RICCARTON

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 815, 19 October 1905, Page 8

RICCARTON

TUESDAY

This morning was very mild and the tracks were in capital order. Cutts was first out, and despatched Lady Wayward and Gay Spark for a gallop over a mile on the plough, which was run in Imin 47 2-ssec, Gay Spark showing to most advantage.

To-morrow, looking in capital fettle, compassed five furlongs at three-quarter speed, while Clanburn, with a good weight up, ran six furlongs in Imin 20J sec.

Quarryman and Chryseis, with light weights up, broke away at the mile and a-quarter post, and raced up the back, the first six furlongs being left behind in Imin 18 2-ssec. The Cup candidate, who held his companion safe throughout, was pulled back to her in the straight, and finished up a mile and a-quarter easily in 2min 15sec. Quarryman is looking exceptionally well. Leeside and Speculate accomplished a working gallop over a mile, while was run in Imin 50 l-ssec. G'lenowlet, with a light weight up, blushed over half a mile in 49 l-ssec. Golden Knight and Calibre were associated in a sound gallop over one mile and a-quarter on the grass, which occupied 2min 14 2-ssec, the latter showing to most advantage. Black Diamond galloped six furlongs up the back. Reduction brushed over half a mile in 52(sec. Bagpipes and Knastikoff trotted up to the half-mile post, where the former fell in whipping round quickly. She ran on down the straight just in front of Catherine Gordon, who was doing a sprinting task,

and on being recaptured was taken back and remounted. Knastikoff joined her, and the pair got away together. Knastikoff, who was going exceptionally well throughout, finished up his task in 51sec, and he could evidently have registered a smart performance. Somaroff and Bluestone ran six furlongs, the last half-mile being run in 52sec. Stronghold registered a similar performance up the back. Alexis was responsible for the fastest gallop of the morning, covering six furlongs in Imin 16 3-ssec on the grass. Stepdancer traversed one mile and aquarter in 2min 13sec, being associated by ’The Mohican over the last mile. The latter was, however, of no use at the finish to Stepdancer, who finished well several lengths in advance. Others that were responsible for useful to steady pacing included Gohlen Vein. Euclid, and Tirole. Blythemaid performed well in a gallop over a mile, the last seven furlongs of which occupied Imin 32 l-ssec. Ingleneuk could easily have defeated Tsitsihar over six furlongs, run in imin 19sec.

After breakfast Lapland (Finland— Neroli) and Stars and Stripes brushed over half a mile in 49 4-ssec. Lee-En-field defeated Great Gun over a similar distance, run in 52 3-ssec, but he could have improved upon that. There was little to choose between Gallancy and Snowstell when running four furlongs in 50 2-ssec. Mythical was assisted by Resound over the last three furlongs, and left half a mile behind her in 50sec. Turmoil and Waterspout took to run a similar distance. Pattypan was going better than King Stork and the Stepniak

—lllusion colt in a spin over half a mile, run in 50 2-ssec.

Machine Gun cantered once round, and afterwards galloped six furlongs in Imin 18sec, the last half-mile in 501 sec. He appeared to be about all out at the finish, and his effort did not please track watchers. Several other two-year-olds were given sprinting tasks.