SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17215, 18 January 1918, Page 6

SPORTING.

TBKNTHAM TRAINING NOTES. (Pek Ujjited Press Associatios.) WHLLINGTOH!, January 17. The weather wae favourable at Trentham this morning. Most of the work wae done on tho tan, which was in good order. The two-yeax-olcfe engaged at the meeting eprinted down far half a mil© on the straight. Bopeep galloped in her best style. Piraene and "War March finished in that order in 50 2-ssec. Demagogue elan© was not asked to do his best. Philomela- and Cotillion were associated, the former having- a little the better of it when the post was reached. Eisingham and Preface ran down together, the former being the better of the pair., Almoner had no difficulty in finishing several I lengths ahead of Cyresian. Heathercote and Lionekin were together at the end of a half-mile epTJit. Matilda appeared to advantage in a gallop over six fuilomgs with Ayah, which took lmdn 18 3-ssec Johnny Walker (A. Reed) and Menelaus went lo' furlongs together, tho Cup candidate finishing beet in 2min 14eec. Mascot wae better than Seadown ovar seven furlongs, coveTed in lmin 33sec Bonnie Maid and . Battle Song were on level terms at the end of o similar joTirney, which took lmdn 37sec Adjutant (G-. Clarke) and Mies Dβ Val (C. Emerson) galloped a mile and a-quarteT, the last mile talcing lmin 49sec. Miss De Va-1 had the outside running, and was elightly ahead at the pent.. Probation (and) .Devotion wierte together at the end of a mile gallop, which took lmin 46 3-ssec. Gamecock (A.. Reed), on the grass, eprinted far half a mile in 49sec. Vagabond, on the inner grass, galloped sis fnrlonge in lmin 17 3-sseo. Chortle, on the same track, left' seven furlongs behind in lmia 32 l-ssec. Mortification was better than Whakatina, in a half-nrile spurt, which took 53sec. Pariform and Rebekah spurted down the straight at the end of a loond. The two-year-old is a nice mover. Wrestler, on the tan, galloped five furlongs in lmin 3sec. Paddington Green moved pleasingly in a round at three-quarter pace. Prince Delaware and Pervoro were in that order at the end of seven furlongs, covered in lmin 33eec. Wishful and Koesian spurted the last fouT of five furlongß. Nobleman-CH. Yonng), Mliltiply (C. Emerson), and Alteration (W. Ayre) were in that order at the end of a "mile sallop on the tan, which took lmin 45sec. The Cup favourite added to the hopes cf his adniiicars by the manner in which ho finished up his task. Blighty and Tkbrbha. took lmin 19seo to cover eix furlongs on the grass. Gold Soult was several lengths in front of George at tho end of a mile gallop. . The first-named ran the last seven, furlongs in lmin 33sec. Parisian Diamond took 59sec lo cover half a mile. Rajput hadi Eiock Salt beaten at the end of six furlongs on the grass, which took lmin 17 3-ssec. Simon.ides (H. Gray), on the glass, took lmini 21soc to ran six furlongs, and 1 waa evidently »ot in a galloping mood. Croesus trotted two or three rounds on the tan. * Blairfindo (H. Gray) spurted from the milo to tho halfmile post in 51sec. After breakfast Exclusive and Cooing ran six furlongs in lmin 2Qsoc. RETURNING FROM AUSTRALIA. Presß Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. . Australian and H.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, January 17. (Received. Jan. 17, at 9 p.m.) Sasanoff, Sweet Corn, Blended, and Almo have been shipped /for New Zealand. '.Che trainer(Jone-3) , who is recovering from an attack of appendicitis, woe unable to leara.