ELLERSLIE GALLOPS
EBTRO AND FLY LIGHT PLEASE SMART FIVE FURLONG EFFORT SMART THREE BY ODTAA (By Telegraph.—special to Tim**' AUCKLAND, Tuesday I here was more work than usual at Klleisllc this morning and the No. 2 gra-s track. winch was available, provided excellent going. Those to imp re.- most were llappieoat and odtaa over three furlongs and Kstro and Fly Light, over live, while Lady Acuslila perv.vmed well over fig. \ number oi lior.-e*. were schooled over hurdles and the stee.pluuhase country. '-alula Boy was jirst out. running halfa mile in 53 l-5-s and doing It comfortably. Corot took it's tor a similar distance. llappieoat reeled off three in 375, odtaa taking 37 3-5 s for a similar task Corot traversed lour furlongs in 52*. Judgment recording the game time. Tile best sprint over live furlongs wad that or Kstro and Fly Light, who ian the distance in 1.3, the last half-mile in 5u 1 -’ss. Fly l ight, who lias yet to rate, is a four-.v-ear-old by Flying Prltuce from Theodolite and possesses a lot of *peed. Lady Ac us hi a assisted Bronze ijtneimld over the last six furlongs ol a round m Lis 2-5, the Tull distance taking 1.4 8. Lady Acushla, who worked well, had an advantage at the finish. O.her Gallops Detailed: other gallops were:— Three furlongs; Mendellsohn, 395; Bronzo and lied Warden, 4 1*; Grey Wings and Baliver, last three In 4Us. Four rurlongs: Calula Boy, sil 1-ss; Rival, 54 2-ss; Stratford and Boy Lu, 52 Five rurlongs; I.andveyor and Arohatoon. 1.5 2-5, the HIM two In 25 2-ss; Hrouzora. 1.0 1-5. the last four in 52 4-<&•»: White Mark, l.s 4 5. Six furlongs; High Star, 1.2:5 2-5; PertTahitl. Sardue and Prlval were gent out to s- liool over Hie pony hurdles and got through their ta>k safely. ! Pertinax gave a good display over two of the bigger ones. Rajanya gave a good j exhibition over six hurdles and Poland was j sent over four. He came to grief at the -crond but was remounted and finished ills i task. Silver Wattle was schooled over four I or the big fences on the flat, .shaping satlsI lactorily. The following riding engagements are I announced for the Waikato Hunt meeting; I W. Thomson, Besiege, Merry Vaa-ls; g. Gilchrist. Queen City; G. Cameron. Raepata and Chain Acre; J'. Baker, British Sovereign: F. Dye, Foxola; V. Gollop, Grandura; R. McTavish. Classic; o. smith, Full Hand; C. Walters, Red Appellant; F. Cleaver, Miss Jose. M. Ritchie will go to Gisborne on Friday to ride Whetu, Blrkologv and Lovelilt. A. Messervy will attend the Wellington meeting, where he will ride Auto sweep in the Wellington Racing ClutoHandicap.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21250, 22 October 1940, Page 6
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