RICCARTON NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17347, 30 September 1924, Page 2

RICCARTON NOTES.

Tuesday. ] The weather was dull but line foT i training work this morniug. The mira ; bei seven grass track was a trifle dead, as a result of the rain which fell a few Escarpment beat Retrospect comfortably over five furlongs in Imin 4 2-5 Barn Owl and Firestick were given a three-furlong sprint. Dame Strait lace, carrying a good lmin 20 2-osec. Sol folio was too good for Beaming ft the end of half a mile, j Prince Ferouz and Count Cavour ' were companions in a spin over six I furlongs, the former finishing in front j in Imm 19 2-osec. | Top Score, assisted by a. mate over I the last part, rau five furlongs in lmin ! 4 4-Sseo . PiUiowinkie reeled off five furlongs j nicely by himself. j Palestrina and Tresham were well ; matched over ’seven furlongs, run in i lmin 32scc, the last three taking 41 sec. ■ \\ inning Hit beat Rivalry over six i furlongs in lmin 20 9-ssec, Bom to and I Relic covering the same ground in lmin ! 20 1-08ec. i Starmist and Footfall were companJ ion in a useful spin over seven furLy tup and Water mint sprinted half | a mile together. ' Money Order was going very easily I alongside a mate at the end of half a ' mile, which occupied 53 2-osec. ; seven furlongs, taking lmin 3osee for : the journey. Limelight and Tiff were companions ! over a mile. They finished together S in Imin 46sec. tho last six furlongs i being run in Imin I9sec. i Gay Queen easily beat His Majesty | over half a mile in 52 2-ssec. ■ Saxon ran half a mile, being easily beaten by the Lore-a-Duck two-year- : old, who joined in for the last three | furlongs. ! Carpentier arid Jubilant were toi gether at the end of six furlongs, run in lmin 20 l-ssec. j Tar let on’s task was three furlongs iu j 38 2-ssec. j Moorland was too good for Winkie’s ; Best at the end of half a mile, run | in 50sec. a smart gallop. | Boadicea and Last Dart covered five ; furlongs m lmin ssec.. They finished together, but Boadicea was going the better of the pair. j Giautkiller and Lava occupied 57 2-ssec over an easy half mile, while Ohickwheat and Knoeklvn. under similar conditions, took lmin 25sec for six fin 7 longs. To Ana.u Lari sprinter] three furlongs ; nicely in 37 3-oseo. I Lucinett© and Cyiene were together, ; well clear of Kilcannich. at the end of . half a mile, run in 50 3-oseo. Knknme easily beat Le Forte and i Revel over five furlongs, but the tjme, i lmin 7sec. was slow. Orange Blossom went freely in a balf- ! mile sprint. I A number of others horses, with ho j immediate engagements, got through I useful tasks on tbo plough.