TRAINING NOTES

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 515, 1 November 1900, Page 13

TRAINING NOTES

ELLERSLIE.

Saturday, October 27th. The early morning was fine, and a large number of horses were worked Motor and Rosiphele were exercised on the grass for a mile at a good sound pace. St Amy and Pretoria did five furlongs at a good smart pace. Rattler, Shellback and Zealous were worked in company. The former had a slight advantage when they were eased off. Green and Gold and. the Hotchkiss —Sapphire filly were worked over four furlongs on the grass, finishing up at top speed. The Needle, accompanied by Dayntree, were sent a mile on the grass at their best speed, the former was much better than his companions at the end of the journey. St Peter, St Ursula and Bluejacket were worked on the grass, each covering two circuits La Gloria and Coronet traversed a mile, the former registering Imin 47secs, whilst the latter took Imin 49seo to cover the distance. Lady Avon and Crusade did six furlongs on the grass. Ami.ta ran a couple of slow rounds. The Master strode over a couple of rounds, as did Straybird. Hohoro ran a mile.mile and a quarter at hit best pace. Mamoa, Clansman, Lena and First'Whisper all did fast work. St Margarette, St Ona, Springwater and Nonette all did fast four furlong work. After breakfast Cannongate, Volcano and Dingo in company, went once round the steeplechase course. Cannongate and Volcano went to the front at the start, and taking all their fences beautifully, fl nishe d’over the water-jump almost in line Dingo did not jump at all well, •specially at the top of the hill. Toroa and Regulus worked over a couple of rounds at a good brisk, pace. Orange and Blue did fast work, as also did Bacchus, Rita, Knight of Athol and Creasy.

AT RICCARTON.

Thursday, October 25th. The weather cleared up in'the middle of last week, and on Thursday morning trainers took advantage of the good going to give their horses some fast work. Cutts was first to put in an appearance. He sent Scottish Minstrel and Glenaladah for a mile and a-quarter. The pair went willingly all the way, and left the last mile and a furlong behind in 2min Msec, finishing together. Sara galloped a mile by herself in Imin 51 3-sth sec on the grass, the inside of which was open. Djin Djin was sent once round on the plough. He finished strongly, but no attempt was made to make fast, time. Miss Delaval had Cavaliqrq for her companion in fast mileand a-quarter on the grass, which was run in 2min 18 l-sthseo, the last mile in Imin 50 1 sth sec. Miss Delaval, who was fully extended, finished several lengths in front of her companion, who, however, was not persevered with. Rougemont ano Garmoran brushed over six furlongs in Imin 25seo. The last half mile was donein 54secs, but they could have improved on that considerably. Hermosa was better than Spider over a similar distance, run in Imin 20sec from a standing start. Jupiter, who was looking extremely well, put in good half pace work Olandeboy, Whirlwind and Huku were associated in a seven furlong spin, which occupied imin 34sec, finishing in the order named, but Huku was going strongly throughout. Malatua and Fulmen, with light weights up, galloped a mile and a-half, the last round being run in 2min 22sec, four furlongs in 52sec, and the full journey in 2min 45|sec. the former, who was ridden out, finished about a length in front of the Dunedin representative, who is improving. Nihilist, with a featherweight up, ran a sterling mile and a quarter, the last mile of which was cut out in Imin 44sec. This horse is wonderfully well. Proposal galloped seven furlongs, Epsom Lad assisting her over the last half-mile. The last six furlongs occupied Imin 22 3-sth sec. Benzoin, from a cantering start, left six furlongs behind him in Imin 18sec. This was a good gallop and Benaoin is evidently improving, and should be very well on November 3rd. St Dennis dashed over six furlongs in Imin 18seo from a flying stare. He was rot ridden out. Blazer, with a light weight in the saddle, was extended over a similar 'distance up the back, the last half mile taking 52sec. Military easily defeated Cavalry over a mile and a quarter, run in 2min 18sec, the last mile im Imin 51 2-sth sec. Strathnairn, after trotting a circuit, broke away at the mile and ahalf post, and galloped on alone to the six furlong post, where he was joined by Belligerent, the pair racing home together. The Cup candidate appeared to tire towards the finish The times for various stages of the gallop were : Fast, once round, 2min 29sec ; mile and a quarter, 2min 17 I-sth sec; full journey, 2min 42sec, which constitutes a very fair performance.

Goldspur finished up the last half-mile of a steady circuit of the plough in SOsec, and afterwards brushed home down the straight. Paladin galloped five furlongs in Imin 4sec, the last halfmilejin 50sec. The Hon J. D Ormond’s team — Jabber, Renown, Ideal, Paphos, Roller — all looking the picture of health, were out and did steady exercise, as did Materoa, who is also in capital fettle. After breakfast the course proper was thrown open for the two-year-olds, several of whom had the colours up. The first batch to run down the straight comprised the following : — Saracen —Physche filly, Margot, Calibre, Wepener, White May, Gipsy May, and Battler. From a fairly even start the three first named finished in the order mentioned, running the four furlongs in 51sec. Wind whistle, Goldenmere, Shrapnel Shell, and Wee Drappie ran the distance in a l-sthsec faster time, finishing in the order written. Yseult defeated Foray and Romany, the journey being completed in 53sec. The.. Yaldhurst youngsters — Menachikoff, Field Battery, Cruciform, Royal Artillery, and Diplomat—also worked, but they were not fully extended. The Welcome Stakes trio finished in front. Friday, October 26. On Friday morning the work done was chiefly sprinting. Glenogle left six furlongs behind him in Imin 19sec from a standing start. This horse has improved a lot lately. Terrapin and The Spinner cut out five furlongs in Imin 7isec, and both finished strongly. Malatua and Military spurted half-a-mile, while Dundas and Benzoin in company took 51sec to cover the last half-mile of seven furlongs. Renown, Paphos, and Ideal finished strongly over the last half-mile, after covering two rounds at a steady pace. Warbeck and Transport were ridden out over a mile, the last half taking 54|sec Magnificent went a mile and a-half, the last mile being run in Imin 49sec. Calibre, Cavalry, and Peerage spurted half a-mile in 52sec. Materoa defeated Cherrystone over seven furlongs, run in Imin 34seo from a standing start. Miss Delaval, Huku, Fulmen, Jabber, Oavaliero and Strathnairn were each given steady pacing Saturday, October 27. A strong nor’-wester was blowing on Saturday morning, and as the course was drying fast some fast times were recorded. Too much attention must not be paid to times, however, as the horses had the wind behind them coming round the bend into the, straight. Somerled and Glenaladale were the first pair out, and galloped a mile and a quarter on the plough, the last mile taking Imin 52sec. The, pair were not ridden out. Rougemont was defeated by Garmoran over six furlongs on the grass, run in a shade under Imin .lQsec. Miss Delaval and Djin Djin set out together from the mile and a-quarter post, running on the plough all the way, and finished the full distance in 2min 16sec the last half-mile taking 54£sec. Dan McLeod’s mare defeated her opponent, .who is evidently now in capital fettle. Diindas and Malatua were com panions in a gallop over a mile and a-half on the grass Thei pair got away together, and made the pace strong throughout Malatua, who was probably carrying a lighter weight than Dundas, finished a length in front, going strongly passing the post. Ihe times for the various stages of the gallop were : Last once round, 2min 26sec; one mile and a-quarter, 2min 13sec; full dis tance, 2min* 38|sec, which constituted a record for the season. Renown, Ideal and Paphos galloped a mile on the plough in Imin 47 l-sth sec the first two finishing strongly, . Renown especially so. Nihilist was extended over a similar distance, the last seven furlongs occupying Imin 32|sec. St Denis, who assisted him over the last five furlongs was never at top at any part of the journey. The Spinner and erapin galloped six furlongs in Imin 20sec, while Benzion covered a similar distance in Imin 17£seo. Materoa was better than Fulmen over a mile and a-quarter, the last mile of which occupied Imin 47 £sec, the pair being ridden out. Huku galloped two miles, Whirlwind accompanying him to the mile and a-quarter post, where he was joined by Kara. This pair raced together to the six furlong’s mark, where they were joined by Hawthorn. The three raced home together, Huku was fully extended without the assistance of the whip From where Huku jumped off the watch registering 3min SOsec, but it was found he had not run the full journey, and it is calculated that 3min 37seo would be about correct. The son of Vanguard accomplished a capital gallop. Military easily defeated Cavalry over a mile run in 2min 46 3-sth sec. Jabber was given a sprinting task. Hermosa and The Spinner ran six furlongs in Imin 18isec. Proposal galloped seven furlongs in Imin 23sec. Blazer spurted five furlongs in Imin 3sec. Strathnairn was given a working gallop over a mile and three-quarters, Seabrook accompanying him over the last mile and aquarter, which was run in 2min 17|sec. Cherrystone defeated Olandeboy over six furlongs, run in Imin 18sec. Goldspur and Jupiter, who were not fully extended ran six furlongs in Imin 18£sec, while Paladin dashed over a similar distance in the excellent time of Imin 16sec, a great performance. This horse is very well. Yesterday’s arrivals, Derry, Torpina, The Shannon, and Indian Queen, were out, and did steady work. They all look in capital health. Among those who were also on the course were Warbeck, Transport, First Blood, Jibboom, Gee-gaw, Long Tom, Crash, Bristol, Sally, Klondyke, and Cora Lynn. Glenogle was out, but merely walked. After breakfast Warrington, Phryne, sndßounaparte separately did medium racing, while Peerage ran the last five furlongs of a six furlong’s sprint in Imin 4 l-sth sec. Oavaliero and Roller in company jumped the hurdles in their usual finished style. Windwhistle and Goldenmere ran four furlongs in 48 l-sth sec, on the course proper from a barrier start. Wepener, Margot, Battler, and the Saracen—Psyche filly spurted a similar distance in 50 1 sth secs, finishi-g in the order written. Calibre, White May and Gipsy Maid completed the same course in 51sec, the two last-

named being eased up. Wee Drappie headed Shrapnel Shell over a four furlong sprint, run in 50|see. Yseult was better than Foray and Grandeur over the same distance, run in half a second faster. (Belligerent brushed over half-a-mile on grass in 49sec, while Military took 50f sec to complete a similar journey. Menschikoff, Field Battery, Cruciform, Diplomat and Royal Artillery brushed over half-a-mile in 49Jsec, but they were not ridden out, and finished together, with the exception of Diplomat, who was eased up after leaving the barrier.