ELLERSLIE NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19919, 15 August 1927, Page 5

ELLERSLIE NEWS

NOTES FROM AUCKLAND. [ Special “ Chronicle * Service. ] AUCKLAND, Aug. 12. Master Doon is working as well as ever and it is expected that he will be on hand to contest the Jellicoe Handicap at Ellerslie to-morrow week. The distance, a mile and a-quarter, is just a shade far for him these days but as he loves the heavy ground and is nicely treated on the score of weight he may be one of the prominent division. As usual S. Henderson will be in the saddle. Mr Glenn’s Purchase. In the Shade was a good two-year-old last season and he gave the impression that he would be a distinctly useful sort over a middle distance at least. Word is now to hand from his headquarters at Papakura that his owner-trainer, J. T. Jamieson, has sold the Australian-bred gelding to Mr W. S. Glenn, M.P., but that he will still be trained by the same mentor. Last season In the Shade won three races and near the end showed good form against the best of his age. Mr Glenn also owns The Immigrant, an English importation, but he had no luck with him. A fine big horse, The Immigrant has a lot of pace and yet is not too sound. It is to be hoped the sporting politician will have better luck with the Australian Sun gelding. Sea Comet. Twelve months ago Sea Comet was expected to win a race in the Hunters’ class but he disappointed on quite a few occasions. Now he is doing good work at Ellerslie and it is confidently anticipated by those who have seen the gelding work that he will do better at the Pakurauga Hunt meeting next week. Sea Comet is engaged in the Greenmount Steeplechase, in which there is a weak field, and this will not be a difficult race, to win, unless there is a rod in pickle for the event. Glenlight has been schooling well and Wiltshire from Waikato has a lot of pace for a contest of this description if he can jump well. Sea Comet has been entered for the Taranaki Hunt meeting.

War Officer Reappears. War Officer, a four-ycar-old gelding by Warplane—Lady Officer, displayed quite good form in one or two of his outings last season, one of his best performances being when he defeated Antrim Boy, a good horse, at the Whangarei meeting in the autumn. War Officer is again in active commission an galloping well at headquarters. He is to make a reappearance in public at Ellerslie next week.

Kawini Unlucky. It is very probable that that fine jumper Kawini has ran his last race, an accident at Riccarton yesterday being responsible. Kawini contested the Grand National Hurdles and it is said that early in that race he put his hip out and after the race he was in a pretty bad way. The owner of the horse, Mr H. A. Swaffield, is to be sympathised with in the loss ef the services of such a good one for there is little doubt that Kawini was a grand jumper endowed with more than the average pace. It was always a pleasure to see Kawini clearing obstacles, f». hethcr they were hurdles or formidable brushes or logs, for he woul dskim them in most graceful style. For all that Kawini was a most unlucky horse for in several of his important engagements he ran splendid races only to get beaten into a minor place. An Exasperating Record.

Seconds in the Great Northern Hurdles and Steeplechase 14 months ago, and another second in the Grand National Steeplechase two months later, third in this year’s Great Northern Steeplechase and second in the Winter Steeplechase two days afterwards, followed by being second once again in the Wellington Steeplechase last month —this was the rather exasperating record of the Formative —Miss Winnie gelding. The fact that despite his wretched luck Kawini netted no less a sum than £3465 in stakes gives an idea of what his winnings would have been had his outings been smiled upon more graciously by Dame Fortune. As it is tho horse has more than paid his way since he commenced his career with an unplaced performance in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup just two years ago. Kawini was not old as ’chasers go for he had celebrated his eighth official birthday on August 1.

AUSTRALIAN RACING STEEPLECHASE AT CAULFIELD. ROISEL’S NARROW WIN. Received August 14, 5.5 p.m. (A. & N.Z.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. Tho V.A.T.C. meeting was concluded at Caulfield to-day. The weather was fine and the going excellent. The following is the result of the Australian Steeplechase. (Of 2100 sovs.; 3£ miles). ROISEL, 12.9 1 clan Robert, 12.11 2 BELLANIUS, 9.7 3 Twelve started. Mount Cooper did the early running. Nyamgay, the favourite, then took charge and entered the straight the second rime round well in front of the fitfld but came to grief at the next fence. Unohoo also fell, bringing down Glentroino and Perpexal. Mount Cooper and Clan Robert carried on the running, followed by Boisel and Bellanius. Clan Robert assumed the lead at the half-mile from Roisel, and these two came into the straight on. level terms and fought out a great finish, Boisel winning by threequarters of a length. Time: 6.591. Balaclava Stakes. —St. Lazar 6.7 1, Valwyne 8.12 2, Sailing Home 8.10 3. Eleven started. In a great finish St. Lazar won by a head. Time: 2.20.