AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3149, 22 July 1914, Page 51

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

(From Our Own Correspondent. July 20. Admiral Sou^’^feat^Welli^nJd TooVeTdosely into his form at the northern meeting, where he did nothing ot note m p : ther of his three victdVies. The rising four-year-old sister to Kawcen luJ had the name Fiounuala bestojwed upon ham? wafheathy Auckland. to find » buyer. He would have been a cheap Ngatiruanui has been going great guns on the tracks both on flat and over huiaes. With a good rider he will be one of the hardest A beat in the National as nothing in the race has more pace, and theic are few better jumpers. Tli at Captain Jack had improved in pace he demonstrated by having the W eihngton Steeplechase won at the two miles and even with increased weight he should bo hard to beat at Christchurch. Blueform, a maiden by Monofoim Orange-and-Blue, was shipped to Sydney to-day. Blueform has been trained by W. Cunningham, and showed a lot of pace on the tracks. . , , , , , The best of the Auckland horses at Christchurch may be Bluestone and Agat' The ° Aiistralian-brod youngsters, Persian Prince and Tarcutta, being trained by 1. Macmanomin, are getting through useuil work in the afternoons. The hunter Chris, who was to go to i rentham along with the other Aucklanders, went wrong. He did not make the trip. The next stake for the Avondale Cup jS expected to touch £6OO. The suburban club is going ahead by leaps and bounds, and aims to be the leading suburban club in the Dominion. It looks like finding the target. Indulgence has been placed in work again bv D. Moraghan. The little filly, who seems to bo only a pony, has not raced for over 12 months • P. Conway placed the whole of ins team in work on Monday. E Pope, who has 1 been away with Gcnevicro, Cloudv Dawn, and Matawerewere, returned to Ellerslie after the Gisborne meeting, but left again for Trentham with Cloudy Dawn. While away Matawerewere went wrong. , With the few horses who were kept going in solid work now in the south Ellerslie is very quiet. Matters will continue "so till the Avondale meetings draws near. It is the present intention of the A.R.C. to close the Morrin street entrance to the course—that is. so far as it affects horses, and all horses in future will have to enter through the road off Green lane. Trainers do not fancy the idea at all, and intend to have something to'say to the A.R.C. about

a hack in F. Stenning’s team, is