RETAINER FOR L. J. ELLIS

Southland Times, Issue 23586, 13 August 1938, Page 11

RETAINER FOR L. J. ELLIS

FIRST HORSEMAN FOR MR H. D. GREENWOOD WILLIE WIN MAY NOT GO TO AUSTRALIA (Special to The Times) CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. It is understood that L. J. Ellis has arranged to be retained as first horseman for the season for Mr H. D. Greenwood, who has a strong team in commission, including some promising juveniles in F. Roberts’s stable. Willie Win, although running a satisfactory race yesterday, did not finish on as well as expected. He is to be given another race tomorrow, but. even if he Improves it is practically certain that he will not be taken to Melbourne. , An interesting item on yesterday s programme was the two-year-old parade. Eighteen youngsters were paraded and were despatched from the top of the straight in two divisions and allowed to run down to the winning post. As is usual in these parades there was no suggestion of the youngsters being seriously tried out but many showed out in an attractive light. In the first division the 850 guinea Ringmaster colt, Master Hotspur, owned by Mr E. Hay gave a smooth display of galloping and finished clear of Not Out, owned by Mr George Gould, and Cyprine, owned by Mr H. D. Greenwood, with Jameaux Ravine, owned by Sir Charles Clifford at the head of the remainder. In the second division the Colossus colt, Aranui, owned by the Washdyke trainer, P. T. Hogan, who intends to take him to Melbourne, was first to pass the post from a filly by Philamor from Soldier’s Fancy, framed by G. A. Fielding, of Wingatui, and another from Wingatui trained by F. Shaw, a filly by Cockpit from Chhota was in third place, in front of Miss Otis, by Mysotis from Royal Baby, trained by T. Lloyd for Dr M. G. Louisson. Wild Irishman’s destruction yesterday will be a severe loss to his owners, J. S. and W. E. Hazlett, of Invercargill, who held a big opinion of him and had intended after this week’s meeting to put him aside until next year. Wild Irishman had his first race at Wingatui in June last and had the unusual experience of racing over hurdles while still a three-year-old. He was a wellgrown chestnut gelding by Gustavo, a brother to Count Cavour. Last year the same owners lost the services of another promising young hurdler in Golden Lap, who broke a leg when he fell in a hurdle race at Riccarton. Bracketed horses at Riccarton tomorrow will be: —

Longbeach Handicap.—Gay Lyric and Gay Parade. StyX Hurdles.—McHeath and Delrain. Heathcote Handicap.—Mungatoon and Waitaka.