SEMI-FINALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 192, 16 August 1938, Page 14

SEMI-FINALS.

VALMINT'S SEVEN.

HOROWHENUA BEST FOUR. WORK AT ELLERSUE. The sen i-fiiial gallops for the Pakuranga nipping were held at Kllerslie this morning n* fine weather, and there was a good il 'a! of fast work. No. 1 grass truck, with the poles about 10 feet out, vas in in-e and the going, owing to overnight f*iii. was greasy and on the heavy side. The best efforts of the morning ■were tlm.-c of Kilonsa. Valmint, Oriental Buy, KliN'fwind. Trilliarch, Jonathan, Hoi owlici.ua and Rajanya. The first to work were Kilonsa (McCuiflyl and Land Girl (McTavish). who were timed to run six furlongs in 21 l-.'w. The first tluee took .'?() 4-ss, and Kilonsa, who went exceptionally well. was in front at the finish. Knight of Australia (Clarke) went evenly over six furlongs, which occupied 1.23 4-5. Tybalt (Tonks) came home' from the. half-mile post in r>4 2-.">s. He was doing hie work well over the last part. Wee Pat (Clarke) was not ioing her best to traverse seven furlongs in 1.40 2-.i, taking 57s for her last half-mile. Cheval de Volee (James) reelpil off half a mile in 53 4-ss. He is looking in first-rate order for his engagement on Saturday. Day Wind ((Jilchrist) was clear of Palinint (Tonks) at the conclusion of five furlongs in 1.7 2-5. the first two taking 27'2-os. Day wind looks ; a trifle big. Aero Queen (Geimnell) finished up her w.ork .by sprinting' the 1 last three furlongs in 40a. -She was doing I it nicely throughout. . ..... The best seven furlongs of the morni ing was that of' Vnlnrint (Mitrrn\ r V, who • whs clear of El Meynell-(Dv Green) after I', running the distance in 1.35 2-5. They [ covered the first half-mile" in ' 53m.'anil It I was a first-rate trial. . El Meynell"s rider r lost an iron, but it did not affect the k result. King Musk (Ritchie) strode over ;. a round. He wan under restraint till the ; last three furlongs, and came home, from I there in 40 1-ss. Brown Lap (Russell), fj who had some pace on when he went ' away at the six furlong* post, ran hie first ~- three furlongs in 41 1-os. awl had a bit in E reserve at the end of six in 1.24 1-5. He appeared to handle the going all right. I The atablemateS; Valderie (Cameron.)'a'nrf I Crooning (Walker.),..after taking 26 3-5s : :, for their first two furlongs, completed I five in 1.8 3-5. Had the advantage £ at the finish, though they, were both doing i it well. Rnja,nya (Tremain) , impressed more.than Piracy YCantirfick) and Lighter £ (Murray) over Half ,la. piile in 52 4-s*. '{;'■ Raianya. who wan-on: .'the outside,, shaped well, although he was showing signs of , eoreness after working. ■ • Summary (Coon) strode over five ftirI longs in 1.10. Kena (Jonas) went away I from the seven furlongs poet and wan ■ joined by Hesketoon ■ ( Vaughan) at the eix, coming; home, from there in 1.21. 1-5... I Kena finished in front, running hie last I five furlongs, in. 1.8. He- handled the I going in good etyle, and looks in fine trim. ~ Electric Spear and Atta Jack were worked : separately, but were not after time. OriE ental Bay (Jones) and Fleetwind ;':; (Gilehrist) were practically on tonne, clear ;•-"'• of Ringshot (1). Green) and Topeotu I (Vaiiuhun) at'the conclusion of five fnrI Jongs in l.e 1-5, the first two taking 20 (': .1-s*. Oriental Bay wm going a little bet- , " ■ ■ ter than Fleetwind at the finish, and ie a , - very promising three-year-old. Ringshot ¥:■ lost ground at the start, and hie ehowing I Wae ateo satisfactory. SpeaiTord (Cam- ;, «Ton) had Gloucester \ (Scott) as a '■ i companion while running half a mile in ' 03 2-3s. Spearford hnpreesed. Captain ';' . Bruce (Murray) wan given an easy eix :' furlongce. which took 1.27 3-5, th« laet ; three taking 43 1-as. Silver Quex and - Paint were'given a work-out over half a : v mile, taking a shade worse than lfit to ■ the furlomr. I Trilliarch (Jones) - and Jonathan I (Vaughan), who were both kept up to I their work, finished ahead of Philconrt ■ (Cameron) at the conclusion of five fur-, • longs in 1.6 4-5. The firet two occupied I 27 l-ss, Jonathan being about three lengths back at ■ thk stage, and he did I well to get up at the poet. Jayola '■■ (Wateon) had a good deal in reserve I throughout, six firrlongis in 1.26 3-5. Bhy I (Xicholson) wan holding Illimani (ManB eon), with Trackman several len«th« baek I at the end of »ix fnrldngn in 1.25 1-5. They Jm ran the firet three ini 42 2-ss, and Shy wa'« 1■..-...I ■..-... Tery wide out rounding the' top turn. fe. The fastest half-mile of,, tb«..JtnQrninff._wae credited to Horowhenua (alivrkwick), "who K registered 52 l-ss. He ran the last three ?V, in Me* and revelled in the going. The },' novkee, Beeswin« (Kerr) and Nbree Maid (Fearn), traversed half a mile in 56 \-'m, B the former finishing in front. Marie's |: Acre (Scott) cantered round to-the threei'i furlong post-and came home-from there

■'.in 40 3-ss. He put plenty of dash into H Jiie work. Tβ Mfirnnui (Kerr) was'timed: f, to run the lost half-mile of his work in #.;ee'l-6e, doing it comfortably.. • . ;. . ~ The Jumper*. "\ \■ '■

||/ British Banner (Fergus) woe sent over ■r four hurdles in the centire giving a. satis-. l>. factory display, although he dipped a bit |H et : the second' fence*,- islSj . : '■~'■.' & Bass (Stewart) led flfy Money (Stokes) ever six hurdles. Baa gave an improved W ahowing, and My Money also fenced well, •■ although he did not jump as fast .as Base. King Rod (Fergus), Gfjr' Cavalier (SinI ton) and Tane Mahotu "(G'ough) started I'■'. off for a school over ;.k round of the I steeplechase course. They made no misI take until the stonewall, the first time, where Tane Mahotu blundered and lost 1 hie rider. The other pair continued on, i and after jumping the brush at the mile frost, King Rod was eased up. Gay Cavaier continued 'over the hill and'completed' : the round safelv. Tane Mahotu' was reI mounted and after balking at the brush, I he , was taken round it,' bilt" when" , he I reached the first fence the hill he B atopped again. *■•,".',, On the Sand.

Armacourt {Veiighan) tun' ieven fwI longs on the eand in 1.40 1-5, the laet nx takiuK 1.26 3-5. She worked-with plenty of freedom, and will mwt likely contest the Jellicoe Handicap on Saturday.