ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 985, 21 January 1909, Page 6

ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

GETTING READY FOR THE TAKAPUNA MEETING. TUESDAY. Nearly all the work was done on the grass track, which was in capital condition. The Takapuna Cup horses are in good form. Pohutu did a good solid gallop on the tan. running round in 2m. 3 2-ss. Advocate, Lord Seaton and Epsom Lass were associated together for six furlongs, the former two finishing together in 1.21 3-5. Leonator and First Gun, assisted by Master Delaval for the first five furlongs, took 2.0 3-5 to finish nine furlongs. First Gun seemed unable to pace it with Leonator. Paritutu did the best gallop of the morning running round the track in 1.54. Maheno and Rimlock did like tasks in 1.55. Dainty finished in front of a stable mate in a six furlongs’ sprint in 1.22 4-5. Manapouri, alone, knocked 4-ssec off this time. Blue Mountain and a companion galwed once round in 2.1, the former in front. Tuku Tuka was leading Roselike and another, but stumbled, and was just beaten over half a mile in 53 1-5. Rarata beat Censure over six furlongs on flie sand in 1.20 1-5. Michaeloff easily held The Heathen over a solid-run six furlongs on the sand in 1.20 3-5. Hard Rock and Imprimus spurted four furlongs on the sand in 50 2-5, finishing together. Mentira and Bully were companions over nine furlongs. Mentira bolted away, and got a big break; the round took 1.57 4-5. Escamillo easily held Hyperion in a fast-run four furlongs in 50 3-5. Carmania and another sprinted. After breakfast Miss Time beat Tarina over four furlongs in 50 3-5. Lochbuie easily held Luscombe over nine furlongs in 2.4 2-5. The Stepniak colt beat Sunneton and Fighting Fish over four furlongs Ben

Johnson’s half-brother led The Stroller over once round in 2.0 4-5.

Explosive galloped freely on the tan. Waihuka easily held Octoroon for half a mile in 52 4-5. Zinna and Aristos finished together over four furlongs in 50 2-5.