TRAINING AT WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 824, 24 May 1910, Page 7

TRAINING AT WANGANUI.

(By Telegraph—l'ress Association.) Wanganui, Jlay 23. Useful work was done this morning early ,by Wooloomooloo, Kiatere, Bullworth, Sir Lethe, Valentine, and Royal Youngster. After breakfast Gold Bird and Royal Jlarine went round, sprinting up the straight. Penates jumped oif at the seven-furlong post, and was picked up by Hydrant at tho five furlongs. Tho pair finished together.. Pikopo and Jlaku covered a mile and a' half—a good working gallop.' Nyland proved. too good for Colneno over five l'urlongs. Moccasin cleared two big fences nicely, and then went two rounds on tho plough, i'arula did fivo furlongs in lmin. sscc„ and Boanerges four furlongs in 50sec. Frisco and St. Bill did five furlongs in lmin. 4sec., the latter holding his companion. Faunus covered half a mile in 53scc., Andrew Mack doing 'the same. Bridge and Jlaori King did six furlongs in lmin. 19sec., finishing together. Audnx covered a mile and a half at a solid pace. Jack Pot did long, steady work. Continuance and Eldorado galloped a mile and a half attractively, moving freely. Jferrivonia and St. Felix did five furlongs in lmin. 7sec. First Consul and Strathmoira covered half a mile, in . 54scc., and Aorangi and Wait'apu a milo in fast time, finishing abreast. Golden Loop beat St. Lumsden over fivo furlongs in lmin. Usee. Wimmera acquitted himself well over the schooling hurdles.. Pharos jumped two big fences, nearly coming to grief over the gorse. Idolatress did half a mile in 52sec. Jfoloch and' Ballarat went at three-quarter pace 1 over a milo. Xavier covered two rounds over the small sticks, jumping well. John and , a number of others did useful work.

SIR GEO, CLIFFORD'S HORSES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Cliristchurch, May 23. Sir Geo. Clifford will not be represented at the North Olago Jockey Club's meeting this week, his horses haying been withdrawn from their engagements yesterday. NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBv Gi.encoe.j The VTanganui Jockey Club's winter meeting opens to-day and, among the events to .be decided, is the "Wanganui Steeplechase, about three miles. This is the first important cross-country event of the winter season, and is expected to provide an interesting contest. The following aro the probable starters and their 'riders:—-El Dorado (Kangi Tomoana), .Tack Pot. (A. Julian), Moccasin (T. Pritcliard), Sir Lethe (C. Cross), Bullworth (T. Pine), Lingerer (H. Tate), Lovell (H. Telford), Oryx (J. Lyford), Scncrila (C. Cochrane), and Pharos (E. O'Brien). In the Century Hurdles, the probable starters and riders are:—Compass (H. Tate), Maku (J. O'Connell), Gold Bird ]!. Murtagh). Wimmera (C. Cress), Audax (A. Julian), Hydrant (T. Pritcliard), Xavier (11. Tomoana), Aorangi (H. Futcher), Tonderghie (J. Lyford), Wnitapu ,(E. O'Brien), and AVooloomooloo (T. Pine). At the P.ichmond _ Races, Melbourne, on Slay 16; the New Zealand pony, Aurifera, ran second in tho Richmond Handicap,. five furlongs. Drj-os (Birkenhead—Dryad) won the Sandgate Cup (Queensland) of 500 sovs., one mile and a furlong on Mny 12. There were 15 starters. Prior to_ winning tho Two Thousand Guineas, Noil Gow had-won the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on April 14. The North Otugo Jockey Club's meeting opens to-day, when the Oamaru Cup will be decided. Two fillies, owned in France, still remain in the English Oaks. ■ They are Marsa and Cerda. lmprennble, owned in France, is ■ a candidate for the English Derby. Heirloom, a 2-year-old by Gold Medallist, was sold in England last month for 210 guineas. Jockey W. H. M'Lachlan, who has had a wonderful run of good fortune in Australia during the pa,st two years, added another important race to 'his winning record by riding Medaglia to victory in the Adelaide Cup on May It. Boanerges is looking as well now as at any time during his career (telegraphs our correspondent) v A. Oliver will have the mount on the \Awapuni champion in the Borough Handicap at Wanganui, It is reckoned that the eolt will only bo son out once nt the meeting. A feature of the track work at Wauganui yesterday was a remarkable gallop by El Dorado, who, with a light-weight on his back, rail a mile and a quarter in 2min. 17sec., and easily out-distanced Continuance. Apart from the time point of view, however, it should be noted that the weight carried would not cxceed Gst. St. Luinsden. who won the Ladies' Purse at the Egniont meeting, is in the Electric Handicap at Wanganui to-day, and, judging by his track work, he can be depended upon to run well forward. l'aisano, Stourtnn, and Continuance aro all reported to be down with inllu'enza, and will be unable to start at Iho Wanganui meeting to-day. This will be a severe blow to double backers if it proves correct, as Continuance was a strong favourite in the Century Hurdles. FIXTURES. May 21—Takapuna J.C. Winter. May 21 and 25.—North Otago' J.C. Winter. May 21 and 20.—Wanganui J.C. Winter. June .1 and I.—Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3 and 1.-Olaki Maori R.C. Winter.