ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1368, 13 July 1916, Page 20

ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

On Thursday morning some useful work took place, and some schoolingover the battens was indulged in. Messrs. C. Casey, W. Casey and W. Patterson and the Waikato stud-master Mr. James McNicoll were present to see their rising two-year-olds sprinted. J McHugh has the Wairiki —Volee gelding Manukau putting in medium pace work near Onehunga. He is also keeping a maiden candidate doing use ful tasks. The latter is occasionally brought to the Ellerslie track. Sir Rosa and Royal Regel ran a mile on the sand. The former then flew a couple of the pony battens with a lead from Kerry. The Carl Rosa gelding looks like being useful over the timber. Messrs. Tom Stewart and Ike Hardlev were on the course to see their horses work. Kerry was again requisitioned to give Dancastor a lead over two of the pony battens flat on the ground. The pair also went over five of the big schooling hurdles, pleasing the onlookers. Fisher and First Call jumped two of the small battens and five of the big schoolers. The pair gave a very promising display over the timber for such green horses, Fisher especially so. The two-year-olds Empire, by General Latour—Lady Musket, and Vestal s full brother, sprinted a couple of lurlongs on the sand track, where most of the work was done. F J Macmanemin’s five juveniles sprinted down the straight in two lots. Messrs. J. McNijmll and the Casey Bros’, colts showed pace in a two furlong scramble. Messrs. W. Patterson s and F. J. Macmanemin’s fillies put in a like' task. The quintette are very forward in condition. The two-year-olds by Demosthenes — Pearl Shell and the Rokeby—Hope Diamond youngster fluttered down the straight on the sand track. Marconi and Soultikoff put in a sand circuit at top, the former again finishing in front, running the last miles in Imin 53sec. The pair were entrained for Wellington on Friday at mid-day. E. Pope is at the present time confined to his home through an accident to one of his feet. Genevieve and Dewy Morn, two of his charges, put in easy tasks on Thursday morning. They both look a bit above themselves. The Merriwee mare Wee Olga is thought to be in foal to the Soult horse Elysian.

Kerry assisted the Soult gelding- Worcester over a couple of the big- battens. The novice jumped the first two in good style, but stuck at the third and after getting over jumped the other two. It seems only a matter of a bit of schooling to put the brown gelding right. P. Jones, the successful trainer of many double winners, is now a landed proprietor, having purchased the cottage-, and stables from Mr. F. J. Macmanemin near to the Ellerslie course. Royal Irish has again been taken up, and at the present time is being led about the roads and the centre of the course. He is in the rough. The Regel—lnvestment mare Toka Toka has gone into A. Morrow’s stable to be prepared for next season’s racing'. H. French now has Harlestone in training besides the two useful fillies Marble Star and Lady Glen. Mr. Alf. Coleman, who formerly raced Dingo and other horses when a licensed bookmaker under the A.R.C. aegis, left for Sydney last week, where ho intends settling. St. Omer the Moral — Energy filly, who scored at the Hawke's Bay meeting on the opening day, cost the S.P. merchants quite a quantity of good S °L Williamson is away at the Northern Wairoa pheasant shooting. His team, Lady Penury. Pendoon, GuidingWay, Royal Loop, Royal Irish and others, are all doing well and are looking big and full of heart. On Saturday morning, with a southerly wild fast drying the course, a lot of use ul work was indulged in. Six of F. J. Macmanemin’s two-year-olds worked in couples, striding along at a good three-quarter pace from the head of the straight on the sand, where most of the work was done. The Celt had his first three-furlong spin since going into AV. Sharpe s caie. The white-faced chestnut showed plenty of pace, and is fast coming back to f °Takanini was indulged in a fly over the big battens. Preston's charge put plenty of ginger into his schooling lesson.

A quintette of F. Stenning's charges in Gold Necklet, Soultane, Mullingar, Lady Winsome and another strode round the track at good half-pace. The three juveniles Empire, Persian King and Vestal’s full brother ran home as above from the head of the straight. A pair of equine babies also on a sprinting mission were Flagship and the Bardolph—Carmine filly. They ran down the straight in company. Silver Lupin and the rising three-year-old White Star registered fair time over a sand half mile. Silver Lupin had the most to say at the finish. Kidderminster had all the best of her stable companion Parsimony over the same course, putting up fairly good time. Fisher (Scott) and First Call were companions over five of the big battens. The Maniapoto gelding shapes like a veteran over the timber and locks like coming to hand early in this department of the sport. S. Henderson will have the mounts on Marconi and Soultikoff in their southern engagements.

Tragedy King was sent south during’ the week, and the commanding Soult gelding will not be without supporters when he steps on to the course at Trentham with the colours up.

The Spalpeen gelding Crispeen is circling the track again, with his trainer (L. Coleman) in the saddle and seems all right again after his Gisborne trip. It seems a great pity that Te Onga was not sent to the Wellington meeting. as he is simply jumping out of his'skin. On Saturday the son of Regel registered a fast three furlongs with a feather weight in the saddle. C. Coleman has taken Prince Soult in hand. The brown is very fat now and will take some fining down. The writer, while strolling along Greenlane, recognised an old equine friend munching oats in a paddock on One Tree Hill, who, on closet inspection, proved to be the little Gluten gelding Goldsize. The hardy little chestnut looks well, and the blistered ligament has nearly fined down.

The Parliamentary Handicap will be decided at Trentham this afternoon (Wednesday), when Ringform, who is well fancied in some quarters, will be ridden by J. O’Shea. Deeley will be on Multifual, F. E. Jones on Flying Start, C. Carmont on Lady Louisa, R. Brown on Orleans, H. Goldfinch on King Chiara, S. Reid on Harbour Light, J. Buchanan on Hygia, H. Lowe on Merrie Gain, O. McArtei on Maid o’ Gowrie, and W. Bell on Haumakaka.

W. Young will have the mount on Kooya in her Wellington engagements.

Though Merrimax is trained by F. McGrath at Randwick, his trainer did not go to Melbourne to see the gelding take part in the Grand National Hurdle Race on July 1. Merrimax is at present in T. Dempsey’s stable at Mordialloc, and will remain there until after the Australian Hurdle Race is decided at Caulfield.

Tim Doolan is reported to be recovering from his recent leg trouble, and it is expected that he will be thoroughly fit to take part in the Australian Steeplechase at Caulfield.

Merrimax was not mentioned in the running in the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles, and started at a liberal price. He got away last and disappointed his owner and connections.