THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1939, 23 December 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

ELLERSLIE TBACK WORK.

(By Telesraph.-I'rcsa Association,)

Auckland, Decombcr 22. The weather was (ino but dull, and the cotirso proper, faster than on Saturday for training operations at Ellerslio this morning.Sandy Paul was going easier than Prestwick at tho end of a round covered in 2min. Osec. Kakama and Gcldsizo did six furlongs in _ linin. ltlscc. Colonel Soult, not doing bis best, ran a milo antl a quarter in 2mm. 25 3-osec. Santa Rosa beat Decorate over a mile in lmiu. 57 -3-osec. Rencontre and Waiowcra wcro_ together at the end of three furlongs iu 39sec. La Ueiim beat Sir . Solo over a mile and a Quarter in 2min. 20 -2-sseo. ■ BonnyHelen did six furlongs in lmin. 23scc., and Tact and Princo Soult (with tho assistance of Lady Alicia over tho Jirst live) did six furlongs in. lmin. 20 3-osec. Cherubini covered a round, Historiette joining in over tho last seven furlongs, in 2min: ssec., and Jack Delaval, going easy over a round, clocked 2min. Bsec. JJOII Ton and Quarantine were companions over a milo and a quarter, the former taking 2min. 17 3-osec;'., and the latter 2min. 18 l-Sscc., a good gallop. Ardent did five furlongs from the new post in lmin.. Gsec., and J olio Fille beat !'r,iuce Mcrriwec over a mile and a half, done in 2min. olsec. Merry Roe ended'a fonr-furlong flutter in 52 1-osec. and Peg finished better than Mint over seven furlongs in lmin. 32sec. Austin did seven furlongs. in lmin. 32sec., and Cheddar beat Tatterloy by half a length i'Vfr six furlongs in lmin. i 9 4-Ssec. Uelasco .was a length, in front of Gipsy Ifclls at tho end of !ivo furlongs, timed at 1 mill. 8 1-usee. Postillion covered fivo furlongs from the new post in Imm. 4sec., and Rinaldo, with assistance over the last mile by Salzburg, went a round in 2min. 4sec.Culprit was a- shade better than Good Night over nvc furlongs from the new post in lmin. 4 3-ssec. The Hague did. a milo from the new post, the last seven furlonae jn. lmin. 34seo. Stevedore did a mile in lmin. 06 3-osec., and Charmilla four furlongs in 53sce. Potoa, M.'il'.shii 1 M'Donald, and Soa Pinlc wero together over a mile and a half. The first-named, on the outside all tho way. ran the distance in 2min. 46sec., Marshal M'Donald taking'2min. 47sec., and Sea Pink 2min. 4.8 3-osec. Royal' Arms, with the assistance of Crown Pearl over tho last seven, ruf. nut a mile in lmin. 49 2-Bsec. Beldamo beat Soltano by two lengths 111 a six-furlong run in lmin. 19sec. Silver Shield was half a length in front of Fabrikoff afc the end., of fivo furlongs in lmin. Bsec., Balboa beat Chimo over fivo furlongs fr.om the new post in lmin. 0 3-osce., and Sir Malt did six furlonccs in lmin. 24scc. A lot of otliers did useful work. ,