NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19291, 1 April 1926, Page 6

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP OF THE TRACKS. BY ARCHER. There was nothing of special interest in the track work at Ellerslio yesterday. It was an off morning and most of the horses cid steady pacing. F. Davis arrived yesterday with Lackland. Eloquent and Phoenix Park. It camo as a surprise to find Oroum mining from his team, as she was looked upon as a certain visitor. It is understood that all has not been well with Oreum. It is a matter for regret that Oreum and Mandane will not bo competing in the : Great Northern Oaks, as the meeting of theso two fillies was being eagerly awaited. Their absence will leave the event very open and will give the lesser lights among tho three-year-old fillies an excellent chanco of annexing a rich stake. It is more than likely that R. Reed will now have tho mount 011 Mimetic in the Easter Handicap. Mimetic has gamed favour for the big milo event since his good gallop on Tuesday. W. Rayner had his team out doing useful work yesterday and all look well. Motley is in excellent trim and has been pleasiHK her trainer, while the apperance of Lysander suggests that he has made "J 00 ') progress since his last visit here. Mask bears an improved appearance, and no fault can bo found with tho condition of Iho Thorn. No rider has yet been engaged for The Thorn in the Easter Handicap, and it, is the same in the case of Charlady. Their connections may find it difficult to procure suit-, able horsemen," as all the leading lightweights are already engaged for tho race. Only for a slight blunder at the second fence, Little River gave a very satisfactory display of fencing on Tuesday. Little iuver was a bettor performer on the flat than most of our hurdlers and has already won threo hurdle events this t?ason. lie has been unplaced in his last four starts, nut has been carrying big weights. A nig strong horse, ho is a good type for a .uiroler, and it is likely that he may improve upon his rocent displays in the Brighton Hurdles. There has been nothing special about the track doings of Cawnpore. but he has been working consistently well. Cawnpore has yet to show his worth at a milo, hut he has boon invariably finishing on in his races and should run out right furlongs. All going well he should make a bold showing m the Easier Handicap. Sleepy Sol galloped well on Tuesday and has never been better. His form does not suggest him as class enough to win an Eastor Handicap, but in less select company ho should be dangerous, more especially when tho going is soft. O. Cox, with Reremoana, and P. .Tobnson with Income arrived from New Plymouth hv the R-arawa, yesterday. Lady Cavencliah did not make tho trip, and it is stated that sho will not be a. startor in tho Avondale AllAged Stakes. THE CANTERBURY MEETING. ACCEPTANCES POSTED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. The following is a list of the acceptances received in connection with the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting:— GREAT EASTER HANDICAP of £IOOO 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Grand Knight 9 3 Rosonor . . 7 5 Listening Post 812 Licimus . • 7 ;» Royal Divorce 812 Overdrawn . . 7 .1 Civility ..81 Tho Harp i 0 Siaosi - • 'l3 Miss Minerva ' 0 Fool's Paradiso 7 13 Corn Money . . 7 0 Baldowa ..7 9 Garnet . . ' 0 Set Sail .. 7 9 Rob .. .. • 0 Father O'Flynn 7 8 GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP of £ 1| miles. Bt. lb, - k Light . . 9 13 Haze "11 Count Cavour . 913 Overdrawn .. 7 3 Grand Knight 9 -t Mantua . . L 0 Listening Post 9 1 Rivalry • • ' Royal Divorce 9 1 Mount Mart a . 7 0 Deucalion ..8 3 tresco ..7 0 Baldowa ..81 CHALLENGE STAKES. 7 fur.Piuthair, Precious, 8.6; Commendation. '-UMinotus. 7.8: Limerick. 7.G: Abson. Front Rank, Paporchase. 7.2; Paper Boy. 6.10. KILDARE HURDLES. 1! miles-Many Colours, 11.13; Projector. 10.13; Kapuna. 0.0. CHAMPAGNE . STAKES, 6 -Commendation, Limerick. 1 apcr Boy. 8.10. Aly son. Front Rank, Note. Paperchase, Scrip, Spode, 8.8. AUTUMN PLATE. 1 mile.—Rosen or. 8.13; Corinthic. 8.0: Rapier, 8.5; Piuthair. 8.2; Mime, 7.13; Clare Crag. ■.?: >ay Queen, 7.G; Phantasy, Lucinda, \\ aterJow. Lady Clarenccux, 7.0. RUSSLEY PLATE. 5 fur.—Note. Spode. 8.13; Alyson, 7.13; Paper Boy.. Young Lochnivar, 7.11; Kilbox. 7.b; Delicious, -.1; Assurance. Battlement, 7.2; Lancer, Zarisee, Miss Flighty, Couleur do JLtose, -biitiy Swinton, 7.0. ! GIMCRACK HANDICAP. G fur.-Victory Bond, 9.4; His Majesty. Receipt. 8.10, Serotina, Minolus, 8.9; Booster 8.3; Grey I Lass. 7.12; Precious. 7.11; Gold Brick. ; Frivolous. 7.7; Kilns. 7.6; Violett 11. ~3; Calcite. Phantasy. Sayonara. Philanderer. Grightling, 7.0. sockburn Handicap 9 fur—Gold Light, Count, Cavour. 10.1: Deucalion. 8.9: Baldowa, 8.4; Tommy Dodd. 8.1; tools Paradiso, 7.13; Haze, 7.9; Rivalry. -.5; Los Ambus, Fresco, Mount Marta, 7.0. COURT EX AY WELTER. 1 mile.—Los Ambus. 9.8; Footfall. 9.5; Clandlm. 9.3; Chickwheat, Znrogoza, 8.13: Centrepiece, 8.10; Enare. 8.9; Bonskirl. 8.0. | TWO GREAT RACEHORSES. | WINDBAG V. PILLIEWINKIE. The prospective meeting between the New South Wales liorso and the New Zealand gelding Pilliewinkie in tbo weight-for-age eveiits at tho Australian Jockey Club s Autumn Meeting is invested with considerable interest, in discussing the merits of tho two doughty performers "I llot of tile Sydney Referee, penned the following ;~ Windbag and Pilliewinkie have met six times in weight-for-ago races, and once in ii handicap. The honours are with the former, he having defeated the New Zealand gelding five times. . . Now, admirers of Pilliewinkie arc prophesying that at the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting ho will down Windbag each time they, meet at weight-for-age. They point to Pilliewmkie'a Australian Cup win with 9.G as alone proving him a much better horse than in tho spring, and, consequent on Windbag's defeat by Valicare in the Rawson Stakes, are dubious whether the latter will repeat his Melbourne Cup form. And it cannot be overlooked that after his win in that race he was defeated by Pilliewinkie in the C. B. Fisher Plate. That suggested Pilliewinkie was standing severe racing better than Windbag. The former is certainly very bright, after his autumn campaign in Melbourne, and a good judge from the southern capital assures me ho is much nippier than in the'spring. His idea is that Pilliewinkie will run his best races when allowed to stride alone freelv in the early part, but I doubt whether G. Young will be tempted to set him the task of winning anything from start to finish. Although decisively beaten bv Valicaro, Windbac did not nconit himself "Tndly. by any means, at Rosehill. I made A T alicnre run the last seven furlongs of the Rawson Stakes in ]m 2<!s. and Windbag's 4 , ; me must have been much tho same. He was several lengths behind Valicnro at the seven furlongs. and the trnx> was much the seme at the finish. Windbair stniTrled gamely and though his sore throat, did not prove a serious trouble, it, "relented O. Price doing ouitr. as much with him last week as he could hnvo wished. THE M ANA WATT! MEETING. AUTUMN ACCEPTANCES. [BT TET-KGRAPH. —I'RESS ASSOCIATION. } PALMERSTON NORTH, Wednesday, The following final payments have Won posted in connection with the Mutrnwniu Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, which t»k<> place on April 21 and Vil—■ EIGHTEENTH MAN* AW ATI* SIUKi" PRODUCE STAKES, of J'tW; 7 fur.-. Battlement, Frank Rank, Lysnnd m\ l.tmivi, Al.vsnn. Featown. Paper Boy, 'tvncnendatiou, Hynartna, llymjtrent, Litnetick, Masna Charta. TWENTY - SECOND NJ AN A\VA TU STAKES, of J'f>oo; 1! fur, -UobuiiHit. IViee lion, Motley. Deluge. Tukin. I.iiuilett, Ay«. peta, Alyson. Sen town, Rational, Papot Hoy. inferuo, Limerick. Eloiiueut, KionU. Jov Kinc. Peneus.