THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 66, 28 February 1911, Page 5

THE TURF.

Wanganui training notes J Wanganui, Feb. 28. The weather is beautiful and the ; tracks are splendid, but nothing . sensational was done this morning. ; Kopu and Shining Star, associated, i ran a mile and a-half ’at a gallop, j Kilosteri joining in the last seven i furlongs and finishing well in front j of Kopu, whose time was 2min 43 | 3-ssec. The Cup candidate strode i out well for the first mile. Shining ! Star was unimpressive; Miss Mis- | chief and Vice-admiral went a round at half-pace; Boanerges ran six furlongs, the first four fast, then easing off. St. Felix beat Laius by two lengths over a mile ; Woodhey, Hummingbird, and Bootle did half-pace work; Merrivonia, who has evidently done solid prepara-j tion, took a couple of curcuits at ai solid pace; Torbelle and Playmate, j associated, went over hurdles a mile and a-half, the latter was best ' in all matters. Roosevelt, Taft, | and Grandee finished in that' order at the end ot half-a-mile ;' Xavier went a slow pace over hur-; dies; Bronze ran half-a-mile in 51 i | sec. ; Esmeh, Winning Post, Par-i I able, and Montiform all did three-1 ; quarter pace work.

FLEMINGTON TRAINING NOTES.

(Received 28. 12.40 p.m.) Flemington, Feb. 28.

» Little Lad covered five furlongs |in liuin 4sec. Diabolo did 12 furlongs in 2min 49sec. Prizefighter beat Bolan over two miles in 2min 17sec. Danaus did nine furlongs in 2min 3sec, Dohader 12 furlongs *n 2min 48|sec, Rightaway five furlongs in lmin ssec. Brasseur six furlongs in lmin 25sec, Captain t White six furlongs in lmin 20sec, Pntronatus and Alawa 12 furlongs ' in 2min 46sec, Bob Gilber 12 fur | longs in 2min 48sec, Flavian 12 furi longs in 2min 47sec, Mala five furlongs in lmin Bsec, Mari five furlongs in lmin 7sec, Lady Bobadil six furlongs in lmin 20sec, Brook ong six furlongs in lmin 25sec, Comedy King 10 furlongs in 2min 19sec, and Matouree and Mnemon 10 furlongs in 2min 20sec.