Late Racing.

Observer, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 27 January 1912, Page 23

Late Racing.

On Tuesday, most of the trainers bad their horses going ot top. All the tracks—sand, tan, grass, and inner grass—were in good order.

Goldsize had Ashby beaten in any part of 5 fur. on the grass, in 51 3-5 seconds.

Soulfcoria and Wee Olga galloped 6fur., in 1.18 3-ssec, the former finishing in front on the sand.

Sir Walter spurted half-a-mile in 51 3 ssec, with Ryan in the saddle.

Sea Elf and Maheno seemed to be going at top at the end of 6fur. on the sand.

Peggy Pride and Rutter sprinted sfur. in this order, in 1.5 4-ssec.

MacManemin did ]not accept with Mabeno in the Takapnna Cap. The stable is represented by Soultoria' and Sea Elf. Both the mares have won on the course. The old saying may come true : " horses for courses."

Mr J. Kemp's promising colt, Prince Merriwee, is on the improve since the Auckland summer meeting. He has been track-mate with Mani Nina—and the pair have put in some fair tasks.

Delegate jumped the schooling obstacles on Saturday morning, giving a fair display. He is carrying a fair amount of weight in the hurdle race at Takapuna.

Will La Reina repeat her Takapnna spring form ? She is set a fair task in the leading event.

On the second day of the Wellington gathering, G. Price led in three of his team winners, viz., Blakeny, Ermengarde and Bronze.. George told the writer that Ermengarde did not run up to her proper form at the Wellington Cup, and a second in the W.R.C. Handicap. The gelding has probably been into a place oftener than any horse racing in the Dominion during the past three seasons.

Electrakoff (McFlynn) and Miss Lavonia (O'Shea) broke away for a mile run. The pair kept together for the first sfur. The former then took charge, running out the distance in 1 -33 2-ssec.

Master Theory has had a very care* ful preparation, being schooled consistently and not bustled. He has had no severe tasks over the sticks recently to sour him, and with the weight (9at 31b) ought to give a good account of himself at Takapnna.

Black Northern and Bon Cyr jumped like a pair of stags on Tuesday, over the schooling obstacles. The former ran some good races at the late Auckland Summer Meeting, and ought to keep the opposition busy at Takapuna.

A brace of maidens that may be useful in the near future, that are in full swing at Ellerslie, and doing good work on the tracks are Monotone (a full brother to the useful Appellon), and Laverna. On Saturday morning the babies sprinted over 4 fur. on the grass, in 50.1-5 seconds.

Mahinga, Eark Rose, and a bay mare made every post a winning post to leave halfa-mile behind in 50 sacs, and came in as above.

The old hardier Wellcast, who hails from the Southern Wairoa, in company with Bright Star, negotiated five hurdles in good style on Tuesday. Wellcast must be one of the oldest horses in training in New Zealand. The good ones do not as a rule last long as they are worked too frequently, and too hard.