SPORTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4258, 18 January 1901, Page 7

SPORTING

C HUTT TRAINING NOTES A Rood deal of interesting work was got through yesterday morning. K. Cults was the early bird, and shortly after A o’clock .scut Scottish Minstrel a mile on the grass at half-pace. AVind-w-hislle attended her stable companion to the four-furlong post, whore -she was sent along in earnest, and created a fa- , voidable impression. The sister to Can- [ iiie Chid is a well-grown two-year-oid, Gut, unlike most of the Clanranald family, is a bay, and takes after her dam fby .Maxim). Fashion (O’Brien) and Paladin (Wilson) galloped once round the plough, and v. ere sent along 'in ca-i----nest. Paladin finished about four lengths In front in Imin JOsrc. Dcwdrop (Fowleip did a. circuit on the grass alone, and wont ivell. From the seven-furlong post she took Imin 38sec. First Blood and West Guard ran six furlongs on the plough in Imin ii.T-ee. Queen's Guard, with a feaclier-weig..- up. jumped off at the winning post, and ran once round Ihe plough in Imin oosec. Conspirer galloped twice round tne sand track at half-pace. SU'athnairn and Magnihco.nl were, ridden out in a circuit on the plough. Fair time was registered, there being little between the pair at the finish. The Yaldhnrsfc two-year-olds were sprinted. MenschikoiT sweated freely, but Cruciform appeared very fit. Formosan cantered twice round the plough. Free Holmes sent Cadet and Cameo solus three-quarter pace tasks on the plough. llotu (Price) galloped a mile on the grass at top. The last seven furlongs took Imin 38£sec. Skobeloff cantered once round on the grass, and then strode on over a second circuit, but did not attempt to put up time. Hypnotist and Ruarnahanga- did useful working gallops on the sand track. Robin Gray (Wilson), who appeared in winkers, and Hiamoe (Price) did a good gallop on the plough. They ran homo from the'half-mile post in 52sec. Hiamoe finished about a. neck in front. A. Woods’s pair should shape- well in the Maiden Plato and Hack Handicap respectively. Jackson let Blazer have his head, and quickly settling down to his work, He gelding left the Telegraph Handicap distance liohind in Imin IS.lsec. Battler joined his stable companion at the halfmile post, and joined in the business. ■ nit was unable to keep with the son of lit. Clair. .Mehvood, .who was pro; ty playful, and has a will -cf his own, did a couple of sprints in a taking manner after settling down. Cherrystone, Proposal. St. Denis, Art Jewel, Gipsy Jack and others were not worked before breakfast.

The Hon J. I). Ormond’s horses, Captain Russell's, Mr J. Paul’s and, the Porirua team bad not put in an appearance yesterday morning. The tracks at Iho Halt arc becoming rather hard, and by delaying their departure from homo the trainers of the teams mentioned are minimising the possibility of any break, down. ' It was intended to give the two-year-olds, Gorrick, Canteen and Spun Gold, a rim in the Wellington and Wellesley Stakes, but their owners did- not accept, being under the impression that as they did not, pay forfeit they would be liable for the full subscription and remain in Ibo races. Acceptances for the Paliiatua Racing Chib’s Meeting, also entries For the Maiden Plato and Scurry close to-mor-row, at 9 p.m., with Mr Edward E. Lewis secretary.