NORTHERN NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 692, 21 September 1918, Page 7

NORTHERN NOTES.

(By "Woolstone.'O Track work at Ellerslie growing m interest. Comedy Prince has grown into a fine three-year-old. The good-looking Royal Rufus is going well on the track and may make amends for past failures. Colonel Soult is another whose track work is attractive; . his galloping may lead some of his followers who are not broke to risk another try on the Colonel General Stephen, another of the military family, is looking well, and a hack prize may come his way before the season is well advanced. The General may turn up at Gisborne next month. Deviation, who nearly brought off a surprise m the Brighton Hurdles, is standing well up to his work. It is but a question of keeping sound that stands between him and a hurdle win. Amongst the "scholars" at Ellerslie Loyal Arch is getting plenty of work, and is shaping well.. The Marble ArchMinnie mare proved at Hamilton and Ohinemuri that she can gallop. At the latter meeting Kauri King was among those who finished behind her. The sound of the hammer and the saw is a. feature of Ellerslie, for they are pushing on the new tote for sports' surplus silver. A correspondent writes that the tote ti-ouble over Sanacre has been settled, and so is anyone who wants fuller information than that supplied. He adds, one gets as much information from a race club as a lawyer does from a Chinaman m the witness box. Another "Truth" visitor informed "Woolstone" that "a bob's worth of chocolates" stood between him and a big "divvy" at Dannevirke. Inquiry elicited that the 3ix. ounces short-weight stopped him from benefiting over Fisher's first : past the post. - . There is no doubt that Fisher's backers were unlucky, for the ex-Aucklandjsr was due for a win. and his six ounces short left his. supporters shorter still. Mulltngnr, who has had a ppoll. Is be I.ing looked after by trainer F. Storming.

His City Handicap win at the last Auckland Spring meetirtg is still fresh m the racer's mind. His only other performance of note last season was his second to Glenopal m the Takapuna Cup Handicap last January, when the mile and a half took 2min. 36 2-6 sec. In a recent Police Court proceedings it was said that an ex-president of the old "loyal" Waterside Workers' Union had drawn a horse m "Tatt's." Several watersiders vouch for. the statement it was the "missus" that had the ticket and that the horse was the winner of Adelaide's Grand National. "Woolstone" passes the information on for what it is worth. He must have- been something of a humorist who named the Ellerslie-trained neddy "The Broke," for, judging by his schooling, he is likely to treat his supporters badly— follow The Broke and go broke. Last Saturday morning he would not even look at the small hurdles. Rose Pink's name was not telegraphed to Auckland amongst the acceptors for the Otanga Handicap at Dannevirke. Those who backed All Over went sore when they heard the Kilbroney mare was among the acceptors, and too much m at the finish. D. Moraghan has Gluetanus again doing solid work. Glueten's aged son should still have a chance of providing a div. for those who follow him. Gluetanus finished fourth m the Grand National Hurdles and has been going easy since. Persian Prince had plenty of Auckland followers when he won the Te Rehunga Hack Handicap at Dannevirke. The Wai-kato-owned son of Persian Knight had two wins last season and three thirds, the last of the latter being at Hawke's Bay last jurie.