ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1352, 23 March 1916, Page 27

ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

SATURDAY. Things at headquarters are on the quiet side. The big division of actives were away assisting at the Oh. nemuri Jockey Club’s meeting on Friday. Some remained there for the finale. About 30 Auckland-trained horses were at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s meeting, and the quota that competed on the opening day were strongly in evidence. The following horses claimed a fair amount of the stakes: Soultane, Lady Sabretache and Soldier got on the winning list, while Delenda, Centenary, Master Florence, Lightning, Laverna, Hopye, Goldsize, Signo, Golborne, F.reaway, Genevieve and Te Papapa all claimed place money. Soultane, after many failures, lecently made good in the Netherton Welter Handicap, nicely handled by the Dominion’s premier horseman, B. Deeley, who has now crept up to within one of J. O’Shea’s total.

Lady Sabretache, who has been going well on the training tracks, won the Handicap Hurdles. The win was fullyanticipated by local track-watchers. The consistent little Goldsize, who was reported to be suffering from a shoe pinching, lan a very good race in the Cup, being second to the Soult — Lady Musket gelding Soldier, whom the ground suited. Most of the leading trainers at headquarters are getting a little work into the rising two-year-olds. F. J. Macmanemin has a quintette being handled, a likely looking lot. D. Moraghan has three in gentle exercise, the pick of the basket being apparently the General Latour —Lady Musket colt. This juvenile is most ti actable, and is of the nuggety type. Nothing seems to bother him.

The same trainer is looking ahead to the coming autumn and winter events. On Saturday he sent Soultikoif over six of the pony fences and had the fine Soult gelding Tragedy Kmg at the same battens doing a similar task. The brown had not had a jump since last autumn, but has not forgotten his early education.

G. Absolum’s pair of shapely mares, by Soult —Ida and by Gluten —Marjory, have matured nicely, and will be i eady to face eventualities when called upon. The former seems the more solid at the end of a few furlongs. Spalfish and his full sister Aerofish are both well built up, Spalfish being especially well forward for the autumn and winter meetings. Worcester, who has been spelling since the Takapuna meeting, is now nicely rounded up, and will be ready to send along at top when i equired. Bowler, a nice cut of a gelding, by Marble Arch irom Pretoria, has not been hurried, but will probably be sent along shortly to try his metal on the tracks. On Saturday he had no difficulty in silencing the moderate Ulster over a few sand fuilongs. The Te Aroha-owned Sir Rosa, by Alba Rosa, a nice cut of a gelding, had all the best of Kidderminster over a short course.

The Marble Arch —Gwesiad rising two-year-old in D. Moraghan’s stable, is one of the most massive at headquarters. He has not long been broken, and still handles himself a bit clumsily and will piobably requ.re time. Te Onga is daily adding to his trackside admirers by the style he runs round the tan and sand tracks. The stable mate by Kilwinning is also on the improve. ■ - • ■ Redman, by Seaton Delaval, has been put through a course of schooling, but being on the small side does not impress as a likely champion over the timbers. As the old racing saw has it “they race in all shapes.” Young Golding, one of E. J.. Rae’s boys, who recently came a cropper off Ambassador in. a schooling bout over the steeplechase course, is about again and nearly well. MONDAY. Messrs. Weight Bros., of Waerenga, have a couple of juveniles that will probably be put into work for next spying. They are a two-year-old by Carl Rosa from Adeline, by Phoebus Apollo, and a three-year-old by -Extractor from Adeline Both are well grown and p.etty well forward. The acceptances, which duly appeared, came fairly up to expectations for the second day of the Ohinemuri J.C. meeting. There a> e 69 acceptors for the eight events. H. French has a three-year-old gelding by Elysian from Midnight, which has not yet Been raced. The young one is not being unduly hustled at present. Kidderminster, after a couple of months rest, has again appeared on the tracks, appearing to have benefited by the rest. Tembiae, by Obligado—Merry Maid, a three-year-old, is also pottering about to be got ready for next season. W. Tozer has just broken a Robert the Bruce filly from Mahinga, by Soult. The youngster is a likely looking younglady. F. StennZng has a couple of Robert the Bruce youngsters from Puhi and Orange and Blue respectively. They are a very presentable pair, showing plentv of good bone. They remind one of the old Musket stock. Mr. W. Kemp, of Onehunga, has a good sort of filly out of a daughter of Miss Rose, by Robert the Bruce, that looks like coming to hand early. A win for Mr. Kemp would not be out of turn, as so far fortune has not smiled on his racing efforts. Plenipotent, by Powerful from Quiltina, who has not peen very lucky of late, now seems to be moving along nicely at headquarters, and during the week put in some useful work. Mr. N. Dickey’s hurdle mare Laverna seems to be on the improve. Last week the Spalpeen mare ran second to Lady Sabretache at the Ohinemuri meeting. She was only seventh favourite, and paid a good second dividend. With eight more races to be run for it looks as though the Ellerslie-trained horses may secure a few more plums from the Ohinemuri pudding on Saturday. Mr. E. W. Alison, junr„ has nominated his steeplechase ‘ horse Ngatoa for the Autumn Steeplechase at the A.R.C. autumn gathering. The son of Ngataroa must have joined the active brigade again. He has been off the scene since last June.

Old Flying Soult divides his time between Ellerslie and Kohimarama, where he' does a lot of swimming exercise. The old fellow looks fairly well.' .

Julian, by Merriwee—Maxima, who has 21 failures down against his name and two years lost time to .make up, has gone into G. Reid’s care and is doing easy pacing-. . The 19 horses engaged in the Autumn Steeplechase probably represent most of the best we have in the- Dominion in commission at present, and the two veteran ’chasers- Bercola and Glenmore are - once again among the entrants. Rae’s stable has Lady Sabretache, Ambassador, Captain Jack and Waimai among- the 19 entered. El Gallo and Vascular are not engaged. TUESDAY. Most of the horses engaged at Paeroa were brought back to Ellerslie, the Ohinemuri Jockey Club giving their owners the option of remaining or returning at their expense. P. Jones and Donkin kept their teams there. Captain Jaot, w'th a light boy, and Bert Rae on Waimai. did some nice schooling work over the sod double and stone wall twice. Chime and Prince Eddie schooled over the small battens moderately on the part of the mare. Black Northern acted as schoolmastei’ for Guiding Way over a hurdle in front of the stand, and the last-named, for a beginner, jumped with confidence, pleasing ffibse present.