NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 15

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP OF THE TRACKS. 'V"' ■ -giv rv".'' BY ARCHES, , ■ W. H. Patterson left for Trentham on Wednesday with Zircon and Uralla. Eis charges were in excellent condition at the time cf their departure. and theij southern trip should not beresultless. Zircon raced really l well in his last two starts, and has been moving attractively on the track. Among the team that K. Heaton is working at EUerslie is an upstanding rising two-yea.'-old filly by Mountain Knight from a Husbandman .mare. The youngster has been making satisfactory progress, though she may require plenty of time. J. T. Jamieaon entered Bright Sol and Podokes for the Wellington winter meeting, but the pair will be allowed to forego ] their engagements at that ,< fixture. . Bright Sol developed soreness, and his tramor oon-j sidered it inadvisable to take him south. W. Tozer has in hand at lEllerslie Arch Am;e. Auburn, Quinsilia, Archeno, and Marble Slab. Arch Ami® looks a picture, and her condition does her trainer credit. Archeno is a four-year-old mare by Archiestown from Maheno and bears a strong resemblance to her dam, who was a very useful performer in her day. Arch Arrow, the rising two-year-old colt by Arrowsmith from Loyal Irish, is thriving on the work allotted him, and be is improving in appearance every day. His sire was •i brilliant galloper, while hi# dam was a good two-year-old, therefore this youngster may be expected to come on early.

W. Ryan, who was severely injured in a motor accident at Taumarunui about seven weeks ago. has made t good recovery, and is ndiniz work again. The accident was unfortunate for the well-known horseman and prevented him from riding Sir Aichio and Musketoon at the Auckland winter meeting. , '.

The popular Ellerelie trainer, D. Moraghaa. was indisposed last week with an attack of influenza, but is now wall again. His horses, Master Doon, Kamehameha, and Tuscan, have been on the easy list, but resumed work this week.

Lady Ridicule who has had an abcess in the mouth, is rid of her trouble, and is once more among the regular workers at Elieralie. She carries a bright appearance and should come to hand again quickly. C. Coleman and J. Anderton left for Wellington on Thursday. The former took Peter Amant, and the latter Passionate. • <•:

The two-year-old gelding by Lucullus from Bridgie has been named Cullgie. He is being trained at EUerslie by C, Coleman, The Avondale-trained pair. King Cheeps and Adi Vunivola, were taken to Trentham during the week. They are to race at the Wellington winter meeting.

Whei< Trespass raced at Ellerslie in June he gave the impression that he would develop into a really good hurdler. He was going like a winner when he fell in the Penrose Hurdle Race. It seems only a matter of Trespass jumping decently to be prominent in hia engagements at Trentham.

Last year Omabu carried 11.5 and won the Wellington Steeplechase by a head from Pamplona, with the third horse six lengths away. With an additional 41b in the saddle the Maniapoto gelding should again race prominently in the big cross-country event at Trentham this year. In the.Great Northern Steeplechase Omahu was going as well as anything when ho fell on the hill the last time round. He subsequently ran badly in the Winter Steeplechase, but if at his best should take a lot of beating at Trentham on Tuesday. There is a disposition in some quarters to fancy Fireblight for the Wellington Steeplechase. At the Napier Park winter meeting Fireblight, who was having his first run for many months, finished third in the Napier Park Steeplechase, which, was won by Eerie, from whom she was receiving 2st. A week later Fireblight was beaten a head by Bonibrook in the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase. This racing should have .wrought an improvement in her condition, and she may have as good a chance as any of the light-weights.

White Comet has been taken to Trentham, and ia reported as looking well Thin' fellow relishes soft going, but has shown 110 form recently. His recent racing should have seasoned liiiji sufficiently to display his best at Trentham, in which case he should race in improved fashion. Mr. W, H. Wackrow's good performers, Boomerdav. Gala Day, and Broadwood, are petting through useful tasks at Ellerolie. Their trainer, it. E. Brown, hr« them in first-class health, and Boomerday, who is going alons satisfactorily in his preparation for Riccarton. is a mass of condition. Neither Gala Day nor Broadwood is doing a great deal at present.

The light-weight horseman, B. Rosen, left by the Moeraki yesterday on a holiday trip to Sydney. He will return, to Auckland in time for the early spring meetings.

An Auckland sportsman was negotiating for the purchase of Nine of Spades during the week, but the price asked~£7so—did not lead to business. Nine of Spades is a throe-year-old pelding by Elysian from Watchful, and in owned by the Hawke's Bay trainer, V. Colello. At Hastings last week he notched a first and A second in hack company. Nine of Spades is engaged in the Trial Plate at Trentham cn Tuesday.

The apprentice, A. McGregor, will ride Adi Vunivola in her engagements at Trentham.

Recent additions to 8. G. Lindsay's tern at Avondale include WalUer, Mahgoloire, Alonsoa, and a rising three-year-old by Kilboy from Vivandel. Alonsoa is a rising three-year-old filly by Catmint from Bouvardia, therefore a half-sister to Barometer. Sho is owned by the Messrs. Roulston Bros.

STUD NOTES. A LOSS TO AUSTRALIA. BY PHAETON. x By the death of The Welkin Australia loses one of its most noted sires. At one period a doubt existed as to his descendants having the staying capacity, but, though speed rather than staying was probably the leading characteristic of his descendants. Gloaming and Furious, who can be cited as the most noteworthy performers claiming him as sire, both proved themselves brilliant up to 12 furlongs, and the first-named horse, who retained marked brilliancy in his ninth year, can very appropriately be termed a wonder horse. The Welkin went to the stud in 1910, and the first of his descendants made their debut on the turf in the season of 1913-14. In the 12 seasons' racing in which they have played a pari up Id the present their stake captures amount to over £240,000. Mr. E. E. D. Clarke effected the purchase of The Welkin privately in England, and the sum involved in the transaction was not made public, It may, however, be safely stated that the Flying Fox horse proved a goldmine to the Victorian, breeder, for. in addition to reaping a large sum in the shape of fees and the sale of his stock, he raced many of his descendants, and Furious, one of his descendants, who was included among those raced by Mr. Clarke, won £20,172 under hia colours. Tho Welkin was foaled in 1004, so that he was rising 22 years old at the time of his death. Now that The Welkin is numbered among the defunct, curiosity will be evinced at to whether any of hia descendants are lijcely to maintain the line to a hish degree. In perusing the Australian winning sires' list for last year the only two horses got by Tho Welkin that figured as successful parents wero Three and Trillion. As time rolls on a descendant of The Welkin will probably mak<3 a namo for himself, and one that may win a good position is Wedge, who is credited with beintf a horse of true masculine physique. Several daughters of The Welkm have been responsible for throwing winners, and there is a firm beiief in many wollversed ouartcrs that many of the number aro destined to win marked fame as matrons.

LONG-LIVED STALLIONS. The age to which a thoroughbred stallion lives, unlike the case of the human being, seems to be merely a matter of constitution. Some stud horses have greatly exceeded the average ace. which, according to statistics got out a few years back on the authority of the Engliah Stud Book, is no mote than a fraction over 16 years. A century or more ago Btaliioiia seemingly were longer-lived than nowadays. Matchem by whose aid the the line of the Godolphin Barb was 3ea'lined to be carried on. attained the great age of 33 years ere he was numbered among tho defunct. Galopin/and his famous son tit. Simon each died at 27. Gallinule was 28 when the end c&mo. A Btudy of the records reveal that the Stockwell liße, through Bend Or, last out well. Bend Or lived to 26, and his grandson, Orrne, attained a liko age. Cvllcne, another grandson of Bend Or, readied his 30th year. Martian, who has won marked distinction as a sire in New Zealand, nnd who traces to Bend Or through his sire (Martagon), is rising 2G years old, and, by all accounts, he looks good to last for some time yet. Musket foaled in 1837, and died in 1885 in his 18th year. Carbine. Musket's most famous son, first saw the light .in Auckland in 1885. and when be died in England in 1914 he was aged 25). Wallace (by Carbine) also holds a place with the horses who reached an advanced aae for he was rising 26 years old when he went ofl the scene. Pistol, an English-bred son of Carbine, who. is nt the stud in South Australia, was foaled in 1899, and that places him In his 24th year. Bobndil (by Bill of Portland), who won tho Australian Cup at three years old, in the autumn of 1899, was numbered among the horses alive when laßt years statistics were compiled, and. if he ia still standing when the Ist of August arrives, he , will have reached his i 30th year. Conditions under which horses are kept and the amount of ;work they ore called, upon to perform m racehorses no doiibt pfin » D«i in tho -matter of longevity. i ; ■