ELLERSLIE HORSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21874, 9 August 1934, Page 9

ELLERSLIE HORSES

PAKURANGA CANDIDATES LORD VAL AND VERSANT CONDITION OF BAROSCOPE BY ARCHER With the approach of the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, the first of the new season in Auckland, which is to be hold on Saturday week, there is increasing activity on the tracks at Ellerslie and there should be some very interesting work from now on. Many of the horses engaged at the Pakuranga meeting have had the benefit of late winter racing and consequently are well forward. The hunter Miss Dazzle continues to get through her work in good style and she has improved considerably in condition since being taken in'hand by J. Thorpe. Besides possessing a fair turn of speed for a novico hunter, Miss Dazzle also jumps well and she should be one of tlje possibilities for the Greepmount Hunters' Steeplechase even though she hns been working scarcely long enough to become thoroughly seasoned.

Two of the fittest horses in the field for the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting should be Versant and Lord Val. They have come through their winter racing splendidly and both are very bright and muscular. Lord Val ?coking more solid than for some time past. Versant and Lord Val are handily placed with 7.8 and 7.6 respectively and they should both be capable of running prominently. While H. Rama is away at Riccarton with Horowhenua, Free Air and Wee Musk his other charge Horotiu is being kept in steady work and she is showing improved condition. Horotiu is a three-year-old filly by Lucullus who was given a comparatively easy time last season and she may be nil the better for that. She may bo started in the Sylvia Park Handicap, in which there are -t good many other novices engaged. The three-year-old Sporting Song, by Hunting Song from Lionakin, has made good progress in the past few weeks and in the short sprints he has been allotted he has demonstrated that he has lost none of the speed that enabled him to run well in several two-yepr-old races last spring. Like the majority of his sire's progeny, lie is partial to soft going and has been hitting i out with plenty of freedom. The race he had at Pukekohe last month appears to have been beneficial to Desert Star, and, although there has been nothing special about his latest track doings, he is going along very satisfactorily and should strip well at his next appearance, ne will probably have his first outing this season in the Jellicoe Handicap.

Ruling King's latest racing has been done over hurdleß, but ho may be Riven another opportunity on the flat in the Auckland Handicap on Saturday week. He isin solid condition after hia winter campaign and should have prospects among the hurdlers at the spring meetings. In addition to Ruling King, "W. Kemp is also working Chief Emerald and the two-year-old Captain Bruce, but neither iB being hurried. During the past month Baroscope has done most of his work away from the tracks and he has thrived on the useful tasks he has been allotted. He is looking bigger and brighter than for some time past, and, although he is in need of some galloping to tune him, it is quite on the cards that he may make an early return to his good form of last spring, when he raced consistently well and won the two chief handicaps at the November meeting at Ellerslie. All continues to go well with Jewelled Girdle and his appearance indicates that he is likely to be an improved horse this season. .Tewelled Girdle had to be eased up in the latter part of last season, but he hag made excellent progress in the past month and may yet repay J. Thorpe _ for _ the patience that has been exercised with him.

NEW OFFICERS AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB MR. BUXTON AS PRESIDENT The appointment of Mr. T. J. W. Buxton as and Mr. Norman Wade as one of the two vice-presidents was made by the committee of the Auckland Trotting. Club yesterday. Mr. C. V. Mark was reappointed as the other vice-president. It was resolved to place on record appreciation of the services rendered to the club by Mr. John Rowe. retiring president, and Mr. H. Morpeth, retiring vice-president, -both of whom were defeated when the committee was elected at the annual meeting of members Uast week. Mr. Morpeth was made a. life-member of the club, an honour that has already been conferred upon Mr. Rowe. Mr. Buxton has been a member of the club for 34 years, and has served on the committee throughout that period. He has also been a member of the New Zealand Trotting Association for about four years. He stated that he hoped to carry out a forward policy and was particularly keen about fostering the racing o* young horses, especially two-year-olds. Sir Frederic Lang was reappointed patron and all the officials, such as judge, Mr. E. V. Sutherland, and starter, Mr. A. Tronson. are the same as for last season.

WORK AT ADDINGTON INDIANAPOLIS GOES WELL BLUE MOUNTAIN ALSO PLEASES [by telegraph —OWN correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday Heavy frosts lately have affected the track at Addineton, and yesterday the course was closed in the tiarly part of the day. To-day the course was in fair order some distance from the rails, but on the inside was slippery and treacherous, the result being that horses were compelled to work several sulkies' width out from the rails, and the times recorded do not represent the true merit of the performances. J. J. Konnerley was one of the first to work with Explosion. _ who gave a very pleasing display to register 3m for a mile and a'-quarter. He actually covered a good deal more than that distance, and in view of immediate engagements the trial must ,bo regarded as satisfactory. Kennerley has made a great improvement in this trotter. Prairie King cave Cloudy Range a start and a beating over a mile and a-half in 3.39. a good performance considering the conditions. Don Chenault was given good, strong work over a mile and a-quarter. and performed his task in leisurely fashion. This gelding is in excellent fettle, and is bound to run prominently in his coming engagements.

Chenwood made the pace for Mountain Dell and Indianapolis over a mile and aauarter. but toward the end the last-named buried the others for speed, and finished in 2.53. without being extended. Indianapolis is in capital order. Mountain Dell was second at the finish and her good performance served to illustrate the excellence of the effort of Indianapolis. Chenwood was a couple of lengths away. Worthv Queen gave Belinda a start and a sound beating over a mile and a-quarter in 3m. Belinda found the pnne too warm and went to a break, but Worthv Queen did not look like making a mistake. Blue Mountain was altogether too good for Wrecker and Vesuvius over a mile and a-half. Blue Mountain conceded a start of up to 60 yards to the other two. and was holding them safety after registering 3.31. The two trotters. Garner and Biddy Parrish. gave a fine disnla'y over a mile and a-half in 3.3G 3-5 They were assisted in their effort by Tempest. Stanley T. who is trotting in something like his old style, was accompanied by Colonial Boy over a mile and u-half in 3.35, and Master Roy. ridden by M. B. Edwards, went a mile in 2.22.

AUSTRALIAN TROTTER OWNER ON NEW ZEALAND (Received August 8, 9.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 8 Mr. L. S. Martin, owner of Walla Walla, addressed the Goulburn Racing and Trotting Club on hia recent visit to New Zealand. His observations on the New Zealand method of handicapping created a favourable impression. Mr. Martin said he was impressed by the great interest taken in trotting in the Dominion. He thought that if Harold Lozan were brought to Australia to meet Walla Walla under local conditions the racecourse would be taxed to its capacity. DEATH OF SHERWOOD CUP INCIDENT RECALLED [BT TELEGHAPH—OWN COKKESrONDENT] CHRIBTCHURCH. Wednesday The death is reported of the pacer Sherwood. who finished first in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1021. but on the ground of crossing Reta Peter in the straight, was relegated to second plaoc. Sherwood, who was by Kerrwood from Jessie 8., had reached tho age of 24.