ELLERSLIE HORSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21885, 22 August 1934, Page 9

ELLERSLIE HORSES

PROGRESS OF KILTOWYN FRIAR ALBERTUS AND ARAMIS SHAPELY GAINSCOURT FILLY BY ARCHER With many of the horses having a few clays on the easy list after racing at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting last Saturday, there was very little fast work at Ellerslie yesterday and it was practically confined to a couple of useful working efforts. The No. 3 grass was available and was still holding, although the going had improved since the week-end. On tho srass Friar Albertus and Aramis ran an easy three furlongs in 41 2-ss. Friar Albertus is hardening in condition, and, eo far aa he has been tried, has ehaped satisfactorily. Aramis lightened up after his first raco in June and in the meanwhile ho has had a comparatively easy time, during "which he has built up nicely. _With A. G. Parsons in tho saddle, Iviltowyn placed > six furlongs behind in 1.23 1-5, going very freely over the first three in 10 i!-5s and loafing toward the end. Without doing anything in the way of serious galloping, Iviltowyn hns been accomplishing plenty of useful work and he is in great heart to be sent along in earnest for epring racing.

Mr. A. D. Potter has sufficiently recovered from his recent operations to again supervise the training of his horses Iviltowyn, Tui Yang and Fei Mah, who have been worked by R. Olive during his absence from the track. The horses are in excellent health and Tai Yang appears to be one of the nippiest of the two-year-olds at headquarters, Tai Yang is a brown gelding by Paladin from tho imported mare BlackEyed Sue.

The three-year-old Sir Abb, by David from Vocal Princess, is thriving on the useful tasks he has been allotted and has shaped promisingly in a little short sprinting. Sir Abb is a sturdy customer and may bo all the better for not having been seriously trained as a two-year-old. Th'ere is some fine staying blood in his pedigree and his breoditig suggosta that he may stay well when matured.

The two-year-old filly by Gainscourt from Armadillo fins nude good progress since going into the care of H. Hastedt and in appearance she is one of the most improved of the local youngsters. She is well crown and lengthy and it will be interesting to see how she fares when eho begins to gallop in earnest. Looks and breeding aro certainly not, against her being to go well. A hock injury necessitated tho two-year-old filly by The Ace from Duchess Eudorus being stopped in her work shortly after she had bfen broken in, but she has now settled down to regular training in good style. She is a smart-looking filly and present indications are that she may make fairly rapid progress. She is a half-sister to lvoyal Tea and Deputy Ruler.'- . The novice Aubretia has not besji noticed doing any fast work just lately, but she is carrying a very bright and healthy appearance and is in nice order to be moved along in earnest for her early engagements. So far Aubretia has not shown up in her races, but tho racing experience she gained last season may assist her to do better from now on. . , It is not long since Merry Lap joined G-. Holland's stable, but lie is beginning to brighten up. The three-year-old Quien Sabe, in the same team, is also thriving and haß benefited by the useful work he has been allotted lately. Quien Sabe is by Niglit Raid and is one of the biggest horses in training at headquarters.

REDDITCH'S RACE RECORD SURPRISE FOR THE RIDER When told that Redditch's time in the Australian Steeplechase wub Cm 53is, which bettered his own previous race record by ljs, the rider, L. J. Hynes, was the moat surprised man -at Caulfield. "It Was only a good school for him," he said. "J have never ridden a horse that would be pulling after going two and a-half miles, but: Redditch was actually anxiolf 8° faster, and I let him have his head with a mile to go, and from that stage hp drew farther and farther away from Riawena. ■ , "Redditch is a stone better horse at Caulfield than at Flemington, and had the Grand National been run there there would have been no Woodlace. Redditch made what may have appeared to have been mistakes, but they were not. He will not jump brush lences well."