TRACK WORK AT ELLERSLIE

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26515, 1 September 1951, Page 4

TRACK WORK AT ELLERSLIE

: ANOTHER SOLID EFFORT BY AKBAR "The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND, August 30. Akbar did another very solid gallop in preparation for the Avondale Cup on the first day of the Avondale Jockey Club’s spring meeting on Wed--1 nesday when he beat Peter Boy and J Ruling Master over a round of the No. 3 grass at Ellerslie this morning. Peter Boy is also in the Avondale Cup. Ruling Master is not engaged on • Wednesday. He is to race in the ■ Kingsland Hurdles on the second day. Silver Blue ran half a mile freely. < So did Sierra. The going was heavy. • Akbar (Bagby) was just ahead of Peter Boy (Hughes), with Ruling Master beaten off, at the end of a round in Imin 47 2-ssec. Akbar went ahead from the start. Near the three furlongs the pace quickened and • Peter Boy drew level. Akbar gained t the lead again in a few strides and 1 he continued to gallop strongly right ! to the end. He was timed to cover i the last seven furlongs in Imin 39sec, • six in Imin 23 l-ssec, and three in i 41 2-ssec. It was a very good gallop : “on the part of both Akbar and Peter .. Xkbar has made rapid progress • /during the past week. If he continues to do as well he may not be far from | iiiis best on Wednesday. ; Free Galloper i Peter Boy was on the outside, and he • finished resolutely without being ridden right out over the last bit. He looks < bright and muscular. Peter Boy is a free < galloper, so he is likely to race very promt inently from No. 9 in the Avondale Cup. After going brilliantly over the first furlong in 12 l-ssec. Silver Blue (Markwick) was allowed to ease up over the last stages of half a mile in 54 3-ssec. Silver Blue is in the Sheriff Handicap, six furlongs, on Wednesday. His recent racing has been over seven furlongs and a mile, and he has not been over six furlongs since April 10 last year, when he finished unplaced in the Huia Handicap at ' Ellerslie. His last placing, a second, was two starts back in the Members' Handicap, seven furlongs, at Pukekohe, on August 4, when he finished a nose behind the winner. Nom de Plume, and appeared unlucky. He has since run unplaced in the Jellicoe Handicap, one mile, at Ellerslie, on August 18. Lady Ruthex (Bagby) went smoothly over five furlongs in Imin 7 4-ssec, running the last three in 40 4-ssec. Lady Ruthex continues to do well. Viscount (Bagby) finished three length* ahead of Brookby Boy (Arnold) aftei running half a mile in 55 l-ssec. Viscount Is the three-year-old gelding by Ruthles? from Molten. He is in W. J. Fergus's stable, and has had one start, having run unplaced in the second division of the Juvenile Handicap at Te Aroha on February 24. Viscount is owned by Mr A J. Court. Regal Simon (Carlton) and Eclaire (Medcaife) kept together while running five furlongs in Imin 9sec. After a slow beginning. Counterpart (Markwick) was timed to cover five furlongs in Imtn 12 2-ssec. She speeded up over the last three furlongs in 42 2-ssec. Empire Princess (Tremain) did five furlongs in Imin 11 l-ssec. Good Track Galloper Argent (Stenning) went ahead right at the end to beat Hillcrest (Tremain) ovei five furlongs in Imin 8 3-ssec Argent u a good track galloper. Pixie Belle (W. Frisbie) and Fpresl Belle (C. Frisbie) kept together while ■ “'covering five furlongs in Imin 12sec. After a slow beginning over the first furlong. Sierra (Hughes) did well to complete half a mile in 54 l-ssec. ; Vice Regal (Mills) went easily over hall * mile in 57sec. Carrying a heavy-weight. Pride of EllerHie (Jeffcoat) did half a mile in 56sec Rear Admiral (Hughes) placed half a mils , behind in 55 l-ssec. * Pastel (B. Jones) was never at top while tunning half a mile in 57 3-ssec. *■ Pine Park (Mills) beat Diversio (Sten- * bing) over a round in imin 51 2-ssec running the last seven furlongs in Imir 43 2-ssec. * Star Dink did a working gallop over a Found. Cowper (Tremain) covered a round being timed to run the last seven furi longs in Imin 46sec. He went very easily Admirable (H. H. Wiggins) ran five furf longs in Imin 8 2-ssec-There was not much between Mariai Ann (J. Mitchell) and Probation's Prtn< if Meredith) while running a round ii Imin 53sec, the last seven furlongs ti Imin 44sec. Picardy (Ogara) completed her worl , with six furlongs in Imin 20sec, goini keenly at the beginning and slowing u| toward the end. Dukedom (Ogara) did a working gal lop over a round. Hidden Treasure (Markwick) wen freely over six furlongs in Imin 24 l-Ssec Gay Revel (Hughes) did six furlongs u Imin 24sec. I Aldershot' (Mills) was not pressed U cover five furlongs in Imin lOsec. Balle (Senior) and Lake Success (Stenning completed six furlongs in Imin 27 2-ssec The Underwood—Lady Balloch filly 1J K J. Heaton's stable (Hughes) was wel clear of Mogul Emperor (Bagby) afte sprinting two furlongs along the back u ~““24‘4-ssec. The Lady Balloch filly begai —very quickly, and was clear from thi start. She went very attractively. She * being prepared for Mr W. Fisher. Mo ♦ gul Emperor is also owned by Mr Fisher

BEAUMARIS’S SISTER WINS

Soeur de -Beau was confidently nacKeo in the M. B. Bergin Handicap at Foxton last Saturday, and the Beau Repaire mare won as she liked. She ran to the front near the home turn and drew right away, being unchallenged over the last furlong. Soeur de Beau is a sister to the Rfccarton champion, Beaumaris, and the useful Beau Rosa. She is bred from the unraced Mabel Rose, a half-sister to the Derby winner. Pensacola, being by Nightmarch from the smart Psychology mare Amyril. „ Soeur de Beau has taken a long time to show good form, but her Foxton success will possibly be the forerunner of other wins soon. Malnbrace Well Forward Mata brace will probably have his first race as a four-year-old in the Shorts Handicap. six furlongs, on the second day of the Avondale Jockey Club's meeting next Saturday.. The champion has hardened to condition lately, and is more forward than at this stage last season. At Te Awamutu on Thursday morning he rao five furlongs in Imin 4 l-ssec working keenly. He just coasted along ir the final'stages and could have gone much faster. , One of the Twins ; ' . Columnist, one of the twins Ann Acre produced to ColumciHe. is to make hll Aehut in the Henderson Hack Handles;

on the first day of the Avondale Jockey Club's meeting next Wednesday. Now a three-year-old. Columnist was purchased for 250gns at the Trentham sales by W.H. Simons, Wanganui, for whom he is trained by S. G. Lindsay at Avondale. The twin sister to Columnist was sold to Australia for 270gns. Ashburton Racing Club Entries

Nominations for the Spring Meeting close with the Secretary, Ashburton, on Monday. 3rd September, at 5 p.m. Advt Acceptances Westport Jockey Club acceptances close at 8 p.m. Monday, September 3. —Advt