ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 126, 28 May 1918, Page 2

ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

A LOT OF SCHOOLING WORK. The weather was line bat rei-y cold lor training operations at EUerslle this morning, and a lot of Interesting work was witnessed. The sand aud middle grass tracks were open, a« well as the course proper, for sf-hooliny over hurdles, and the steeplechase course. Moat of the fast work was registered ou the grass, aud unless otherwise specified the tnska were done on that track. A few horses were schooled over the fences ou the inside «C the course proper, but the bulk of the Jumping was on th-e outside. Before breakfast 'HopQeld galloped six furlongs ou the sand in 1.32. Carmen Sylva, Erinagh, and Meltino were in that order at the end of jive furlongs from a seinl-stand in 1.10. Lady Lyddite was a shade in front of Alf. lielnvul at the end of six furlougs run In 1.25. Housewife easily beat Colonel Soult over a round, which she traversed in 1.50 4-3, the Colonel taking 2.2 2-5. Fisher galloped v mile and a-haif, Uie flrst round taking 2.2. Kockfleld and 'Lord Kenilwortb were together when five furlongs were covered In 1.6 2-5. Thrace was too good for (ioldcu Petal over seveu furlongs in 1.34 Jo, th e latter taking 1.30 2-5. After breakfast Auldaun galloped sis furlongs on the sand in 1.20 2-3. 'Fabrlquette (alone) sprinted five furlongs in 1.0, Cardrona covering a similar distance, the last four taking 33 3-ss. Sir Fisher did strong work in company with Welshman. Hynieona spurted four furlongs coverin ,. Hie last three In ay :i-ss. Sir Rnlph galloped seven furlongs, takiug 1.31 1-5 to run the Inst six. Arran was too good for Independence over five furlongs, which be ran In I.T 1-3. the last-named taking 1.8 3-5. Bloomine galloped seven furloncs In 1.3S 2-.-i. Lady Jack and Lady Paula nero together at the end of four furlong* from a eland In Ms, Cambridge going ou a fnrloug further in 1.1-1 :\-r>. Parisian Diamond pleased iiptter than Flash Lady over seven furlongs in 1.3.*J 1 , -.",. Master Itegcl and T.- Onga did strung work, the former pleasing nnist Stilts an,] Ppnd,.on were on terms at the t"ok°lT * .[ ,lrl " v " s - "»e last live of which

Whitehall was In front of Prp-emlnpnt at he finish of four furlongs In .V. -(-.ls. Pierrot taking j4 2-.-is f>u- a similar task. Hyllus and Persian Prince were M-pther when the finish O f six furlongs was reached in 1.20 4-r>.

Swastika was well In front of No Surrender nt the end of a ro t of the sand in 2..> I-.), the latter taking 2.0. „ filnetantM alone traversed a round In

■Silvasco easily beat a companion over six furlongs in 1.21 3-5.

There was not n great deal between Penniless and Mahzoltov nt the iiiilsh of s|v furlongs on the sand In 1.23 2-B and a lot of others also worked. THE SCHOOI.INV;. Tirau and Waerenjja were sent over four hunlles. the former being In front at the finish, hoth jumping well. TenaoloiiH was too «o.>d for Golden Fort over four hurdles, negotiated in good style •Seville and Seadown were schooled over the hurdles in the centre of the course both getting through their tasks without mishap. Wartime and Britltsh Arch. after Jumping a hurdle on the inside, were companions over four hurdles, the former beln- in front at the finish. Larry and lion Heve were associated over ■ live hurdles. I.arry made (he pace for about a mile. Bon Iteve going very lazily. hut outstayed Larry, and finished well lv front. Soultane and Silver Pine jumped a liurdle on the inside, and then negotiated the four on the course proper without mishap. Ditto and Tetißi did a similar task, the former easily heating her companion. Prosper, alone, Jumped the big fences In the centre of the course in good tstvlc. Wulmnl. Hoype. Hautere, and Ranza Mist started together at the seven-fnrlong post for n couple of rounds of the country. After reaching the course again. Coalition, Plenipoteiit. Ji>hn Hunny. Captain Lock Kltiß's Park, and Try Luck Joined In. the latter pulling oit at the old water. All jumped well till the second Teiire on top of the hill, when Ilantere bumped his rider off. The wall Into the straight saw John Bunny come to grief. Ilopye winding up just in front of Coalition, with Walninl, which hit the second fence of the double hard. next. Hautere was reinounte«l and finished the course. Ilopye went exceptionally well, and pulled up apparently sound, while Coalition and Walmai both made friends.

Sir John, alone, lumped the ldg fences on the flat. He fell at the sod wall, but was afterwards remounted, anil jumped the remaining fences all ripht.

Jackarandn. ('ampere .lai-k. anil Dunrobln Jumped the bin fences on the flat, and thet, tried the old wnter. at which the lastnamed stopped, also refusing at the second attempt. Canrpflre .lack then pulled off. and .Taekarnnda and Dunrobln separately jumped t'.ic four hurdles on the course proper.