Northern Notes.

NZ Truth, Issue 470, 20 June 1914, Page 7

Northern Notes.

(By "WaimanflU.") With the racing season now a dead letter, so far as local racing is concerned, matters are very quiet at Ellorsllo. Ono or two trainers aro keeping: small teams going and these will take on the winter meetings nt Trentham and Rlccarton. The totallsator at Eilerstlc. without doubt tho only up-to-date tmachlne m the Dominion, m to bo further improved. Tho improvements will affect the issuing of tickets, which at prosent necessitates three men being employed to work the sales. Tho first takes tho money, the second iiwuos tho ticket, and the third works the lovor which records tho Invoaimont. In future, magazines, not unlike typewriters, will bo installed, and ono man will, by a tap of the finger, shoot out the required ticket, already stumped, and simultaneously record the bet on the machine. The price. £300, .paid for Ruatnngatn, seams q'ulto enough. He cortniuly won tho Maiden Hurdles and ran accoml to Admiral Soult the next da)*, but a glunco through tho list of those behind hlin suggests that theru was not a great deal of merit In the performances. Ruotongata is not brilliant, but stays well and ho may shine us a 'chaser. ' E. J. Rao went to Sydney on Monday to pave the way for v team to follow later. Morrlmnx also went across, but ,lt is understood that if Rao Is satisfied. La Roma, JJlerlot and Merry Roo will bo taken across. A Stwpnlak pony, who am hurry some, la ono of Rao's present team and will bo taken over alao. Tho amount put through the Joint at tho four meetings nt JSllcrsllo this Reason Is just v trifle of 1N 9 5, 6 51. Dill Mnssey'fi share of this touched JU 12,805. i.a Relna muiJt surely hnvo lejra of iron, year In and yoar out she rae<yi without tho semblance of a spoil, and now. when tho season Is Just about « ■ > (Continued on Next Paffc.) i