SMART HALF MILE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 15, 19 January 1939, Page 24

SMART HALF MILE.

JACK TARS EFFORT. TOOLEY STREET BEST FIVE. WORK AT EIXERBUE. Features of the. final gallops at Ellerslie this morning of horxes with engagement* nt the Thames meeting on Saturdny and Monday wore 11 half mile by Jack Tar, five furlongs l.y Tooley Street and Mi™ Appellant, iirid seven furlongs by Respectful and .Vliil de> Mer. The gallops took place on the No. I grims. on which the poles were out Illft, the going being in perfect order. Arm King (McTiivish) strode over six furlongs in 1.23 1-5. He increased th« speed over the last half mile to come horn,over that iliwtauco in 53 3-fis. Silver Quex (Oilclirist), after running her first two fur]<hik* in 2r>s. completed five furlongs in 1.4 .1.'.. Tybalt (Tonks) finished tip a useful task by running his last three furlongs in 40 -J-.-is. He was inclined to loaf, damns (Hume) unit Hide a Wee (Kerr) werv iiboiit on terms at the conclusion of half « mile, which took M) 4-.V A Good Trial. A good tiwil wan credited tn Roupppffi.l nVpiiiHin) nnd Mai fie Mer (IJru.el. w !i-i were limed tn run seven fuilnngn in 1..K1 I .-.. The first, half-mile took ,"ils, nil,l then- hum little between them at die end "f the gallop, though lte«peetfiil was tnr more imprpswivp. Ohinnhu (AMlrath) rap hiinip I'riiin the six furlongs post in 1.1-. It was ii good effort, nnd if he runs up to his gnllop he should earn pome r.n ncy lit Th.iines. The stablemates. To'ley Nlrent. (Mwwrvy) nnd Mim Appollnn't (f'ni) hit nut Willi plenty of freedom over flvp. fiirloiign, whieh they ran ii I.4—the l>eMt of the morning over the distance. iiU'n Abb fßirnio) and Royal Abr (Parcompleted seven furlongs in J.lt 4-5, tlio Hint tlirpfl being covered in 38e. Olen Abb worked well. Thn Intent addition to J. Turker's stable, Roynl Aeo (Bruce), reeled off half a miltin ,".« I -.">n— ik useful effort. The best giill<M> mer four furlongs was necomptitihed by .Tuck Tar (MeTuviwh), who recorded 40 4-.ln. This gelding is in first-rate condition for his immediate engagement*. Spinning Wheel (Mpwervy) and Red Falcon ( McOrath) ran Iliree furlongs along the linck in 3l> I .Tβ. Red Falcon wan then pulled iti> and Spinning Wheel continued on to cnmpleto six in 1.10. StablwimtM Go Well. Mintluw (McTavish) came home from tho half-mile post in oOs. Ho was showing signs of Jamenem after the gallop. The Trimmer (Bruce) was given serviceable work, traversing his last half mile in fill 4-.V Over a similar distance the stablemutes, Marie's Acre (McTavish) and PMlvniirt (Messervy) recorded 50s. They ran the first furlong in 12 2-5 and there was littlo between them at the finish. La Vie (Mpshoiv.v) impressed by her effort over half ii mile, which took 50 l-iis. Jonathan (McTavish). after running his first two furlong* in 27 \im, continued on to run five furlongs in 1.7 1-5. Ten (Jong (Tremain) wim given an easy six fiwlongs, taking 1.27 i-5, and the fllly by Whirlwind— Orplipum sprinted three furlongs in 40 3-ss. Captain Bruce wae allotted a round, taking 1.43 3-fl for hit last seven furlongs. On the Tμ. Fleetwlml (Oilchrist) finished clear of Trcvaco (McTavish) over half a mile in 51 4-fM. Thk wae a good effort. British Talent (Messervy) took 1.10 2-5 to runt five furlongs and Pulinint traversed six in 1.20 •2-!>. Knight of Australia (Messervy) strode oyer a round, running hi* last weven fuftnngs in 1.41 I-β, and the final threo in 41 4-fis. Valspear (Coon) was given a workout and averaged 15* to the furlong nnd Bronze Wing and Bright Idea did *ii%J.ir work. King Musk (Ritchie) ran his last six furlong* in 1.2(1 2-5 and Miirhekp ( Messei-vy) was timed to run her last half mi h< in 50 2-sa. She could have improved on the time.

■ B# wHIQf|MnS. BiiMrio (Williams) gave a pleasing displuy over two hurdles and Agog (Turvey) shaped well over the same fences. Scott Abbey (Tnrvey) gave a safe exhibition over four hurdles, fencing very cleanly. Love in Idleness (dough) was sent over six hurdles. She scrambled over the first fencn nnd her showing was not nearly as good as on previous) occasions. Hwmi fir TkaiMS. Tooley Street, Miss Appellant and Mai (Iβ Mnr are due to leave Ellerslie to-day for Thames, and Ohmaha, Royal Abb, Glen Abb, Oamos, Jack Tar and Mintlaw will be taken through by motor float tomorrow. Sure! In will not be taken to the meeting.