ELLERSLIE ITEMS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1576, 8 July 1920, Page 13

ELLERSLIE ITEMS

The fine weather of last week, coming- after a spell of .bad weather, .was taken full advantage of by Ellerslie mentors who kept their charges moving, while the maiden jumping- division were also tuned up. On Thursday, Tom Kemp’s fine upstanding- All Red —Octave gelding' Octaplete put up a very promising bout of hurdle schooling. This novice is a rising five-year-old, and has all his work before him. , A Julian left for the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting on Monday, taking Slowcoach, Golden Petal, Southland, ’ and Mentmore down with him The quartette should show upprominently in their respective engagements. . „ Golden Petal and Mentmore put up some attractive hurdle schooling, finishing with heads together. The latter cut out the second hurdle, but new the remainder in good style. Li Coleman’s trio are not eating the oats of idleness. Modest Queen (WauchOpe—Miss Modest), Awatere (Spalpeen—Lady Clare), and Irishland are all wintering well. . Glen Canny looks a perfect picture. This horse will be on the screen when he next appears in public. He is freely discussed as a possibility for the principal events at the "Wellington fixture. C Hodder has Scrap o’ Paper looking at his best again, and the work he is doing suggests that he will be called upon to carry silk at Trentham next week. General Advance, who was eased up slightly after his rather strenuous country campaign, is again a regulai attendant on the tracks. The brown son of Advance is taking hold of his bit again, fairly revelling in his work. Scottish Knight, alone, after a warm up over one of the pony battens, tackled the big schoolers. The third fence found him napping, and he grassed ms rider (Phillips), but when remounted cleared the remaining battens cleanly. Southland and his sparring partner, Slowcoach, put ten furlongs on No 1 grass track behind, and were rattled home at top down the straight. ' Slowcoach looks a ball of muscle. . Fabriquette, alone, essayed her initial lesson over the schooling jumps, but cut down the battens. However, when given a lead by Lombardy, she shaped with more confidence, negotiating the remaining battens safely. G. Phillips was the man on top. Phillips also piloted Forward Lady over the small and big battens. Although the mare slipped into the second big huidle, she got over the others without mishap. . . T „ , The two-year-old full sister to Lady Penury (Penury—Lady Gwen) has been named Pengwen, and favours her sister in colour and conformation. She is in E. Pope’s care. . Since being - operated upon, -Bright Light is maturing into a fine cut of a. rising three-year-old, which should make his mark among next seasons three-year-old division. He has botn size and shape in his favour. C. Coleman’s two geldings, Mountain Gold and Blue Cross, have filled out and furnished nicely since last seen out in public. The latter is very fresh, and wants tuning up. ™ After the Auckland Racing Club s winter meeting, the owner of Energy took his mare home to Ota■huhu, and put a light blister on one of her knees, which she knocked at the gathering. One of C. Coleman s maiden division, the Australian-bred Treso (Tressady-—-So So), which has been put by since the Hamilton Racing Club’s fixture, will be put into work for the 1920--1 spring fixtures. Treso showed plenty of pace as a two-year-old, but outgrew bis strength, and had to be turned out for a spell. There was no demand for E. J. Rae s team of racers, which were submitted to auction at the Haymarket on 1’ ridayr last. Tenacious was the first put up', and the bidding ran from 200 to 280 guineas, when the son of Gluten — Lila was withdrawn. Maira, after an initial bid of 25 guineas, totted up to GO guineas, at which figure he was passed in. There were no buyers for the two-year-olds Tressor and Commission. The quartette thus returned to Ci reenla.no. Trotting news just at present is still in the flat state, an unprofitable stage as far as searchers after 1 ‘‘copy’ are concerned. The weather has been against the light harness division, nearly all of whom are still on medium pace road work.

S. Groat, who is located at Upper Onehunga, is pushed for accommodation for his charges, and would be glad to secure more commodious premises. He is keeping Wildwood Direct, Air Raid, Paddy- Dillon, La Rose. Harold Devon, Mykot, Polyanna, Marble Hall, and a couple of juveniles all in the best of health.

A. Julian’s trotting and pacing stock have been returned to their respective owners till the weather takes up, and the tracks are ready' for use again. Mount Albert was sold at the Haymarket on Friday, being knocked down to W. Kelsey at 30 guineas. This energetic searcher after bargains materially' increased his banking account as a result of his purchase of Kirikiriroa and Kempsey. He secured the pair named at the price of an old song, and both have been running into the moneyever since.

Recently, at Sydney, Globe Derby put up a fine showing in the Prince of Wales Trotting Cup, when he completed the ten furlongs in 2min. 45sec., making the mile equal to 2min. 12sec., winning somewhat easily-. The horse had been out of form, and had not won a race in the city- for two years. Another beautiful morning greeted trainers at Ellerslie on Saturday, and the No. 1 grass was freely patronised. Octoplete (R. Conway) flew six of the small schooling battens without mishap. The All Red gelding is at the top of his speed on the flat, and his owner was present to see the novice perform. Forward Lady, ridden by- G. Phillips, negotiated four of the big schoolinghurdles.

Tom Moore gave an indifferent display over the little sticks, being ridden by- a very light boy. Scottish Knight and a stable companion gave a pretty display' over a circuit of the big schoolers. The former looks like being useful at the game. C. Coleman will not take a team of horses to the Wellington winter meeting, but intends being present at the C.J.C. Grand National gathering next month.

Roy- Manson, who has been out of the saddle for a few days, rode one gallop, but found that he had not sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to permit of his being in the saddle just vet. All going well, however, he will be riding at the Wellington gathering. Midget, one of A. Julian’s team, has again joined the active division, after a short spell on the home farm, at Pukekohe. M. Ryan had Senlac and Demoiselle at Ellerslie doing useful work. Hessian, who has been having a short spell, is back again among the actives. •Some of the juveniles attached to the stables presided over by K. Heaton, N. Cunningham, J. Lambess, and F. Gilchrist respectively- found their feet on the turf in a two-furlong scramble. Tlie young ones are pretty backward. A couple of E. Rae’s rising three-year-olds scampered over a grass half mile. The Charlemagne 11. youngster showed to most advantage. A. Robertson intends taking Comedy Prince to the Wellington meeting. Pepin and Glen Canny put in some useful toil over a short course, but were not on a time-making mission. S. Carl flew a few of the small schooling battens fairly- well. J. Williamson’s trio of two-year-olds were in evidence, doing easy pacing work. , E. Pope will leave this week with Kerehone and Dead Sweet for the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting. Scrap o’ Paper leaves at the same time for the" same destination. W. Keepa, who had his collarbone broken when Garryowen fell at the first fence on the top of the hill in the Great Northern Steeplechase, has been on walking exercise ever since. This horseman scouts the idea, that the "inevitable dog caused the accident, at least, Keepa never saw one. Probably is it a case of “giving a dog a bad name, etc.”