ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1587, 23 September 1920, Page 31

ELLERSLIE ITEMS.

With the grass open before breakfast on Thursday a lot of useful work was done, but a slight fog enveloped, the posts. Marble Slab, looking nice* and muscular, kicked off with a six-furlong spiint, not being extended. Ma Copper and a stable mate ran the same distance, the former being in front. Fidget and a companion sprinted three furlongs. General Stephens and Alies went three furlongs further, being together. Emerald Hill and Golden Glass put in similar work? A. J. McFlinn piloted Miss Ellice, Geoffrey, Some Boy 11., and Smoke Concert in their various light tasks. When the fog lifted, Crowhurst left four furlongs behind in 51 3-ssec. Scrap o’ Paper went two furlongs further in lmin. 21sec. Prince Carl ran five furlongs, the last four in 53sec., in company with his stable mate Tressor.

After breakfast, Te Oro went twice round the grass at an easy pace, with Scally up. Jacaranda put in three slow rounds on the, sand. Henderson’s team (four) were given sound work. Sir Ralph beat Isingarch over four

furlongs in 54 2-ssec. Bitholia left a ' circuit of the sand behind in 2min. lsec. Some Fashion covered five furlongs in t~lmin. 9 2-ssec. Prince Charleroi dressed down Com- , edy Prince in easy style. The time must have been fast. Golden Petal, alone, ran a circuit on the grass, the last seven furlongs taking lmin. 44sec. John Bunny was in • front of Keystone over a sprint on the sand. North Loburn easily held Lirst Love, the latter finishing under the whip. Miss Muriel and another worked in company. Blue Cross ran the last five of six furlongs in lmin. Ssec. Golden Bubble defeated Rekatoa, The last ’three furlongs took the former 39 3-5 •' sec., and Rekatoa 41 3-ssec. '■ Hopye ran half a mile in 57 2-ssec. St. Carl and Kopurahi jumped a few hurdles and the steeplechase fences—the sod wall double fences, stone wall —and after cantering round went over the sod , wall and water jump, clearing them well. . Scottish Knight led Hypothesis all ; the way round over the big schoolers. Irishland jumped six of the schooling battens, judging his distance well. Troublesome and Koura gave a clean exhibition of fencing over J the sod wall double fences and stone wall, and repeated over the sod wall wate” jump and stone wall. Mr. Ben. Myers finished up the jumping session- by giving his favourite hunter, Bowler, a round over the big hurdles. The old hunter seemed to enjoy the bout as much as the owner. Peneton was given a i little jumping practise over the battens. Maira and Tenacious were worked on the grass over a circuit. The Avondale Cup favourite, . Glen Canny, had a day off the training tracks, and was indulged in road work. The No. 1 grass track was open on Saturday morning and most of the trials eventuated thereon. The try-outs over the battens and on -the flat were brimful of interest. Miss Ellice opened the before breakfast session by skipping over three furlongs, but was unable to make time on account of the saddle slipping on her „ neck. She registered 41 3-ssec. Flowing Bowl rattled off half a mile in 51 4-ssec. ■ Emerald Hill hopped off in front of the six furlongs disc, and had a credit of lmin. 18 3-ssec. ■■ Ma Copper completed the last four of seven furlongs in 57secl Geoffrey had, the wood, on Marble Slab for pace at ‘he end of six furlongs, in lmin. 20 3-ssec. General Stephens ran clean away from his stable companion, Aleis over six furlongs, registering lmin. 21 3-5 . see. Aleis took lmin., 24 4-ssec. Miss Abbey was sent to. the halfmile disc to act as pacemaker, but stiod on the mark and chased the pair, showing a good burst of speed. Qctoplete and another brushed over - six furlongs at top. ■ Loved One ran the last three furlongs ' of a sprint in 41 2-ssec. A lot of interest was taken* when * Smoke Concert and Oranga lined up at - • the.-three furlongs disc. The former .' iieyfer left the issue in doubt, registering 38 3-ssec.

£ ftSßrap o’ Paper downed Crowhurst 'over three quarters of a mile in lmin. ,19sec. Prince Carl alone dashed over half a mile in 53 l-ssec. Tenacious led Maira once round the grass. The former went ten furlongs, having all the best of the poundage in his favour. Wa.imai ran a couple of miles alone, leaving the last round behind in 2min. 19sec. Peneton went twice, round, covering the last six furlongs soundly. Fabriquette finished the last three furlongs of her task in 41sec. Kerehone ran a sound gallop over a mile and a-quarter, being assisted over the last round by Oak Abbey. The time registered was lmin. 59 3-ssec. Jolie Princess headed Some Fashion and Wish Wynne on the post from a standing start in a five furlongs flutter,. which occupied lmin. 6sec. Golden Rain defeated her stable companion in a short sprint. She seems to have more pace than Sunny River, and is a beautifully shaped little filly. Comedy Prince had a short head victory over Bitholia and Sir Ralph in a round of the grass. It was an excellent gallop, the last-named being beaten off. They were timed to run lmin. 55sec. Loyal Irish ran away from Koodoo down the two-year-old track. ■ Gold Plane and Clonmel ran over . four Jurlongs nicely in 51 2-ssec. RathIm beat- Llansannor and another over six furlongs in lmin. 20 4-sse?. Windorah, who was looked upon as being very backward, downed- Formalin and King Mark over six furlongs in lmin. 22 l-ssec. He has thickened into a shapely sort, and is a nice mover. Golden Bubble left half a mile behind m 51sec.

Carmen Sylva, formerly owned and trained by the late P, Jones, is in work . again.

Miss Melba carried too many guns for Esplanade over a sprinting course Lady Gwen took lmin. 27sec. to cover six furlongs, alone. Miss Muriel beat a couple of companions in a short

sprint. . Gluetanus moved attractively once round the grass. Koura and Troublesome were bowling along attractively in the order named at the end of a grass circuit, in 2min. 7 l-ssec. Isingarch and another registered 1 min. 24 -l-ssec. for six furlongs. Pepin reversed Thursday’s gallop when he was badly beaten by Prince Charleroi. Pepin ran the half mile in 51 3-ssec., the Prince taking 53 3-ssec. Blue Cross had Te Oro in a tangle over the last round of the grass in the fair time of lmin. 56sec. Te Oro went ten furlongs.

John Bunny led Mary Bruce and Royal Regal over four of the schooling battens. Golden Petal and Mentmore well beaten over a flight of the schooling battens, and then ran a solid grass circuit alone. Julian’s hunter, Kopurahi, had the best of the jumping in company with St. Carl over the hurdles and steeplechase fences. The former has greatly improved in his schooling work. Keystone put a lot of daylight between Jiimself and his sparring partner, Master Ralph, and another over the battens, and should beat more than beats him at Avondale.

Hopye finished up the jumping session over the steeplechase fences in the centre, and then brushed over six furlongs in lmin. 26sec.

The before breakfast session on Tuesday was spoilt by the heavy weather. Emerald Hill galloped six furlongs in lmin. 22 l-ssec., finishing undera pull. Miss Ellice settled the chances of a companion at the end. of half a mile in 49 3-ssec. The track was fast on account of the rain. • ■ -

Some Boy 11., anxious to extend himself, was restricted to a couple of rounds on the sand at an easy pace.

Geoffrey was galloping attractively till the saddle slipped on to his neck, and his pilot had to ease him up. After the breakfast interval the rain came down in torrents, which delayed the work till after nine o’clock. Mentmore easily held Julian’s hunter in a sand circuit in 2min. 11 3-ssec. General Stephens and Gluetanus worked attractively, going once round the sand, registering 2min. 4 4-ssec., and finishing in the order written. Miss Muriel sprinted over four furlongs in 50 4-ssec. in company with another. Gazique moved scratchily in a sand circuit. He looks over-done. Glen Canny, who has been missing from the tracks for several days, was joined by Comedy Prince and Bitholia, the trio finishing in the order named.. The last seven furlongs of the mile was clocked to be run-in lmin. 31 2-5 sec. Report says Glen Canny may not start at Avondale. Peneton galloped away from Hypothesis and Hessian over two rounds. He left the last half mile behind in 52 l-ssec., on the sand. Te Oro put up the best seven furlongs of the, morning. He bolted away from his pacemaker in lmin. 30 l-ssec. Finkop, alone, had a credit of lmin. 6 3-ssec. from the old five furlongs post. Prince Charleroi gave his stable companion, Pepin, a start and a ba,d beating over five furlongs in a tick under lmin. 3sec. —lmin. 2 4-ssec. Llansannor gave his best showing to date, putting the six furlongs past in lmin. 17 3-ssec„ his track companion taking lmin. 18 3-ssec. Rae’s trio. Tenacious, Maira, and Gladwin, finished in this order over a tan circuit. The veteran E. J. Rae was riding in the heat. The time was 2min. 2 3-ssec., the track being very heavy. Lady Energy led Monocrat and a companion from the six furlongs disc in the moderate time of lmin. 21 3-ssec.