SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17311, 7 November 1919, Page 9

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND SPRING MEETING.

TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME.

Everything promises well for the successful inauguration of the A.B.C. Spring Meeting at Ellerslie to-morrow, and the welcome change in the weather conditions plays a very important and pleasing part in the situation. The first event is timed to be started about noon, and the programme

will be run off in the following order: — Maiden Hurdle Race (one mile and a-half). Great Northern Guineas (one mile), Welcome Stakes (five furlongs), Onehunga Steeplechase (about three miles). Shorts- Handicap (six furlongs), Mitchelson Cup (one mile and a-quarter), Hobson Handicap (six furlongs). Flying Handicap (seven furlongs).

ELLERSLEE TRAINING NOTES. The outside of the course proper at EllerBlie yesterday was again open for fast work, but the heavy showers which fell overnight made the track on the dead side, while halfway through the early morning work a halt was caused for about an hour by a rain storm.

Loved One and Clonmel were among the early toilers, sprinting down from the four furlong post in the vicinity of 535.

War Tank had Flowing Bowl for a. companion from the new five-furlong post in a shade more than lm 7s.

Bedford hit out freely for six furlongs of the tan in fair time.

Kilbeggan showed some dash when she accounted for Slowcoach from the six-furlong post home in little worse than lm 20s. a good gallop.

Crenides was going pleasingly in an effort from the seven furlong post home, which took under lm 365. He was accompanied by Lovematch.

Philomela and Active both moved nicely from the half-mile post home an a shade under 525. , General StepHen and Escaped ran down from the five furlong post in under lm (is.

Arrowsmith. from the six-furlong post, registered about lm its.

Weary Willie impressed onlookers by running home from the half-mile post in 51s. He had the best of Listowcl, who accompanied film.

Demagogue pleased in company with Tessares from the new five-furlong post home in about lm 5 2-ss, a nice performance.

Hetaua shaped much Detter than on Tuesday morning, and ran home from the six furlong post in about lm 21 2-ss.

Phyllona hit out freely, in company, from the five-furlong post, talcing 53 2-5s for the last half-mile. Gold Kip finished up nicely in front of All Talk and Windorah from the new mile post in better than lm 48s. It took Royal Irish under lm 24s to arrive home from the six-furlong post. He was assisted by Great Form and Melting. Some Boy 11. was better than Hmemaru from the six-furlong post, which was compassed in lm 235. Mulliugar impressed more than a companion from the seven-furlong post home in the vicinity of lm 38s. Pentagram showed about 54s from the four-furlonij post home- He was accompanied. Me'.lstlhikoff. in company, strode freely over a sprint course, and looks well. Mangamaboe hit out boidly over seven . furlongs in lm 365, while Rekanui was not doing her best to register fair time from the eix-furkmg post home. Risingham worked im company with a hack over seven furlongs in fair time. Potona showed some dash with Comedy Prince over half-a-milo in 525, Sallow being in the rear. Monocrat was slightly ahead of Actrice from the new five-furlong post home in fair time for hacks. Wollomai was in front of Bitholia, with Dunedin easing up the last two furlongsThe former pair ran out five furlongs, Wollomai showing just under lm 9s for the sprint. Tobasco ran out half a mile in 555. Killard made moderate time over a middle distance. t - Marble Slab registered 54s from the halfmile post. C'rowhurst and Fabriquette worked freely over six furlongs. Oak Abbey and Queen Abbey were not doing their best from the six furlong post home. Entente Cordiale. with assistance from two hacks at different stages, covered a circuit at a fair pace for a hack hurdle candidate. King Lupin, easing up over the last fur- ! long, ran home from the seven furlong post

in about lm 55?. Alteration, with Stcrk sprinting a few furlongs in, company the first part, and Paddington Green over the last six furlongs, ran home from the mile post in lm 48s. Like Gold Kip. who made good time earlier in the morning, he did not have much weight in the saddle. Lucullan, who looks well, was not asked to go against the watch in his work. Thrace. Marconi. Blue Cross. Canowindra. General Advance. Mountain Gold, Tresso. Zola. Mistress Biddy. Pendoon, Canzonet. Munster. Maori Tikianga. King Abbey, Rathlin. Notability. Miss Muriel. Jaffna. Finkop. and numerous others performed useful work.

SCHOOLING WORK. Maungapotae, Middlemark. and Battletide were given a schooling task over hurdle?. The latter is to be ridden by W. Ericksen to-morrow. Nyassa got over a few steeplechase fences safely. Lady Elstow almost unseated her rider at the first fence of a schooling task over hurdles. Garryowen fenced well. Notability and Gladwin cleared a few hurdles at a leisurely pace, while Backfire got over hurdles in good style. The Morris Brothers (L. and B.). A. Oliver. R. Hatch, H. Gray, and M. McDonald were visiting horsemen present at Ellerslie yesterday.

CANTERBURY SPRING MEETING

GAY LAD GALLOPS WELL. U [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] I J CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. S The weather was cold for the final fast ' gallons at Riccarton this morning. All the i work was performed outside the course j proper, which was heavy as the effect of the , , rain overnight. I , Michaeia beat Motuihi over six furlongs ■ ; in lm 22 3-ss. Royal Exchange finished in ] front of Ermine over a 'similar distance in • lm 20s. j| Miss Mimic ran nine furlongs in 2m 5 2-ss. ' , Onslaught sprinted five furlongs in lm 4s, ' a hribiant effort. i' Afterglow beat Rossini over six furlongs , in lm 255. . I Gloaming covered a mile in lm 475. Kleus was in front of Bingham at the end of ten furlongs in 2m 20 2-os. Kilmoon ran ten furlongs in 2m 19 3-Sa. Vagabond galloped six frulonga in lm 22 2-se. Royal Stag and Nightraidcr were well ' matched over a mile run in lm 495. { Battle Song and Astinome covered seven ; furlongs in lm 36 2-ss. i Nobleman was going better than Affecta- ; tion, with Heathercote three lengths away, at the end of ten furlongs in 2m 18 1-Ss. Mascot beat Lucid, with Hurry Dp a bad third, over a mile in lm 50s. i Seaspritc covered seven furlongs in lm j 35 3-ss, finishing well. I Gay Lad, assisted by Tortrix over the last ! mile, covered ten furlongs in 2m 15s and i finished strongly. The gallop was easily the best of the morning. 1 Torfreda just beat Killbrogan over five furlongs in lm 6 l-6s. Moorfowl beat Winter Wind oyer half a, mile down the straight. Demos, Croesus, and Silver Link were in that order at the end of five furlongs in lm 5 4-ss. Bon Spec sprinted five furlongß in lm 6s, going comfortably at the finish. Rose Wreath galloped seven furlongs in lm 34 4-ss. . ' Maioha beat Dribble over six furlongs in j lm 21 3-ss. I Wardancer and War Love covered a mile ! in lm 49 3-ss. ' Kilrush galloped ten furlongs in 2m 18 | 3-ss. bring brought home by Loyal Arch over j the last mile. J Sans Souci and Some Kid sprinted four furlongs in 525. _ Cerberus ran six furlongs in lm 19 3-5s I with Inah assisting over the last four. I Hylans and Sonnino jumped four hurdles' i well in company, Austin and San Sebastian doing similar work separately. I Last night's Southern arrivals include John I Barleycorn. Barley Rigs, while American Beauty- Sweet Tipperary. Red Signal, and Russett arrived from the North to-day. , NEW ZEALAND CUP NOTES. i

NEW ZEALAND CUP NOTES.

[BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, i Murray Hobbs. trainer of Gay uad. the New Zealand Cup favourite, considers the son of Cellini the best horse he ever haa in his stablf. Some of the critics will not recard the imported horse as a certainty [or the Cup, because he has not had a race , in pubic this season, but Hobbs is not one of he*, and he states that .charge , is a very free worker, knows nothing but ! eallopins. so he does not want a race, as for hi" staving ability, such has to be taken fome'vha <n trust, ft is pointed out that | when only a few weeks out of the paddock] Gav Lad »°" a mile race two years ago, and was going on at the end in a mile run in Ira Us. His track work for the Impending Cup has been of a, very high ™ rf Tr and Me regularly does hi. work in anything from two to three seconds faster than anything else that gallops. has gone Durin" the last two days Ki rush has gone back in the market but Nobleman firmed and is now a good 'second favourite. This morn ng he beat Affectation over ten lur■SSS- »d the gallop greatly impressed the °Mr"' McDonald's pair of sprinters, MiVrihiku and Torfreda. have both gone lame 2nd are not likely to start at the meeting Th* Welcome Stakes favourite Humbug, has no. been quite himself, and his trainer has been bavins an anxioua time with aim.

. Afterglow made a lot '01 noise when workins this morning, but Mason does not think she is broken-winded, but merely a bit thick m the pipes. She finished alongside Kos- ! ml ~o ver SIX furlongs. Some of the authorities were then found discounting the Derby colt's gallop, but he was held back to the mare in the first part and also covered a lot of extra ground. ' Th*** is * lot of heavy wagering as to the contest between Rossini and Affectation, and both have a. large army of supporter" *

.V.4R.C. SPRING- MEETING.

UKTIGNE BREAKS MILE RECORD,

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Reed. 12.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Nov. 6. The weather was 'one and bright for the races, and there, was a record Oaks Day attendance. The Mimosa Stakes were won by StratbredoLe in great style. The race was run in record time. Peroration was sixth. C-etigne established an Australian and New Zealand record lor the mile, of 1 minute 37 seconds, in the Linlithgow Stakes. Surveyor looked dangerous in the straight and lost ground only in the last hundred yard*. ine last half-mile was covered in 47! seconds Oetigne was fifth before the turn C'eti-no has now.won £25.033 in stakes. Ethiopian scored its second win of the meeting in the Carnival Handicap. It , amo very fast from the turn. ..^S 7B^? 5 - m the last half-mile of the Oak*. ?!».? through the field at the turn and won brilliantly. The following are the results: — NOVEMBER HURDLES. Oapina, lOst 71b i Menon. list lib . . ' o Bright Plume, 9st 121b '.'. '.', ][ 8 MIMOSA STAKES. Strathredole. Sat 3ib l Fluent. Bst 31b . . '. ' ~ Gossme Hattan, Bst 51b .' .' .'.' '.'. 3 LINLITHGOW STAKES. Cetigne (A. Wood) -, Surveyor (J. Killom) . . .> Greenstead (M. Conneili .' . \\ .. " F CARNIVAL HANDICAP. Ethiopian. Set .. , Pleiocene. 6st 7lb '. "" *" •> Royal Reserve, Tst lib '.'. " \[ 3 OAKS STAKES. Hyades , Yarraldool .. " " " *" i> 6uo •• •• •: '.' :: :: 3 VETERANS - STAKES. King of the Sea, 7st 9lb 1 Court Jester. Bst 101b U Seabound, 7st lllb .'.3 TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Nominations for all events to be run at the Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring Meeting close to-day at 5 p.m. with the secretary, Mr. R. Wynyard. OTAHUHU trotting club Acceptances for events to be decided at the Otahuhu Trotting Club's Spring Meeting close to-day at 5 p.m. with the secretary. Mr". R. L. Absolum. - Word comes from the Thames that the Elysian gelding Elyan succumbed to an in- t ternal complaint on Wednesday last. Elyan. ! who was owned by Mr. J. Dufty. had nothi ing much to his credit, but he was regarded as a horse with a promising future.