NORTHERN "NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 571, 27 May 1916, Page 10

NORTHERN "NOTES.

(By "Waimangu")

The flags will be 'flying at Ellerslie next Saturday., '■>,.-■ Though El Gallo is still m the' Cornwall the fact -of, him. Joeing schooled over fences points to him being a certain starter m the .hurdle's. W. Sharpo was; ;disappolnted with the weight awarded Spalrtah and tho , son of Spalpeen .'..is-; Hardly likely to race at the meeting. •' i The G.N. Hurdles will be run off on Saturday next and the Steeplechase the following Monday, I Harbor Light has arrived at Ellerslle and looks'- really we11.., In most quar- j ters he is regarded as the one most akely to ."dvt i Xl GallQ. P. Moraghan haß been giving Tragedy King plenty of solid work, but it Is just a question whether the son of Soult is forward enough to run out a solid two and a half miles. Lady Sabretache is pleasing tho touts and it is only the distance that will be against her m the big steeplechase. She Is sure to run well m anything she steps out m., ' R J. Rao'H stable still has three m the big steeplechase, viz., Walmol. Captain Jack and Lady Sabretache, but indioatione point to Wai ma I being the chief hope of the stable, Rumor has it that Hurakia is causing his trainer some anxiety, and it will be as well for those who fancy his chance at Ellerslie to await his arrival at headquarters. R. Kelly, the cross-country horseman, hud his license cancelled by the A.R.C. Committee. Quite. a lot of nice things have been said about F. Davis, the trainer of Desert Gold, because aho has won 14 races this season. But nothing Is said about other trainerd who win several races With horses not nearly so good an Desort Gold. Any trulner. who knowa anything about the game, could win with Desert Gold. ; I The A.R.C. decided to &rant B. j DeeJey a re-hearJns and this took place ! ou Friday last wh«n tho Committee j decided to adhero to the previous decl--1 sion and treat Deeley to three months' holiday. | One wrltor says that Crown Pearl's srunning at Hawora pleased his admir- ; era, I<*rom what ono hears they m«st 1 have been easily plonsed. j S. Henderson will huyo the mount on cither Tragedy King or SoultikoflC at 73UcrHilo. Olndfiil Is at present second ffivorllo \ for tho Northern Hurdleu, but the run- ! nlnjf at Wnngnnui wilt probably »co \ Home changes m tho betting. < If anything beats 131 Gallo m the I Northorn Steeplechase it might be To Onga. In his work he is hitting out

-veil, and on the few* occasions he has v.ken on the big fences he has shaped ] ike an old hand at the game. The Aucklanders, Achilledes and Xchiliciis, were ralten to the Blenheim . noeting:. but failed to catch a heat. - SouitikofC is a horse of moods, and ifter beating Tragedy King over five fpnees one morning: was subsequently well licked by his stable mate. Once more it is given out that Black Northern will not race again. If he Joesn't it will save a lot of lurid language being used. Ulster continues to show up well >n the track, and there is no doubt about him being an impoved neddy. He should be handy m one of those* maiden hurdle events next month. An Auckland sport has purchased the gelding, Kaiwhakahaere, who has neon racing around the Northern Wairoa. The recent autumn meeting at Avondale was such a success that the club has already applied for April 11 and 14, next year, which follows close upon: the A.R.C. meeting on the 7th and 9th of ' the same month. Tenacious is a picture m condition, and though not brilliant, is a great stayer and will be galloping on when many are gasping for breath m the Northern Hurdles. ' J. Thorpe has Bluestone and Fisher moving along attractively, and they will carry money whenever they step out. Ngatoa and Centenary, who are trained at Devonport, are said. to be doing all required of them, and the pair are a quiet tip to win the double. They will have to improve a lot on the latest efforts m public. Barbwlre is being schooled over the big fences. He jumps fairly well, but is not a good stayer. J. Thorpe has tired of King Courier and sold him to the Walkato sportsman, W. Morgan. Punters tired of the chestnut long ago. Royal Lupin, now being schooled at Ellerslie, is a half-brother to , Cole- ; raine. ' / ■ .. ." • .:" .-.' { •■ . y ' ,■ :■ '. . The prices on offer on the Northern .double are so cramped that one would ;think the charts had been printed iv ..'a \lce. i : Te Onga stopped at the old water on Saturday morning, but this should noL cauSß his supporters any uneasiness as he will have plenty of schooling >'& .:'(.': ' ■"■ .■■.'-■ ■ .'- '. Tact lfi( not being asked to do a great deal of sprinting, but she needs very little fast work to put her right.