ELLERSLIE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 724, 21 January 1904, Page 8

ELLERSLIE.

WEDNESDAY

With a view to the approaching Takapuna Meeting all the different teams worked the reverse way to Ellerslie, but there was nothing of importance done. The various horses' did good useful work all on the tan.

Haydn, who has been a bit scratchy since the A.R.C. Summer Meeting, has now thrown off his soreness and is doing good half-pace work. Frank Ross works after breakfast with hie team and feels the benefit of the tan and plough tracks. The last spell of dry weather has made the ground very hard. THURSDAY. Bob Hall was the first to work his team. Jewellery ran the round on the tan, the last mile taking Imin Idasa skipped over five furlongs alone in a taking manner in imin 3|sec. Cannongate, with Lingard for a companion, did two good solid rounds. The former is coming on fast. Haydn alone ran two rounds at threequarter pace. Scotty, with Mark Ryan up, ran a short six furlongs in Imin 15-isec. Kamo, w T ho was anxious to extend herself, ran a taking four furlongs in 50sec. Hinetaura. with Gold Seal, spurted five furlongs, finishing together in Imin 3sec. Bonomiana and St. Olga spurted five furlongs in front in Imin 4sec. Beau Seaton, Mr Friedlander’s new purchase, trotted and cantered.

Waipuna and Mars ran a fast seven furlongs in Imin 29 4-ssec, with little to choose between the pair. Dingo and Inchcape did good graft for two cir( uits, and will give a good account of themselves in the Takapuna Steeplechase. Amongst the others that did work were: Mary Seaton, Solitary, Idas, Conclusion, Hadyn, Putty, Bonheur, Te Aroha, Newtown, Waikato, Ropa, Dolores, Marine, Avalanche, Frances Lovejoy, Ngatira, Daffodil, Rambler, Girton Girl, Merry Soult, Cygnet and Tresham. SATURDAY. Hall’s team was the first to work. Jewellery, Idasa and Mary Seaton all did useful tasks. Dolores ran once round at top, the last five furlongs taking imin 6-^sec. Romolo only did three-quarter pace alone. Idas was satisfied with a like task. Avalanche ran a fast round on the tan in Imin 55sec.

Daffo lil spurted five furlongs, moving freely. Conclusion, with a feather-weight up, did five furlongs in imin 4-Jsec. Scotty moved freelyfor seven furlongs in imin 39 4-ssec.

Cannongate aqd Lingard did two useful rounds nearly at top. Kamo spurted five furlongt alone in 50 4-ssec.

Hinetaura cantered once round and then waa joined by Gold Seal, and they completed the second round in 2min 6sec. The steeplechaser Marine did a couple of rounds at a good pace, finishing up strongly. Merry Soult ran a merry five furlongs alone in Imin Sisec.

Solitary, with weight in the saddle, did a taking five furlongs in Imin 6sec. Promotion, with W, Satman up, scampered over five furlongs in Imin 4 4-ssec. Coronation and two others did their best for four furlongs in and the former led throughout. Bonomiana and St. Olga made a straggling start, and ran five furlongs at their best gait. The others that did useful work were Marshal Soult, Up-to-Date, Ropa, Waikato, Te Aroha, Haydn, Delania, Tresham, Golden Sands, Kohine, Irish, Inchcape. Sally Horner and another ran four furlongs in 51 4-ssec. The latter had no chance

Mars and Escape did seven furlongs together, the former having all the best of the go. Solo was much too good for Cuiragr

over nine furlongs. The others to work were Rakau, Crecy, Ngatiro, Elspeth, Veldt, Waipuna and Rambler. Pine, who was seriously hurt at the summer meeting, is about again and doing as well as can be expected. Mr F. Pratt is on the look out for a good hurdler or steeplechaser to send to South Africa. The people’s grandstand lately erected by the Auckland Racing Club is no doubt very usieful, but not half large enough. A bad practice noticed at the A.R.C. Summer Meeting was the fact that quite a number of people took the lawn chairs

and put them next the new iron fence, where they not only spoil the chairs, but obscure the view. Another bad practice is to allow people to mount the fence where the bookmakers stand, scratchingall the new paint and knocking the fence about. L The favourite picks for the Takapuna Cup are Hinetaura, Putty and Miss Lott e, and for the Steeplechase Dingo, Kanaka and Marine. The Pony Annoyed has been coupled with a few in the Steeplechase. Her owner, Tom Bray, thinks she has an outside chance. Putty is now easier, having been kicked by Idas while in the paddock. TUESDAY. Up-to-Date ran nine furlongs in Imin 59sec. Jewellery ran once round the tan alone in imin Mary Seaton and Woodmount sprinted six furlongs in imin 18sec, the former in front. Idassa did a five furlong flutter in imin 2£sec, moving nicely. Idas negotiated the nine furlongs in Imin 57seo. This mare is on the improve. Conclusion spurted five and a-half furlongs. Kamo did her best over five furlongs. The pony Cuisine spurted four furlongs in 51 i-ssec. Beau Seaton and Elgin completed a like task in finishing together. St. Olga waa much too swift for Bonomiana in a fast run five furlongs. Marshal Soult ran a clinking six furlongs in Imin 15 4-ssec, and then took charge of the boy and continued on for another round. Methuma. spurted four furlongs alone. Scotty, with Mark Ryan in the saddle, fluttered over five furlongs in Imin 3 4-ssec. Bonheur and Delania worked in company at good three-quarter pace. Both looked well.

Marine did two good solid seconds at three-quarter pace. Dingo accomplished a like task. Annoyed ran a short mile alone in Imin 42sec.

Hinetaura and Gold Seal ran a taking four furlongs flutter in 49sec, with little to choose between them.

Cannongate ran one and a-half miles alone.

Rae being 'away in the Waikato his ueam only did half-pace work. Avalanche, with a disciple of Sloan up, ran ten furlongs, the last nine in Imin 59see

Midleir and a maiden pony did their best over three furlongs in Dunmore and Wairakau took to negotiate the four furlongs. Dolores alone took imin to get to the end of nine furlongs on the inside of the tan.

Hippowai and Loch Ard did a couple of circuits on the tan, moving freely. The following horses also did good medium work :—Numa, Waikato, Solitary, Romolo, Haydn, Frances Lovejoy and Coronation. Putty was again an absentee. Golden Sands trotted and cantered. Khama, assisted by Lady Bobs, ran nine furlongs in imin Robs’ team (four) all did good work. Inspiration ran five furlongs, th© last three in 36sec. Ake Ake and Native Rose finished together in a fast round in Imin 56-£-sec. Eureka spurted three furlongs in 38sec. Mauku, with Satman up, started on the sand, but running awkwardly struck the trestle and pulled up lame.

Sallv Homer alone ran a fast four

furlongs. Merry Soult negotiated the five furlongs in Imin 21 sec.

Crecy, with J. Wilson in the saddle, jumped fairly well in the centre. Major, Veldt, Te Aroha, Ngatiro, Cuiragno, Eureka and others did medium pace work. J. George returns with Maro next Tuesday.

Mr Fred. Pratt, the South African buyer, is at present enjoying himself amongst the trout at Rotorua. He is a most ardent angler.