ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1505, 27 February 1919, Page 14

ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

TUESDAY. The tan rink was mostly patronised this morning, trainers not caring to take on the inner grass. Although a welcome shower fell in Auckland yesterday there was not a drop of rain on the course. Pretty Bobby put in a nice striding gallop in company with the Hamilton Cup candidate, All Talk, lightly, weighted. The run should assist the gelding to make the opposition gallop in the Trial Handicap next Saturday. Mary Bruce alone skipped over half a mile on the tan in 52 4-ssec.

Emerald Hill alone sprinted on the two-year-old rink.

Fabriquette, Flowing Bowl, Argent, and Gaycium were all on the easy list on the tan.

Spanner, with trainer Gilchrist in the saddle, put a tan circuit past, sprinting home the last three furlongs. The Australian-bred colt is in great heart at the present time. Hineamaru was on the easy list, while the hurdler, Thrace, put a tan

circuit past, sprinting home at top. The gelding is in good form. W. Smith, best known as the rider of St. Clements, has made a staKt as a trainer at Ellerslie, after being domiciled at Poverty Bay for some years. He has Canowindra, No Mistake, a maiden hurdler and Lansannor under his care. The last-named is to be operated on by Mr. Glover. Ring Lupin sprinted from the head of the straight, moving attractively. Monocrat, Whitehall and Mountain Gold were on the half-pace list.

W. Sharpe leaves next week for the Waikato to go on the land. He will take Winning Shot, Turangapito, Mistress Biddy’s sister and a sister to Gwent with him. It is Sharp’s intention to have a track laid out on his farm at Gordonton, and will devote his spare time to the horses under his care.

Last week Master Regel jumped the big schooling battens. The owner (Mr. Kenney Thornton) is back from the front and intends to keep the son of Regel at the lepping game. Mr. John Sutcliffe tired of the mare Whitford Belle, and after her last failure at Taumarunui, gave her away to a friend.

Kauri King, the C.J.C. Grand National winner, is fining down nicely, and will be ready to meet all demands when the winter fixtures roll round.