SP9RTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1749, 15 May 1906, Page 3

SP9RTING.

Luck's All is jumping well in his schooling essays at Ellerslie, but seems to tire after ho goes about a mile. Ou Thursday moroiDg at Ellerslie he was schooled over seven flights of hurdles, fencing in good style. Double totalizators will be open at the Takapura Jockey Club’s Winter Meeting. Is will bo worked on the following events : Fir-t day, Empiro Handicap and Royal Handioap ; second day, Britannia Handicap and S'eepleobneo,

The Grand National winner Med-rllius is engaged in the Wanganui, Auckland, and Hawke’s Bay cross oountcy events, and should he stand his preparation should give a good account of himself. EettiDg on the Great Northern jumping double promises to be brisk. The prices offered range from 100 to 1. Pharos, Haydn, Ake Ake, and Sol appear to be the most fancied for the Steeplechase. At Ellerslie on Saturday momiDg the course proper, outside the treaties, was opeD, and trainers took advantage of the fact to slip a bit of fast work into their charges. Tambourina was first to commence, aod spurted four furlongs in 53seo. Meebanio easily beat Kola Nip over a similar journey in 54 1 53ec. Te Taniwha galloped six furlongs, Takaroa assisting over the last five, whioh were run in 1.11), Aka Aka, Kharna, and Lady Huoe were companions over a solid mile and a half, ruD in 3.10, a good woiking gallop. None of the trio was fully extended. Waitati alone skipped oyer four furlongs in 53 4 5 sec. Strathavon, assisted by Hiliflower over the last six, ran seven furloDgs in 1.41 25, the pair finishing together. Delania, with a light weight up, galloped six furlongs in 1.19 1 5, Loch Bulo fetchirg hor home the lost few furlongs and finish* ing in front. Gladstone easily beat Landlock over a similar journey, which took 1241 sto cover. Sol, Ssvimmer, Haydn, and Hakaria were associated ia a strong mile and a half, which was run in 3.4, the two formir finishing together six lengths in front of Haydn, with Hakaria about the same distaDoe away, last,

After breakfast Brigham and Inch Fyne ran a mi'o and a u half in 3.13 J Oarl Kosa alone galloped seven furlongs in 1.35. Nervine and Waipune, asaistad over the first part by Hopscotch, ran six furlongs in 1.24, the former finishing in front. Seabird sprinted five furlongs in in 1,12. Ben beat discoverer over four furlongs in 53 1-5, Geordle, assisted at intervals by Tahua and Sir Gilead ran once round in 2.10 4 5. lady Nannio, Girton Girl, Luoio, and another finished ia that order at the end of four furlongs in 54 35. Cavalry and King Paul were schooled over eight flights of hurdles, both fencing well. Silioia, Cuiragno, and Bonomiana did a like task, while Jbsb and Midcyr were sent over

the big fences in the centre of the oourse, the former appearing to most advantage. On Tourßday morning at Ellerslie, Haydn, The Swimmer, Sol, Hippowai, and Irish Btarted together for a round of the big fences, going over the hill. Irish struck the sod wall and lost his rider, and Hippowai stopped at the first fence of the double, leaviDg the other three to go on and complete the journey, whioh they did io good style. Haydn and The Swimmer jumped perfectly, but Sol shifted about a bit at his fences. It was, however, Sol’s first attempt over the E lerslie country, and his display, taken altogetbor, was a first class one.

Tkere ia a wide diversity of opinion between Mr Morse's and Mr Knight’s os ima’e of several of the horses which oame under them to handicap. Mr Knight awards Hautapu 12 2, 801 11,12, Kiatere 11.12, Haydn 11.10, Aka Aka 11.2, and Princess of Thule 11.2. Mr Morse handicaps Hautapu 11 3 So! 113, Kiatere 12 4, Haydn 11 9. Aka Aka 10.9, and Prinoees of Thule 10.10, It will bo thus seen that taking a line through Kiatere Mr Morse makes that horse meet Hautapu on 171bs less, Sol 151bs, Haydn Tibs, Aka Aka 121 b?, and Princess of Thule 121bs worse terms than Mr Knight.