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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1159, 27 June 1912, Page 7

have altogether realised 2300 guineas in the sale ring, is stinted to Elysian, and her appearance leaves no doubt as to the result of the mating. Upon returning to the house refreshments were again partaken of and shortly after four o’clock we made the return journey to town, after spending a most enjoyable outing.

kind of trainer is conspicuous by his absence, at any rate in New Zealand. Perhaps the fact of the totalisator being the only medium of betting and there is no “market” to beat mayhave something to do with this. However, in the days of the bookmaker training gallops were pretty well the same, and the Dominion may well be proud of the straight-going ...owners associated with the turf.. The work of touting in the summer months, is agreeable enough, but it is in the winter when wind and rain holds sway that the work is not one ,of pleasure. During the summer months work begins at half-past four o’clock and continues up till nine or half-past, but in winter, when the days are shorter, the tracks are not thrown open till half-past six. It is then that likely horses to make jumpers are schooled, both over hurdles and steeplechase country, and taken all round the training work at this period is the most interesting during the year. Touting is rarely slow and uninteresting, • and on a fine summer’s morning a pleasant couple of hours can always be spent watching the training . work.