NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18711, 17 May 1924, Page 13

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP DF THE TRAOKB.

BY ARCHER.

Gold Rain looks improved for his autumn racing and should strip a very fit horse next month. He easily defeated Uralla and Tintoretto over six furlongs at Ellerslie on Thursday morning in fair time. San Ouin, a two-year-old gelding by ijuin Abbey from Sahnie, who was undersized >na generally a poor-looking specimen at the eginning of the season, has grown and done really well during the past few months. He has been showing some promise in recent short sprints, and may be worth persevering with. W. Patterson has his jumpers. Young Thurnham and Bustler, doing splendidly, and with ordinary luck should secure a stake or two with them during the winter. The former is improving rapidly, and Bustler, for a novice, has made a distinctly favourable impression by the manner in which he has been jumping the steeplechase fences. Pine Arch is a brilliant jumper, and in his schooling efforts over the _ steeplechase fences he has demonstrated his ability to jump the big fencee equally as .well as ho does hurdles. It is ft great city that he has a delicate constitution and bleeds, otherwise he would take a veiy high place among the jumpers of the Dominion. Tinokaha and Sycorax put in an appearance at Ellerslie on Thursday morning and worked usefully on the flat. The versatile Tinokaha lias freshened up nicely, but he has an sly-looking knee, which showed signs of recent blistering. The well-known horseman. A. McCormac, has been offered a number of riding engagements at the /Auckland winter meeting, but he has refused, having decided not to ride again before next season so as to give his injured knee every chance to become sound. Drawbridge has made steady progress since being taken up again and looks healthy and strong. The imported horso has speed and should pay his way well later on. Pentagrim and Rawhetu were to have been shipped to Sydney this week, but, owing to the former injuring one of his legs, their departure has been postponed for a few weeks. It is stated that the horses mentioned will co into the charge of the exNew Zealander, 8. Raid, at Caulfield when they do go to Australia.

A four-year-old mare by Potoa. from Sweat Alice has been placed in charge of F. Downing at Ellerslie to be tried. She is very much in the rough at present.

E. Manson has been engaged to ride Gold Jacket in the Cornwall Handicap. Anothor . of his mounts on the opening day at Ellerslie trill be Tintoretto. E. P<?pe is devoting plenty of attention to his rising- two-year-olds, the filly by Potoa fropi High Jinks and. King of the Air (by Qum Abbey—Rhodium). He has Gold Piano and Queen of the Earth {i-lso doing very nicely. The last-named will be his only representative at the Auckland winter moating. The Magpie—-Mystio Light gelding pur chased at the Sydney yearling sales by Mr. J. Willi am-on arrived by the Ulimnroa on Thursday. He is stated to be a nice-looking youngster and will be broken In immediately. Brown _ Heath and Freshman, are making very satisfactory progress, and should earn some money during the winter. The former was responsible for a very useful performttnc® } n winning the Hunters' Steeplechase at Ellerslie in the spring, and should be capable of something better. Freshman also showed promise in the early part of toe season, and should be susceptible to improvement. Yoma followed tip hie victory in the Borough Handicap at Hawera by going on to Wanganui and winning the Purua Handicap. Evidently }je is very smart, as he beat a good hack in The Lamb at a differenf?r of slb. Yoma is a four-year-old brown gelding by Campfire from the Sir Laddo maru Martingale. hence a full-brother to Pouma. In 10 starts this season Yoma has cply been once unplaced, having won three times, been second thrice, and third thrice. Buckeye, who won the Hack Steeplechase at War.ganyi on Thursday, only raced oil three occasions last season, running third once in a Ladies' Bracelet at Itangitikei. After winning one hurdle race and running second oil the flat at the Poverty Bay Hunt meeting in August last, he ran unplaced four times, but then notched three minor placing? in h:s next four starts, capping this with a win _ in the Omahu Hurdle Race at Hastings in March. Buckeye* is an aged chestnut gelding by California from Mayflower, and carries the colours of Mr. P. P. Neagle, who raced Bon Reve with considerable success over fences.

The victory achieved by Tenterfield in the Kaitoke Hack Hurdle Race, at "Wanganui did not come as any surprise, as he showed very encouraging form over hurdles at the Feilcfing autumn meeting, running second in the hack hurdle event both days.. It is reasonable to assume from his success that Tenterfield has now attained a good degree of proficiency in his fencing. With Ms speed and staying capacity, he should win in open company later on.

The fact of Mr. Eliot R. Davis having sold his up-to-date private training establishment fit Glenora Park, Papakura, may not be taken to mean that the popular Auckland sportsman is retiring from racing-. On the contrary, his horses will continue to be trained by F. Davis, but, of course, the sale will necessitate a change of quarters. It is not yet known where the houses will bo trained in future, as the Question has not yet been decided. G. Jones, who is shortly' to i-eceive charge of Mr. T. H. Lowry's team of horses, is coming to Auckland next week to take over digger Minstrel and Phoenix Park from F. Davis and will take those two colts back to Greenmeadows, where he will train therm. Two fillies by Absurd from Hoy and Marty respectively have recently been taken in han.l by the veteran trainer, S. "WaddeU. The youngsters are the property of their breeder, Mr. J. D. Ormond, and, if their breeding is any indication, should both gallop very fast. r

G. Jones paid a visit to Hastings recently to interview Mr. T. H. Lowry. and as a result he will be shortly taking up liis residence nt Greenmeadows, -where be viii fill the position of private trainer to the HhwWs Bay sportsman. In addition in Nigger Minstrel and Highland, Jones will have a number of highly-bred youn; horse* to train and will have good material to v-orli on. It is the irtention of J. Camcr-n to spell The Hawk, Molyneaux, and Egyptian Flower during the winter. He will return to Australia in the spring. AMONG THE JUMPERS. The jumpers continue to provide the most interesting items of the work at Elleralie. The schooling .hurdles were in demand on Thursday'morniiy?, and with the steeplechase course also available some very interesting jumping was accomplished. Gold Kip (A Rutherford) was sent over the pony jaurdlee, showing a. good deal of improvement on any of his previous displays. Just Quietly (A. Rutherford) and Elsie Aroha (M. Cork cry) were separately" put over the same fence both displaying promise. " With a light boy in the saddle, Uncle Ned was tried over hurdles, but persistently refused. He was then.mounted by E. Stanway, who succeeded in getting him over a pony hurdle several times and later over two of the proper hurdles. Extract (C. Healey) led Archie (A. Rutherford) over six hurdles and did it well. Archie jumped very carefully. —■ "Boomerdny (A. Rutherford) and Lady Herman (R. Nixon) were associated in a schooling bout over six hurdles, Ja,muna (D. Burgess! accompanying them over the last four. Each made a satisfactory showing. Ohiti (B. Barrow) jumped the pony hurdles well. 'Beginning below the sodwall and jumping the water-; going down the middle of the course the first time. Bustler (W. Keepa) Glenotus (E. Roe), Pine Arch (E. Stariway)' and Scottish Knight (D. Burgess) did a round over the steeplechase fences, finishing up at tho stonewall in the centre. They finished in the order written, the three firstnamed giving a first-clnss display, but Bustler and Glenotus both got somewhat, close to the last fence and struck hard. Scottish Knight wag only fair, jumping very slowly. Never Despair (W. Rowe) went with them till reaching the middle the second time, when he slipped into the sodwall and dislodged his rider. ~