TRAINING NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 998, 22 April 1909, Page 7

TRAINING NOTES.

ELLERSLIE. Little work was indulged in on Saturday morning, but on Tuesday a lot of sprinting was done. All the work was got through on the grass track, with the exception of First Gun, who rattled off a mile on the sand, the last seven furlongs in 1.32 2-5. Impulsive, Coromandel, and Jena brushed over four furlongs in the above order in 51 l-ssec.; the two-year-old led throughout. Epsom Lass, assisted by Tamainupo spurted half a mile, the last three furlongs in 38 4-ssec. Dunborve alone did a circle, coming home at top from the half-mile post. Indian Chief, Hyperion, and Excalrbur spurted five furlongs in 1.5, finishing in the above order. Apollinaris, with a mate, left half a mile behind in 51 l-ssec. Aimwell easily settled Silent from the three-quarter mile post in 1.18 2-5. Waimangu and Santa Rosa put up a verj r pretty fast seven furlongs, easing up the last furlong, in 1.32 3-5. The former swerved about at the finish. Dardanus improved this gallop by 1 2-ssec, beating a mate easily. Necktie did the last four of five furlongs in 50 3-5 sec. Explosive and Escamillo were together at the end of a six furlong gallop, in the moderate time of 1.21., under pressure. Dainty, from a standing start, reeled off four furlongs in 51 2-ssec., while it took Maika 53 3-5 sec. to do the same journey. Tarina did the most brilliant half-mile spin of the morning in 49sec., running wide. Lochbuie alone was at top over a short journey. Te Arai was easily beaten by a mate at the finish of nine furlongs, which took 1.55 1-5. Mania, with a companion, jumped the schooling hurdles in 1.51. Bully and a mate shaped nicely over the same distance. The Heathen and an unnamed one also had a round of the schooling jumps, the former showing great jumping ability. Macmanemin’s and other stables were restricted to easy pace work.

Mr. T. H. Lowry’s horses, Merriwa, Downfall, Chanteuse, and Cantata were shipped home last week, together with Sir Prize (late Kilmarnock).