NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 15

NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE.

GOSSIP OF THE TRACKS. BY ARCHER. Ellerslie is quiet after the autumn meetings nnd there L little doing on the tracks at present. On Thursday morninc Kilburn (A. Hobson) was schooled over tho doublo nnd stonewall nnd mado a very creditable showing, fencing carefully and well. It is probable that Kilburn will be raced over country later in the season, and he might do well in this department. He has been taken back home, but all going well will probably visit headquarters again in tho winter. It is roported that Cynthia N. has been purchased by N. Cunningham, and she is expected to join the regulars at Ellerslie at an early date When first imported to tho Dominion she was trained at headquarters by Cunningham, but for some months past sha has been under the caro of W. Gough, at Avondale. Cynthia N. has won a few Btakes whore the class has not been strong, but has been well beaten in her latest engagements. One of the most promising hurdlers racing in this provinco at present is Komak, and when he gains proficiency in his fencing he is likely to prove a good winner. He has fallen twico in his last three starts and that is not a good record. Still ho should acquire confidence with schooling and racing, and then become more reliable in his fencing. Komak is a comparatively young horse and it is in his favour that he stays really well. Making his first appearance since racing in the summer Potiri was not fancied to any extent when produced in the Hobsonvillo Hurdles on Wednesday and ran accordingly, always being a long way back. The run iB likely to bo beneficial to Pouri and tho chances are he will be seen to more advantago before long, more especially as the tracks a r e now becoming easier. Pouri has been a good winner over fenceß in the past twelve months, and should continue to win in his turn during the coming jumping season. • The three-year-old. Lady Eustace, who was among tho runners in the novice events at Avondale. is a full-sister to that fine galloper, King Merv, who was a good winner a few seasons ago. Lady Eustace did not race prominently, but ehe is a nice type of filly and should do considerably better when more seasoned. She has not had much racing, and F. Dowding should be able to improve her a lot by the time the spring meetings are at hand. Without reaching a place Brampton ran two creditable ra/ces to finsh close behind the placed horses in the mile hack events at Avondalo, and slight improvement on this form should see him rewarded with an early success. Brampton has not fulfilled his early promise, but he has been racing fairly consistently lately and is undoubtedly more solid than formerly. It would be gratifying to find the four-year-old landing a stake for ,T. Buchanan at one of the coming meetings. The forward running of Thursby in the Morningsids Handicap at Avondale indicates that he is getting close to form, and perhaps ho will soon go one better. It is only when the tracks' are soft that this fellow is seen at his best, and it is very likely that he will have the conditions to his liking at the coming meetings. Thursby is in the principal events at Whangarei next week and may make his presence, felt, as he should be all the better for his recent outing. The New Plymouth trainer. E. George, will be represented at Whangarei next week by Melissa and Hipo. Melissa haß been working very freely and promises to give a good account of herself in her cominr engagements, while Hipo ,-aced well enough at Avondale to show that he still retains a good deal of dash and should be capable of racing well in the class he will meet at the country fixture. It is rarely that Branson runs a bad ra.eo and it was unusual to see him finish last in both the principal handicaps at Avondale. He ran prominently for a mile on the opening day and was also well up to the turn on the second day when he waj probably not entirely suited by tha state of the going. His efforts were a good deal below what was expected of a horse of his capabilities, and latest form suggests that he is now more at home over sprint distances than at journeys of a mile and over. The three year-old Bulolo has been Fold to J, A. Be£le, and will shortly be sent to Riccarton, where he will in future be trained. Unless present intentions are altered Bulolo will keep his engagements at Whangarei before going south and is likely to race prominently in the class he will meet at that meeting. He was reported to have injured himself while racing at Avondale. but was noticed on the track tlie other morning and is seemingly all right. The Waikato sportsman, Mr. H. W. Burch, left on a holiday trip to Sydney by the Marama yesterday. His horses. Dalston, Stormy and Becalmed were also shipped on the same steamer. On arrival in Sydney they are to go into the charge of J. Smedley, who is best known as the trainer of that good mare. Black Duchess, who raced well ut the autumn meeting at Flemington recently. The three-year-old Perception, who has been under the care of ,T. T. Jamiesin since tho summer carnival at" Ellerslie, was shipped back to Sydney by tho Marama yesterday. Perception has freshened up splendidly, and he should be in great order to go along with another i reparation when F. Marsden takes him in hand again. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. Tho Great Northern meeting held annually at Ellerslio in Juno has long since won n, place with the most popular fixtures in the Racing Calendar, and that tho Auckland Racing Club is determined that tho winter gathering shall not lose any of the famo that has appropriately como to it pointed evidence is forthcoming in that tho sum of £13,800 is offered as prize-money in connection with the approaching meeting, which is fixed to be held on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, June 1, 3 and 5. Nominations for the following events close on Friday next, April 19, at 5 p.m., with the secretary, Mr. W. S. SpcnceGreat Northern Hurdlo Race of £1750 (21 miles). Cornwall Handicap of £IOOO (11 miles). Great Northorn Steeplechase of £2OOO (about 3} miles). King George Handicap of £7OO (seven furlongs), York Handicap of £750 (one milo). and Winter Steeplechaßo of £IOOO (about three miles). FRANKLIN RACING CLUB. MEETING AT PUKEKOHE. Tho Franklin Racing Club's meeting, to be held nt Pukekohe on Saturday, May 11, can lie depended upon to claim good attention from horseowners, for with tho sum of XIIOS fyfTerod in prize-money in connection wi.'h the eight events which form the programme, interesting figures are involved. From tho programmo which will be found published in full in another column it will bo seen that nominations for nil events close on Friday, April 26, nt 5 p.m., and the Bmno may be lodged cither with the secretary, Mr. A. P. Daysh, Pukekohe, or with Mr. A. J. Farqtthar, secretary of the Avondalo Jockey Club, Auckland.