ELLERSLIE EFFORTS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21039, 15 February 1940, Page 8

ELLERSLIE EFFORTS

MINTLAW HITS OUT

VALMIXT ALSO PLEASES SILVER STICK AND WORTON (By Telegraph.— Press Assoclttlon) AUCKLAND, Thursday The best ufTorts at Ellerslle tails morning- were registered bv I.landafT, Bambury Cross. Mtntlaw, Silver Stick. Worton. then Abb and VaUnlnt The no. 2 grass was used for fast work and the going was soft. pern opened porceedtng-s by runnfhg a round but the paee was not on early and he covered the ia-t fix furlongs in 1.18 3-6 and the last baM-mlle In 83s. lie was lame arter the gallop. Tvliait hit out nlcedy w-hlle traversing hair'-a mile In 52 4-5?, while Sliver Stick and Worton tan a similar distance In 61 1 -ss, finishing on terms. Silver Cue* traversed si* furlongs In 1.21 2-5 after taking 26 3-5 s for the first two. Mtntlaw beat Royal Descent over four furlong-* in 5t 1-56. He was doing it well Yaimmt’finished In front of Royal Appellant and Ballnavar over & round in 1.40 2-5. the last half-mile taking 64 1-8». Valmlnt Is coming along nicely. hand Girl beat ivy Wlllonyx, with Poland tailed ofT, at the end or si* furlongs in l.is 3-5. the last hair-mile in 54 4-5 i Glen Abb traversed fix furlongs In 1.18 2-5. the fir ft three taking 395. Mon Acre wn> too good for Bardue in 1.22 2-6, the first three taking 39 1 ss. Pasture Shape* Well Pasture traversed half-*-mil® comfortably in 53 2-5?. He has taken no harm lro'm his recent racing. Haratonga. Hoval Message and Beverley finl s hei in that order at the end of a round In 1.4 8 t-5. the last «lv furlongs taking 121 2-5. the last half-mile 54 2-58. He worked well. Clinch and Morning Mist, after running hi- first furlong lu 12 3-ss, completed half-a mile In 52 2-s*. >4 I.landafT and Bambury Cross covered thiee furlongs ill 3T 4 -ss, finishing together. Mghtbeam beat Golden Bonnet by * couple or length? at the finish of half-*-mile in 52 2-58, after going slow over th* first part. Orient Dawn (Ritchie) and Melvanu! 'Powrlrk gave a good exhibition over two hurdles. Sigurd shaped very promisingly over two pony hurdles. Royal Abb and Te Ronga went twice over the steeplechase fences on the fiat. T* Ronga, although he hit the first fence on the double the second time, gave a clever display while Royal Abb. who was making his first appearance over country, also pleased.