NORTHERN NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 569, 13 May 1916, Page 10

NORTHERN NOTES.

(By "Walmangu' 1 )

Great Northern weights declared. Acceptances this (Friday) evening, Deeluy's .suspension makes O'Shoa a winner In. the jockeys' premiership for this season. Nominations for all minor events at the Great Northern meeting close this (Friday) evening-. But for the heavy rain on the second day at Ayondale the club would have hud a record meeting. Although Centenary was only third m the open hurdles at Avondale he Is already one of the favorites for the Great Northern. Some people still remember El Gallo's performance last year. I>. Mornghan is slipping the work Into Tragedy King and Soultikoff and they can do with it. A run at Avondale would have done them no harm, but they were left at homo m tho box. Spalflsh la clearly a long way from being ready to run out a solid two and a-half miles, and both at Elierslie and Avondale ho was the first horse beaten. Previous to scoring at the recent Ayondale meeting To Onga had riot won a race since he was successful m the G.N. Hurdles at Elierslie two years ago. Although he had very little to beat at Avondale and he may have re-i celved some assistance, nevertheless it is pleasing to note him showing form. Tho fact that Electrakoff was made a strong favorite on the second day at Avondale Is worth bearing m mind. On his first day's run he did not look to have moro than a starter's chance, so j that the bundle on him the second day i was not the little punter's money. '<■ Centenary, who has been trained up i country for some time, is now located at North Shore, where with Ngatoa he will be finished o(T for the Northern meeting. E. Gallo has been nominated for both hurdle and 'chasing events at Wanganui. The Spalpeen gelding can do with some jumping before ho takes on the Northerns again. A large number of horses are disappearing from the tracks and going Into retirement for tho winter. Colonel Soult is resting and will not race again till next season, when it Ih to be hoped for his owner's »ak«s lit; drops that habit of Retting third and comos homo m front moro ofton. Now that Blucstone has shown thnt his condition l« right tho clouds have only to burst for the grey to start favorito at the Juno mooting. Three Auckland suddle-slttorH, J. Buchanan, J. O'Sheo. and C. Browno, rode winnerH at th<« Hfiwkt'H Bn> meetliik. Buchanan Ih riding plenty of winners for tho Hon. J. D. Ormond «tubk>. \ It i« understood that HOOgns was refused for Spalporion during tho Avonditlc nuMHInK- Mohl people would havo taken the money hud thoy owned tho horso. It would Kcom that Uuiek .Vonhi-rn In full up of racing. Previously If Inj hud uny liking for n, track ut, nil \\ Wiut AVonUulo. l»ut he* now relut*ws to I RuHop oven thrr««. i Crown Pparl nhaped promiMinttly when schooled over the pony hurd]«i( at KHornlle aft«r tho Avomtnta mtn*?. Ing. J. Rao In gradually K«'Uin« Wainuii into racing condition, and this prerau-

ing 'chaser will be doing things before .the season closes. The Pakuranga Hunt Club's meeting will take place on August 26. Lady Sabretache has not done any solid work on the track for some time. It will be remembered that the brown mare met with an injury at Paeroa m March. The chestnut Chilblain, formerly m W. Mobberley's stable, Is now being trained by A. Robertson. El Gallo, Tararu Jack, MullLngar, Soldier, Coleralne, Flonnuala and Glittering Sands are the Auckland contributors to the nominations for the Wanganul meeting.. Ngatimaru, who was previously m tho WaiKato, was purchased by one of the connections of Ring Lupin at FeUding and brought back to Auckland. t When m Auckland, Lady Araai showed no form at all. and since going back south, has so far not Improved. Try Fluke was offered at auction, last week but failed to find a new owner. On recent running he can't be trusted.