AQUATICS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18398, 3 June 1925, Page 12

AQUATICS.

HANNAN IN SYDNEY. (bt cabus—pbess association—coptbight.) (m7s3balias and k.z. cable association.) (Received June 2nd, 10.30 p.m.) . SYDNEY, June 3. . Hannan.'sras a passenger by the Ulimaroa. IHe was welcomed by a large gathering of ' sculling enthiuinsta.

GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. (■PECIIL to "raz PEisa.") AUCKLAND. June 2. The weather remains dull and doubtful, but the Auckland Racing Club's proverbial luck encourageg hope for the opening ot the Great Northern Meeting. The Waikato and country horses have all arrived.' Th*ra will be comparatively few defections, and the fields may be above the average. Serene may be favourite in the First Division ot tho Jervois Handicap, in which Royalform, Gay Comet, and Chaplin will also bo backed. In the Second Division, King Smock reads well, and has pleased in his work. Sleepy Sol will have lots of friends on his work. Transformer, Drolatique, and Constellation arc in favour. King Abbey and Bonibrook will carry most support in the Green Lane Steeplechase, and Blue Hall may thow improvement. Trespass will take a lot of beating in the. Penrose Hurd'.rs. Cureaform and Kamehameha. may be the next best. Black Art, Narrow Neck, and Lucullent are on the card, but' have been scratched, and Peter Amans and Ycun<* Thurnham arc dcubt'u! starters. Comical may be favourite. His jumping this morning was cot any more pleasing than his Monday's display. Of the lighter weights, Savoury may make mat'er? hard for Sir Roseberrv, Boomerdar, and H'ighwav. Twentyfour remain in the Cornwall Handicap. Income and Mu-ketoon should carry their imposts well, and Gsla Day may possibly be their hardest opponent above 8 10, but Do'.eful Ditty, Barometer, and perhaps Far North, each on the 8 1 mark, may prove troublesome in the soft going. Llewel'.yn and Bourn may prove the best of the Hunt Club Hurdles lot, and probably King Amans and Ka-wini, uractically beginneis, may shape well. For the Members' Handicap. Broadwood's imptwt, now 10 6, looks heavy, but he and Lady Ridicule are both well, and it wi'.l take Archeen and Yoma all their time to beat them. Joy Fade is a probable, and York Abbey is sura to have a fair "Waikato following.

ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES. (PBXSS ASSOCIATTOM TBLEGEAJt.) AUCKLAND, June 2The weather was fine-, though dull, for fraininj* operations at Kllerslie this morning. The sand track was used for fast work. , Whizbro and Charladv finished together at the end of six furlongs run in lm 235. Pompcy ran home from the half-mile post in 53 4-ss, and Ballymoy in S3 l-ss. Exactly and Archibald covered the la6t four of five furlongs in 5425. Mondav ran five furlongs in lm 8 4~>s, and Frowning Beauty four in 55 l-ss. Peter Rosa was in of Constellation at the end of a spnnt. Curraghmore ran home from the half-mile post in 53 2-ss. Barometer was just in front of Gold Jacket at the end of half a milo run in 52 4-53, while Cherry Ripe got to the end of a similar task in 52 2-ss. Killute beat Turn over six furlongs, the last five faking lm 8 l-ss. • Highway beat Bright Light over four furlongs in 54 l-ss. Rata. ran five furlongs in lm Bs, and Peach Brandy and Panache six in lm 25 3-3s. Vagabond and Trespas-9 did-strong work, running half a mile in 57 2-o's. Prince Rufus worked on the tan, and most of the Great Northern candidates were indulged in strong work. Dubious (McSwceney), Comical (Burt), and Lucullent (Rowe) were sent over a couple of hurdles in the. centre, Dubious showing to advantage. Dubious and Comical then ran seven furlongs on the sand in lm 34 4-os. Good Mark (McSwceney) went oyer a couple of (hurdles in the centre, while Rippling (Mcßae) and Chirrup (Duheu) went over the hurdles on the same track pleasingly. Gold Rain (Henderson) jumped the pony hurdles fairly well for a beginner.