TO-DAY’S GALLOPS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20381, 11 August 1934, Page 11

TO-DAY’S GALLOPS.

Polydora, Princess Doreen and Vintage Please. TWO HARMLESS FALLS. A heavy frost held up operations on the training tracks for some time at Riccarton this morning. The inside of the trial grass was available for fast work and was good going. Scratchmere Scar beat Red Dance over a mile in lmin 46sec, the first half in 51 3-ssec. A good effort was the mile of Princess Doreen in lmin 43sec, the first half in 49 2-ssec. Windward covered half a mile in 54sec. Red Sun, who is a star on the tracks, beat Ilurlingham by several lengths in 49 2-ssec. Davolo and Southdown were associated for six furlongs run in lmin 17 l-ssec, with Davolo half a length to the good at the end. Master Reynard beat Tea Garden over half a mile in 52 2-ssec. Silver Step and Rose of Tralee went six furlongs in lmin 20 l-ssec. the last half in 52 2-ssec. Beau Geste was let off with an easv six furlongs. Horowhenua and Free Air ran seven furlongs in lmin 33sec. T iger Gain and Mercian Prince went well in dashing over half a mile in 49 4-osec. Square Acre defeated Might over five furlongs, the last half mile in 50 3-ssec. Niggerhead, Some Shamble and Lolossian were well together when they completed seven furlongs in lmin ol 3-osec. Grampian by half a sec furlongs in lmin 2 7 1-5 wSSL Z y rvere ?”6,J S ec y d,tl thß laat »«• ta 1 o lsec th€ last * OUT oC s,x tuT - Dollar Prince and Bella Rosa ran six furlongs in lmin I7sec. in 1 min°sl elled easily over a mile . 5 1 2 m , i , ss * in soing half a mile in 53sec, had full pace on for only the last three furlongs. Argentic beat Slippery over six furlongs in lmin 18 I-ssec. Cheap Money and First View ran six furlongs in lmin IS 3-ssec. Knockfiii easily defeated Sam Smith over six furlongs in lmin 16 3-ssec. She has exceptional pace. Bay Tree and Curie were practically on terms at the finish of a smart sixfurlong gallop. They did the trip in lmin 16 2-ssec, the last half-mile in 50 2-ssec. Palermo and Korero went half a mile in 50see. Going along the back, Haulbowline had too much pace for Moatoa in running half a mile in 49 3-ssec. Maroha beat Hostile and Ha«re Tonu over five furlongs in lmin 4sec. Doiran and Milnrow went half a mile in 51 l-ssec. Vintage and Polydora were seen to much advantage in a seven-furlonn trial. They ran the first three furlongs in 38 4-ssec, and the full Journey in lmin 29 4-ssec. Manetho and Jolly Beggar covered six furlongs in lmin 20sec. Grecian Prince and Emissary covered half a mile in 50 l-3sec. An easy half-mile went down to Ventrac. Water Power and a number of other horses did .useful tasks on the sand. Strong Light. Madame Pompadour and General O’Duffey ran six furlongs Friday Night beat Braw Lad over half a mile in 50 3-ssec. Boudoir beat Calydon over seven furlongs in lmin 32sec. Great Star ran seven furlongs in lmin 32sec. Motunau joined in for the last half-mile. Lady Rene went five furlongs jn lmin 7sec. Grand Review ran an easy six furlongs. Over the Jumps. Transact, ridden by S. Wright, schooled over six hurdles. He did nicely over five, travelling at a solid pace. He blundered at the sixth arid unseated his rider, who had a heavy fall but escaped injury. Cargen (R. E. Thomson), Invictus (M. Caul) and Esteem (C. Thomson) were associated ror a school over four hurdles. Esteem, who showed no liking for his task, soon dropped well behind and jumped in slovenly style. ; The other two performed satisfactorily, Cargen impressing the more. Huntique (It. Drinkwater) and Revision (I. Tucker) set out on a similar task. Revision came a “ purler ” at the second. Huntique then eased up. He. jumped the other two at a very slow <>tice, and probably for that reason did not shape well. Tucker was not hurt, and he remounted Revision. The pair then had another go at the four hurdles, and this time did much better. Verden is a dasher over hurdles, out he met his match at that game this morning in Arcade. H. Turner rad<' Verden and G. Murfitt Arcade. The latter gave a brilliant display. Verden hit the last two. He took pit half n length behind at the final obstacle and Turner was nearly unseated. The jockey received a painful knock, but after a few minutes’ rest he announced himself as “ all right.” Emotion (M’Rae) and Constant Sun (A. Jenkins') went in satisfactory style over four hurdles. / Callamart (C. Thomson), Riotous (I. Tucker), Membo (R. Beale) and Barrington (E. Mackie) schooled over the fences cn the course propec. They started over Cutts’s feqce. Riotous and Barrington went on from Membo. v ith Callamart last. All of them Jumped well till the brush at the top of the straight. Barrington then pulled out. The others completed the round, and then jumped Cutts’s fence again. At the finish Riotous was just in front of the other two. All g-ave a good exhibition, except that Callamart was not too sure of Cutts’s fence each time. On the course proper, Andy jumped the sod wall and the post and rails, shaping well. Snowy d’Or and Tentcall started off to do two rounds of schooling practice. Thev completed one round all right, but at the sod wall the second time Tentcall fell. Snowy d’Or went on and completed his task. Taura Lad, ridden by Jenkins, and Currajong, ridden by C. Thomson, started at the top of the straight for a school. Currajong fell at the first of the double. They tried again later, starting along the hack, but Currajong fell at the sod wall, the second fence. Taura Lad completed the round safely. When Currajong fell Thomson was trodden on. He suffered an injury to a foot, whic hmay prevent his riding at the Grand National meeting.