ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1246, 5 March 1914, Page 13

ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

Things ar© still very quiet at Ellerslie., and with the exception of th© Te Aroha and Paeroa-engaged horses the others are doing easy pace work. On Tuesday, Tangawai (Lindsay) spurted the last five of six furlongs on the inner grass in 1.7 2-5.

Dogger Bank, looking well, put in a couple of sand circuits with Greenwood in the saddle.

Maui Nina, making a great noise, spurted four furlongs on the inner grass in 51 2-ssec., beating a companion. Ovation, who has 7.8 in the Te Aroha Cup, put in medium pace work, sprinting home on the tan with La Reina and another, moving freely. J. McHugh’s quartette, Manukau, First Wa'riki, and two untried Wairiki —Botfly and Miss Rose fillies, put in useful toil. Overtime was sprinted, but made a noise and did not relish his task. Maxwell put in a couple of easypace laps on the sand rink. He is carrying a lot of beef. ,

Lady Elgiva and Chasm started on the grass tor a six-furlong flutter, but the latter was pulled up after going a few furlongs, bleeding from the nose. The former ran a shade under 1.18 for the spin. Brookfield, Miss Lavonia, and Butterworth’s filly finished in order on the grass in 1.17 4-5. Worcester, getting a little the best of the start, squeezed home in front of Devastation, completing a sand grass in 51sec. Prophet sprinted half-a-mile on the circuit in 1.59 4-5.

Spalfish strode round the grass, brushing home over the last few furlongs. This horse is well. Tarn Kino, with Lindsay in th© saddle, defeated two others in slow time over half-a-mile.

Pupura and Gloy had a round-up over a few furlongs on the grass in this order.

Fleet Arrow, with Tilsley up, flew nine of the small schooling battens, rattling four of them pretty hard. Master Regal (Webb), Oban (Hasted) and Lady Sabretasche came home in order. The two former fenced carefully, but the latter, who jumped badly, was a furlong behind. The display did not impress the onlookers.

Merrimax, Vestal and Loomb s Bobadie horse ran round the inner grass in 1.46 3-5 in the above order, the latter being a long way behind. Kaihere, after working on the flat was sent over a hurdle, ridden by Percival. The brown horse is a good jumper. E. J- Rae had 12 horses out before breakfast and four alter. This big team all look hearty and well. Black Northern jumped on Monday, fencing well, but rather high. Bogey, not all out, ran half a mile in 56sec on the sand. F. J. Macmanemin and D. Moragban’s horses were all on the easy list. On Tuesday morning Almeida put in easy pace and then ran the last five of six furlongs on the grass in 1.6 1-5. Quite a number of others did useful tasks. Wee Olga, who is doing easy work again, is gradually getting the beef offReport says that Dandy Breeze has changed hands, but still remains with E. Pope.

The death of Mr. Mark Harrison followed a few days after the operation performed the previous week, and that well-known horse lover and friend of sport will be very much missed in the Waikato, where he had carried on extensive operations in stock buying and selling for many years past. He owned and was interested in many useful horses. Shrapnel was his when he won the Grand National Hurdle Race, and was one of the best.