NTOES FROM ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 13

NTOES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP CF THE TRACKS. ;;■ BY ARCHM*. ''V'^^'y"^^,,;^,'.''^ .Demand (by Demosthenes—Bonheur), * half-brother to Client, made rus reappear-,--,-... ance at the Wellington winter meeting otter .- being off the scene eince the 1920-21 season, but failed'to show up in any of his three - engagements!, He was stated to have been . - \ above himooll, but he is reputed to be » flue galloper, and should be worth watching 'in tne new eeason. ■< .:..-,; Tarieton and Witness Bos. who are to : : accompany Royal Bos to Sydney on Friday next, are doing steady work ci Ellerslie. Witness Box is a well-grown youngster and reaembleß Royal Box in coniormaJlon. Taxtleton has furnished a little since last seen In Auckland, bat he still retails a somewhat lean-looking appearance. Zaragoza. who will form one of the team of horses to be taken to Australia by F. D. Jones, is a rising three-year-old filly by Nassau out of Madrid, hence a half-siatef to Malaga and Urgency. Bh'> is credited with being a smart galloper on the tracJc L. Wilson, with Mr. W. Q. Btend'a taam of rising two-year-olds, and F. !0. Jones, with Ballymer.a, MnrihaUDO, Urgency, and Zaragoza, will leave for Sydney by the Ulimaroa. which sails from Wellington on Friday next.

Arizona Maid, who ran a csnpls of thirds in hack events at the recent Wellington meeting, has been brought to Ellerslie to fulfil her nagagomeirt in the Walton Handicap to-day, She looks very fit, and galloped half a m'ir< nicely yesterday morning. R. Reeo, and M. MoCarten returned south by the Main Trunk express on Wednesday evening, and the former was to leave Wellington for Sydnt>7 yesterday. McCarten will leave for Sydney next week. Golden Bubble was very lame, after working at Ellerslie yesterday morning, and ho will no doubt be found missing from his engagement to-day. Crucello is reported to have broken down, and she will probably be retired to the stud. •'

Tactful, who looks bright .after his unsuccessful trip to Wellington, js doing steady work again at Ellerslie. Tela Bank, who is engaged in the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, was sold recently for 80C'gns. E. Warnor had his shoulder cracked when Irish Errand fell with him in the Waharoa Hunters' Steeplechase on Wednesday.

S. Walls will be riding at the, Gie/barne winter meeting next week, where his mounts will include Highway and General Raven.

THE CANTERBURY MEETING

NATIONAL ACCEPTANCES.

["AT TELEGBAPH.—-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHTJRCH. Friday. The following acceptances have been TOceived for the leading events to be decide;? at $hc Canterbu::' ifcf.key Club's Grant National Meeting:— ,N.Z. GRAND' NATIONAL STEEPLBCHASE, of £2200; 8} miles.

■ THE GISBOBNE MjMIK£. ] ACCEPTANCES .POSTED. i , [BY TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIATION.] ■ WELLINGTON. Friday. ■■:. The following acceptances have been '- received for the Gisborno Steeplechase Meeting:-— ,•■ ■-!•'•, '■ •' ■ ':■" '"■ : -'■'-:•':":'■ ~ .'•',..'.'.' PARK HURDLE HANDICAP.— oko, General Raven. .11.8; ' Highway. 10.$: Silver, Stride, 2^,51 Parj*>tonffa, 9.3.; Eia de Cologne, 9,2; Heather Queen, 9.& FLYING HANDICAP.— .11.8; Golden Light, 10.12; (|?aipatu, 10.6; Ho&ther King. 9.13; Queens Up. 9-12; Orawia* 9.11; Moat hones. 9.4; Chaplin, 9.2; Crisis, Midi, Koodoo, 9.0. . ■■/ ''■..""'■■■■''/.■.-'■'.;.. '~-■;■■','

STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP.— Haven, 11.10: Oak Hose, 11.4; Signature. 10.9; Aurore, 9.7; Ban Han, 9.0. HACK FLAT.—Heather King, 11.7: Sweet Heather. : 10.9: Chaplin, 10.8; Kingly, Moreau, 9.8; Koodoo, 9.6; Soliel D'Or, 9.2; Crisis. Te Wainui, General Carrington, Polonett, Late Night, Birka. 9.0. • TRAMWAY HACK STEEPLES ,—Oak Rose. 11.12: Hendra. 11.5; Noble, 10.6; Aurore, 10.1: Patetong*. 9.11: Mania, 8.2; Heatherform,i Kata '■<•■ Kehua, Radio, Whispering Sam, 9.0. , ' <■ WINTER : OATS.—Gold?n Light. y; iii.iU Orawia, 9.19; Martini £.12: White Hope. 9.10; Western**, 9.5; Whanoko,, 9.0. w. MAIDEN HACK (all 9st.).—Many Colours. Larrikin, Fort < George, Hinenui; Esquimaux, Manu Pango, Novoko, Goldstreak, TewainuS, Heatherite, Perle de Leon; Mixed Heather, Three Cheers, Pita, Peppermint, • Poloni" Crisis/ Complimentary,. New Moon, Th>J Harp. Kingi Peter. Cuvier Light.

THE TUEF IN ENGLAND.

FAST TSMES AT NEWMARKET.

The fast times recorded at Nowmarkel during the past spring has led to;■]»'.. lot of writing .in the sporting journals in the Old Country, but the time test, it is Quite' - recognited, - is not valued 'so greatly . there as in Australia and New Zealand. . In regard to the five-furlong record put up by the two-year-old Mumtaa Mahal in the. Spring Two-year-old Stakes, in which the ' was credited with running the distance in 67 4-Bs. " Tbo Special Commissioner" of the London Sportsman says that he mad. Mumtaa Mahal's five furlongs £9 1-Sa, and not the 57 4»5s officially returned: , but relative to Top-Gallant's 2m for a mile «.nd a-auarter in the Newmarket 8 takes he states that he and two others in the press stand mate it..-, exactly that time. 'He adds that a strong wind helped the horses, and contends t that Top-Gallant cculd have get well inside the 2m if anything had been able' to prase him at any ioart of the race. "The timei.tout is a good servant," remarked, /'The;Special Commissioner, "if intelligently utilised, ..but it is a very bard master indeed if , allowed to proscribe any hard-and-fast rule " baaed on a record. The time cf a race should be considered relatively to all"; the condiiiona oi the course, the going, and, the weather,' No two courses in England '< axe alike, ■ and when it is realised that on cone of them are there facilities for reully accurate timing, it is not clear that serious arguments on this or that time, when it cornea to a matter of a second or e- few fractions, rest • on the baseless fabric of. a visioa?—and! not necessarily an accurate rtaion at that. On other than straight '.< tracks most s English. times can be. disclosed. This for the reason that the tracks measured: in the centre, and not 2ft. or 3ft. from the inner rail, as in , Australia .In consecmonce, when r*oc« are .decided oil circular: or oval tracks, the. distance covered is leas than that at which the race is supposed to b& run."

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