ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14885, 27 January 1914, Page 9

ELLERSLIE TRAINING NOTES.

(SPECIAL TO "TUX PRESS.") AUCKLAND, January 25. On Saturday morning (he semi-final gallops tcK.lt place at Eliersiio for the Takapuna Jockey Club's Meeting, and tfic course proper, which was opened, was in fine order. Goldske ran once round tho tan in Imrn SCsic, and a similar performance was regisby La Kcrna a::d Ovation. Kakama registered lmin 4T l-sth sec in a mile cash, and Royal Irish, assisted by Almeida over the lait sis furlongs, ran a mile from the new post in lmin 4(".soc. Soultikoff beat Prince Soult over seven furlongs in Imm 32 3-sth se<^a good gallop, and Devastation easily held Decorate ot tho end of seven furlongs in lmin 34 1-ath sec. Glad Tidings galloped over half a mile in 5G 2-sth sec, and Obdurate, getting a break on Chime, easily beat her homo irom the five furlonga post in lmin G»ec. Tecoraa i*rid Loloma sprinted fmir furlongs in 53.« ec, but were not doinj their best. whi',o Admiral Soult -ri\n out a mile in lmin 4Sarc, finishing well. Kpalfish, who b.ed nt the nose on Thursday, seemed quite recovered, and brat Lady Elgiva from the three furlong post in SSsec. Tripoli ran away from Kitty Bellairs in a f-.-ur furlongs o-'in in 53;e0, while Ape-Hon easily Fettled Misa Livonia iv a straight run from tbe five fur'ong post "" lmin G 1-Sth sec. Prt-ftwich held Nnvy Blue r.uitc- safe in n schooling lesson over the hurdles, and Glittering Sands nnd Overtime rattled over half a mile in 5'J 3 sth sec, Tiki tapu and Bogey going a furlong further :n lmin Gsec. Tho twe-year-old?, Dclcndu and Hadj. sprinted th* last three of four furlongs in 3S 2-sth sec on thc two-yoar-old track, and Lloyds -and Te Onga jumped fivo hurdles in good style, thc latter going especially well for n r:ovicc. Jolie Fille put in a couple of circuits on the sand at half pace.