced a few rounds, without the hopples, at a fair speed.