NORTHERN NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 580, 29 July 1916, Page 10

NORTHERN NOTES.

(By "Waimangu")

Pakuranga Hunt meeting at Ellerslle *oon. Tragedy King's forni at Trenttiam was too bad to warrant D. Moraghan taking the gelding pp. to Riccarton. The Celt looks better now than ever previously. He was schooled over the tiurdlea last week and shaped like an old hand at the game. . < The promising Idra m G. Absolum's ■table is going on nicely and the mare iwill not be long picking up a stake. H. Gray wag Tiding work at Ellerslle one morning last wee^k. ; Lady Penury, Pendoon and Guiding Way, a trio of J. Williamson's team, are retting through useful exercise and need very little fast work to put them right. - The old gelding Maul Nina is to be fiven a chance to earn , some stake money over hurdles The chestnut has been tried at the sniall fences lately but is shy of the obstacles and will want to get a lot of confidence. Te Oongo, who looks a picture, was ■ent over a couple of hurdles on Saturday morning. The National candidate fenced m his usual brilliant style. Tararu Jack is expected to show improved form at Riccarton, where ho Will be ridden by his trainer, A. Julian. The little Soult horse, Cordite, who has heaps of pace for a short distance, will bo placed m work again shortly, Tenacious will accompany Waimai to Riccarton. Tenacious is not a brilliant horse, but is a great stayer and fine Jumper. ; Waimai Is being selected as the most likely winner of the ! C.J.C. National. Since the Northern meeting the Spalpeen gelding has done well m his work and though he looks to have all the weight he is entitled to, It would be hard to pick one to beat him. W. Mobberley has ; worked an improvement m . Silver Lupin and -the gelding is being sot for a race at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting. , T. Cotton is back m Auckland after a long absence and will start training again as of yore, ( Tact looks to havo wintered well. Tbo Obllgado more is pottering about, but it takes very llttl<> work to tune her op. Quite a number of hunters ore now working at Elleralle with a view of racing at the Pakuranga meeting. B. Rae will Jock Waimai In the National Steeplocbosc. Fisher continues to shape well m his pchoolingr efforts and a like remark applies to Dancastor. Tho first of tho W'aimangu foals are paid to be a credit to the once Auckland Cup winner. It is more than likely that when Captain Jack went out at the Trenthora meeting ho said farewell to the race track for all time. Tho ex-Aucklander Try Fluke is now located m Melbourne.

The Te Kuiti Club's application for an extra day's racing was turned down by the Conference. Sir .Rosa is Improving In hifl schooling and shaped m finished style last week over the hurdles. J. Rae intends taking Captain Lock to Christchurch for hunters' events. Captain Lock is merely useful. Soultikoff went all to pieces when on the trip to Trentham, and toe will have to be given a long spell before being put Into . work again. ' E. Pope is laid aside with an injured foot. In the meantime Genevieve and Dewey Morn are being kept going.

Kauri King is now located at Ellerslle, where he Is being prepared for future racing by J. Lambess.