Preparing For Avondale

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 210, 6 September 1938, Page 14

Preparing For Avondale

SMART EFFORTS.

ELLERSLIE TRIALS.

MARIE'S ACRE IMPRESSES.

XEM.Y AKD CAPTAIN BRUCE,

I. Training operations at Ellerslie tl 1 m °™'ng were carried out under perfc | weather conditions. No. 3 grass tra I vas available for fast work, the goi | being much better than it has been f I some time past, though it was holdi I and cutting out a bit. Some good tru i e , re r «wo!ed. the best being those | Kilonea. Maries Acre, Capta.n Bruc ■ Arinacourt and Kelly. r- Tybalt (Tonka) opened proceedings 1 I running five furlongs in 1.7 4-5, the fir two being covered in 20 l-ss. ' The be pi six fiulonH. of the morning wag that I Kilonsa (Wiggins), who impressed mo |; than Land Girl (Gilchrist) while runnii ,;, the distance in 1.19 1-5. They went fro I almost a stand, and covered the first thr. 1 furlongs in 395. When they first jump. away Land Oirl stopped just before reac I >ng the six furlongs post, and Ktfonsa wi :; pulled up and came back and joined hi again both going away together on tl | second occasion. Bonnybelle (Tremaii *! and Bronze Emerald (Hearn) coinplett I half a mile in 52 4-ss. Bronze Emerald A who is on the improve, did his woi | nicely. The Trimmer (Tucker) was und< «J restraint while traversing a similar di I : tance in 54 4-ss. After commencing slowi j over a round Wee Pat (Clarke) ran h. A last seven furlongs in 1.44 3-5. Mai t II Mer (W.-ggim.) and Vaals Star (Tuckei I i completed a round in 1,53 1-5, the la< I I six furlongs taking 1.26 2-5. They wet S | not bustled and finished on terms. j Lady Defoe (D. Green) finished up % | useful task by traversing her last thr« | | furlongs in 40 l-ss. Knight of Australi I | (Clarke) had Tip Toes (Tremain) as \ j companion over half a mile run in 52 l-5i \\ It was Tip Toes' first sprint for some tinn I J and she acquitted herself well. Palmio »| (Gilchrist) finished in front of Stimmar I I (Fearn) over half a mile in 51 4-ss. Th f first furlong took 13s, and Palmint finishe \ full of running. Electric Flash (Stokes was going comfortably while running round in 1.54, taking 1.27 4-5 for her las six furlongs. Kelly (Gilchrist) reeled ol three' furlongs in .38 2-ss, this being th * best of the morning over the distance, am shows that Kelly is returning to form Hunting Maid (Tremain) got to the en< of five furlongs in 1.10 2-5, increasing th. speed over the last three, which tool 40 3-ss. Eudorace occupied 44 l-5s for thre. < ;," furlongs, doing it very easily. Want Well. Armacourt (Gilchrist) went away fron the seven furlong post, but did not havi *; : much pace on till she reached the five coming home from there in 1.5 4-s— a verj satisfactory trial. Electric Spear (Fearn) and Atta Jack went out to work at tin same time, but Atta Jack swerved ant unseated his-rider, Electric Spear goini on to run half a mile in 54 4-5. Atta Jack got out of the grounds, but wai later caught and' subsequently ran hal a mile in 52 3-5, which was his best effor to date. The two-year-olds, Chelandrj . : (Tremain), and Bide-a-wee (Kerr) sprintet three furlongs in 41 4-ss. It was thei first test, and both youngsters did thei yo'K in a pleasing manner. : Hesketooi f Stokes) was. being held back to Nor* Lady ,(Fearn) throughout half a mile 'which took 55 24*. , Heaketoon ia ai m improved hack, and soon should lose hi I maiden certificate. Beeswing (Kerr) am Bright Idea (Buchanan) got to the en. of three furlongs in 41 2-9s, but were no unduly bustled. Silver Que* (Gilchrist m , impressed slightly better than Pain (Tonka) while traversing haM a mile ii 52 l-ss, the first furlong being covered ii 1 12 £"!• eEI .¥ e ?; ne,l (Wiggihe), after takin, 40/1-9 for his first three furlongs, was ea« ing up at the conclusion of six, which tool 1.23 1-5. Cheval de Volee (James) wa I given strong work over a round. Hi increased the speet 1 over the last , hal mile, coming home rom there in 54 4-ss. The stable mates Birthday Boy (Mark wick) and Glen J jb (Coon) reeled of , three furlongs in, yt, the former impress ! ( ing the better of • the pair. Royal Abl ■■>■ (Wiggins), Gamos" (Mafkwick) -and Boys Message (Tremain) were bunched at th< conclusion of three furlongs which tool I 39 l-ss. Royal Abb is coming to ham nicely. .Fidelis (Coon), after taking 13, for his first furlong, reeled off half a mil 11152 2-5, Jayola (Gilchrist) went bettei than usual while, running 'five furlong, with Topeotu (Fearn) in 1.8, the first tw< furlongs being covered in 29 3-ss. T< Maranui (Kerr) abo completed five fur ; I? n 8» m }■* Ha ' 43* taking 27 .Mai fa the first .two. The) beat half-mile aroint oi fJ/.-vthe' morning was* credited to Captait Bruce (Hearn) and Fleetwind (Gilchrist) little between them\at the finish, tnoagt Captain Bruce impressed most. Browi > Lap (Fearn) was holding Aniri* (Tr* mam) at the conclusion of swVen^ltir longs, which occupied 1; Ifp-ff. 'Tfca-'lasl half-mile took 03a, 'uffirßiamm law • acquitted himself well^ia*i^r^l>w (Jones) pleased more fflteau. TriHiarch .(Messervy) while running^lve"furlong) m 1.4 4-5. They ran the 2_r*t two in 25, f, and it was the best trial: .:lM^i*h(3o*m) , /!?J n , p f d ? wajr ■«•****«• tfcaiufisn*; Legion (Gilchrist), and waa in front itthw finish of three furlongs in 30 '4J&sfr%s> ;'J. . i«n«>»«*»pd (Green) finished ahead of Gloucester (Messervy) at the completion" of nvefurlongs whKh was run in 1.9 2-5, the first I fMnarnilT in * *> vere * « (McGrath) after commencing slowly *t k u i mx : f " r,on * 8 »"■». wu timed to f run b^tif fc t, five m H 7 w - She didher. work > better than on former occasions. PhilM • «°." rt (Jones) and Shy (Nicholson) Had a , V ." jair amount in reserve at the end of seven furlongs, run in 1.37 1-5, *he last four tak"K 558 - Ohm aha (Gilchrist), and Valmint (Messervy) were companions over six fur- " '--I' lo **l rU, iri n 119 H« * vef y «atisfactory •'■•' T^ hev lan , th « first, three in 38s, ana Ohmaha was doing best at the end. Jumpers. All Irish (O'Connor) was sent over a ;, couple of hurdles in the centre, giving a i,,, ' first-class exhibition. ;V King Musk (Ritchie) was schooled BBS* over four hurdles. He jumped safely and gave a satisfactory display, though he got in rather close to the first obstacle. Lighter (O'Connor) was tried over several hurdles and, although he had little pace on, acquitted himself in a very satisfactory manner. ~ -- , lUimani (Gough) and Hawthorn (Stokes) impressed more than Trackman (NicholSfe: son) in a bout, over four hurdles. TrackW man was showing signs of lameness afterW\ wards, but it is hoped, that it will not prove serious. lUimani and Hawthorn K subsequently did strong work over seven Wm furlongs on the grass. The hunter Red Sails (Stokes) and §&?.,• Caurnie (Gough) went out to school over Ki the steeplechase fences on the flat. Red Sails completed his task safely, though inclined to jump rather high. Caurie, who V was having his first experience, baulked M at the first obstacle, the sod-wall, and was I not persevered with.